When the use of a sewage tank is discontinued; or when the system cannot be made to comply with these rules, the tank shall be abandoned, and its further use prohibited. An abandoned tank shall be pumped out by an AOWB-licensed pumper. An empty tank may be removed at the property owner's option, or to make room for new system components. If no replacement component is intended, the hole left by the removal of a tank shall be filled with sand or soil. An mpty tank left in· place shall be filled with sand or soil. The bottom of the tank may be ruptured.

Author: Thad Pittman, Matthew Conner, Ken Stephens, Bob Bright

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§22-2-2(4); 22-2-2(6); 22-10-1, et seq.; 22-26-1, et seq.

Editor’s Note: Previous Rule .35 was renumbered .24 per certification published December 30, 2022; effective February 13, 2023.

History: New Rule: Filed October 20, 2005; effective November 24, 2005; operative March 19, 2006. Repealed and New Rule: Filed January 19, 2017; effective March 5, 2017. Repealed and New Rule: Published December 30, 2022; effective February 13, 2023.