Links to References, Guidance and Other Useful Information for Chapter 62-640, F.A.C.

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Links to Rule References 

• Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 503
• EPA Hazardous Waste Test Method SW-846
• Process Design Manual for Sludge Treatment and Disposal
• POTW Sludge Sampling and Analysis Guidance Document
• Process Design Manual for Land Application of Sewage Sludge and Domestic Septage
• Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities
• Handbook, Septage Treatment and Disposal
• Control of Pathogens and Vector Attraction in Sewage Sludge
• Design Criteria for Mechanical, Electric, and Fluid System and Component Reliability
• A Plain English Guide to the Part 503 Biosolids Regulations
• Guidance for Controlling Potential Risks to Workers Exposed to Class B Biosolids
• Guide to Field Storage of Biosolids
• General Manual, Title 190, Part 402 – Nutrient Management
• FL NRCS Field Office Technical Guide – Nutrient Management, Code 590
• FL NRCS Field Office Technical Guide – Waste Recycling, Code 633
• Water Extractable Phosphorus (see Page 76)
• Soil Testing – UF/IFAS Circular 239
• Extension Soil Testing Laboratory (ESTL) Analytical Procedure and Training Manual - UF/IFAS Circular 1248
• Mehlich-3
• Soil and Water Relationships of Florida's Ecological Communities
• Section 618 of the National Soil Survey Handbook
• Chapter 576, F.S.
• Chapter 5E-1, F.A.C.
• U.S. Composting Council (USCC) Seal of Testing Assurance (STA) Program
  • Participants in the USCC STA Program

Links to Ground Water Monitoring Plan Resources 

• Ground Water Monitoring Plan Guidance
• Chapter 62-520, F.A.C. Ground Water Classes, Standards, and Exemptions
• Ground Water Monitoring Forms
  • DEP Form 62-520.900(1) Application For Monitoring Plan Approval
  • DEP Form 62-520.900(2) Ground Water Monitoring Report
  • DEP Form 62-520.900(3) Monitoring Well Completion Report
• Chapter 62-160, F.A.C., Quality Assurance
• DEP Standard Operating Procedures for Field Activities (SOPs)
  • FS 2200 Groundwater Sampling

Links to Other Related Agencies

• Florida Agencies
• FDACS Bureau of Animal Disease Control
• FDACS Fertilizer Section
• FDACS Office of Agricultural Water Policy
• FDACS Agricultural Best Management Practices
• UF/IFAS Extension Service
• University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
• Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Links to Other Helpful Resources

• DEP Water Resource Management Rules
• DEP Domestic Wastewater Forms
• Florida Administrative Code
• Florida Statutes
• Certified Nutrient Management Planners Technical Service Providers
• Florida Phosphorus Index (P-Index)
• UF/IFAS Florida Phosphorus Index Series: P-Index Guidance for Each Florida County
• UF/IFAS Standardized Fertilization Recommendations for Agronomic Crops (SL 129)
• Part 651 - Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook
• NRCS Web Soil Survey

Links for Septage 

• Fact Sheet: Permitting of Septage Management Facilities (includes checklists for applicants to use when preparing a permit application for a septage management facility)
• Map of Facilities Potentially Willing to Accept Septage (Click on the facility marker on the map to identify the facility name)
• May 27, 2016, Joint DEP DOH Letter to Septage Haulers
  
  • Outline for Applicants Seeking a DEP Septage Management Facility Permit
  • List of Wastewater Facilities Potentially Accepting Septage