(1) NPDES Generic Permit for Discharges From
Petroleum Contaminated Sites.
(a) DEP Form
62-621.300(1)(a)"NPDES
Generic Permit for Discharges From Petroleum Contaminated Sites, " (9/30/2018),
is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference. This form may be obtained by
contacting the appropriate District Office, by contacting the Department of
Environmental Protection, Industrial Wastewater Program, Mail Station #3545,
2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, by telephoning
(850)245-8336, online at
https://floridadep.gov/water/industrial-wastewater/content/industrial-wastewater-forms-list,
or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09842.
(b) DEP Form
62-621.300(1)(b),
"Notice of Intent to Use the NPDES Generic Permit for Discharges From Petroleum
Contaminated Sites" (9/20/2018), is hereby adopted and incorporated by
reference. This form may be obtained by contacting the appropriate District
Office, by contacting the Department of Environmental Protection, Industrial
Wastewater Program, Mail Station #3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee,
Florida 32399-2400, by telephoning (850)245-8336, online at
https://floridadep.gov/water/industrial-wastewater/content/industrial-wastewater-forms-list,
or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09843.
(c) Applicability and Coverage.
1. Coverage under the Generic Permit is
limited to the discharge of treated groundwater and stormwater that has been
contaminated with automotive gasoline, aviation gasoline, jet fuel or diesel
fuel to surface waters of the State pursuant to the Department's
federally-approved NPDES program, provided all criteria specified in the
Generic Permit are met. Applicants seeking coverage under the Generic Permit
shall submit a completed request for coverage as specified in DEP Form
62-621.300(1)(b)
to the appropriate District Office. Discharges from pump tests to characterize
the aquifer that last for eight hours or less are covered under this Generic
Permit without the need to submit a request for coverage to the
Department.
2. This Generic Permit
does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility of obtaining any other
federal, state, or local government permit.
(d) Requests for Coverage.
1. Coverage under this Generic Permit is
available for discharges of treated groundwater and stormwater that has been
contaminated with automotive gasoline, aviation gasoline, jet fuel or diesel
fuel to surface waters of the State, provided all criteria specified in this
Generic Permit are met. Applicants seeking coverage under this permit shall
submit a complete request for coverage as specified in DEP Form
62-621.300(1)(b).
The permittee shall meet the effluent limitations and requirements specified in
this Generic Permit.
2. A request
for coverage must be submitted to the appropriate District Office at least 30
days prior to the commencement of the surface water discharge. Coverage under
this Generic Permit shall not be effective until the applicant receives written
notification from the Department.
3. Coverage for discharges authorized under
this Generic Permit is limited to a term not to exceed five years from the
effective date of coverage.
4.
Renewal of coverage under this Generic Permit shall be submitted to the
Department by completing DEP Form
62-621.300(1)(b)
at least 30 days before expiration of current coverage.
5. The annual fee for a facility that
discharges more than 30 days shall be $2850.00 per year in accordance with rule
62-4.052, F.A.C. There is no
annual fee for sites authorized to discharge for less than 30 days.
6. A permittee with current coverage under
the Generic Permit for Discharges from Petroleum Contaminated Sites prior to
Month, Day, Year, shall continue to meet the requirements of that
permit.
(e) DEP Form
62-621.300(1)(e),
"Notice of Termination NPDES Generic Permit for Discharges From Petroleum
Contaminated Sites, " (9/20/2018), is hereby adopted and incorporated by
reference. This form may be obtained by contacting the appropriate District
Office, by contacting the Department of Environmental Protection, Industrial
Wastewater Program, Mail Station #3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee,
Florida 32399-2400, by telephoning (850)245-8336, online at
https://floridadep.gov/water/industrial-wastewater/content/industrial-wastewater-forms-list
or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09844.
(f) To terminate coverage under this Generic
Permit the permittee shall submit DEP Form
62-621.300(1)(e)
to the appropriate District Office within 30 days after completion of the
discharge activity or upon expiration of coverage, whichever occurs first.
