1. (1) These rules and regulations shall apply to all Wastewater Management Entities (“MEs”) subject to the jurisdiction of the Alabama Public Service Commission (“Commission”). These rules are intended to assist the Commission with the certification and monitoring of the financial viability of MEs, ensuring the long-term operation of wastewater systems.
2. (2) If compliance with any of these rules causes unusual hardship, application may be made to the Commission for modification of the rules or for temporary exemption from their requirements, provided the ME submits with such application a complete explanation of the reason for the proposed exemption.
3. (3) No deviation from these rules shall be permitted without written authorization granted by the Commission.
4. (4) Adoption of these rules shall in no way preclude the Commission, upon complaint or upon its own motion, from altering or amending them, in whole or in part after the provision of appropriate notice.
5. (5) It is not intended that any rule or regulation herein shall supersede or conflict with the regulations of any agency of the State of Alabama or the United States, including the Alabama Department of Public Health, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
6. (6) The adoption of these rules shall in no way relieve any ME from any duties under the laws of the State of Alabama.

Author: Alabama Public Service Commission

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §22-25B-6.

History: Filed with LRS February 5, 2013. Filed for Codification in the Alabama Administrative Code by the Alabama Public Service Commission on February 5, 2013, pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, §41-22-7. Filed with LRS May 15, 2014. Filed for Codification in the Alabama Administrative Code by the Alabama Public Service Commission on May 15, 2014, pursuant to the Code of Ala. 1975, §41-22-7.