Utilities; privately owned sewer and wastewater systems; systems under jurisdiction of Alabama Public Service Commission, further provided

SB 231 proposes to expand the regulatory oversight of privately owned sewer and wastewater systems in Alabama. Currently, some of these systems are exempt from the Alabama Public Service Commission's (PSC) jurisdiction. This bill would subject privately owned sewer and wastewater systems with a design flow greater than 5,000 gallons per day to the PSC's regulatory authority, regardless of their waste disposal method. This change aims to bring more systems under state utility regulation, affecting the entities operating these systems and their customers.