Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1153 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to advanced wastewater treatment ; 2
16	16	providing legislative findings; requiring the 3
17	17	Department of Environmental Protection, in 4
18	18	consultation with the water management districts and 5
19	19	sewage disposal facilities, to submit to the Governor 6
20	20	and Legislature, by specified dates, reports on 7
21	21	certain permitted sewage disposal facilities in the 8
22	22	state, a priority ranking process for implementing 9
23	23	advanced wastewater treatment upgrades at such 10
24	24	facilities, and the implementation status of such 11
25	25	upgrades; providing an effective date. 12
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27	27	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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29	29	Section 1. (1) The Legislature finds that the discharge 16
30	30	of inadequately treated wastewater and aging sewage disposal 17
31	31	facilities compromise the quality of the environment, including 18
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33	33	waters, and threatens the quality of life and local economies in 20
34	34	the state that depend on those resources. The Legislature also 21
35	35	finds that the only practical and cost -effective way to 22
36	36	fundamentally improve wastewater management is to require 23
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38	38	facilities with a permitted capacity of greater than 1 million 25
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52	52	(2) In order to prioritize the upgrade of sewage disposal 27
53	53	facilities, by December 31, 2024, the Department of 28
54	54	Environmental Protection, in consultation with the water 29
55	55	management districts and wastew ater facilities, shall submit to 30
56	56	the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of 31
57	57	the House of Representatives a report detailing all of the 32
58	58	following for all sewage disposal facilities with a permitted 33
59	59	capacity of greater than 1 million gallo ns per day in the state: 34
60	60	(a) Year of construction for the facility and any 35
61	61	maintenance or upgrades. 36
62	62	(b) Total permitted volume of water treated daily. 37
63	63	(c) Actual permitted volume of water treated daily over 38
64	64	the most recent 1 year and 5 year averages. 39
65	65	(d) Current level of treatment, including concentrations 40
66	66	for each of the following: 41
67	67	1. Biochemical oxygen demand. 42
68	68	2. Suspended solids. 43
69	69	3. Total nitrogen. 44
70	70	4. Total phosphorus. 45
71	71	5. 1,4-dioxane. 46
72	72	6. Perfluorooctanoic acid. 47
73	73	7. Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid. 48
74	74	8. Molybdenum. 49
75	75	9. Other contaminants of emerging concern as determined by 50
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89	89	(e) Estimated total pollutant loading based on permitted 52
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91	91	(f) Disposal methods and the volume discharg ed to any 54
92	92	receiving waterbodies, if applicable, pursuant to s. 55
93	93	403.064(17), Florida Statutes. 56
94	94	(g) Impairment status of any receiving waterbodies within 57
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96	96	(h) Implementation status of total maximum daily loads and 59
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98	98	load allocations and wasteload allocations for pollutants of 61
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100	100	(i) Total volume and concentration of any permitted and 63
101	101	nonpermitted wastewater spills since 2010. 64
102	102	(3) By December 31, 2025, the department, in con sultation 65
103	103	with the water management districts and sewage disposal 66
104	104	facilities, shall submit to the Governor, the President of the 67
105	105	Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report 68
106	106	outlining a priority ranking process to upgrade all sewage 69
107	107	disposal facilities in the state to advanced waste treatment by 70
108	108	2035, based on all of the following: 71
109	109	(a) Overall environmental benefit of a project based on: 72
110	110	1. Water quality in receiving waterbodies, including 73
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112	112	2. Severity and duration of documented algal blooms; 75
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125	125	3. Loss of submerged vegetation; 76
126	126	4. Death of fish and wildlife; 77
127	127	5. Public health advisories; 78
128	128	6. Quantity and concentration of permitted and 79
129	129	nonpermitted spills; and 80
130	130	7. Risk of failure. 81
131	131	(b) Estimated reductio n in nutrient and pollutant loads 82
132	132	with advanced waste treatment. 83
133	133	(c) An explanation of additional projects necessary to 84
134	134	meet any adopted total maximum daily loads and basin management 85
135	135	action plans if upgrading to advanced treatment is not 86
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137	137	(d) Cost-effectiveness as determined by a planning -level 88
138	138	cost estimate. 89
139	139	(e) Potential financial assistance available, including 90
140	140	the water quality improvement grant program under s. 403.0673, 91
141	141	Florida Statutes, and availability of local matching funds. 92
142	142	(f) Project readiness and the estimated date of 93
143	143	completion. 94
144	144	(4) By June 30, 2026, the department, in consultation with 95
145	145	the water management districts and sewage disposal facilities, 96
146	146	shall submit to the Governor, President of the Senate, and 97
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162	162	than 1 million gallons per day in the state. The report must 101
163	163	include a list of the sewage disposal facilities with a 102
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165	165	required to upgrade to advanced wastewater treatment, the 104
166	166	preliminary cost estimates for the upgrades, a projected 105
167	167	timeline of the dates by which the upgrades wi ll begin and be 106
168	168	completed, and the date by which operations of the upgraded 107
169	169	sewage disposal facility will begin. 108
170	170	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 109