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-.13 - Access, Exposure, And Signage

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Signage
. When
				reusing reclaimed water, the public and personnel in the general area of reuse
				must be notified that the water is reclaimed water and is not safe for drinking
				or human contact. The permittee shall post signs stating "Caution: Reclaimed
				Water - Do Not Drink" or equivalent signage, in English and Spanish (or other
				language based on local dialect). If the Department determines the notification
				signage is insufficient, the Department may require different/additional
				signage.
(2)
General
. All new or replaced buried pipe conveying
				Reclaimed Water, including service lines, valves, and other appurtenances,
				shall be colored purple, and the precise color used, e.g., Pantone 512, 522 or
				equivalent, shall be consistently used throughout the system to ensure the
				pipes are adequately identifiable and distinguishable. Non-purple pipe
				purchased or under contract prior to the promulgation of this rule shall not be
				considered new or replaced pipe. The precise color proposed for use shall be
				identified in the plans and specifications provided to the Department during
				the plan and specification review. If fading or discoloration of the purple
				pipe is experienced during construction or, for any non-purple pipe which was
				purchased or under contract prior to promulgation of this rule, identification
				tape or locating wire along the pipe is required. The permittee shall label
				piping every ten feet with "Caution: Reclaimed Water - Do Not Drink" or
				equivalent signage in English and Spanish (or other language based on local
				dialect).
(3)
Identification Tape
. If identification tape is
				installed with the purple pipe, the permittee shall prepare it with white or
				black printing on a purple color field, having the words "Caution: Reclaimed
				Water - Do Not Drink" or equivalent signage, in English and Spanish (or other
				language based on local dialect). The overall width of the tape shall be at
				least three inches. Identification tape shall be installed eighteen inches
				above the transmission pipe longitudinally, shall be centered over the pipe,
				and shall run continuously along the length of the pipe.
(4)
Valve Boxes and Other Surface
				Identification
. All valves shall have locking valve covers that
				are non-interchangeable with potable water valve covers, and shall have an
				inscription cast on the top surface stating "Reclaimed Water." All above ground
				pipes and pumps shall be consistently color-coded (purple) and marked to
				clearly differentiate reclaimed water facilities from potable water
				facilities.
(5)
Reclaimed water pumping facilities identification and
				signage
. The permittee shall paint all exposed and above ground
				piping, risers, fittings, pumps, valves, etc., purple color (Pantone 512, 522
				or other equivalent product acceptable to the Department). The permittee shall
				identify all piping, using an accepted means of labeling, with "Caution:
				Reclaimed Water -Do Not Drink" or equivalent signage, in English and Spanish
				(or other language based on local dialect). In a fenced pump station area,
				signs shall be posted on all sides of the fence.
(6)
Warning Labels
.
				The permittee shall install warning labels on designated facilities such as,
				but not limited to, controller panels and wash down or blow-off hydrants on
				water trucks, hose bibs, and temporary construction services. The labels shall
				read "Caution: Reclaimed Water - Do Not Drink" or equivalent signage, in
				English and Spanish (or other language based on local dialect).
(7)
Lagoon Identification and
				Signage
. Where reclaimed water is stored or impounded, or reused
				for irrigation in public areas, the permittee shall install warning signs
				containing, at a minimum, one inch purple letters (Pantone 512, 522 or other
				equivalent product acceptable to the Department) on a white or other high
				contrast background notifying the public that the water is unsafe to drink.
				Signs may also have a purple background with white or other high contrast
				lettering. Warning signs and labels shall read "Caution: Reclaimed Water - Do
				Not Drink" or equivalent signage, in English and Spanish (or other language
				based on local dialect).
(8)
Additional Access Requirements
. The permittee shall
				ensure that drinking fountains, picnic tables, food establishments, and other
				public eating facilities are placed out of any spray irrigation area in which
				reclaimed water is reused, or are otherwise protected from contact with the
				reclaimed water. Exterior drinking fountains, picnic tables, food
				establishments, and other public eating facilities shall be identified in the
				construction plans. If no exterior drinking fountains, picnic tables, food
				establishments, or other public eating facilities are present in the design
				area, then the permittee shall specifically state in the plans that none are to
				exist.
Author:
Nicholas Caraway
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											22-22-1 to
					 22-22-14; §§
											22-22A-1 to
					 22-22A-16
et
					 seq
., as amended.