The Florida Senate
HOUSE MESSAGE SUMMARY
Prepared By: The Professional Staff of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
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BILL: CS/SB 64
INTRODUCER: Environment and Natural Resources Committee and Senator Albritton
SUBJECT: Reclaimed Water
DATE: April 14, 2021
I.Amendments Contained in Message:
House Amendment 1 – 101923 (body with title)
II.Summary of Amendments Contained in Message:
House Amendment 1:
 Extends the deadline for utilities to fully implement a plan to eliminate surface water
discharges to January 1, 2032, from January 1, 2028.
 Eliminates the hardship conditions available under the bill, which authorize surface water
discharges for utilities with various hardships.
 Deletes the requirement that a plan to eliminate surface water discharges and certain
applicable environmental and public health protection requirements be included in a utility’s
operating permit.
 Clarifies that approval or modification of a plan by the Department of Environmental
Protection does not constitute final agency action.
 Provides that the bill provisions do not apply to certain domestic wastewater treatment
facilities operated by an operator of a mobile home park.
 Provides for a 25 percent density or intensity bonus to a developer or homebuilder if at least
75 percent of a proposed or existing development will have a graywater system installed or a
35 percent bonus if 100 percent of a proposed or existing development will have a graywater
system installed, in addition to any bonus provided by a county, municipality or special
district ordinance in effect on July 1, 2021.
 Provides that the required maintenance of a graywater system is the responsibility of a
residential homeowner, not the manufacturer.