Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
(1) A public water system which meets the
following criteria may apply for a general permit for the construction of water
line extensions.
(a) The system must have a
full-time professional engineer on staff or a professional engineer on
retainer.
(b) The system must have
a full-time management and full-time inspection and maintenance
staff.
(c) The system must have a
set of design criteria which has been approved by the Department. This criteria
shall be at least as stringent as that used by the Department.
(d) The system must have a set of approved
construction specifications for water distribution lines on file with the
Department. These specifications must bear the seal and signature of the
professional engineer on staff or the professional engineer on
retainer.
(e) The system must have
historically demonstrated satisfactory bacteriological and chemical water
quality as required by R.61-58.5, R.61-58.10, and
R.61-58.11.
(f) The system must
have a satisfactory pressure record as required by R.61-58.4.D(4).
(g) The system must have implemented and
maintained a viable cross connection control program in accordance with
R.61-58.7(F)(F);
(h) The system must have an active inspection
program for new water distribution line construction.
(i) The system must maintain an updated map
of the distribution system. This map must include the following, where
applicable:
(i) Existing water distribution
lines;
(ii) Location and size of
all storage tanks, booster pump stations, pressure reducing valves, master
metered connections, and fire hydrants; and,
(iii) Location of all water treatment
plant(s), surface water intake(s), well(s) and connections to other public
water systems; and,
(j)
The system must have a computerized hydraulic model of its distribution system.
This model shall include a sufficient number of lines to adequately represent
the distribution system. This hydraulic model must be made available for review
by the Department upon request.
(2) The application for a general
construction permit shall include a completed application form for a permit to
construct, submitted in triplicate (one original and two copies), and necessary
documentation to show compliance with the criteria specified in R.61-58.1(H)(1)(H)(1).
If the system does not have approved construction specifications or design
criteria on file with the Department at the time of making application for a
general construction permit, the application must include two (2) copies of its
standard specifications and two (2) copies of its design criteria.
(3) A general construction permit shall be
valid for a period of five (5) years. In order to renew the general
construction permit, a new application must be submitted to the Department in
accordance with R.61-58.1(H)(2)(H)(2).
(4) The Department may revoke the general
construction permit at any time during the five year period for failure to
maintain the qualifications as specified in R.61-58.1(H)(1)(H)(1) or failure to
comply with the conditions of the permit. Such revocation is subject to appeal
in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and applicable procedures
for contested cases.
(5) The
general permit shall apply to the construction of water line extensions
only.
(6) For those systems which
have a professional engineer on staff the following procedure shall be followed
under the general construction permit:
(a) An
annual report shall be submitted, in duplicate, to the Department listing all
water line extensions constructed during the calendar year. This report shall
be submitted no later than January 30th following the year for which the report
was prepared. This report shall include the following information for each line
extension:
(i) street name;
(ii) size(s) and length(s) of line;
and,
(iii) type of customer(s)
being served.
(b) If a
line extension is for the connection of the distribution system to an
additional source of water, the general construction permit will not apply and
the system shall make application for a permit to construct in accordance with
R.61-58.1(B)(B).
(c) For those projects which are in the eight
(8) coastal counties, the system shall obtain approval, prior to construction,
from the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources Management certifying that the
project is consistent with the Coastal Zone Management Program.
(d) The system shall maintain, for a minimum
of three years, records of all pressure testing and bacteriological analyses
conducted in conjunction with each water line extension and make them available
to the Department upon request.
(e)
No approval from the Department will be required prior to placing any of the
water line extensions into service.
(7) For those systems which have a
professional engineer on retainer the following procedure shall be followed
under the general construction permit:
(a)
For all water line extensions greater than twenty-five hundred (2,500) linear
feet, two (2) copies of line drawings, to scale, shall be submitted to the
Department for permitting. This submittal shall also include a description of
what is to be served and a flow test conducted near the point of connection to
the existing system. The flow test information shall include the static
pressure, flow, residual pressure and date, time, and duration of the test.
These drawings shall carry the seal and signature of the professional engineer
on retainer. A construction permit shall be issued by the Department prior to
construction of the proposed line extension(s). Written approval shall be
obtained from the Department prior to placing the water line extension(s) into
service; and,
(b) For all water
line extensions less than or equal to twenty-five hundred (2,500) linear feet,
two (2) copies of line drawings, to scale, shall be submitted to the Department
at least ten (10) days prior to construction. This submittal shall also include
a description of what is to be served and a flow test conducted near the point
of connection to the existing system. The flow test information shall include
the static pressure, flow, residual pressure and date, time, and duration of
the test. These drawings shall carry the seal and signature of the professional
engineer on retainer. No additional construction permit will be required.
However, if the Department suspects that there may be a problem with a proposed
water line extension, the Department may require additional information to be
submitted in order to justify the design. The Department shall be notified in
writing within ten (10) days following the date the water line extension is
placed into service. This notification shall include two copies of record
drawings if the construction differed from the plans submitted under
R.61-58.1.H(6)(a) and a copy of the results of all pressure testing and
bacteriological analyses conducted in conjunction with the project. No written
approval from the Department will be required prior to placing the extension
into service.
For those projects which are in the eight (8) coastal counties,
the system shall obtain approval, prior to construction, from the Office of
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management certifying that the project is consistent
with the Coastal Zone Management Program.
(8) The general permit shall include
conditions to ensure compliance with the state program for permits to construct
in navigable waters.
(9) The
general construction permit applies only to the construction of those water
lines designed, and owned or operated, by the public water system to which the
general permit is issued. Permits for privately owned water lines must be
obtained through the Delegated Permit program specified in R.61-58.1(I)(I)
or through the permitting process specified in R.61-58.1(B) through (G)(B) through
(G).