Discharges from pump tests to characterize the aquifer that last for eight
hours or less covered under this permit are not required to submit a notice of
termination to the Department.
(2) Generic Permit for Discharge of Ground
Water from Dewatering Operations.
(a) The
document "Generic Permit for Discharge of Ground Water from Dewatering
Operations, " document number
62-621.300(2)(a),
issued by the Department and effective February 10, 2015, is hereby adopted and
incorporated by reference. This document may be obtained by contacting either
the local Department District Office, by writing to the Department of
Environmental Protection, Industrial Wastewater Program, Mail Station #3545,
2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, from the Department's
website or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04262.
(b) Form
62-621.300(2)(b),
Notice of Intent to Use the Generic Permit for Discharge of Ground Water from
Dewatering Operations, (NOI), effective February 10, 2015, is hereby adopted
and incorporated by reference. This form may be obtained by either contacting
the local Department District Office, by writing the Department of
Environmental Protection, Industrial Wastewater Program, Mail Station #3545,
2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or from the
Department's website or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04263.
(c) Applicability and Coverage.
1. Coverage under this generic permit is
available for discharge of ground water from dewatering operations to surface
waters of the State, provided all criteria specified in this generic permit are
met. Applicants seeking coverage under this permit shall submit a Notice of
Intent to Use the Generic Permit for Discharge of Ground Water from Dewatering
Operations, DEP Form
62-621.300(2)(b)
as specified in that form. The permittee shall meet the effluent limitations
and requirements specified in this generic permit.
2. This generic permit authorizes the
discharge of ground water from dewatering operations through a point source to
surface waters of the State under the State's Federally-approved NPDES program
only and does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility of obtaining any
other federal, state, or local government permit.
3. For the purposes of this section,
'dewatering operations' means temporarily lowering the water table by draining
or pumping of ground water from activities such as excavations, building
foundations, vaults, trenches and aquifer performance tests for exploratory
purposes.
4. Beginning (February
10, 2015) dewatering operations as defined herein seeking coverage under the
NPDES Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Large and Small
Construction Activities under subsection
62-621.300(4),
F.A.C, are not required to obtain separate coverage under this
permit.
5. Coverage under this
generic permit shall not be effective until the applicant receives written
notification from the Department.
(d) Discharges of ground water from
dewatering operations are limited to a term not to exceed five years from the
effective date of coverage.
(e)
Requests for Coverage.
1. Requests for
coverage under this generic permit shall be submitted at least 14 days prior to
the planned commencement of discharge, to the industrial wastewater program at
the local DEP office. Electronic submittal is preferred and may be available at
the DEP Business Portal. The submission shall include the following: Completed
Notice of Intent to Use Generic Permit for Discharge of Ground Water from
Dewatering Operations, DEP Form
62-621.300(2)(b)
and applicable fee as indicated in the form. Prior to the submittal of the NOI,
the applicant shall develop best management practices consistent with part IV
of this generic permit (DEP Document
62-621.300(2)(a)),
which shall be implemented upon commencement of discharge.
2. The permittee may request renewal of
coverage under this generic permit by submitting DEP Form
62-621.300(2)(b)
and applicable fee as indicated in the form at least 14 days before expiration
of current coverage.
3. Request for
transfer of ownership under this generic permit shall be submitted to the
industrial wastewater program at the local DEP office using DEP Form
62-620.910(11)
and a $50.00 processing fee pursuant to Rule
62-4.050, F.A.C.
4. There is no annual fee for sites
authorized to discharge under this generic permit pursuant to Rule
62-4.052,
F.A.C.
5. Existing dewatering
operations with current coverage under the Generic Permit for Discharge of
Produced Ground Water From any Non-Contaminated Site Activity effective
February 14, 2000, shall continue to meet the requirements of that permit
unless the permittee elects to submit a complete DEP Form
62-621.300(2)(b),
to convert to coverage under this generic permit.
(f) To terminate coverage under this generic
permit the permittee shall submit DEP Form
62-621.300(2)(f).
