Central District Water Permitting
Electronic Permit Submittals
Electronic Submittal of Documents
You can submit electronic applications and comply
with the PE Sign, Seal, and Requirements.
Central District’s Standard Operating Procedure was
updated on March 17, 2014 to include the Florida Board
of Professional Engineers’ requirements outlined in
61G15-23.003 FAC Procedures for Signing and Sealing
Electronically Transmitted Plans, Specifications,
Reports or Other Documents. The SOP’s Electronic
Signature Process has been verified to be acceptable
to the FBPE.
FBPE Requirements - Terminology
The terms “certification authority,” “digital signature” and
“electronic signature” shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in Sections 668.003(2), (3) and (4), F.S. and
referenced in 61G15-23.003 F.A.C.
“Certificate” means a computer-based record which:
(a) Identifies the certification authority. (b) Identifies the subscriber.
(c) Contains the subscriber’s public key.
(d) Is digitally signed by the certification authority.
FBPE Requirements - Terminology
“Digital signature” means a type of electronic signature that transforms a message using an asymmetric cryptosystem such that a person having the initial message and the signer’s public key can accurately determine:
(a) Whether the transformation was created using the private key that corresponds to the signer’s public key.
(b) Whether the initial message has been altered since the transformation was made.
A “key pair” is a private key and its corresponding public key in an asymmetric cryptosystem, under which the public key (third party) verifies a digital signature the private key creates. An “asymmetric cryptosystem” is an algorithm or series of algorithms which provide a secure key pair.
FBPE Requirements - Terminology
“Electronic signature” means any letters, characters, or symbols, manifested by electronic or similar means, executed or adopted by a party with an intent to authenticate a writing. A writing is electronically signed if an electronic signature is logically associated with such
Authentication Code
Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1)
message digest
described in Federal Information Processing Standard
Publication 180-3 “Secure Hash Standard,” October 2008
Board and can be obtained from
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips180-3_final.pdf.
These algorithms enable the determination of a message’s
integrity: any change to the message will, with a very high
probability, result in a different message digest.
Difference in Digital vs Electronic
Processing in 61G15-23.003 FAC
• Digital Signature Process referenced in rule– Requires an outside Certification Agency – Usually a cost associated
– Cryptography-Encrypting and Decrypting – Certification Agency makes the submittal
• Electronic Signature Process (used by District)
– Uses the PDF Self Certifying Process – No additional cost
– Requires a separate sign/seal/date sheet with SHA-l identification. PE must retain the hardcopy.
– http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/certificate-signatures.html – https://www.adobe.com/security/pdfs/acrobat_livecycle_secur
Save Document in PDF
• Drawings
-
11 x 17 inches - The original drawings
must be drawn to scale.
• Information must be clear and legible.
• Permitting drawings and specifications must be
officially signed, sealed, and dated by engineer of
record digitally or electronically, even if you have
already hand-signed and sealed the document.
• Scanning the document alone does not constitute
an official digital or electronic signature required by
FBPE.
Prepare the Document
If Using Adobe Acrobat, you will be able to:
– Set levels of security
– Certify the document
Set Document Security
• Password Secure
• Permit Printing and Copying
• Set Printing for High Resolution
• Permit commenting, filling in form fields, and
signing
Certify the Document
• Select Certify with a Visible Signature
• Use or create your
Acrobat/other
Digital
Signature ID to Certify the Document
• A Hash is created in the Document. The
signature encrypts the Hash with your private
key
Certified Document
• When you certify, it means you approve all the
contents
• You cannot certify a document that already has
another certifying signature
Certified Documents
• Blue ribbon signature
bar
• Click Signature Panel
• Click on the Certifier’s
name
• Retrieve the SHA-1
digest number
FBPE Requirement - Separate
Engineer Signature Report Sheet
• Print Sheet/Cover Page
– the professional engineer’s name – license number, sealing date
– project name and description, Facility or Permit # where applicable
– the computer’s SHA-1 number for the listed electronic
documents (see your PDF instructions for the location of this number)
• Manual
– The sheet would then be signed, sealed, and dated manually. Scan the completed sheet and send electronically, along with the other electronic document(s) as a separate document. The PE
Electronic Permit Submittal
Send completed applications and submittal package,
properly signed, sealed and dated,
to [email protected], and copy the following
individuals:
ALL APPLICATIONS: Kris Tulloch - [email protected].
AND:
Drinking Water and UIC – Caroline Shine- [email protected]
Domestic and Industrial Wastewater – Dennise
Stormwater (if not using the online permitting system) - Debra Laisure and David Baggett – [email protected], [email protected]
