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Division of Water Resource Management

Onsite Sewage Interoffice Memoranda

The following are active Onsite Sewage Program memos, organized by date of issue. These memos contain direction for personnel working in the onsite sewage treatment and disposal system organization. Unless otherwise noted, all materials are in the Portable Document Format (PDF) and are less than 5 mb in size. All historical memos not present are viewable in DEPs online repository: Oculus in the Memos profile of the Onsite Sewage catalog.

Onsite Sewage Past Research Projects

Background Information

  • OSTDS research program started in 1983.
  • Program research focused on investigating public health impacts, environmental impacts, and performance of onsite systems.
  • Results from these research have historically helped shape the onsite industry as it exists today.

Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction Strategies Study (2009 – 2015)

Program Transfer

Transfer of the Onsite Sewage Program from Department of Health to Department of Environmental Protection, Effective July 1, 2021

This page was created to provide a central repository for information related to the transfer of the Onsite Sewage Program from DOH to DEP. The transfer was proposed in the 2020 Legislative Session in Senate Bill 712. The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor DeSantis on June 30, 2020, as Chapter 2020-150.

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