Alabama Administrative Code › Title 335 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT › WATER DIVISION - WATER QUALITY PROGRAM › Chapter 335-6-20 - RECLAIMED WATER REUSE PROGRAM › Section 335-6-20-.07 - Permit Application

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Pre-Application Conference
. Prospective applicants are
				encouraged to meet with the Department prior to submission of an initial
				application to discuss the application procedure and anticipated application
				and/or permit requirements.
(2)
Duty to Apply
. Any person who is operating or
				proposing to operate an affected municipal reclaimed water reuse facility as
				specified in rule
				335-6-20-.03 shall promptly apply
				for a Reclaimed Water Reuse Permit in accordance with this rule.
(3)
Time to Apply
.
				Any person proposing to acquire a Reclaimed Water Reuse Permit shall submit a
				complete application, including applicable fees, at least 180 days before the
				expected date of water reuse system operation and/or before commencement of
				reuse.
(4)
Duty to
				Reapply
. Any permittee with an effective permit shall submit a new
				completed application at least 180 days before the expiration date of the
				existing permit if proposing to continue to operate.
(5)
Complete
				Application
. The Department may not issue a Reclaimed Water Reuse
				Permit before receiving a complete application for a permit. An application for
				a permit is complete when the Department receives all applicable application
				form(s), the full and appropriate permit application fee as required by chapter
				335-1-6, and any other supplemental information requested by the Department.
				The Director shall determine if a permit application is complete as defined by
				this rule and if all the information necessary for determining permit
				conditions has been submitted. If additional information is required, the
				Director shall request the information from the applicant in writing, and the
				applicant's failure to respond within the timeframe requested shall be grounds
				for denial of the permit application.
(6)
Incomplete
				Application
. The Department may take enforcement action as
				prescribed by state law or this regulation against any person who fails to file
				a complete application within the required timeframes listed above.
(7)
Information
				Requirements
. All applicants for Reclaimed Water Reuse Permits,
				including new applicants and applicants requesting reissuance or expansion of
				an existing permit, shall submit to the Department a complete application to
				include the following:
(a) The appropriate
				ADEM application form(s) signed in accordance with paragraph
				335-6-20-.08(13).
(b) For proposed facilities and proposed
				modifications to existing facilities, an Engineering Report in accordance with
				chapter 335-6-3 for reclaimed water reuse to include treatment plant design
				specifications detailing what treatment processes will be built at the proposed
				facility site and also detailing any and all reuse site(s) that are or will be
				operated or administered by the permittee under the water reuse
				permit.
(c) The application shall
				include the following process schematics and topographic maps, as applicable:
1. For a reclaimed water reuse facility, a
				process schematic and a topographic map of at least 1:24,000 scale that extends
				at least one half-mile beyond the property boundaries of the reclaimed water
				reuse facility.
2. For a reuse
				facility located at a reclaimed water reuse facility, a topographic map of at
				least 1:24,000 scale that extends at least one half-mile beyond the property
				boundaries of the reuse facility. The map shall depict the treatment facility;
				any on-site reuse sites and activities; any intake, storage and distribution
				structures; any inhabited dwellings; potable water supply wells; and any
				hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facilities. Distribution
				pipelines associated with the reuse facility are not required to be included in
				the map.
3. For a reuse facility
				not located at a reclaimed water reuse facility, a topographic map of at least
				1:24,000 scale that extends at least one half-mile beyond the property
				boundaries of the reuse facility. The map shall depict any storage and
				distribution structures, inhabited dwellings, and potable water supply wells.
				Distribution pipelines associated with the reuse facility are not required to
				be included in the map.
(d) For applicants intending to reuse
				reclaimed water for agricultural/silvicultural purposes, a Nutrient Management
				Plan as described more fully in paragraph
				335-6-20-.08(6).
(e) A representative laboratory analysis of
				the treated wastewater that is to be reused. The list of parameters shall
				conform to the applicable Department approved forms and the Department may
				require additional monitoring as deemed necessary. For new applicants, results
				shall be reported based on any representative laboratory analysis or expected
				discharge levels. If estimates are used, then the permittee shall submit
				analysis results to the Department no later than thirty days prior to
				application of reuse water.
(f) A
				list of all non-domestic users and significant industrial users, as defined by
				chapter 335-6-5, discharging to the wastewater treatment facility. The location
				and nature of each operation, the average discharge volume and, if available, a
				characterization of the wastewater shall be included.