Legislative Session number- 83

Bill Name: SF2090

Creating a certification program for new wastewater treatment +technology
(advanced treatment systems); defining certain terms; requiring +biodigester and
water reclamation systems to meet certain requirements; establishing +a pilot
program for certification of manufacturers of alternative septic +system
technology; requiring manufacturers under the authority of the +pollution
control agency in consultation with the department of health to +submit
accredited third party testing documentation certifying the ability +of
biodigester and wastewater reclamation systems to meet the state +standards for
above or below surface discharge or potable water and to provide +training
approved by the PCA commissioner to provide certification for +persons to
properly install, maintain, operate and monitor the systems, +requiring
reimbursement to the PCA for the cost of staff services to review the
information submitted, limit, requiring deposit in the environmental +fund for
appropriation to the PCA for review purposes, requiring the PCA to +reimburse
the department of health for consultation costs; specifying certain requirements
for manufacturer or consumer participation in the pilot +program, requiring the
monitoring of systems by other than the owner and +annual monitoring and
maintenance reports to the commissioners and the local regulatory authority;
subjecting the permitting of biodigester and +water reclamation systems to local
government approval, requiring +compliance with certain environmental standards,
authorizing the PCA to issue either +individual or general permits; temporarily
exempting the systems from state and +local requirements relating to plumbing
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