currently and allows users to view locate tickets for up to 30 days. Interestingly, photos, notes
and street views are available with DigCheck.
Attendees were treated to a scrumptious
buffet lunch with a keynote speaker--former twotime Olympian Cliff Meidl, who impressed the
audience with his remarkable story of recovery and
overcoming adversity after he experienced a tragic
digging accident. NUCA FL thanks the Florida
Energy Pipeline Association and its members who
sponsored Cliff’s presentation and Sunshine 811
for coordinating his attendance and travel.
The post-lunch session focused on New Stormwater & Dewatering Discharge
Regulations by Eddie Snell, Reedy Creek Improvement District. Eddie shared Reactive Best
Management Practices and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPPs) requirements,
including new site-specific criteria. He also cautioned contractors about the fines and penalties
for non-compliance, up to $37,500 per day per violation, and relayed that DEP will be
increasing reviews of SWPPPs, enforcement and site inspections.
Eddie briefed the group on the proactive best management practices
(BMPs) for stormwater management and the enhanced BMPs such
as Type IV silt fence, high flow inlet protection devices, belted silk
retention fence, sediment control, rumble racks, mud wraps, rolled
control blankets, sustainable vegetative covers and flexible
armoring, to name a few.
Lastly, Kelly Davis, Bouchard Insurance, gave a light-hearted presentation on the
requirements for employers with respect to the Affordable Care Act Employer Reporting &
Department of Labor Compliance Preparation. Kelly reminded attendees that there is a oneyear delay for medium-sized employers (50-99 full-time employees), but large-sized employers
must report coverage for all “benefit eligible employees” at 30 hours per week or more. Kelly
reviewed the triggers for employers to determine whether they meet the 9.5% affordability test
for coverage, such as W-2, federal poverty level or payroll test and mentioned the subsidies in
health exchange. Finally, she also warned employers about payroll vendors ripping people off
by charging exorbitant amounts to file the new reports.
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