Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
(1) A
public water system which meets the following criteria may apply for delegated
review authority.
(a) The system must have a
professional engineer on staff.
(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.
(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.
(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 with 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 delegated review
authority 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(I)(1)(I)(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
delegated review authority, the application must include two (2) copies of its
standard specifications and two (2) copies of its design criteria.
(3) The Department may revoke a system's
delegated review authority at any time for failure to maintain the
qualifications as specified in R.61-58.1(I)(1)(I)(1) or failure to comply with
the permitting procedures under the delegated review program. Such revocation
is subject to appeal in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act for
contested cases.
(4) The delegated
review program applies only to the permitting of line extensions which are not
subject to the requirements for demonstrating viability as specified in
R.61-58.1.B(4)
and connecting to the system which has the delegated review
authority.
(5) The procedure for
obtaining a permit to construct under the delegated review program is as
follows:
(a) The professional engineer for a
water line extension project may submit plans and specifications and design
data to the public water system with delegated review authority for review in
lieu of submitting to the Department an application for a permit to construct
as specified in R.61-58.I(B)(2). The delegated review authority shall review
the project for compliance with its design criteria and construction
specifications.
(b) Following a
satisfactory review of the project by the delegated review authority, the
system shall submit the following information to the Department for permitting:
(i) A transmittal letter, signed by the
professional engineer on staff, which clearly states the project is being
submitted under the delegated review program. This letter shall also state that
the project has been reviewed and complies with the system's design criteria
and construction specifications;
(ii) A completed application form for a
permit to construct in duplicate (the original and one (1) copy);
(iii) Two (2) sets of plans bearing the seal
and signature of the design engineer;
(iv) One (1) copy of the flow test results
from a location near the tie-on site. This must include the static pressure and
residual pressure while flowing in excess of the demand for the proposed
extension. The time, date and duration of the flow test, the size of pipe, type
pipe and distance to the tie-on site must be included;
(v) One (1) copy of design calculations
indicating a minimum pressure of twenty-five (25) pounds per square inch must
be maintained everywhere in the distribution system during instantaneous demand
or twenty (20) pounds per square inch during fire flow plus peak hourly flow;
and,
(vi) Two (2) copies of a site
location map.
(c) Where
applicable, the Department will review the project for consistency with the
Coastal Zone Management Plan and for construction in navigable waters prior to
issuing a permit to construct.
(d)
Written approval must be obtained from the Department prior to placing the
water line extension into service.
