Fla. Admin. Code R. 62-600.670 – Ground Water Monitoring

(1) Wastewater treatment facilities which are designed so that some or all of the reclaimed water or effluent may enter ground waters shall conduct ground water monitoring in accordance with Chapter 62-520, F.A.C., and this chapter.
(2) Where reclaimed water is applied to multiple sites permitted under Part III of Chapter 62-610, F.A.C., one or more of the sites (representative of each site’s hydrogeological characteristics, soil characteristics, vegetative cover, and reclaimed water application method, etc.) shall be selected by the applicant and approved in writing by the Department as the model site(s) for monitoring the ground water.
(3) The minimum schedule for ground water monitoring is specified in Figure 2 below:
Figure 2. Minimum Sampling Frequency for Ground Water Monitoring

Parameter	Reuse and Land Application Systems – New facilities1 with a design capacity < 100,000 gpd	Reuse and Land Application Systems – New facilities1 with a design capacity ≥ 100,000 gpd and existing facilities	Injection to Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Systems	Injection to Class F-I, G-I, or G-II Ground Water, except ASR Systems	Injection to Ground Water, except to Class F-I, G-I, G-II, or ASR Systems
Water Level	Semiannually	Quarterly	Quarterly	Monthly	Monthly
Total Nitrate Nitrogen (as N)	Semiannually	Quarterly			Monthly
Total Dissolved Solids	Semiannually	Quarterly			Monthly
Arsenic, Total Recoverable	Semiannually	Quarterly
Cadmium, Total Recoverable	Semiannually	Quarterly
Chloride (as Cl)	Semiannually	Quarterly
Chromium, Total Recoverable	Semiannually	Quarterly
Lead, Total Recoverable	Semiannually	Quarterly
Fecal Coliform	Semiannually	Quarterly	Quarterly
pH	Semiannually	Quarterly
Total Sulfate	Semiannually	Quarterly
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (as N)				Monthly	Monthly
Total Phosphorus (as P)					Monthly
Turbidity	Semiannually	Quarterly	Quarterly	Monthly	Monthly
Specific Conductance			Quarterly
Ground Water Standards2			Quarterly	Quarterly

1In accordance with subsection 62-520.600(10), F.A.C., new facilities are facilities which have filed a complete permit application after July 1, 1994.

2As specified in rules 62-520.420, 62-520.460 and 62-550.830, F.A.C.

(4) Grab samples shall be used to test for all ground water parameters.
(5) Monitoring wells shall be purged prior to sampling to obtain a representative sample.

Rulemaking Authority 403.061(7) FS. Law Implemented 403.061(13) FS. History‒New 2-8-16, Amended 9-27-21.