Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1533 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to statewide drinking water standards; 2
16	16	amending s. 403.851, F.S.; revising the policy of the 3
17	17	state regarding safe drinking water; amending s. 4
18	18	403.853, F.S.; requiring the Department of 5
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20	20	for a statewide maximum contaminant level for 1,4 -7
21	21	dioxane; providing requirements for such rules; 8
22	22	amending s. 403.8532, F.S.; requiring the department 9
23	23	to provide public water systems financial assistance 10
24	24	necessary to update system infrastructure to meet 11
25	25	certain standards; requiring the department to 12
26	26	establish by rule criteria for a public water system 13
27	27	to receive such financial assistance; providing an 14
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30	30	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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32	32	Section 1. Section 403.851, Florida Statutes, is amended 19
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34	34	403.851 Declaration of policy; intent. —It is the policy of 21
35	35	the state that the residents of this state be protected from 22
36	36	harmful toxins in drinking water and citizens of Florida shall 23
37	37	be assured of the availability of safe drinking water. 24
38	38	Recognizing that this policy encompasses both environmental and 25
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51	51	public health aspects, it is the intent of the Legislature to 26
52	52	provide a water supply program operated jointly by the 27
53	53	department, in a lead -agency role of primary responsibility for 28
54	54	the program, and by the Department of Health and its units, 29
55	55	including county health departments, in a supportive role with 30
56	56	specific duties and responsibilities of its own. Without any 31
57	57	relinquishment of Florida's sovereign powers and 32
58	58	responsibilities to provide for the public health, public 33
59	59	safety, and public welfare of the people of Florida, the 34
60	60	Legislature intends: 35
61	61	(1) To give effect to Pub. L . No. 93-523 promulgated under 36
62	62	the commerce clause of the United States Constitution, to the 37
63	63	extent that interstate commerce is directly affected. 38
64	64	(2) To encourage cooperation between federal, state, and 39
65	65	local agencies, not only in their enforcement role , but also in 40
66	66	their service and assistance roles to city and county elected 41
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68	68	(3) To provide for safe drinking water at all times 43
69	69	throughout this the state, with due regard for economic factors 44
70	70	and efficiency in government. 45
71	71	Section 2. Subsectio n (3) of section 403.853, Florida 46
72	72	Statutes, is amended to read: 47
73	73	403.853 Drinking water standards. — 48
74	74	(3)(a) The department shall adopt and implement adequate 49
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88	88	and secondary drinking water re gulations, including monitoring 51
89	89	and inspection procedures, which that comply with regulations 52
90	90	established by the administrator pursuant to the federal act. 53
91	91	(b) The department shall adopt and implement rules that 54
92	92	establish a statewide drinking water maxim um contaminant level 55
93	93	for 1,4-dioxane of less than or equal to .35 micrograms per 56
94	94	liter. Such rules must require a public water system to: 57
95	95	1. By January 1, 2025, test all of the system's 58
96	96	groundwater wells for 1,4 -dioxane. 59
97	97	2. If such testing detects 1,4 -dioxane at levels greater 60
98	98	than .35 micrograms per liter: 61
99	99	a. Develop and submit to the department for approval a 62
100	100	mitigation plan to bring any such concentration to an amount at 63
101	101	or below such level, and comply with the new standards within 5 64
102	102	years after such rules are adopted. The mitigation plan may 65
103	103	include installing any required infrastructure to meet such 66
104	104	requirements; 67
105	105	b. Retest for 1,4-dioxane in the system's groundwater 68
106	106	wells at a frequency determined by the department; and 69
107	107	c. Make the mitigation plan submitted to and approved by 70
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110	110	3. If such testing detects 1,4 -dioxane at a level of .35 73
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112	112	a. Make the results of such testing publicly available; 75
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126	126	b. Retest for 1,4-dioxane in the system's groundwater 77
127	127	wells within 5 years after the previous test. 78
128	128	Section 3. Present subsections (7) through (16) of section 79
129	129	403.8532, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (8) 80
130	130	through (17), respectively, and a new subsection (7) is added to 81
131	131	that section, to read: 82
132	132	403.8532 Drinking water state revolving loan fund; use; 83
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134	134	(7) The department shall provide financial assistance to a 85
135	135	public water system for the purpose of updating any 86
136	136	infrastructure necess ary to meet the standards for 1,4 -dioxane 87
137	137	under s. 403.853(3)(b). Such assistance must include, at a 88
138	138	minimum, 20 percent of the funding necessary to update the 89
139	139	infrastructure to meet such standards. The department shall 90
140	140	establish by rule criteria for deter mining the needs of a public 91
141	141	water system and the amount of funds necessary to meet the 92
142	142	requirements of s. 403.853(3)(b)2. 93
143	143	Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 94