Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-7-4-.04

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 335-7-4-.04 - Requirements For New Water Systems And Purchase Systems Installing Or Acquiring Surface Or Ground Sources

(1) Prior to submitting a permit application package for the construction of a new community or NTNC water system, an engineering report must be submitted to the Department. All documents associated with the application package should be in electronic format unless paper format is approved by the Department in advance. The Department may require paper format. The engineering report is to provide the following:

(a) A description of the proposed service area;

(b) If the source of water is to be an existing permitted system, a copy of the executed purchase agreement;

(c) If the source of water is to be a new or newly acquired surface or ground source, a description of the source and treatment processes to be employed;

(d) An estimation of maximum and future water demands by the system;

(e) A narrative plan that details how the water system will meet the financial, technical and managerial requirements of ADEM Regulations;

(f) An asset management plan that includes the following elements:

1. Asset inventory;

2. The required sustainable level-of-service;

3. Determination of critical assets;

4. Determination of the lowest life-cycle cost options for providing the highest level-of-service over time; and

5. Long-term financing strategy.

(2) Community and NTNC systems shall submit a completed application package when requesting a permit for the construction of a new public water system.

(3) Proposed transient non-community water systems must provide the following:

(a) A completed Department permit application form, paper format is acceptable,

(b) Permit fee as established by the Department.

(c) A summary report describing the functions of the facility, number of anticipated people it will serve, bacteriological and nitrate analyses of the proposed source of supply, well construction data should the proposed source be a well and any sources of contamination which might impact the water quality, and

(d) Information which demonstrates the applicant water system has technical, managerial and financial capacity.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-7-4-.04

May 23, 1977. Repealed and Readopted: January 4, 1989; October 31, 1990; effective December 5, 1990. Amended: Filed May 2, 2000; effective June 6, 2000. Amended: Filed November 7, 2005; effective December 12, 2005. Amended: Filed August 21, 2012; effective September 25, 2012.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 05, February 28, 2022, eff. 4/14/2022.

Authors: Joe Alan Power, Edgar K. Hughes, Ross Caton

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-23-33, 22-23-49, 22-22A-5, 22-22A-6.