Waste Water Services
Wastewater Treatment Plants are required by FDEP (Florida Department of Environmental Protection) to have a Wastewater operator visit their facility based on the facility’s permit.
Our services included but are not limited to the following:
- Process control
- Preventive maintenance on blowers, motors, etc.. such as changing the oil, adding grease to motor and blowers as needed.
- Chemical Adjustment
- Submitting monthly reports DMR (Discharge Monitoring Reports)
- Scheduling Sludge Hauls
- Responding to DEP/EPC Inspection Reports
- Equipment Replacement
- Sample Collection
Lift Station Maintenance
The property that has their own lift station will be responsible to maintain their lift station whether it’s pumping to a city or county main, to their septic system or to their wastewater treatment plant.
*most people think that once it’s flushed down the toilet, sink, etc…they don’t have to worry about it, but when lift station pumps get clogged or worst burn up then they want to call the owner and/or property manager saying, “my toilet won’t flush!” not knowing it was their fault in the first place.
Our services included, but are not limited to the following:
- Pulling pumps
- Cleaning debris from the pumps
- Replacing pumps
- Troubleshooting panels
- Grease preventive maintenance
We encourage our clients to teach their residents to only flush those things which are supposed to be flushed and put the rest in the trash can. This is a never-ending battle and most of my clients send out reminders monthly.
Septic Systems
Florida requires that septic systems to have a maintenance entity.
These requirements, including:
- Maintenance contract – Homeowners must maintain a valid maintenance contract with an approved maintenance entity for the life of the system.
- Inspections – The maintenance entity must inspect and service the system at least twice per year.
- Inspection reports – The maintenance entity must submit inspection reports to the Florida Department of Health.
- Department inspections – The Florida Department of Health will inspect the maintenance and performance of the system at least once per year.
- Operating permit – Homeowners must maintain a current operating permit for the life of the system. The operating permit must be renewed every two years.
- Maintenance entity service agreement – The maintenance entity service agreement must disclose that the property owner has the right to maintain their own system.
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) is the regulatory body that governs septic systems in Florida.
Septic tanks should be pumped every 3 to 5 years by a state-licensed septage disposal company. Alternative systems with electrical float switches, pumps, or mechanical components should be inspected more often, generally once a year.