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AL Code § 22-23B-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 23B - Alabama Drinking Water Finance Authority.|Section 22-23B-13 - Legislative Intent.

Section 22-23B-13Legislative intent. This chapter is intended to aid the state through the furtherance of its purposes by providing an appropriate and independent instrumentality of the state with full and adequate powers to fulfill its functions. No proceeding, notice or approval shall be required for the incorporation of the authority, the purchase or making of any loan, the issuance of any bonds, or the exercise of any other power by the authority. (Acts 1997, No. 97-415, p. 687, §13.)
AL Code § 22-23B-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 23B - Alabama Drinking Water Finance Authority.|Section 22-23B-14 - Construction.

Section 22-23B-14Construction. This chapter is remedial in nature and shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes. (Acts 1997, No. 97-415, p. 687, §14.)
AL Code § 22-24-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 24 - Water Well Standards.|Section 22-24-1 - Definitions.

Section 22-24-1Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (2) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (3) DRILL. To drill or redrill, bore, auger, dig or otherwise construct a water well. (4) DRILLER. Any person who manages or supervises the drilling of a water well. (5) LOG. A record of the type of material or rock penetrated in the drilling of a water well. (6) PERSON. Any individual, organization, group, association, partnership, corporation or any combination of them operating a business to drill water wells. (7) SAMPLE. Cuttings or other fragments of rock or soil materials removed from the well. (8) WELL. A hole drilled for the production of water. (Acts 1971, No. 1516, p. 2630, §1; Acts 1982, No. 82-612, p. 1111, §11(d).)
AL Code § 22-24-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 24 - Water Well Standards.|Section 22-24-2 - Applicability of Chapter.

Section 22-24-2Applicability of chapter. It is the intent of the Legislature that this chapter applies solely to wells drilled for the production of water and has no application to wells or holes drilled, augered, cored or dug for quarry blast holes or mineral prospecting or any purpose other than water production. (Acts 1971, No. 1516, p. 2630, §3.)
AL Code § 22-24-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 24 - Water Well Standards.|Section 22-24-3 - Promulgation and Enforcement of Rules and Regulations.

Section 22-24-3Promulgation and enforcement of rules and regulations. The board is authorized and directed to make, promulgate and publish such rules and regulations as it deems reasonable and necessary to effectuate and carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter, and a true copy of such rules and regulations shall be kept on file with the Secretary of State and copies thereof shall be made available for public distribution. The board shall cause all rules and regulations it promulgates to be enforced. (Acts 1971, No. 1516, p. 2630, §2; Acts 1980, No. 80-138, p. 206, §4; Acts 1982, No. 82-612, p. 1111, §14(a)(5).)
AL Code § 22-24-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 24 - Water Well Standards.|Section 22-24-4 - Supervision of Drilling or Repair by Licensed Driller.

Section 22-24-4Supervision of drilling or repair by licensed driller. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any equipment or machinery in the drilling or repair of a water well unless the overall operation is, at all times, under the supervision and management of a licensed water well driller as provided for in this chapter. (Acts 1971, No. 1516, p. 2630, §6.)
AL Code § 22-24-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 24 - Water Well Standards.|Section 22-24-5 - Well Driller's License - Required; Application; Annual Fee; Term.

Section 22-24-5Well driller's license - Required; application; annual fee; term. Every person who intends to drill water wells within the State of Alabama shall annually obtain from the board a water well driller's license and, in order to obtain said license, shall file with the board, in accordance with rules and regulations as established by the board, an application form, to be made available by the board. Any person, upon filing said application and receiving approval of the board, shall pay an annual fee of $200.00 to the board, and the payment of said fee shall entitle said person to the full and complete privileges of drilling water wells, as provided in this chapter, and the board shall issue a license for a period not to exceed one year. Said annual fee paid to the board shall not exempt a person from additional state or county privilege taxes. (Acts 1971, No. 1516, p. 2630, §4.)
AL Code § 22-24-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 24 - Water Well Standards.|Section 22-24-7 - Well Driller's License - Refusal, Suspension or Revocation.

