Alabama Administrative Code

(1) Requirements -- Each utility shall furnish the Commission, at such time and in such form as the Commission may require, the results of any required tests and summaries of any required records. The utility shall also furnish the Commission with any information concerning the u…

(1) All water furnished by any utility for human consumption, or for domestic uses, shall be pure, wholesome, potable, not dangerous to health and, insofar as practicable, free from objectionable odor and tests. All water furnished by any utility for human consumption or househol…

(1) The Commission reserves the right to require, under its supervision, an extended bacteriological, as well as physical and chemical, examination when deemed advisable for any particular water furnished. The results of all tests made either by the State Board of Health or by th…

(1) When any utility proposes to use water from a new or different source of supply, it shall be required to obtain approval from the Commission. Before such approval can be obtained, the utility shall be required to furnish a permit from the State Board of Health approving the u…

(1) General Requirements -- The water supply system, including wells, pumping equipment, treatment works, mains, and service pipes shall be free from sanitary defects. (2) Connection Prohibited -- No physical connection between the distribution system of a public potable water su…

(1) "Dead Ends" in the distribution mains should be avoided as far as possible. If such "dead ends" exist, they shall be flushed not less than each ninety (90) days, or more if conditions require. To ensure compliance with this requirement, all "dead ends" or mains of four (4) in…

(1) Pressure -- Water utilities shall make every effort to maintain a pressure on their distribution systems which shall not at any time fall below the minimum of 35 PSI or rise above the maximum pressure of 125 PSI at customer's service connections. However, on rural lines where…

(1) Station Meters -- Each utility furnishing water service shall install at each operation such station meters and instruments as may be necessary to obtain a daily and monthly record of the total amounts of water delivered into the mains. (2) Pressure Gauges (a) Each utility fu…

(1) Measurement of Service -- All water sold by a utility with 100 or more customers shall be upon the basis of metered volume sales except that the utility may, at its option, provide flat rate or estimated service for the following: (a) Temporary service where the water use can…

(1) Under normal conditions, meters should be located at or near the curb or property line. When such location is impractical, the meter may be located inside or outside buildings dependent upon local conditions. The utility shall require customers to provide a reasonably conveni…

(1) Each utility furnishing metered water service shall either provide the necessary standard facilities, instruments and other equipment for testing meters in compliance with these rules, or shall enter into arrangements satisfactory to the Commission for test of its meters by a…

(1) For the determination of minimum test flow and normal test flow limits, the standards and procedures set forth in the American Water Works Association Manual, as revised, for various types of meters shall be used. (2) All displacement-type cold water meters shall be tested on…

(1) All meters used for measuring quantity of water delivered to a customer shall be in good mechanical condition and shall be adequate in size and design for the type of service which they measure. (2) Before being installed for the use of any customer, every water meter whether…

(1) Upon written request of any customer, the utility shall, without charge, make a field test of the accuracy of the meter in use at customer's premises provided that the meter has not been tested within one-half the maximum interval provided in the schedule under 770-X-8-.17(3)…

(1) Shortage and Interruption -- The utility shall exercise reasonable diligence to furnish a continuous and adequate supply of water to its customers and to avoid any shortage or interruption of delivery thereof. (2) Temporary Suspension for Repairs -- The utility shall have the…

(1) Discontinuance of Service -- A utility by Tariff Rule may prohibit negligent or wasteful use of water on a customer's premises which seriously affects the general service. (2) Metering of Flat Rate Connections -- In order to protect itself against serious and unnecessary wast…

(1) Valves shall be located so that parts of the system can be isolated for testing or repair. There should be a minimum of one valve per mile. Each branch line shall be valved. Markers indicating the location of each valve shall be installed. Markers should be situated so that n…

(1) These rules and regulations shall apply to all Wastewater Management Entities (or "MEs") subject to the jurisdiction of the Alabama Public Service Commission. They are intended to promote good practices, to assure adequate and efficient service to the public at a reasonable c…

(1) ADEM. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (2) ADPH. The Alabama Department of Public Health (3) CERTIFICATE OF FINANCIAL VIABILITY. The certification by the Alabama Public Service Commission of the financial viability of a Wastewater Management Entity's current…

(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 …

(1) Applications for the renewal of Certificates of Financial Viability may apply to multiple certificates as previously issued. Each such application for renewal must be accompanied by an application fee of $300.00 if the renewal request does not involve any simultaneous modific…

(1) Wastewater Management Entities may, following the submission of a PSC approved Application for Modification of a Certificate of Financial Viability prescribed herein by 770-X-9-.03(3), furnish sewer service to property owners whose lands abut the Main Line of existing wastewa…

(1) On or before April 15 of each year, each ME shall file annual financial operating and statistical reports upon forms prescribed by or authorized by the Commission. All foot notes and instructions contained on the report forms prescribed or authorized by the Commission for mak…

(1) Whenever required by Commission rules and regulations, each ME shall provide proof of a security in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of gross annual revenue or $100,000, whichever is greater. Such financial security shall be in the form of a bond (See Appendix B) or I…

(1) Wastewater Management Entities shall be established and exist as separate business entities and not as subsets or divisions of other business entities. (2) Wastewater Management Entities shall limit business activities to those allowed by their Commission-approved tariffs. (3…