Notice of Termination Generic Permit for Discharge of Ground Water from
Dewatering Operations effective February 10, 2015, which is hereby adopted and
incorporated by reference. This form may be obtained by contacting the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, Industrial
Wastewater Program, Mail Station #3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee,
Florida 32399-2400 or from the Department's website, or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04264.
(3) Generic Permit for Discharges from
Concrete Batch Plants.
(a) The document
"Generic Permit for Discharges from Concrete Batch Plants, " document number
62-621.300(3)(a),
issued by the Department and dated March 10, 1997, is hereby incorporated by
reference and made part of this chapter. This document may be obtained by
contacting either the local Department District Office, by writing the
Department of Environmental Protection, Industrial Wastewater Section, Mail
Station #3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or from
the Department's website.
(b) Form
number
62-621.300(3)(b),
Notice of Intent to Use Generic Permit for Discharges from Concrete Batch
Plants, effective May 10, 2005, is hereby incorporated by reference and made
part of this chapter. This form may be obtained by contacting either the local
Department District Office, by writing the Department of Environmental
Protection, Industrial Wastewater Section, Mail Station #3545, 2600 Blair Stone
Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or from the Department's
website.
(c) Document number
62-621.300(3)(a)
referenced in paragraph (a), of this rule, contains specific design and
operating requirements for discharges from wastewater and stormwater management
systems at concrete batch plants.
(4) Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge
from Large and Small Construction Activities.
(a) The document "Generic Permit for
Stormwater Discharge from Large and Small Construction Activities, " document
number
62-621.300(4)(a),
issued by the Department and effective February 10, 2015, is hereby adopted and
incorporated by reference. This form may be obtained by writing the Department
of Environmental Protection, NPDES Stormwater Notices Center, Mail Station
#3585, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or from the
Department's website at
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/stormwater/npdes/permits_forms.htm
or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04265.
The manual entitled State of Florida Erosion and Sediment Control Designer and
Reviewer Manual, FDOT, FDEP (2013) is hereby adopted and incorporated by
reference. Copies of this manual are available from the Department of
Environmental Protection, NPDES Stormwater Program, MS #3585, 2600 Blair Stone
Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, online at
http://stormwater.ucf.edu/publications/RevisedDesignerManual.pdf
or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04227.
(b) Form number
62-621.300(4)(b),
Notice of Intent to Use Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Large and
Small Construction Activities, effective February 10, 2015, is hereby adopted
and incorporated by reference. This form may be obtained by writing the
Department of Environmental Protection, NPDES Stormwater Notices Center, Mail
Station #3585, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or from
the Department's website at
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/stormwater/npdes/permits_forms.htm
or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04266.
(5) Multi-Sector Generic Permit for
Stormwater Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity.
(a) The Department hereby adopts and
incorporates by reference Federal Register, Volume 60, Number 189, pages
50804-51319, published on September 29, 1995; Federal Register, Volume 61,
Number 28, pages 5248-5254, published on February 9, 1996; Federal Register,
Volume 61, Number 34, page 6412, published on February 20, 1996; Federal
Register, Volume 63, Number 152, pages 42534-42548, published on August 7,
1998; Federal Register, Volume 63, Number 189, pages 52430-52577, published on
September 30, 1998; and, Federal Register, Volume 64, Number 11, pages
2898-2900, published on January 19, 1999, which shall hereinafter be referred
to as the "Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge Associated with
Industrial Activity." When used in the Multi-Sector Generic Permit for
Stormwater Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity, the following shall
mean:
1. EPA shall mean the Department of
Environmental Protection.
2.
Regional Administrator, Director, or State Director, shall mean the Secretary
of the Department of Environmental Protection or the Secretary's designee where
appropriate.
(b) Form
number
62-621.300(5)(b),
Notice of Intent to Use Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge
Associated with Industrial Activity, effective October 22, 2000, is hereby
incorporated by reference and made part of this chapter. This form may be
obtained by writing the Department of Environmental Protection, NPDES
Stormwater Notices Center, Mail Station #2510, 2600 Blair Stone Road,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400, or from the Department's website.
