Florida 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1665 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to preventing contaminants from 2
16	16	discharging into wastewater facilities and waters of 3
17	17	the state; creating s. 376.92, F.S.; defining terms; 4
18	18	establishing the PFAS and 1,4 -dioxane pretreatment 5
19	19	initiative within the Department of Environmental 6
20	20	Protection for a specified purpose; providing 7
21	21	requirements for certain wastewater facilities with 8
22	22	industrial pretreatment programs which begin 9
23	23	implementing an industrial pretreatment program after 10
24	24	a specified date; authorizing the department to expand 11
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26	26	water quality standards for industrial users beginning 13
27	27	on a specified date; providing that such limits a nd 14
28	28	standards are effective until the department adopts 15
29	29	specified rules and such rules are ratified by the 16
30	30	Legislature; requiring the department to incorporate 17
31	31	such limits and standards into certain permitting 18
32	32	requirements; requiring the department to creat e a 19
33	33	schedule for ongoing sampling, reporting, and 20
34	34	compliance; providing requirements for enforcement 21
35	35	actions for violations after a specified date; 22
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38	38	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 25
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52	52	Section 1. Section 376.92, Florida Statutes, is created to 27
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54	54	376.92 Contaminants of emerging concern; inventory of 29
55	55	probable sources of contamination; pretreatment. — 30
56	56	(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 31
57	57	(a) "Department" means the Department of Environmental 32
58	58	Protection. 33
59	59	(b) "Industrial user" means a source of discharge. 34
60	60	(c) "PFAS" means per - and polyfluoroalkyl substances, 35
61	61	including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane 36
62	62	sulfonate (PFOS). 37
63	63	(d) "Pretreatment" means the reduction o f the amount of 38
64	64	pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of 39
65	65	the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater before or in 40
66	66	lieu of discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants 41
67	67	into a wastewater facility. The reduction or alterati on may be 42
68	68	obtained by physical, chemical, or biological processes, by 43
69	69	process changes, or by other means, except as prohibited by rule 44
70	70	62-625.410(5), Florida Administrative Code. 45
71	71	(e) "Wastewater facility" means a facility that discharges 46
72	72	waste into waters of the state or which can reasonably be 47
73	73	expected to be a source of water pollution and includes any of 48
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75	75	1. The collection and transmission system. 50
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88	88	2. The wastewater treatment works. 51
89	89	3. The reuse or disposal system. 52
90	90	4. The biosolids management facility. 53
91	91	(2) PFAS AND 1,4-DIOXANE PRETREATMENT INITIATIVE. — 54
92	92	(a) The PFAS and 1,4 -dioxane pretreatment initiative is 55
93	93	established within the department. The purpose of the initiative 56
94	94	is to coordinate wastewater facility industrial pretreatment 57
95	95	programs. A wastewater facility with an industrial pretreatment 58
96	96	program shall do all of the following: 59
97	97	1. Complete and provide to the department between June 1, 60
98	98	2025, and July 1, 2025, an inventory of industrial users to 61
99	99	identify probable so urces of PFOS, PFOA, or 1,4 -dioxane. 62
100	100	a. The department shall provide written guidance to all 63
101	101	wastewater facilities with industrial pretreatment programs on 64
102	102	or before September 1, 2024, which includes, but is not limited 65
103	103	to, the industry types and other k nown at-risk sites that should 66
104	104	be included as part of each wastewater facility's inventory of 67
105	105	probable sources of PFOS, PFOA, or 1,4 -dioxane discharge. 68
106	106	b. On or before January 1, 2025, a member of the public 69
107	107	may recommend to the waste water facilities an d the department 70
108	108	industrial users that should be included in the probable sources 71
109	109	inventory of each wastewater facility with an industrial 72
110	110	pretreatment program. 73
111	111	2. On or before March 1, 2025, provide notice to the 74
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126	126	PFOA, or 1,4-dioxane discharges. 77
127	127	a. The notice must include a statement that the identified 78
128	128	industrial users may become subject to applicable pretreatment 79
129	129	standards and requirements, including specific discharge limits 80
