Alabama Administrative Code › Title 770 - ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 770-X-9 - WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT ENTITY RULES › Section 770-X-9-.03 - Application For Certificates Of Financial Viability And Modifications Thereof

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) All
					Wastewater Management Entities who seek a Certification of Financial Viability,
					except those who have already had their financial viability verified by the PSC
					Staff and approved by ADPH prior to the effective date of
Code of Ala.
1975, §
								22-25B-1,
et seq.,
shall file an application with the PSC seeking such
					certification of their financial viability. A Certificate of Financial
					Viability must be issued by the PSC prior to the issuance of a new operating
					permit by ADEM or ADPH. The fee which must accompany each such application for
					a Certificate of Financial Viability shall be $700.00. Such applications for a
					Certificate of Financial Viability may apply to multiple systems for the
					$700.00 filing fee. In addition to any special requests by the Commission, the
					following will be required with respect to applications seeking certification
					of financial viability:
(2) Form of
					Application
(a) Each application shall be
					addressed to the Alabama Public Service Commission and filed with the Secretary
					of the Commission.
(b) Each
					application shall be subscribed and sworn to before a notary public or other
					officer authorized to administer oaths, by the owner, officer, general partner
					or other responsible individual member of applicant's management.
(c) Each application shall specify or include
					by exhibit attached thereto, the following:
1.
					Full and accurate name and address of the applicant.
2. Character of the organization; e.g.,
					corporation, LLC, partnership, or individual proprietorship.
3. Proposed tariff showing all rates,
					classifications and charges for service of every kind furnished or to be
					furnished and all Rules and Regulations. (
See
Appendix
					A)
4. Worksheets for rates,
					detailing the data and calculations used to arrive at such rates which must be
					cost-based.
5. Detailed description
					of proposed service area including service area map.
6. Detailed description of the wastewater
					system(s) including a description of the collection system(s) and the treatment
					facility(s).
7. Copy of franchise
					agreement(s) and/or approval(s) of municipal authorities (or county
					permits).
8. Estimate, in
					reasonable detail, of the cost of proposed construction.
9. Draft operational permit
					number(s).
10. All documents
					pursuant to 770-X-9-.6 and 770-X-9-.7.
11. Estimated revenue to be derived from this
					operation, indicating the estimated number of consumers in each classification
					of service. Include and itemize estimated revenue to be derived from vacant lot
					fees or sewer system access fees.
12. Copies of operators/installers
					licenses.
13. Copies of all
					contracts pertaining to wastewater system(s) to which the ME is a
					party.
14. Copies of all relevant
					deeds and trust indentures.
15.
					Copies of all regulatory compliance enforcement documents received by applicant
					in the last two years.