Senate Bill sb2304

    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 2304

    By Senator Dawson





    29-1245-03                                         See HB 1589

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to reclaimed water; amending

  3         ss. 373.250 and 403.064, F.S.; requiring the

  4         Department of Health to submit an annual report

  5         regarding the quality of reclaimed water to the

  6         Legislature; revising legislative findings;

  7         providing an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 373.250, Florida

12  Statutes, is amended to read:

13         373.250  Reuse of reclaimed water.--

14         (1)  The encouragement and promotion of water

15  conservation and reuse of reclaimed water, as defined by the

16  department, are state objectives and considered to be in the

17  public interest. The Department of Health shall provide the

18  Legislature with an annual report that analyzes the quality of

19  the reclaimed water that is reused in this state in ways that

20  involve potential human exposure and provide recommendations

21  to ensure that such reuse is The Legislature finds that the

22  use of reclaimed water provided by domestic wastewater

23  treatment plants permitted and operated under a reuse program

24  approved by the department is environmentally acceptable and

25  not a threat to public health and safety.

26         Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 403.064, Florida

27  Statutes, is amended to read:

28         403.064  Reuse of reclaimed water.--

29         (1)  The encouragement and promotion of water

30  conservation, and reuse of reclaimed water, as defined by the

31  department, are state objectives and are considered to be in

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 2304
    29-1245-03                                         See HB 1589




 1  the public interest. The Legislature finds that the reuse of

 2  reclaimed water is a critical component of meeting the state's

 3  existing and future water supply needs while sustaining

 4  natural systems. The Department of Health shall provide the

 5  Legislature with an annual report that analyzes the quality of

 6  the reclaimed water that is reused in this state in ways that

 7  involve potential human exposure and provide recommendations

 8  to ensure that such reuse is The Legislature further finds

 9  that for those wastewater treatment plants permitted and

10  operated under an approved reuse program by the department,

11  the reclaimed water shall be considered environmentally

12  acceptable and not a threat to public health and safety.

13         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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