| 2017-12-04 11:31:38 | PASSED WITH PROVISOS: SWIMMING POOL DISCHARGE MAY |
| | CONNECT TO CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH SEWER. SEE BELOW FOR |
| | CONDITIONS. |
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| | SWIMMING POOL DISCHARGES |
| | BACKGROUND: |
| | SWIMMING POOL DISCHARGES CAN BE A SOURCE OF ILLICIT |
| | DISCHARGES IN MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS |
| | (MS4). CHLORINE AND OTHER CHEMICALS USED IN MAINTAINING |
| | POOLS AND SPAS, WHICH OFTEN INCLUDE ACIDIC OR ALKALINE |
| | CLEANING COMPOUNDS, CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE |
| | PLANT AND AQUATIC LIFE IN SURFACE WATERS. EVEN AT LOW |
| | LEVELS, CHLORINE CAN BE TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE. |
| | SUBSECTION 62-302.530(19), FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| | (F.A.C.) LIMITS THE DISCHARGE OF CHLORINE TO SURFACE |
| | WATER BODIES TO < 0.01 MILLIGRAM PER LITER (MG/L). IN |
| | ADDITION, TURBIDITY ASSOCIATED WITH BACKWASHING AND |
| | CLEANING CAN ALSO VIOLATE SURFACE WATER QUALITY |
| | STANDARDS. |
| | EXISTING REGULATIONS: |
| | THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REGULATES PUBLIC |
| | SWIMMING POOLS AND BATHING PLACES. SUBSECTION 64E-9.007 |
| | (15) ?POOL WASTE WATER DISPOSAL? STATES IN PART: ?POOL |
| | WASTE WATER SHALL BE DISCHARGED THROUGH AN AIR GAP; |
| | DISPOSAL SHALL BE TO SANITARY SEWERS, STORM SEWERS, |
| | DRAINFIELDS, OR BY OTHER MEANS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | LOCAL MUNICIPAL AND BUILDING OFFICIAL REQUIREMENTS |
| | INCLUDING OBTAINING ALL NECESSARY PERMITS.? |
| | OTHER STATES INCLUDING MICHIGAN, PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND |
| | AND NEW JERSEY, REQUIRE PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS TO OBTAIN |
| | A GENERAL NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION |
| | SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER FROM |
| | PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS. THERE IS NO SUCH REQUIREMENT IN |
| | THE FLORIDA. DECHLORINATED SWIMMING POOL DISCHARGES ARE |
| | AUTHORIZED IN FLORIDA IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 62-624.200(2)(Q), F.A.C.; PROVIDED THAT THEY DO NOT |
| | CAUSE A VIOLATION OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. |
| | GUIDANCE: |
| | TO HELP PROTECT FLORIDA?S ENVIRONMENT, THE FOLLOWING |
| | BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN |
| | DRAINING SWIMMING POOLS OR DISCHARGING FILTER BACKWASH |
| | INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. |
| | ONLY DRAIN YOUR POOL WHEN NECESSARY. AVOID |
| | DRAINING/BACKWASHING YOUR POOL DURING PERIODS OF |
| | DROUGHT AND DURING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EVENTS. DO NOT |
| | DRAIN YOUR POOL WHEN WATERING RESTRICTIONS ARE IN |
| | PLACE. |
| | BEFORE DRAINING YOUR POOL, ALLOW THE WATER TO STAND FOR |
| | AT LEAST 48 HOURS AFTER THE LAST ADDITION OF CHLORINE |
| | OR UNTIL THE FREE CHLORINE RESIDUAL IS < 0.01 MG/L. (IF |
| | YOU NEED TO DRAIN YOUR POOL QUICKLY, YOU CAN PURCHASE |
| | CHLORINE-NEUTRALIZING CHEMICALS SUCH AS SODIUM |
| | THIOSULFATE AT YOUR LOCAL POOL SUPPLY COMPANY.) |
| | TEST THE FREE CHLORINE RESIDUAL BEFORE DISCHARGING. A |
| | FREE CHLORINE RESIDUAL SHOULD NOT BE DETECTED. THE |
| | CHLORINE RESIDUAL CAN BE TESTED USING A STANDARD POOL |
| | TEST KIT. (REFER TO 64E-9.004 (11), F.A.C. FOR |
| | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.) |
| | THE WATER SHOULD BE CLEAR AND FREE OF SOLIDS. |
| | THE PH MUST BE BETWEEN 6.5 AND 8.5 BEFORE IT IS |
| | DISCHARGED. |
| | ALGAECIDES CONTAINING COPPER OR SILVER CAN INTERRUPT |
| | NORMAL ALGAL AND PLANT GROWTH IN SURFACE WATER BODIES |
| | AND SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION. FOLLOW THE |
| | MANUFACTURER?S INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE DISCHARGING WATER |
| | THAT HAS HAD AN ALGAECIDE ADDED RECENTLY. |
| | CONTROL THE RATE OF DISCHARGE ACROSS YOUR PROPERTY TO |
| | AVOID EROSION AND NUISANCE CONDITIONS FOR NEIGHBORING |
| | PROPERTIES. NUISANCE CONDITIONS SUCH AS THE CREATION OF |
| | ODORS, MOSQUITO BREEDING CONDITIONS, OR FLOODING CAN |
| | OCCUR WHEN WATER IS PONDED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD. |
| | DIRECT THE DISCHARGE OVER A VEGETATED SURFACE SO THAT |
| | SOME LEVEL OF FILTRATION CAN OCCUR. |
| | DO NOT DISCHARGE ON AREAS RECENTLY TREATED WITH |
| | HERBICIDES OR PESTICIDES. |
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| | DISPOSAL TO SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS: |
| | POOL AND SPA WASTEWATER SHOULD NOT BE DISCHARGED INTO |
| | THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE |
| | WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY. |
| | AVOID DISCHARGING TO THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM DURING |
| | OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER A SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EVENT. |
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| | THIS DOCUMENT WAS DEVELOPED IN PART USING INFORMATION |
| | OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES. IT SHOULD NOT BE |
| | CONSIDERED COMPREHENSIVE AS OTHER LOCAL PERMITTING |
| | REQUIREMENTS MAY APPLY. |
| | ENVIRONMENTAL TIMES. ?FROM THE POOL TO THE LAGOON. POOL |
| | OWNERS CAN PROTECT THE LAKE WORTH LAGOON.? REPRINTED |
| | FROM THE ?LAKE WORTH LAGOON UPDATE.? SPRING 2004. |
| | MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. ?FACT |
| | SHEET FOR GENERAL NO. 01SI DISCHARGES FROM SWIMMING |
| | POOL AND SPAS? |
| | MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. ?JUST |
| | THE FACTS ABOUT??SWIMMING POOL & SPA GUIDELINES |
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| | MANNY GONZALEZ |
| | ENGINEERING PROJECT COORDINATOR |
| | PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT |
| | 401 CLEMATIS STREET, 4TH FLOOR |
| | WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401 |
| | (MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 3366, ZIP 33402) |
| | MAIN PHONE: (561) 822-1200 |
| | DIRECT: (561) 494-1085 |
| | FAX: (561) 494-1116 |
| | EMAIL: [email protected] |
| | HTTP://WWW.WPB.ORG/DEPARTMENTS/ENGINEERING-PUBLIC-WORKS |
| | /FORMS,-PERMITS-APPLICATIONS |
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| | IMPORTANT MESSAGE: AS OF DECEMBER 20, 2015 THE CITY OF |
| | WEST PALM BEACH |
| | CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL MANUAL HAS BEEN REVISED, |
| | MAKING KNOWN THAT "ALL BACKFLOW DEVICES MUST BE LEAD |
| | FREE." |
| | FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE LINK BELOW: |
| | HTTP://WPB.ORG/DEPARTMENTS/PUBLIC-UTILITIES/FORMS-PUBLI |
| | CATIONS/BACKFLOW-CROSS-CONNECTION-CONTROL-MANUAL |
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