130	130	for PFOS, PFOA, or 1,4 -dioxane pursuant to the pretreatment 81
131	131	program, and that these contaminants may be controlled through 82
132	132	permit, order, or similar means beginning on July 1, 2026. 83
133	133	b. An industrial user may respond to the notice by May 1, 84
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136	136	dioxane discharge. 87
137	137	3. Submit to the department the final inventory of the 88
138	138	industrial users that are subject to applicable pretreatment 89
139	139	standards and requirements, including specific discharge limits 90
140	140	for PFOS, PFOA, or 1,4 -dioxane, and provide notice to the 91
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142	142	permits, orders, or similar measure s to enforce applicable 93
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144	144	dioxane beginning on July 1, 2026. The wastewater facility and 95
145	145	the department shall encourage an industrial user identified by 96
146	146	the final inventory to take action to redu ce the likelihood that 97
147	147	its PFOS, PFOA, or 1,4 -dioxane discharges exceed specific 98
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163	163	4. Issue a permit, order, or simi lar measure to enforce 102
164	164	applicable pretreatment standards and requirements for PFOS, 103
165	165	PFOA, or 1,4-dioxane, including specific discharge limits, which 104
166	166	will become effective on July 1, 2026. A wastewater facility 105
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169	169	keeping requirements, including identification of how the 108
170	170	industrial user shall monitor PFOS, PFOA, or 1,4 -dioxane, 109
171	171	sampling locations, sampling frequency, and sample types. 110
172	172	5. Complete, between July 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027, a 111
173	173	grab sampling at each identified industrial user's facilities 112
174	174	and other at-risk sites that are probable sources of PFOS, PFOA, 113
175	175	or 1,4-dioxane discharges. If the self -reported data or a 114
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177	177	for PFOS, PFOA, or 1,4 -dioxane, the wastewater facility must 116
178	178	implement on or before July 1, 2027, appropriate corrective 117
179	179	action, including, but not limited to, the use of best 118
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181	181	replacements, equipment or tank change -outs or clean-outs, or 120
182	182	pretreatment technologies to reduce or eliminate PFOS, PFOA, or 121
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200	200	sources of PFOS, PFOA, or 1,4 -dioxane discharges and must issue 127
201	201	a permit, order, or similar measure to enforce appli cable 128
202	202	pretreatment standards and requirements consistent with this 129
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204	204	(c) The department may expand the initiative to other 131
205	205	wastewater treatment plants to include wastewater facilities 132
206	206	permitted under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination 133
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208	208	(3) DISCHARGE LIMITS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. — 135
209	209	(a) Beginning July 1, 2026, the following specific 136
210	210	discharge limits and surface water quality standards for PFOS, 137
211	211	PFOA, and 1,4-dioxane are established for industrial users until 138
212	212	new specific discharge limits are adopted by the department 139
213	213	using criteria set forth in s. 376.30701 and ratified by the 140
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215	215	1. For PFOS, 10 nanograms per liter. 142
216	216	2. For PFOA, 170 nanograms per liter. 143
217	217	3. For 1,4-dioxane, 200,000 nanograms per liter. 144
218	218	(b) The department shall incorporate the interim surface 145
219	219	water quality standards for PFOS, PFOA, or 1,4 -dioxane into the 146
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237	237	shall create a schedule for ongoing sampling, reporting, and 152
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239	239	requirements for PFOS, PFOA, and 1,4 -dioxane. 154
240	240	(4) VIOLATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. —On or before 155
241	241	July 1, 2027, an entity may not be subject to civil or criminal 156
242	242	penalties for violations of this section. After July 1, 2027, 157
243	243	the department shall take into consideration the financial 158
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245	245	practices and other corrective actions for each wastewater 160
246	246	facility out of compliance with its permit, order, or similar 161
247	247	means when considering enforcement actions for violations of 162
248	248	applicable pretreatment standards and requirements or violations 163
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250	250	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 165