Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-7-6-.15 - Lighting And Power Requirements

(1) Proper illumination shall be available to allow evaluation of treatment processes at the water treatment plant at all times.

(2) New community treatment facilities permitted for construction after December 31, 2005 shall have sufficient auxiliary power capacity available to operate essential equipment at the plant.

(3) All community surface water treatment facilities shall have sufficient auxiliary power available to operate essential equipment no later than December 31, 2010.

(a) Essential equipment includes, but is not limited to, raw water pumps, laboratory testing equipment, monitoring equipment, and high service pumps needed to meet expected customer demand for finished drinking water during emergency conditions.

(b) If a water system owns more than one water treatment facility, it can designate one facility as the primary facility and this facility must meet the requirements of this paragraph and be capable of supplying the entire distribution system during emergency conditions.

(c) The auxiliary power requirement can be met by having an on-site generator or an equivalent design approved by the Department.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-7-6-.15

May 23, 1977. Repealed and Readopted; January 4, 1989; October 31, 1990; effective December 5, 1990. (Rule was renumbered from .12 to .20, as per certification filed December 21, 1998; effective January 25, 1999, with no changes made to the rule.) Amended: Filed May 2, 2 000; effective June 6, 2 000. Repealed and New Rule: Filed November 7, 2 0 05; effective December 12, 2005. Amended: Filed December 14, 2010; effective January 18, 2011. Amended: Filed August 21, 2012; effective September 25, 2012.

Rule 335-7-6-.22 was previously Rule 335-7-6-.20 per certification filed May 2, 2000; effective June 6, 2000

Author: Edgar K. Hughes

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-23-33, 22-23-49, 22-22A-5, 22-22A-6.