(c) Facilities or activities seeking coverage
under this generic permit shall apply to the Department on the form referenced
in paragraph
62-621.300(5)(b),
F.A.C., and in accordance with the Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater
Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity, and shall include the
appropriate processing fee as required by Rule
62-4.050, F.A.C.
(d) Form number
62-621.300(5)(b),
Notice of Intent to Use Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge
Associated with Industrial Activity shall be submitted either by mail to:
Department of Environmental Protection, NPDES Stormwater Notices Center, Mail
Station #2510, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400; or
electronically using the Department's Interactive Notice of Intent (iNOI) at
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/stormwater/npdes.
All other certifications, reports, or any other information required to be
submitted under the Multi-Sector Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge
Associated with Industrial Activity, excluding discharge monitoring reports,
shall be submitted to Department of Environmental Protection, NPDES Stormwater
Notices Center, Mail Station #2510, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida
32399-2400.
(e) Discharge
monitoring reports (DMRs) required to be submitted under the Multi-Sector
Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity
shall be sent to Department of Environmental Protection, NPDES Stormwater MSGP
DMR, Mail Station #2511, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida
32399-2400.
(f) The effective date
of coverage under this generic permit shall be two (2) days after a complete
Notice of Intent is submitted to the Department in accordance with paragraph
62-621.300(5)(c),
F.A.C.
(g) Coverage under this
generic permit is limited to a term not to exceed five years from the effective
date of coverage. Permittees may request continued coverage under this generic
permit in accordance with the requirements of paragraph
62-621.300(5)(c),
F.A.C. Request for continued coverage shall be made at least two (2) days
before expiration of the current coverage.
(6) Form number
62-621.300(6),
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Notice of
Termination effective February 10, 2015, is hereby incorporated by reference
and made a part of this chapter. Facilities or activities seeking to terminate
coverage under the generic permits in subsections
62-621.300(4) and
(5), F.A.C., as well as the conditional
exclusion for "no exposure" of industrial activities and materials to
stormwater provided in paragraph
62-620.100(2)(o),
F.A.C., shall file a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Stormwater Notice of Termination with the Department. This form may be obtained
by writing the Department of Environmental Protection, NPDES Stormwater Notices
Center, Mail Station #3585, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida
32399-2400, or from the Department's website at
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/stormwater/npdes/permits_forms.htm
or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04267.
(7) Generic Permit for Discharge of
Stormwater from Phase II Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems.
(a) "Two-Step Generic Permit for Discharge of
Stormwater from Phase II Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems" Form
62-621.300(7)(a),
(
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12373)
effective February 16, 2021, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference.
This form may also be obtained by writing the Department of Environmental
Protection, NPDES Stormwater Notices Center, Mail Station #3585, 2600 Blair
Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.
(b) "Notice of Intent to Use Two-Step Generic
Permit for Discharge of Stormwater from Phase II MS4 Municipal Separate Storm
Sewer Systems" Form
62-621.300(7)(b),
(
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12374)
effective February 16, 2021, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference.
This form may also be obtained by writing the Department of Environmental
Protection, NPDES Stormwater Notices Center, Mail Station #3585, 2600 Blair
Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.
(c) References. Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations (C.F.R.), Part 122, Subpart B - Permit Application and Special
NPDES Program Requirements. The Department adopts and incorporates by reference
the following subparts of 40 C.F.R. Part
122, Subpart B, codified as of July 1,
2017, which are applicable to permitting regulated Phase II municipal separate
storm sewer systems (MS4) under the Department's National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System program:
(d) "Annual
Report Form for Phase II MS4 Generic Permit, " Form
62-621.300(7)(d),
effective February 16, 2021, (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12375)
is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference. This form may also be obtained
by writing the Department of Environmental Protection, NPDES Stormwater Notices
Center, Mail Station #3585, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida
32399-2400.
(8) Generic
Permit for Pollutant Discharges to Surface Waters of the State from the
Application of Pesticides.
