Gray Water Disposal Regulations Florida

Other regulations have expanded the definition of graywater to specifically include discharges from dishwashers.

Gray water disposal regulations florida.

The credit applies to the full cost of installing a water conservation system. As defined in chapter 381 of the florida statutes gray water includes water from baths showers clothes washers laundry trays and sinks but does not include wastewater from kitchen sinks. Chapter 64e 6 florida administrative code. Standards for onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems.

Type 1 reclaimed water general permit for greywater. Effective april 28 2010. Addresses the releases of wastes from gambling vessels operating in florida coastal waters and the minimum waste service demand to be met by berth waterfront land facility owners as required by chapter 2008 231 laws of florida clean ocean act which created section 376 25 f s. Florida bans outdoor greywater use but allows it for flushing toilets.

After march 1 2009 the florida building code was updated and specifies that gray water may only be used for flushing of toilets and urinals florida building code 2009 and any discharge from the building must be connected to a public sewer or an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system in accordance with chapter 64e 6 florida. A type 1 reclaimed water general permit allows private residential direct reuse of greywater for a flow of less than 400 gallons per day if all the following conditions. Wastewater from toilets urinals and kitchen drains is classified as blackwater and must be directly connected to a public sewer or to an onsite sewage. Table 1 shows various other definitions for graywater based on different regulations usepa 2008b.

And or onsite sewage disposal system regulated by chapter 64e 6 f a c approval is required from the chd for the following. State of florida department of health chapter 64e 6 florida administrative code standards for onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems part i 64e 6 001 general. Others like west virginia and massachusetts allow greywater systems only in houses with a composting toilet. Onsite wastewater concepts part c state regulations 2013 29 dbpr responsibilities prior to licensing an establishment that depends on a water supply system regulated by chapter 64e 8 f a c.

1 the provisions of part i 64e 6 001 6 016 of this chapter shall apply to all areas of the state except where specific. At the time of writing some states regulate greywater like septic water and require a septic disposal system for it. Department of health. Well as wastewater from lavatory sinks laundry and water fountains usepa 2008a.