Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-3-1-.08

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

Section 420-3-1-.08 - OSS/EDS Installation

(1) Except as allowed in this rule, no part of any installation shall be covered or used until the LHD is afforded an opportunity to inspect and any necessary corrections are made, An OSS/EDS shall not be used until an Approval for Use has been issued by the LHD. Any part of an OSS/EDS that has been covered prior to inspection or authorization by the LHD shall be uncovered upon direction of the LHD.

(2) Prior to the issuance of an Approval for Use, the installer shall:

(a) Install or repair the OSS/EDS pursuant to a valid Permit to Install (Repair) with any special permit conditions of approval.

(b) Agree upon an inspection time and date with the LHD's Public Health Environmentalist (PHE). The installer shall contact the PHE by 9 a.m. on the date of the inspection to verify that the system will be ready for inspection at the designated time.

l. If applicable, notify the engineer that the OSS/EDS is ready for inspection so that ADPH Form CEP-6 can be submitted per 420-3-1-.34 Certifications.

(c) Notify the LHD and professional of any problem encountered during the OSS/EDS installation or repair which may prevent the system from being installed in accordance with the Permit to Install (Repair) or applicable rules and stop installation until the problem is resolved with the LHD. When a disruption in installation will cause the installation not to be completed by the agreed-upon inspection time and/or date, a new agreed upon inspection time shall be established.

(d) Provide a completed ADPH Form CEP-5 within 3 business days of completion of the system. In the case of an intervening holiday. the completed CEP-5 shall be provided to the LHD on the LHD's first regularly scheduled business day following the holiday.

(3) The LHD may:

(a) Schedule an inspection as close as possible to the time requested by a licensed installer. This inspection time then becomes the "agreed upon system inspection time" referenced above in paragraph (2)(b).

(b) Allow a licensed installer to cover an OSS/EDS installation or repair when resource constraints, weather conditions, or other unforeseen circumstances prevent the LHD from conducting an inspection within 30 minutes after the agreed upon inspection time.

(c) Authorize a licensed installer to install or repair a Conventional OSS outside of normal LHD business hours.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-3-1-.08

Filed July 20, 1988. Amended: Filed June 19, 1992. Repealed and New Rule: Filed December 16, 1999; effective January 20, 2 0 00. Repealed and New Rule: October 20, 2005; effective November 24, 2005; operative March 19, 2006. Amended: Filed March 15, 2010; effective April 19, 2010.

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXV, Issue No. 04, January 31, 2017, eff. 3/5/2017.

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLI, Issue No. 03, December 30, 2022, eff. 2/13/2023.

Previous Rule .07 was renumbered .08 per certification published December 30, 2022; effective February 13, 2023.

Authors: Thad Pittman, Lem Burell, Leigh Salter, Patricia Lindsey, Matthew Conner, Ken Stephens, Bob Bright

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-2-2(4); 22-2-2(6); 22-10-1, et seq.; 22-26-1et seq.