FL H1241

Removes legislative exemption from 21 specific Florida Administrative Code rules governing onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems that were exempted in 2012.

Requires the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Health to select a national third-party certification organization by July 1, 2020 to develop a program for certifying innovative septic systems, advanced active septic systems, and alternative drainfield products.

Mandates each county establish an inspection program that maintains a database of all onsite sewage systems and requires conventional septic systems to be inspected every 5 years, while advanced active septic systems are inspected per manufacturer recommendations.

Specifies that advanced active septic system inspections must include septic tank pump out, visual checks of containers, electrical and mechanical components, computerized parts, and testing for biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, and nitrogen reduction per NSF/ANSI 245 standards.

Requires all advanced active septic systems authorized for installation to meet the NSF/ANSI 360 standard by January 1, 2022, with certification results made publicly available.