1. (1) Applicability for reclaimed water reuse facilities. Any non-excluded reclaimed water reuse facility reusing or offering for reuse municipal reclaimed water in a manner that holds a reasonable potential for discharge of pollutants to waters of the State shall apply for and obtain a permit for the reuse of those wastewaters.

2. (2) Excluded Facilities.

   1. (a) Land application of industrial wastewater that is beneficially used and complies with NRCS standards.
   2. (b) Land application activities regulated under NPDES permits.
   3. (c) Facilities with active land application sites that were approved by the Department prior to the promulgation of this rule.
   4. (d) Underground Injection facilities regulated by chapter 335-6-8, with the exception of ASR wells utilized for water reuse through surface application irrigation.
   5. (e) Wastewater systems regulated by the Alabama Department of Public Health.

   6. (f) Incidental use of reclaimed water for landscape irrigation at a municipal wastewater treatment plant if:

      1. 1. There is no other reclaimed water use that would subject the municipal wastewater treatment plant to the requirements of this chapter;
      2. 2. The municipal wastewater treatment plant has coverage under an NPDES permit, and the quality of the effluent meets that required by the NPDES permit; and
      3. 3. Public access to the area of landscape irrigation is restricted.
   7. (g) The Director may exclude other facilities if covered adequately by other regulations.

Author: Nicholas Caraway

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§22-22-1 to 22-22-14; §§22-22A-1 to 22-22A-16 et seq., as amended.

History: New Rule: Filed August 25, 2015; effective September 29, 2015.