(a) Coverage under
this Generic Permit is available for discharges of pollutants resulting from
the application of pesticides (biological pesticides and chemical pesticides
which leave a residue) to surface waters of the state from the following use
patterns:
1. Mosquito and Other Flying Insect
Pest Control - to control public health/nuisance and other flying insect pests
that develop or are present during a portion of their life cycle in or above
standing or flowing water. Public health/nuisance and other flying insect pests
in this use category include mosquitoes, midges and biting flies,
2. Aquatic Weed and Algae Control - to
control invasive or other nuisance weeds and algae in or on water and at
water's edge, including irrigation ditches and/or irrigation canals,
3. Aquatic Nuisance Animal Control - to
control invasive or other nuisance animals in or on water and at water's edge.
Aquatic nuisance animals in this use category include invasive vertebrates and
invertebrates; and,
4. Forest
Canopy or Other Area Wide Pest Control - aerial or ground application of a
pesticide over or into a forest canopy or other vegetation to control the
population of a pest species (e.g., insect or pathogen) where to target the
pests effectively a portion of the pesticide unavoidably will be applied over
and deposited to water.
(b) The table below describes the operators
that are required to submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) to the Department for
coverage under this permit for a specific use pattern.
Use Patterns
|
Operators Required to Submit NOIs
|
Mosquito and Other Flying Insect Pest Control
|
Mosquito Control Programs or Districts organized
under the authority of Chapter 388, F.S., and Florida Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services
|
Aquatic Weed and Algae Control
|
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,
South Florida Water Management District, Southwest Florida Water Management
District, and St. Johns River Water Management District as created in section
373.069, F.S., U.S. Army Corp of
Engineers, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
|
Aquatic Nuisance Animal Control
|
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,
South Florida Water Management District, Southwest Florida Water Management
District, and St. Johns River Water Management District as created in section
373.069, F.S., U.S. Army Corp of
Engineers, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
|
Forest Canopy or Other Area Wide Pest Control
|
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S.
Forest Service, U.S. National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service
|
(c)
This permit also authorizes operators other than those listed in the table
above to discharge pollutants resulting from the application of pesticides to
surface waters of the state without the need to submit an NOI pursuant to
40 C.F.R.
122.28(b)(2)(v), July 1,
2010, which is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and made part of
this rule. This document may be obtained by contacting the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, Industrial Wastewater
Section, Mail Station 3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida
32399-2400 or from the Department's website,
www.dep.state.fl.us, or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00127.
(d) The permit application and surveillance
fee for operators required to submit an NOI for coverage under the Generic
Permit for Pollutant Discharges to Surface Waters of the State From the
Application of Pesticides is $500. The application fee must be submitted to the
Department along with the NOI.
(e)
The document "Generic Permit for Pollutant Discharges to Surface Waters of the
State From the Application of Pesticides, " document number
62-621.300(8)(e),
issued by the Department and effective April 14, 2011, whichever is later), is
hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and made part of this rule. This
document may be obtained by contacting the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, Bob Martinez Center, Industrial Wastewater Section, Mail Station
3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or from the
Department's website,
www.dep.state.fl.us, or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00243.
(f) Form
62-621.300(8)(f),
Notice of Intent (NOI) to Use the Generic Permit for Pollutant Discharges to
Surface Waters of the State From the Application of Pesticides, effective April
14, 2011, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and made part of this
rule. This form may be obtained by contacting the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, Industrial Wastewater Section,
Mail Station 3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or
from the Department's website,
www.dep.state.fl.us, or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00134.
(g) Form
62-621.300
(8)(g), Notice of Termination (NOT) of
Coverage Under the Generic Permit for Pollutant Discharges to Surface Waters of
the State From the Application of Pesticides, effective April 14, 2011, is
hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and made part of this rule. This
form may be obtained by contacting the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, Bob Martinez Center, Industrial Wastewater Section, Mail Station
3545, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or from the
Department's website,
www.dep.state.fl.us, or from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00242.
1 Public notice, public comments
and request for public hearing shall follow the applicable procedures of Rules
62-620.550(2) through
(4) and
62-620.555,
F.A.C.