(1) Wastewater Management Entities shall have operation and maintenance (O&M) procedures in place in order to ensure proper operation of wastewater systems. Such procedures shall be designed to ensure reliable sewer service and to minimize system O&M costs while complying with op…

(1) The initial application of each wastewater management entity seeking certification of such entity's financial viability shall be set for hearing pursuant to notice issued by the PSC. Such hearings shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (N) of this rule. Wastewater M…

(1) Each wastewater management entity doing business in this state and subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission shall pay a fee each year for the inspection and supervision of such business during the next preceding fiscal year. Such inspection and supervision fees shall be …

(1) Upon failure of a ME to comply with any law, regulation, order, or certificate, the Commission may issue a Show Cause Order requiring the ME to appear at a hearing before the Commission and show cause why the Commission should not revoke its Certificate. (2) Depending on the …

The Alabama Real Estate Appraisers Board was created to ensure that the public is protected against dangers arising from attempts of incompetent or unscrupulous persons to practice the profession of real estate appraisal. This purpose is achieved through the establishment of mini…

The board shall consist of nine members, one of whom shall be a qualified individual from the general public, seven of whom shall be real property appraisers, and beginning on October 1, 2011, one of whom shall be a representative of an appraisal management company. Each member o…

The Board is an independent agency of the State of Alabama. All costs of operating the Board, including administrative, secretarial, clerical and investigative, are paid from legislative appropriation and fees collected by the Board. The Attorney General and his/her assistants pr…

(1) Election. The Board shall elect annually the following officers: chairman, vice chairman and secretary. (2) Compensation and expenses. Board members shall be compensated Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per month of attendance at duly called Board meetings. In addition, each m…

The Board may employ investigators, attorneys and any other agents and employees and assistants as may from time to time be necessary to bring about and maintain a rigid administration and enforcement of the Alabama law regulating the practice of real estate appraising. Author: A…

The Board shall employ an executive director who shall be responsible for the administration of Board policy. The executive director is designated as agent for the Board for service of legal process upon the Board. All correspondence to the Board, including requests for informati…

All proceedings of the Board shall be governed by Roberts' Rules of Order, latest revised edition, except during disciplinary hearings and except where otherwise provided in these rules. Author: Alabama Real Estate Appraisers Board Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 780-X-1-.07 Emergency …

The normal order of business for a meeting shall be as follows unless otherwise amended by the Board: (a) Call to order (b) Verification by the executive director that a quorum of members is present (c) Approval of minutes of last meeting (d) Hearings to be held - public and/or d…

A quorum of the Board shall consist of five members of the Board with at least four of such members being appraiser members. Author: Alabama Real Estate Appraisers Board Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 780-X-1-.09 Emergency adoption filed February 15, 1991; effective February 18, 1991.…

(1) Meetings may be called by the chairman or by a quorum of the Board. (2) Each member of the Board shall be given at least ten days' notice of the time, place, and purpose of any regular or special meeting by the chairman or executive director, unless such notice is waived by t…

The chairman of the Board shall, in accordance with these rules, and except as otherwise provided in these rules, rule upon all questions of procedure and, in the event that evidence is taken, on the admissibility of that evidence. The decision of the chairman shall be final. Aut…

All members of the Board, including the chairman, are entitled to vote and to make or second motions. A majority of those members of the Board present and voting on any matter shall decide that matter before the Board, except on procedural and evidentiary matters which are provid…

All applications and requests for which the Board has prescribed a form must be made on the prescribed form. Copies of forms in use and instructions for their completion are available from the executive director. Author: Alabama Real Estate Appraisers Board Notes Ala. Admin. Code…

(1) "Public record" for the purpose of these rules means all Board records which are reasonably necessary to record the business and activities required to be done or carried on by the Board so that the status and condition of such business and activities can be known to the publ…

The Board shall, no less than annually, compile and publish a registry of the names and addresses of all persons both licensed and certified to perform federally related real estate appraisals. Copies of the directory shall be furnished annually to the federal agency designated b…

(1) The Board may issue declaratory rulings to any person substantially affected by a rule with respect to the validity of the rule, or with respect to the applicability to any person, property, or state of facts of any rule or statute enforceable by the Board, or with respect to…

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 780-X-1-.17 Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIV, Issue No. 01, October 30, 2015, eff. 11/16/2015. Repealed by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIV, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2016, eff. 9/11/2016. Author: Lew Watson Statutory Auth…

At the time an applicant is granted a license for any real property appraiser classification by the Board, he will be assigned a license/certification number. These numbers will be issued consecutively in the order in which the applicants are approved by the Board. The applicant …

As soon as possible after an applicant has met all the requirements for licensure and has satisfactorily completed the examination, a Certificate of Licensure for the appropriate appraiser classification will be issued. The license shall bear the signature or facsimile signature …

(1) The Board shall grant a temporary permit to practice as a state licensed real property appraiser, with permission to appraise properties allowed by his resident state, to persons who are licensed or certified to perform appraisals in another state. A person desiring a tempora…

(1) The temporary permit is effective for one specific appraisal assignment and one extension of time for completion of the assignment. If the assignment is not completed within six (6) months, the appraiser must request and the Board may issue a written extension of six months f…