Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-9 - WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT ENTITY RULES › Section 770-X-9-.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) ADEM. The
					Alabama Department of Environmental Management
(2) ADPH. The Alabama Department of Public
					Health
(3) CERTIFICATE OF FINANCIAL
					VIABILITY. The certification by the Alabama Public Service Commission of the
					financial viability of a Wastewater Management Entity's current and future
					financial standing pursuant to applicable Alabama law including, but not
					limited to.
Code of Alabama
1975, §
								22-25B-1,
et seq.
(4)
					CONTRIBUTION IN AID OF CONSTRUCTION (CIAC). Contributed wastewater system
					property conveyed to a Wastewater Management Entity free and clear of all liens
					and encumbrances.
(5) CLUSTER
					WASTEWATER SYSTEM. An integrated wastewater collection system and/or treatment
					system or multiple systems serving a single development or contiguous
					developments, which collectively have a design flow of 15,000 GPD or less, and
					is designed and permitted for discharge of the treated wastewater to a
					subsurface distribution system, but excluding systems that discharge directly
					to surface waters of the state. The system must be designed by and certified by
					a licensed professional engineer to comply with design and permit requirements
					established by the Department of Public Health. The term "cluster wastewater
					system" does not include a small-flow cluster system.
(6) COMMUNITY WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. An
					integrated wastewater collection system and/or treatment system or multiple
					systems serving a single development or contiguous developments, which
					collectively have a design flow of more than 15,000 GPD, and is designed and
					permitted for discharge of the treated wastewater to a subsurface distribution,
					but the term specifically excludes systems that discharge directly to surface
					waters of the state. The system must be designed and certified by a licensed
					professional engineer to comply with the design and permit requirements
					established by ADEM.
(7)
					COMMISSION. The Alabama Public Service Commission or the "PSC"
(8) CUSTOMER. A person, business, or other
					entity, public or private, that is connected or eligible for connection to a
					certified Wastewater Management Entity's wastewater system upon proper payment
					of costs and fees and is subject to rates approved by the Public Service
					Commission.
(9) DEPARTMENT. The
					Alabama Department of Public Health or The Alabama Department of Environmental
					Management as specified.
(10)
					DESIGN FLOW. The average daily flow that a wastewater system will treat with
					appropriate consideration given to maximum flow periods, equalization, and
					organic loading.
(11) DRAFT PERMIT.
					A preliminary permit issued by ADEM or ADPH setting forth the discharge and
					other requirements which will be included in the final permit that may be
					issued upon compliance with the department rules.
(12) EFFLUENT. Treated wastewater
(13) GPD. Gallons per day
(14) LOT EQUIPMENT. The laterals, septic
					tank, other tanks, pumps, filters, controls and any other component of a
					collection system located on the lot owner's premises. The Wastewater
					Management Entity is responsible for operation, maintenance, and replacement of
					such equipment.
(15) ME. A
					Wastewater Management Entity
(16)
					SMALL-FLOW CLUSTER SYSTEM. A wastewater system serving four or fewer dwellings,
					apartment units, or other establishments whether owned by a single person or
					multiple persons, including individual single-user septic tank systems but
					excluding systems that discharge directly to the waters of the state.
(17) PSC. The Alabama Public Service
					Commission
(18) VACANT LOT FEES.
					Sewer System Access Fees that allow Wastewater Management Entities to collect
					funds that enable said WMEs to make sewer system access available at a later
					date.
(19) WASTEWATER. Waterborne
					waste of similar composition as may be found in the typical residence or
					dwelling and sometimes referred to as sewage; but not to include wastewater
					generated at an industrial nonresidential site.
(20) WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT ENTITY. An entity
					which exercises sole responsibility for the operation and maintenance of one or
					more cluster or community wastewater systems under the jurisdiction of the
					PSC.
(21) WASTEWATER SYSTEM. An
					integrated specialized technological process for the collection, treatment,
					processing, disposal, discharge, and reuse of domestic wastewater generated by
					multiple dwellings or establishments, including single structures with multiple
					units, sometimes referred to as a wastewater plant.
Author:
Alabama Public Service Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
							1975,
§22-2 5B-6.