SB 608 — Sanitary Sewer Lateral Inspection Programs

Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 608 By Senatorthe BrodeurCommittee 9-00523-22on 2022608__Environment Aand billNatural toResources; be entitled An act relating to sanitary sewer lateral inspection programs;

and Senator Brodeur 592-01304-22 2022608c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to sanitary sewer lateral inspection programs;

providing that counties and municipalities may establish and implement alternative evaluation and rehabilitation programs to identify and reduce extraneous flow from leaking sanitary sewer laterals;

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Section 125.569, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

125.569 County sanitary sewer lateral inspections Page 1 of 6 CODING:

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Section 125.569, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

125.569 County sanitary sewer lateral inspections inspection programs for counties.— (1) As used in this section, the term:

The notice must specify that within 14 days after receiving the notice, the county intends to accessPage the2 owner’sof property6 toCODING: address the defective, damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral.

The notice must identify the issue, inform the property owner that he or she will be Page 2 of 6 CODING:

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The notice must identify the issue, inform the property owner that he or she will be indemnified and held harmless in the repair process, and provide a proposed timeline and plan for the duration of the project, including start and completion dates.

(c) Establish and maintain a publicly accessible database to store information concerning properties where a defective, damaged,Page or3 deterioratedof sanitary6 sewerCODING: lateral has been identified.

For each property, the database must include, but is not limited to, the address of the property, the names of any Page 3 of 6 CODING:

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For each property, the database must include, but is not limited to, the address of the property, the names of any persons the county notified concerning the faulty sanitary sewer lateral, and the date and method of such notification.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), a county may elect to establish and implement an alternative evaluation and rehabilitation program to identify and reduce extraneous flow from leaking sanitary sewer laterals.

(3) By July 1, 2022, Each municipality is encouraged to establish an evaluation and rehabilitation program for sanitary sewer laterals on residential and commercial properties within the municipality’s jurisdiction to identify and reduce extraneousPage flow4 fromof leaking6 sanitaryCODING: sewer laterals.

At a minimum, the program may do all of the following:

(a) Establish a system to identify defective, damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer laterals on residential and commercial properties within the jurisdiction of the municipality.

If a municipality identifies a defective, damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral and initiates a program Page 4 of 6 CODING:

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At a minimum, the program may do all of the following:

(a) Establish a system to identify defective, damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer laterals on residential and commercial properties within the jurisdiction of the municipality.

If a municipality identifies a defective, damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral and initiates a program to eliminate extraneous flow, the municipality:

Be inspected using a lateral launch or similar CCTV camera system conducted by a Pipeline Assessment Certification ProgramPage (PACP)-5 andof Lateral6 AssessmentCODING: and Certification Program (LACP)-certified camera operator.

The contractor must produce and provide the county with a PACP- and LACP-certified report describing the conditions in the continuous monolithic pipe system and the respective connections to the main sewer pipe and the structure.

(b) Consider economical methods for the municipality a Page 5 of 6 CODING:

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The contractor must produce and provide the county with a PACP- and LACP-certified report describing the conditions in the continuous monolithic pipe system and the respective connections to the main sewer pipe and the structure.

(b) Consider economical methods for the municipality a property owner to repair or replace a defective, damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), a municipality may elect to establish and implement an alternative evaluation and rehabilitation program to identify and reduce extraneous flow from leaking sanitary sewer laterals.