Sewage Collection, Treatment and Disposal Facilities (Code of Alabama: Title 22 Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control; Chapter 26) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Alabama Document type Legislation Date 1975 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Sewerage Waterworks Offences/penalties Pollution control Protection of environment Public health Freshwater pollution Water quality standards Water supply Liability/compensation Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This chapter of the Code of Alabama regulates sewage collection, treatment and disposal facilities. The chapter provides that it shall be unlawful and shall constitute a misdemeanor to build, maintain or use an insanitary sewage collection, treatment and disposal facility or one that is or is likely to become a menace to the public health anywhere within the state, including plumbing facilities, privies, septic tank systems, other private collection and disposal systems, sewer lines, public or private, municipal, community, subdivision or other treatment plant and disposal units, but excluding plumbing within structures located within the police jurisdiction of municipal corporations and regulated by the municipal corporation. The chapter further provides for the authority of boards of health to require installation of connections with sanitary sewers, etc.; rules and regulations; approval of plans and specifications; permits for installation of plumbing within police jurisdiction of municipal corporations; permits for installation of plumbing outside jurisdiction of municipal corporations; penalty for violations of chapter; and certain land subdivided for single-family residences and not having access to public sewer not subject to subdivision regulations of State Board of Health. Full text English Website alisondb.legislature.state.al.us