Standards for Storm Water Systems

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to standards for storm water systems; 2
creating ss. 125.5695 and 166.04815, F.S.; requiring 3
storm water systems in counties and municipalities, 4
respectively, to comply with specified Department of 5
Transportation standards; providing inspection 6
requirements for such systems; specifying that certain 7
local standards are superseded; providing a finding of 8
an important state interest; providing an effective 9
date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Section 125.5695, Florida Statutes, is created 14
to read: 15
125.5695 Standards for storm water systems.— 16
(1) All storm water systems, including storm pipe and 17
storm structures in counties in this state, when installing new 18
storm pipe and storm structures, must follow the annual 19
Department of Transportation's Standard Specifications for Road 20
and Bridge Construction contained in the sections "Pipe 21
Culverts" and "Pipe Liner." 22
(2) Final inspections for all storm pipe and storm 23
structures in counties in this state must be performed by a 24
NASSCO's Pipeline Assessment Certification Program (PACP) 25

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certified technician who is employed by a third-party licensed 26
engineering firm that does not have a controlling interest in 27
the company that installed the storm system being inspected. The 28
inspection and video process may use standard closed-circuit 29
television inspection equipment, along with an optional camera 30
with a fisheye lens for video inspection purposes. 31
(3) The standards for installation and inspection in 32
subsections (1) and (2) supersede all existing and local 33
standards in counties. 34
Section 2. Section 166.04815, Florida Statutes, is created 35
to read: 36
166.04815 Standards for storm water systems.— 37
(1) All storm water systems, including storm pipe and 38
storm structures in municipalities in this state, when 39
installing new storm pipe and storm structures, must follow the 40
annual Department of Transportation's Standard Specifications 41
for Road and Bridge Construction contained in the sections "Pipe 42
Culverts" and "Pipe Liner." 43
(2) Final inspections for all storm pipe and storm 44
structures in municipalities in this state must be performed by 45
a NASSCO's Pipeline Assessment Certification Program (PACP) 46
certified technician who is employed by a third-party licensed 47
engineering firm that does not have a controlling interest in 48
the company that installed the storm system being inspected. The 49
inspection and video process may use standard closed-circuit 50

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television inspection equipment, along with an optional camera 51
with a fisheye lens for video inspection purposes. 52
(3) The standards for installation and inspection in 53
subsections (1) and (2) supersede all existing and local 54
standards in municipalities. 55
Section 3. Pursuant to s. 18, Art. VII of the State 56
Constitution, the Legislature hereby determines and declares 57
that this act fulfills an important state interest. 58
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 59