SB53 Alabama 2014 Session

Under the Alabama Safe Drinking Water Act, the regulation of potable water is vested in the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). In combination with the powers and authority provided under the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act and in compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, ADEM is responsible for the continued development and enforcement of primary and secondary drinking water standards to ensure that citizens of the state are provided safe and wholesome drinking water from suppliers of water

Under existing law, there is no specific provision which provides civil immunity to suppliers of water who comply with or obtain an exemption or variance from the regulations established by the Department of Environmental Management

This bill would provide civil immunity to suppliers of water who have substantially complied with, or obtained an exemption or variance from, the regulations established by the Department of Environmental Management

Relating to suppliers of water; to add a new Section 22-23-54 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to explicitly provide civil immunity to suppliers of water who have complied with, or obtained an exemption or variance from, the regulations established by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.