Section 22-24-7Well driller's license - Refusal, suspension or revocation. (a) A license may be refused or a license duly issued may be suspended or revoked, or the renewal thereof refused by the board, if, after notice and hearing as provided in this section, it finds that the applicant for, or holder of, such license: (1) Is unable to present evidence of his qualifications suitable to the board; (2) Has intentionally made a material misstatement in the application for such license; (3) Has willfully violated any provision of this chapter; (4) Has obtained, or attempted to obtain, such license by fraud or misrepresentation; (5) Has been guilty of fraudulent or dishonest practices; or (6) Has demonstrated lack of competence as a driller of water wells. (b) Before any license shall be refused, or suspended or revoked, or the renewal thereof refused, under this section, the board shall give notice of its intention to do so by registered or certified mail to the applicant for, or holder of, such license and shall set a date not less than 20 days from the date of mailing such notice when the applicant or licensee may appear to be heard and produce evidence. In the conduct of such hearing, the board, or an authorized representative specially designated by it for such purpose, shall have power to administer oaths, to require the appearance of and examine any person under oath, to require the production of books, records or papers relevant to the inquiry upon its own initiative or upon the request of the applicant or licensee. Upon termination of such hearing, the findings shall be reduced to writing and, upon approval by the board, shall be filed in its office and notice of the findings and resulting decision sent by registered or certified mail to the applicant or licensee concerned. (c) No licensee whose license has been revoked under this section shall be entitled to file another application for a license as a water well driller within one year from the effective date of such revocation or, if judicial review of such revocation is sought, within one year from the date of final court order or judgment affirming such revocation. Such application, when filed, may be refused by the board unless the applicant shows good cause why revocation of his license shall not be deemed a bar to the issuance of a new license. (Acts 1971, No. 1516, p. 2630, §7.)
AL Code § 22-24-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 24 - Water Well Standards.|Section 22-24-8 - Drilling Requirements.

Section 22-24-8Drilling requirements. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter to drill a water well within the State of Alabama unless the following provisions are complied with: (1) The driller of the water well shall be licensed as provided in Section 22-24-5. (2) The driller shall, at all times during the drilling of a water well, keep posted in a conspicuous location, at or near the well being drilled or on his person, the appropriate license certificate as furnished by the board. (3) Before the commencement of the drilling operation, the driller shall file an application of intent to drill a water well, as directed by the board. (4) The driller of the well, within 30 days after completion of the drilling of each water well, shall deliver to the board, upon forms to be supplied by the board, a "report of well drilled." The board shall notify the local health authorities within seven days of the receipt thereof. (5) The driller shall furnish a log and a set of samples to the State Geological Survey from wells specifically designated by the board or State Geologist. The samples shall be collected during the drilling at intervals of not more than 10 feet. (Acts 1971, No. 1516, p. 2630, §5; Acts 1980, No. 80-138, p. 206, §4.)
AL Code § 22-24-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 24 - Water Well Standards.|Section 22-24-11 - Penalty for Violation of Chapter, etc.; Disposition of Fines.

Section 22-24-11Penalty for violation of chapter, etc.; disposition of fines. Any person guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted thereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 for each violation. Each day the violation continues shall be considered a separate violation. Any and all funds derived from such fines shall be deposited with the State Treasurer in the Alabama Department of Environmental Management Fund. (Acts 1971, No. 1516, p. 2630, §11; Acts 1982, No. 82-612, p. 1111, §11(d).)
AL Code § 22-24-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 24 - Water Well Standards.|Section 22-24-12 - Exemption From Provisions of Chapter.

Section 22-24-12Exemption from provisions of chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall not be effective in or apply to Baldwin County. (Acts 1977, No. 263, p. 361.)
AL Code § 22-25-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 25 - Water and Wastewater Systems and Treatment Plants.|Section 22-25-1 - Definitions.

