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Determining Jurisdiction -- It's About Time...and People
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The Florida Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) uses the term
"non-transient population" to designate people who consume water from the same
system for more than 6 months per year. An example would be a
business that employs 25 or more people; the "non-transients" are the
permanent employees. Another example would be a school that has 25
or more students who are attending classes for more than 60 days. If
there are at least 25 persons who orally consume water more than 60
days/year then the water system is regulated by the Department of
Environmental Protection under the SDWA. Oral consumption is assumed
if the non-transient population (such as students in a school or
employees of a business) have access to a sink tap. |
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Transients may be customers, seasonal visitors, and employees who
work less than 60 days per year. To count transients as population
served, piped water must be made available for oral consumption - -
e.g., through a water fountain, cups, or beverages made with water
or when water is used for preparing food or in dishwashing. |
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Are there 25 or more of the same persons served year-round? (A
year is defined as being greater than nine months.) If YES, then the
water system is regulated by the Department of Environmental
Protection under the SDWA. If NO, and there is no transient
population consuming the water, then it is under the jurisdiction of
Chapter 64E-8, F. A. C., and the Department of Health. |
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Are there 25 or more persons served 60 days to six months/year? If
YES, then the water system is regulated by the Department of
Environmental Protection under the SDWA. If NO, and there is no
transient population consuming the water, then it is under the
jurisdiction of Chapter 64E-8, F. A. C., and the Department of
Health. (Recreational vehicle parks and camp grounds are assumed to
cater to a population that remains less than six months/year) |
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Are there 25 or more of the same persons served six to nine
months/year? If YES, then the water system is regulated by the
Department of Environmental Protection under the SDWA. If NO, and
there is no transient population consuming the water, then it is
under the jurisdiction of Chapter 64E-8, F. A. C., and the
Department of Health. (Trailer parks are assumed to cater to
populations that remain more than six months per year.) |
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