Alabama Safe Drinking Water Act
Alabama · Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control · §§ 22-23-30 to 22-23-53 · 22 sections
Overview
This act governs the safety and purity of water supplied to the public, authorizing a state board to adopt primary drinking water regulations protecting health and secondary regulations addressing other qualities of water, and to grant variances or exemptions from them. It requires water suppliers to obtain a permit before constructing or modifying a water system, to collect and submit samples for analysis, to report on the condition of their supplies and facilities, and to notify users and regulatory agencies of certain violations. Enforcement rests on a right of entry for inspections, emergency authority to act against imminent and substantial hazards, prohibitions on polluting a public water supply, and remedies including penalties and abatement of public nuisances.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- Ala. Code § 22-23-30Short Title.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-31Definitions.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-32Regulatory Authority of Board Over Water Supplies.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-33State Primary Drinking Water Regulations.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-34State Secondary Drinking Water Regulations.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-35Variances and Exemptions from Regulations.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-36Action by Board Regarding Imminent and Substantial Hazards.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-37Notification of Users and Regulatory Agencies by Water Suppliers of Certain Violations, Etc.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-38Samples of Water Supplied to the Public - Required.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-39Samples of Water Supplied to the Public - Analysis; Fee.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-40Permit to Construct or Modify Water System - Required; Prerequisite to Issuance of Bonds by Local Government Unit.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-41Permit to Construct or Modify Water System - Application.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-42Permit to Construct or Modify Water System - Investigation of Water System.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-43Permit to Construct or Modify Water System - Order of Board Upon Finding That Water Is Impure, Unwholesome, Etc.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-44Permit to Construct or Modify Water System - Issuance; Suspension or Revocation; Permits in Addition to Others Required by Law.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-45Right of Entry of Board for Investigations and Inspections.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-46Reports of Condition of Water Supply, Plant, Etc., by Applicants, or Suppliers.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-47Polluting Public Water Supply.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-48Prohibited Acts.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-49Powers and Duties of Board in Administration of Article.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-52Penalties.
- Ala. Code § 22-23-53Public Nuisances.
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