Section 34-21A-1 Purpose. - Alabama Statutes

Section 34-21A-1

Purpose.

The Alabama Onsite Wastewater Board is created to examine, license, and regulate persons engaged in the manufacture, installation, or servicing of onsite wastewater systems in Alabama. As more residences are built in rural areas where public sewer hookups and centralized wastewater treatment systems are often unavailable, many property owners must rely on onsite wastewater systems, such as septic systems, to handle residential waste and wastewater. The improper manufacture, installation, service, cleaning, and maintenance of onsite wastewater equipment and treatment systems can contaminate and pollute the environment and pose significant harm to public health and the rural environment. This board is created to establish the qualification levels for those engaged in the manufacture, installation, servicing, or cleaning of onsite wastewater systems and equipment in Alabama and promote the proper manufacture, installation, and servicing of onsite wastewater systems.

(Act 99-571, p. 1265, §1.)