Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-3-6 - SEPTAGE MANAGEMENT
Section 420-3-6-.01 - Purpose

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 420-3-6-.01

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024

The purpose of these rules is to protect public health and the environment by establishing requirements regarding the approval, permitting, siting, operation, record keeping, and closure of land application facilities; regulating septage management practices; requiring minimum sanitary practices for the treatment, storage, and land application of septage and other permitted wastes and authorizing regular inspections.

(1) This chapter contains the minimum standards for the land application of septage to non-public contact sites as set forth in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 503, entitled "Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge."

(2) In addition, this chapter also establishes minimum standards for sewage tank pumping and the treatment of grease, as defined in these rules, at septage land application sites.

Author: John-Paul O'Driscoll, Christie L. White and George B. Allison, Thad Pittman

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-2-2(6), 22-10-1 et seq., 22-20-5, 22-26-1, 22-26-2, 22-26-3.

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