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FL S1792
Bill
AI Summary
- Prohibits the land application of septage from onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems within the Caloosahatchee River watershed, replacing the previous requirement for entities to submit agricultural use plans to the Department of Health
- Directs the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt an updated Caloosahatchee River and Estuary Basin Management Action Plan by July 1, 2024, incorporating wastewater treatment plans, onsite sewage remediation plans, and stormwater management measures
- Requires the updated plan to include a priority ranking for onsite sewage systems needing remediation and estimated costs for nutrient load reductions from domestic wastewater facilities, with an implementation schedule for meeting adopted targets
- Authorizes the department, subject to appropriation in the General Appropriations Act, to award funds for repair, upgrade, replacement, drainfield modification, connection to central sewerage, or other remediation of onsite sewage systems, and allows waiver of matching funding requirements for rural areas of opportunity
- Requires identification of best management practices and implementation schedules for NPDES municipal separate storm sewer system permit holders and other stormwater sources to meet nutrient load reductions in the management action plan
Legislative Description
Caloosahatchee River Watershed
Last Action
Died in Environment and Natural Resources
3/14/2022
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