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What's New?

Check here for updates to the Central District's Drinking Water website. Updates will include new rules, requirements, and policies.   


March 27, 2013

Consumer Confidence Reports

2012 CCR data has been posted on the CCR Page


March 12, 2013

Monitoring Schedules

2013 monitoring schedules have been posted. 


March 11, 2013

Veterans: An untapped Resource for the Water Sector

*Free* Webinar for Utilities on Recruiting and Training Veterans for Careers in the Water Sector. 

Monday, March 25, 2013, 1:00 - 2:30 pm (ET)


March 6, 2013

Consumer Confidence Report page has been updated to include updated FRWA CCR and COD templates.


January 9, 2013

Consumer Confidence Report page has been updated to include information on electronic delivery of CCRs.


August 9, 2012

Presentations that have been given at operator workshops will be posted on the Workshops page. 


July 26, 2012

Drinking Water Workshop Survey


March 22, 2012

Data for Consumer Confidence Reports

Data needed for completing Consumer Confidence Report was updated.


March 13, 2012

Monitoring Schedules and Reminders

2012 Monitoring Schedules were updated.

Ground Water Rule

Ground Water Rule information has been updated.


New Phone numbers for the Central District effective June 30, 2011


Updated StormTracker Guidance for 2011 Hurricane Season 

2011 Facility Guidance for Community Water Systems [.doc 182 kb]  [.pdf 192 kb]


Boil Water Notice Guidelines for Florida's Food Industry- issued June 1, 2011 by the Florida Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Business and Professional Regulation and Health  [.pdf  72KB ]


Electronic Documents- OCULUS

OCULUS is the electronic document management system used by The Drinking Water Program.  Beginning in March 2010. electronic documents for Potable Water Systems (PWS) were added to OCULUS. You will find many drinking water documents in OCULUS. 


New Bacteriological Reporting Form for June 2010 Compliance

New form for laboratories reporting Bacteriological Analysis is to be used beginning with June 2010 Compliance


June 4, 2010

Storm Tracker updated for 2010

Storm Tracker

When storms or other natural disasters are predicted to have an impact on the state of Florida, the 'Storm Tracker' website is activated for the affected areas.  This website allows individual water system owners to update and inform Department staff of your system's status before, during, and after an event. 

Storm Tracker Log-In

Storm Tracker Information and Guidance for 2010 [.doc 182kb]  [.pdf  192kb]


May 21, 2010

Asbestos Cement Pipe

 

 

These pipes are sometimes used for conveyance of Drinking Water.  At intervals, notification is sent to the Department that pipes contain asbestos.

form

 

Per Rule 62-555.520(1)(c)(2), F.A.C.

 

No construction permit is required for the types of work or alterations listed in subparagraphs 1 through 5 below.  However, suppliers of water shall submit written notification to the Department before beginning such work or alterations.  Each notification shall include the following:

 

  • a description of the scope, purpose, and location of the work or alterations; and assurance that the work or alterations will comply with applicable requirements in Part III of this chapter, including applicable requirements in the engineering references listed in Rule 62-555.330, F.A.C.

 

  • Suppliers of water may begin such work or alterations 14 days after providing notification to the Department unless they are advised by the Department that the notification is incomplete or that a construction permit is required because the work/alterations is/are not of a type listed under this paragraph.

 

Replacement of any existing water main with a new main at the same location as the existing main, provided the new main will be either the same size as the existing main, no more than two sizes larger than the existing main, or no larger than the minimum size required or recommended in Recommended Standards for Water Works as incorporated into Rule 62-555.330, F.A.C.

 

Fragments created by pipe bursting of asbestos concrete pipes might be considered friable asbestos material that is subject to regulation under the Asbestos National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP).  The water supplier should contact the DEP Air Program to determine what, if anything, the water supplier will have to do to comply with Asbestos NESHAP regulations.

Central District Asbestos Coordinator

John Vigliotti

John.Vigliotti@dep.state.fl.us

407-897-2938


 

September 9, 2009

hurricane photo

 

Hurricane Preparedness

 

 

Annual Alert Notice -- Issuance of Precautionary Boil Water Notices (PBWN) during Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, or Other Unforeseen Emergencies

  • Department of Environmental Protection/Department of Health Guidelines for Community Water Systems

  • Department of Environmental Protection/Department of Health Guidelines for Non-Community Water Systems

  • Customer Fact Sheet for Precautionary Boil Water Notices


May 14, 2009

The Annual Operating License Fees for public drinking water systems in Rule 62-4.053 F.A.C. have changed and will be in effect for the next operating year (July 1 - June 30).  The fee will be due within 45 days of receipt of invoice. 

The annual operating license fee for community public water systems are based on the system's permitted design capacity [listed below in Million Gallons per Day (MGD)] and are as follows:

 

Design Capacity

Fee

10 MGD and above

$6,000

5 MGD up to 10 MGD

$4,000

1 MGD up to 5 MGD

$2,000

.33 MGD up to 1 MGD

$1,000

.05 MGD up to 0.33 MGD

$500

Less than 0.05 MGD

$100

 

The annual operating license fee for consecutive community public water systems are based on the system's population served as reported by the system on their most recent sanitary survey.

 

Population Served

Fee

25-500

$50

501-3,300

$100

3,301-10,000

$500

10,001-50,000

$1,000

50,001-100,000

$2,000

>100,000

$4,000

 

The annual operating license fee for non-transient, non-community water systems shall be $100.

The annual operating license fee for transient, non-community water systems shall be $50.

 

 

 

 

Drinking Water Contacts:   Field Compliance -- In House Compliance -- Permitting

Central District

Drinking Water Section

3319 Maguire Blvd., Suite 232

Orlando, Florida 32803-3767

 

Compliance Fax: 407-897-4189

 

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