§ 27-380. Notifications.
(a)
An owner/operator of a hazardous material wellfield facility in Zone 1 or Zone 2 shall provide written notification to PPRAQD, Wellfield Protection Program, within thirty (30) days after adding or removing a chemical compound containing regulated substances to or from the facility's inventory of regulated substances or after any change in the facility's storage, handling, use, or production of such chemical compounds.
(b)
An owner/operator of a hazardous material wellfield facility in Zone 1 or Zone 2 shall provide written notification to PPRAQD, Wellfield Protection Program, within thirty (30) days prior to any expansion, alteration, or modification of the facility.
(c)
An owner of property within a wellfield protection area shall provide written notification to PPRAQD, Wellfield Protection Program, within fifteen (15) days that a tenant has moved into or out of the property, if that tenant stores, handles, uses, or produces any regulated substance.
(d)
An owner/operator of a community water system shall provide written notification to PPRAQD, Wellfield Protection Program, within thirty (30) days after the identification of any facility it determines is a potential threat to the community water system.
(e)
An owner/operator of a community water system shall notify all businesses within two hundred and fifty (250) feet from the location of a surficial aquifer system water well, at least sixty (60) days prior to beginning construction, that each business will be located within Zone 1 of a wellfield protection area.
(f)
An owner/operator of a community water system shall notify all businesses that are between two hundred and fifty (250) feet to five hundred (500) feet from the location of a surficial aquifer system water well, at least sixty (60) days prior to beginning construction, that each business will be located within Zone 2 of a wellfield protection area.
(g)
An owner/operator of a community water system that constructs a surficial aquifer system water well shall provide PPRAQD, Wellfield Protection Program, the well completion report and a current study listing the names and addresses of all businesses within Zones 1 and 2 of the newly-constructed water well within thirty (30) days after construction.
(h)
An owner/operator of a hazardous material wellfield facility shall provide written notice of construction to PPRAQD, Wellfield Protection Program, at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to construction of a monitoring well.
(i)
An owner/operator of a hazardous material wellfield facility shall provide written notice to PPRAQD, Wellfield Protection Program, at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the collection of groundwater or raw water samples from a monitoring well if such notice is requested by PPRAQD. If an owner/operator of a hazardous material wellfield facility receives such a request within the seventy-two (72) hour period prior to the anticipated collection of groundwater or raw water samples from a monitoring well, it shall provide notice to PPRAQD as soon as possible after receipt.
(j)
An owner/operator of a hazardous material wellfield facility shall provide PPRAQD, Wellfield Protection Program, the designated number of the monitoring well and a well completion report in accordance with PPRAQD's Minimum Criteria for Monitoring Well Installation and Sampling, within thirty (30) days after construction of a monitoring well.
(k)
An owner/operator of a hazardous material facility shall, in the event of an unauthorized release of any quantity of regulated substances to the environment in Zone 1 or Zone 2, or an unauthorized release of regulated substances that exceeds the Reportable Quantity Threshold established in Section 27-352 in Zone 3, stabilize the situation by stopping, containing, and abating the release and the further spread of contamination, and implement the spill prevention and control plan, if one has been prepared. The owner/operator shall also:
(1)
immediately report the incident(s) by telephone to PPRAQD Environmental Response Line at 954-519-1499 or by electronic mail to epdhotline@broward.org; and
(2)
provide written notification of oral or electronic mail reports to PPRAQD within seven (7) days after the date of the release. Written notification shall include, at a minimum, the location of the release, a brief description of the incident that caused the release or discovery, a description of the quantity and composition of the release, a brief description of the actions taken in response to the release, and any laboratory analyses of any samples taken, if available.
(l)
An owner/operator of a hazardous material wellfield facility shall provide written notice to PPRAQD within fifteen (15) business days after the completion of a closure or of an owner/operator vacating the facility in accordance with Subsection 27-384(d), notwithstanding whether the facility was licensed.
(Ord. No. 2013-23, § 1, 6-11-13)