Okaloosa County BOCC — June 21, 2016 — DOH info

Rick Scott Mission: To protect, promote & improve the health Govemor of all people in Florida through integrated = s Lot state, county & community efforts. Florida Celeste Philip, MD, MPH HE ALTH Interim State Surgeon General Vision: To be the Healthiest State in the Nation MEMORANDUM DCHP-16-004 DATE: April 8, 2016 TO: Health Department Directors/Administrators/Health Officers ATTN: Environmental Health and Environmental Engineering Directors THROUGH: Kendra F. Goff, PhD, DABT, CPW%@(icologist & Chief Bureau of Environmental Health™ [~ ~-\* FROM: Ed Barranco, MPH, CEHP, CPM, E inistrator Onsite Sewage Programs SUBJECT: Implementation of Septage Land Application Prohibition Beginning June 30, 2016, in accordance with section 381.0065(6), Florida Statutes, the land application of septage from onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems will be prohibited. This memorandum is guidance for handling permit amendments, stabilization facilities, surveillance and enforcement. Permitting New or Renewed Prior to 6/30/2016 Any new or renewed septage disposal service permit applied for prior to June 30, 2016, must indicate a legal method of disposal for the entire one-year life of the permit. If the septage disposal company indicates a stabilization and land application facility regulated by DOH, they must also must include the name and address of a facility regulated by DEP and a letter from that facility indicating that they will accept their septage once the ban goes into effect. Expiring on or after 6/30/16 For currently issued septage disposal service permits that expire on or after June 30, 2016, the applicant is required to contact DOH in the county the business resides prior to June 30, 2016, and supply an alternate approved disposal site, including a letter from the site operator indicating that they will accept their septage. The service permit will need to be amended to reflect this information. An amendment fee is not required when the amendment is solely the result of the septage land application ban. Failure to provide this information before June 30, 2016, will result in suspension or revocation of the service permit. Compliance monitoring suggestions If you are actively invoicing, you can place a flag on the permits to prevent online payment and printing without review from your office. If you have already invoiced and they have not yet paid, you could flag the permit through the Entity Manager page in the EHD. Inspection Fees For the annual fee for the septage stabilization facility inspection fees, two options exist: www.FloridaHealth.gov Florida Department of Health TWITTER:HealthyFLA Division of Disease Control & Health Protection Bureau of Environmental Health FACEBOOK:FLDepartmentofHealth 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-08 « Tallahassee, FL 32399-1710 YOUTUBE: fldoh PHONE: 850/245-4250 « FAX: 850/487-0864 FLICKR: HealthyFla PINTEREST: HealthyFla Prohibition of Land Application of Septage Page Two April 8, 2016 1) If the department has or will be conducting the evaluation/inspection, the fee has been used and no refund will be available. 2) If no evaluation/inspection or evaluation is expected, a refund may be appropriate. Septage Treatment, Stabilization Facilities, and Septage Storage Tanks Repurposed Facilities Existing DOH-regulated, septage-stabilization, facilities may be repurposed to store or blend septage. Repurposed facilities must be maintained in a nuisance-free condition. Addition of lime at the storage facility to reduce odors is not prohibited. All septage received, stored, or blended is required to be disposed of at a DEP-regulated facility. Please note: The septage service company operating the repurposed facility must request a letter from the DEP facility receiving the stored or blended septage indicating their acceptance of this septage and must provide a copy to DOH. Repurposed facilities would be regulated as storage facilities and be inspected as part of the equipment