Bill Text: FL S1058 | 2021 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Sanitary Sewer Lateral Inspection Programs
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2021-04-30 - Died in Appropriations [S1058 Detail]
Download: Florida-2021-S1058-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2021 CS for SB 1058 By the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources; and Senator Burgess 592-02885-21 20211058c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to sanitary sewer lateral inspection 3 programs; amending ss. 125.569 and 166.0481, F.S.; 4 defining the term “continuous monolithic pipe system”; 5 authorizing counties and municipalities, respectively, 6 to access sanitary sewer laterals within their 7 jurisdiction for specified purposes; requiring 8 counties and municipalities to notify private property 9 owners within a specified timeframe if the county or 10 municipality intends to access the owner’s sanitary 11 sewer lateral; providing that counties and 12 municipalities that establish programs are legally and 13 financially responsible for all work done; requiring 14 counties and municipalities that establish programs to 15 consider economical methods for the counties and 16 municipalities, rather than the property owners, to 17 complete such work; authorizing a program established 18 by a county or a municipality to evaluate and 19 rehabilitate sanitary sewer laterals on residential 20 and commercial properties to use state or local funds 21 allocated for environmental preservation or the 22 protection of water quality; providing an effective 23 date. 24 25 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 26 27 Section 1. Section 125.569, Florida Statutes, is amended to 28 read: 29 125.569 County sanitary sewer lateral inspections 30inspection programs for counties.— 31 (1) As used in this section, the term: 32 (a) “Sanitary sewer lateral” means a privately owned 33 pipeline connecting a property to the main sewer line which is 34 maintained and repaired by the property owner. 35 (b) “Continuous monolithic pipe system” means a pipe system 36 with no joints or seams anywhere, including all points where it 37 connects to the structure, the mainline, and the cleanout. 38 (2) A county may access any sanitary sewer lateral within 39 its jurisdiction to investigate, clean, repair, recondition, or 40 replace the sanitary sewer lateral. 41 (3)By July 1, 2022,Each county is encouraged to establish 42 an evaluation and rehabilitation program for sanitary sewer 43 laterals on residential and commercial properties within the 44 county’s jurisdiction to identify and reduce extraneous flow 45 from leaking sanitary sewer laterals. At a minimum, the program 46 may do all of the following: 47 (a) Establish a system to identify defective, damaged, or 48 deteriorated sanitary sewer laterals on residential and 49 commercial properties within the jurisdiction of the county. If 50 a county identifies a defective, damaged, or deteriorated 51 sanitary sewer lateral and initiates a program to eliminate 52 extraneous flow, the county: 53 1. Shall notify the property owner of the issue by 54 certified mail, return receipt requested. The notice must 55 specify that within 14 days after receiving the notice, the 56 county intends to access the owner’s property to address the 57 defective, damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral. The 58 notice must identify the issue, inform the property owner that 59 he or she will be indemnified and held harmless in the repair 60 process, and provide a proposed timeline and plan for the 61 duration of the project, including start and completion dates. 62 2. Is responsible for any repair work done on the private 63 property. If any disruption of the property is necessary to 64 access the sanitary sewer lateral, the county shall ensure that 65 the property is restored to at least its pre-work conditions 66 after the repair is complete. Any repair work done to a sanitary 67 sewer lateral must meet all of the following requirements: 68 a. Provide one continuous monolithic pipe system. The 69 connections for the structure, mainline, and cleanout must be 70 installed and integrated into the continuous monolithic pipe 71 system by a Florida-licensed plumber; and 72 b. Be inspected using a lateral launch or similar CCTV 73 camera system conducted by a Pipeline Assessment Certification 74 Program (PACP)- and Lateral Assessment and Certification Program 75 (LACP)-certified camera operator. The contractor must produce 76 and provide the county with a PACP- and LACP-certified report 77 describing the conditions of the continuous monolithic pipe 78 system and the respective connections to the main sewer pipe and 79 the structure. 80 (b) Consider economical methods for the countya property81ownerto repair or replace a defective, damaged, or deteriorated 82 sanitary sewer lateral. 83 (c) Establish and maintain a publicly accessible database 84 to store information concerning properties where a defective, 85 damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral has been 86 identified. For each property, the database must include, but is 87 not limited to, the address of the property, the names of any 88 persons the county notified concerning the faulty sanitary sewer 89 lateral, and the date and method of such notification. 90 (d) Use state or local funds allocated for the purpose of 91 environmental preservation or the protection of water quality. 92 Section 2. Section 166.0481, Florida Statutes, is amended 93 to read: 94 166.0481 Municipal sanitary sewer lateral inspections 95inspection programs for municipalities.— 96 (1) As used in this section, the term: 97 (a) “Sanitary sewer lateral” means a privately owned 98 pipeline connecting a property to the main sewer line which is 99 maintained and repaired by the property owner. 100 (b) “Continuous monolithic pipe system” means a pipe system 101 with no joints or seams anywhere, including all points where it 102 connects to the structure, the mainline, and the cleanout. 103 (2) A municipality may access any sanitary sewer lateral 104 within its jurisdiction to investigate, clean, repair, 105 recondition, or replace the sanitary sewer lateral. 106 (3)By July 1, 2022,Each municipality is encouraged to 107 establish an evaluation and rehabilitation program for sanitary 108 sewer laterals on residential and commercial properties within 109 the municipality’s jurisdiction to identify and reduce 110 extraneous flow from leaking sanitary sewer laterals. At a 111 minimum, the program may do all of the following: 112 (a) Establish a system to identify defective, damaged, or 113 deteriorated sanitary sewer laterals on residential and 114 commercial properties within the jurisdiction of the 115 municipality. If a municipality identifies such a defective, 116 damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral and initiates a 117 program to eliminate extraneous flow, the municipality: 118 1. Shall notify the property owner of the issue by 119 certified mail, return receipt requested. The notice must 120 specify that within 14 days after receiving the notice, the 121 municipality intends to access the owner’s property to address 122 the defective, damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral. 123 The notice must identify the issue, inform the property owner 124 that he or she will be indemnified and held harmless in the 125 repair process, and provide a proposed timeline and plan for the 126 duration of the project, including start and completion dates. 127 2. Is responsible for any repair work done on the private 128 property. If any disruption of the property is necessary to 129 access the sanitary sewer lateral, the municipality must ensure 130 that the property is restored to at least its pre-work 131 conditions after the repair is complete. Any repair work done to 132 a sanitary sewer lateral must meet all of the following 133 requirements: 134 a. Provide one continuous monolithic pipe system. The 135 connections for the structure, mainline, and cleanout must be 136 installed and integrated into the continuous monolithic pipe 137 system by a Florida-licensed plumber; and 138 b. Be inspected using a lateral launch or similar CCTV 139 camera system and conducted by a Pipeline Assessment 140 Certification Program (PACP)- and Lateral Assessment and 141 Certification Program (LACP)-certified camera operator. The 142 contractor must produce and provide the county with a PACP- and 143 LACP-certified report stating the conditions of the continuous 144 monolithic pipe system and the respective connections to the 145 main sewer pipe and the structure. 146 (b) Consider economical methods for the municipalitya147property ownerto repair or replace a defective, damaged, or 148 deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral. 149 (c) Establish and maintain a publicly accessible database 150 to store information concerning properties where a defective, 151 damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral has been 152 identified. For each property, the database must include, but is 153 not limited to, the address of the property, the names of any 154 persons the municipality notified concerning the faulty sanitary 155 sewer lateral, and the date and method of such notification. 156 (d) Use state or local funds allocated for the purpose of 157 environmental preservation or the protection of water quality. 158 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.