Section 22-25-1Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (2) CERTIFICATE. The certificate of competency issued by the director stating that the operator has met the requirements for the specified operator classification of the certification program. (3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (4) OPERATOR. The person on duty who has direct responsibility for the operation of a water treatment plant, water distribution system, public wastewater collection system, or wastewater treatment plant. (5) PUBLIC WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM. The system of pipes, structures, and facilities through which wastewater, municipal sewage, or wastes of a liquid nature is received, collected, stored, transported, or delivered into a wastewater treatment plant. (6) TRAINEE. The person on duty who has direct responsibility for the operation of a water treatment plant, water distribution system, public wastewater collection system, or wastewater treatment plant and is serving in a training capacity for a maximum of one year without a certificate. (7) WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. The facility or group of units used for the treatment of wastewater from public wastewater collection systems and for the reduction or handling of solids removed from such wastewater. (8) WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS. That portion of the water supply system in which water is conveyed from the water treatment plant or other supply point to the premises of the consumer. (9) WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM. The system of pipes, structures, and facilities through which a public water supply is obtained, treated and sold, or distributed for human consumption or household use, as defined by subdivision (12) of Section 22-23-31. (10) WATER TREATMENT PLANT. That portion of the water supply system which in some way alters the physical, chemical, or bacteriological quality of the water. (Acts 1971, No. 1594, p. 2728, §1; Acts 1982, No. 82-612, p. 1111, §11(e); Acts 1993, No. 93-621, p. 1036, §1.)
AL Code § 22-25-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 25 - Water and Wastewater Systems and Treatment Plants.|Section 22-25-2 - Classification of Plants and Systems.

Section 22-25-2Classification of plants and systems. The director shall classify all water treatment plants, water distribution systems, wastewater treatment plants, and public wastewater collection systems affecting the public welfare with regard to the size, type, character of water and wastewater to be treated, and other physical conditions affecting the treatment plants and distribution systems; and according to the skill, knowledge, and experience that an operator must have to supervise the operation of the facilities to protect the public health and prevent pollution. (Acts 1971, No. 1594, p. 2728, §2; Acts 1993, No. 93-621, p. 1036, §1.)
AL Code § 22-25-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 25 - Water and Wastewater Systems and Treatment Plants.|Section 22-25-7 - Certification of Operators - Duty of Director.

Section 22-25-7Certification of operators - Duty of director. The director shall certify persons as to their qualifications to supervise the operation of treatment plants and water distribution and public wastewater collection systems after considering the recommendations of the board. (Acts 1971, No. 1594, p. 2728, §3; Acts 1982, No. 82-612, p. 1111; Acts 1993, No. 93-621, p. 1036, §1.)
AL Code § 22-25-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 25 - Water and Wastewater Systems and Treatment Plants.|Section 22-25-8 - Certification of Operators - Examinations.

Section 22-25-8Certification of operators - Examinations. The board shall hold at least one examination each year for the purpose of examining candidates for certification, at a time and place designated by the board. (Acts 1971, No. 1594, p. 2728, §7; Acts 1982, No. 82-612, p. 1111, §11(e).)
AL Code § 22-25-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 25 - Water and Wastewater Systems and Treatment Plants.|Section 22-25-9 - Certification of Operators - Issuance.

Section 22-25-9Certification of operators - Issuance. (a) When the director is satisfied that an applicant is qualified, by examination or otherwise, the director shall issue a certificate attesting to the competency of the applicant as an operator. The certificate shall indicate the classification of works which the operator is qualified to supervise. (b) Certificates of proper classifications shall be issued without examination to persons certified by a governing body or owner to have been the operator of a treatment plant or a water distribution system on September 28, 1971. A certificate so issued will be valid only for that particular treatment plant or system, but shall remain in effect three years, unless revoked by the director as provided in this chapter. All certificates shall be renewed every three years. (c) Certificates in appropriate classification shall be issued to operators who, on September 28, 1971, hold certificates of competency attained by examination under the voluntary certification program sponsored jointly by the State Department of Health and the Alabama Water and Pollution Control Association. (Acts 1971, No. 1594, p. 2728, §§9, 10; Acts 1982, No. 82-612, p. 1111, §11(e); Acts 1993, No. 93-621, p. 1036, §1.)
AL Code § 22-25-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 25 - Water and Wastewater Systems and Treatment Plants.|Section 22-25-11 - Certification of Operators - Term; Renewal; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.

Section 22-25-11Certification of operators - Term; renewal; promulgation of rules and regulations. Certificates issued pursuant to this chapter shall continue in effect for three years from the date of issuance or renewal, unless sooner revoked by the director, but these certificates shall remain the property of the board and the certificates shall so state. The board may promulgate rules and regulations requiring continuing education and training as a condition of certificate renewal. Prior to expiration, application for renewal, which shall include evidence of required continuing education and training, shall be filed with the appropriate renewal fee. (Acts 1971, No. 1594, p. 2728, §11; Acts 1993, No. 93-621, p. 1036, §1.)
AL Code § 22-25-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 25 - Water and Wastewater Systems and Treatment Plants.|Section 22-25-12 - Certification of Operators - Revocation.

