Sec. 366.614. - Bulk Storage Facility Requirements.

(a) All Bulk Storage Facilities shall comply with the IFAS Green Industries Best Management Practices fertilizer storage and handling requirements as set forth in Appendix C of Florida Green Industries, Best Management Practices for Protection of Water Resources in Florida , June 2002. (b) All Bulk Storage Facilities shall also comply with the following requirements: (1) Fertilizer transportation and application equipment shall be a sufficient distance away from, storm drains, ditches and canal banks to avoid a fertilizer spill entering surface waters; (2) Fertilizer solution tanks shall not be rinsed directly or directly emptied into streams, canals, other water bodies, or on roadways; (3) All personnel involved in handling fertilizer material at the bulk storage facility shall be properly trained. The facility shall maintain documentation of training for each person involved in handling fertilizer material. (4) Fertilizer transportation and application equipment shall be parked only on designated paved sites with runoff controls. (5) Buckets, shovels, and absorbents shall be readily available for immediate cleanup. (6) Containers of liquid fertilizer shall be stored inside of secondary containment that provides capacity equal to the largest container stored within. (c) Bulk Storage Facilities shall have a written spill containment plan on site that is readily available to all personnel involved in the handling and spreading of fertilizer. The written spill containment plan shall include the following: (1) An identification of the personnel responsible for cleanup and a chain-of-command for documenting remedial actions taken. (2) The procedures to be followed when cleaning up a spill, including the location of cleanup materials, including but not limited to, absorbents, tarps, buckets, and shovels; (3) The materials used to train facility personnel in spill cleanup procedures. (4) The telephone number of the Environmental Quality Division to be used by facility personnel to notify the Division of reportable spills. (d) Bulk Storage Facilities shall report any fertilizer spills that are either ten gallons liquid or ten pounds dry to the Environmental Quality Division within 24 hours of the spill occurring. Any Fertilizer spill occurring inside of a Bulk Storage Facility building that does not have a floor drain and where the spill does not leave the enclosed building is not required to be reported to the Division. (e) The Department shall annually inspect each facility regulated under this Section to review the facility's best management practice manual and spill containment plan to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Section. (Ord. 2008-28-E, § 1)