OSTDS Variance Board Meeting

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announces a meeting of the Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System (OSTDS) Variance Board.

Board meetings, held monthly, are public meetings to which all persons are invited. The purpose of these meetings is to examine applications for variance from the requirements of Chapter 62-6, F.A.C., entitled "Standards for Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems," pursuant to section 381.0065(3)(d), F.S. The meetings are conducted virtually via GoToWebinar.

Register to attend the meeting (this link is valid for all 2023 OSTDS Variance Board meetings; when prompted, please select the date for which you'd like to register).

A copy of the agenda may be obtained seven days prior to each meeting date by contacting Ed Williams, Environmental Consultant in the Division of Water Resource Management's Onsite Sewage Program, at 850-245-4070 or Ed.P.Williams@FloridaDEP.gov.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least five days before the meeting by contacting: Ed Williams as listed above. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (Voice).

Section 286.0105, F.S., provides that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the department with respect to any matter considered at one of these meetings, they will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purposes, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.

For more information on OSTDS Variance Board meetings, please contact Ed Williams as listed above, or via U.S. mail at 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3596, Tallahassee, FL, 32399.