Section 22-25-12Certification of operators - Revocation. The director may revoke the certificate of an operator, upon recommendation of the board, when any of the following are found: (1) The operator has practiced fraud or deception in obtaining the certificate. (2) The operator in the performance of his or her duties did not use reasonable care, judgment, or the application of his or her knowledge or ability. (3) The operator is incompetent or unable to properly perform his or her duties as an operator. (4) The operator has failed to maintain certification requirements. (Acts 1971, No. 1594, p. 2728, §12; Acts 1993, No. 93-621, p. 1036, §1.)
AL Code § 22-25-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 25 - Water and Wastewater Systems and Treatment Plants.|Section 22-25-13 - Rules and Regulations.

Section 22-25-13Rules and regulations. The board may promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1971, No. 1594, p. 2728, §14; Acts 1982, No. 82-612, p. 1111, §11(e).)
AL Code § 22-25-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 25 - Water and Wastewater Systems and Treatment Plants.|Section 22-25-14 - Failure of Operator to Be Certified; Certain Operators Excepted.

Section 22-25-14Failure of operator to be certified; certain operators excepted. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, municipal corporation, or other governmental subdivision or agency operating a water treatment plant, water distribution system, wastewater treatment plant, or public wastewater collection system to operate same unless the competency of the operator to operate the plant or system is duly certified to by the director under the provisions of this chapter. It shall also be unlawful for any person, except a trainee as defined in Section 22-25-1, to perform the duties of an operator without being duly certified under the provisions of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter, however, shall not be applicable to the owner or operator of a water treatment plant, water distribution system, wastewater treatment plant or public wastewater collection system that does not offer service to the public generally. (Acts 1971, No. 1594, p. 2728, §15; Acts 1993, No. 93-621, p. 1036, §1.)
AL Code § 22-25-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 25 - Water and Wastewater Systems and Treatment Plants.|Section 22-25-15 - Penalty for Violations of Chapter.

Section 22-25-15Penalty for violations of chapter. In addition to the provisions of Section 22-22A-5, any person, including any firm, corporation, municipal corporation, water or sewer board, water authority, or other governmental subdivision or agency, violating any provisions of this chapter, or the rules and regulations adopted thereunder, after written notice thereof by the director, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day of operation in such violation of this chapter or any rules or regulations adopted thereunder shall constitute a separate offense. Upon conviction, such persons shall be fined not exceeding $100 or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Acts 1971, No. 1594, p. 2728, §16; Acts 1993, No. 93-621, §1.)
AL Code § 22-25-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 25 - Water and Wastewater Systems and Treatment Plants.|Section 22-25-16 - Reimbursement by New Employer for Training Expenses.

Section 22-25-16Reimbursement by new employer for training expenses. In those instances in which a water or wastewater operator of any municipality, municipal utility board, county, or the state is employed by the State of Alabama, any county, municipality, or another municipal utility board, within 24 months after completing the certification requirements mandated by this chapter, the total expense paid by the water or wastewater operator's governmental employer to enable the operator to become certified, including, but not limited to, salary paid during training, transportation costs paid to the trainee for travel to and from the training facility, room, board, tuition, overtime paid to other employees who fill in for the trainee during his or her absence, and any other related training expenses, shall be reimbursed to the municipality, municipal utility board, county, or the state which paid for the training. The municipality, municipal utility board, county, or the state which paid for the training shall submit an itemized sworn statement to the new employer of the water or wastewater operator, as the case may be, shall demand payment thereof, and may enforce collection of the obligation through civil remedies and procedures. The terms "water operator" and "wastewater operator" shall have the same meanings as in Section 22-25-1. (Acts 1996, No. 96-626, p. 997, §3; Act 2002-424, p. 1090, §1.)
AL Code § 22-25A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 25A - Regulation of Wastewater Onsite Entities Using Decentralized Cluster Wastewater Systems.|Section 22-25A-1 - Purpose.

Section 22-25A-1Purpose. Repealed by Act 2009-773, p. 2388, §1, effective May 22, 2009.  (Act 2001-973, 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 900, §1.)