Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-600.420 - Minimum Treatment Standards - Technology Based Effluent Limitations (TBELs)

Except as specifically required by other Department rules or Florida Statutes, all domestic wastewater facilities shall provide, at a minimum, secondary treatment of wastewater prior to reuse or disposal. Secondary treatment requirements are specified below:

(1) Surface water disposal (excluding discharges to open ocean outfalls, but including discharges to Class III coastal waters)
(a) CBOD5
1. The annual average shall not exceed 20.0 mg/L,
2. The monthly average shall not exceed 25.0 mg/L,
3. The weekly average shall not exceed 40.0 mg/L,
4. The maximum-permissible concentration in any single sample shall not exceed 60.0 mg/L; and,
5. The monthly average percent removal shall not be less than 85%.
(b) Total Suspended Solids
1. The annual average shall not exceed 20.0 mg/L,
2. The monthly average shall not exceed 30.0 mg/L,
3. The weekly average shall not exceed 45.0 mg/L,
4. The maximum-permissible concentration in any single sample shall not exceed 60.0 mg/L; and,
5. The monthly average percent removal shall not be less than 85%.
(2) Surface water disposal via open ocean outfalls
(a) CBOD5
1. The annual average shall not exceed 25.0 mg/L,
2. The monthly average shall not exceed 25.0 mg/L,
3. The weekly average shall not exceed 40.0 mg/L,
4. The maximum-permissible concentration in any single sample shall not exceed 60.0 mg/L; and,
5. The monthly average percent removal shall not be less than 85%.
(b) Total Suspended Solids
1. The annual average shall not exceed 30.0 mg/L,
2. The monthly average shall not exceed 30.0 mg/L,
3. The weekly average shall not exceed 45.0 mg/L,
4. The maximum-permissible concentration in any single sample shall not exceed 60.0 mg/L; and,
5. The monthly average percent removal shall not be less than 85%.
(3) Reuse, land application, or groundwater discharge (including underground injection, but excluding potable reuse projects).
(a) CBOD5
1. The annual average shall not exceed 20.0 mg/L,
2. The monthly average shall not exceed 30.0 mg/L,
3. The weekly average shall not exceed 45.0 mg/L; and,
4. The maximum-permissible concentration in any single sample shall not exceed 60.0 mg/L.
(b) Total Suspended Solids
1. The annual average shall not exceed 20.0 mg/L,
2. The monthly average shall not exceed 30.0 mg/L,
3. The weekly average shall not exceed 45.0 mg/L; and,
4. The maximum-permissible concentration in any single sample shall not exceed 60.0 mg/L.
(4) Disinfection and pH control shall be provided in accordance with rules 62-600.440 and 62-600.445, F.A.C.

Notes

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-600.420

Rulemaking Authority 403.051, 403.061, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088 FS. Law Implemented 403.021, 403.051, 403.061, 403.062, 403.085, 403.086, 403.087, 403.088 FS.
New 11-27-89, Amended 1-30-91, 6-8-93, Formerly 17-600.420, Amended by Florida Register Volume 42, Number 016, January 26, 2016 effective 2/8/2016, Amended by Florida Register Volume 47, Number 178, September 14, 2021 effective 9/27/2021.

New 11-27-89, Amended 1-30-91, 6-8-93, Formerly 17-600.420, Amended 2-8-16, 9-27-21.

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