ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT FOR DISCHARGE INTO WATERS OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS

The following applicants have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge treated wastewater into waters of the State of Alabama:

Industrial Facilities

BIBB COUNTY

Cahaba Pressure Treated Forest Products, Inc., PO Box 160, Brierfield, AL 35035, NPDES Permit Number AL0055395, located at 12755 Montevallo Road, Brierfield, Alabama 35035, for modification of a permit which limits existing discharges resulting from storm water associated with wood treating and preserving operations using Pentachlorophenol, Creosote, Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA), and Copper Naphthenate, discharging through DSN015; to Unnamed Tributary to Little Cahaba River, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Cahaba River Basin.

CLEBURNE COUNTY

Tyson Farms, Inc., 6879 Alabama Highway 9 South, Heflin, Alabama 36264, NPDES Permit Number AL0002810, located at same address, for reissuance of a permit which limits existing discharges resulting from treated process and sanitary wastewaters originating from chicken poultry processing operations, discharging through outfall DSN001 to the Tallapoosa River, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Tallapoosa River Basin; and stormwater from poultry processing plant and equipment laydown yard discharging through outfalls DSN002 and DSN004 through DSN011 to the Tallapoosa River, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Tallapoosa River Basin.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY

BFI Waste Systems of Alabama, LLC - Timberlands Landfill, 22800 Highway 41, Brewton, Alabama 36426, NPDES Permit Number AL0079171, located at same address, for reissuance of a permit which limits existing discharges resulting from stormwater runoff from landfill operations, discharging through outfalls DSN001 through DSN006, to Unnamed Tributary to Burnt Corn Creek, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Perdido-Escambia River Basin; and process wastewater from treated landfill leachate and stormwater runoff from landfill operations, discharging through outfall DSN007, to Burnt Corn Creek, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Perdido-Escambia River Basin.

Breitburn Operating LP - Flomaton Nitrogen Generation Facility, PO Box 889, Jay, Florida 32565, NPDES Permit Number AL0079529, located at 1030 Van Hoosen Road, Flomaton, Alabama 36441, for reissuance of a permit which limits existing discharges resulting from process wastewater resulting from compressor condensate, cooling tower blow-down, equipment wash-water, laboratory sinks, and process area storm water, discharging through outfall DSN001 to Unnamed Tributary to Big Escambia Creek, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Conecuh-Sepulga River Basin; storm water resulting from non-process areas, discharging through outfall DSN002 to Unnamed Tributary to Big Escambia Creek, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Conecuh-Sepulga River Basin; and process wastewater resulting from compressor condensate, cooling tower blow-down, equipment wash-water, laboratory sinks, and process area storm water, discharging through outfall DSN003 to Big Escambia Creek, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Conecuh-Sepulga River Basin.

JACKSON COUNTY

TVA Bellafonte Nuclear Plant, PO Box 200, Hollywood, Alabama 35752, NPDES Permit Number AL0024635, located at Jackson County Highway 33, Hollywood, Alabama 35752, for reissuance of a permit which limits existing discharges resulting from impoundment pond discharge consisting of main plant area storm water runoff, non-chlorinated river water, and fire and supply test water associated with electric power generation discharging through DSN001 into Town Creek, classified as Fish and Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin; existing discharges consisting of cooling tower blowdown and other wastewater resulting from electric power generation and discharges resulting from settling basin discharge consisting of reverse osmosis backwash, hydrostatic test water, turbine wash water, evaporative coolers water discharging through DSN003 into the Tennessee River, classified as Public Water Supply/Swimming/Fish & Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin; east culvert impoundment discharge consisting of storm water runoff discharging through DSN004 into Town Creek, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin; plant intake trash including sluicing consisting of intake screen and strainer backwash and intake pumping station sumps/drains discharging through DSN005 into the Tennessee River, classified as Public Water Supply/Swimming/Fish & Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin; Simulator Training Facility STP discharging through DSN007 into the Tennessee River, classified as Public Water Supply/Swimming/Fish & Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin; Simulator Training Facility fire protection system flush water discharging through DSN008 into Town Creek, classified as Fish and Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin; and uncontaminated storm water runoff discharging through DSN009 – DSN015 into Town Creek, classified as Fish and Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin.

JEFFERSON COUNTY

University of Alabama at Birmingham, 933 19th Street South, Room 445G, NPDES Permit Number AL0078948, located at 701 20th Street South, Birmingham, Alabama 35223, for reissuance of a permit, which limits existing discharges resulting from non-contact cooling water through DSN001, DSN004-DSN009, DSN011-DSN014, DSN017-DSN019, DSN021-DSN024, and DSN026-DSN031 and boiler blowdown through DSN003, DSN015, DSN016, DSN025, and DSN032 to Valley Creek, classified as Limited Warmwater Fishery, or to an unnamed tributary to Valley Creek, classified as Fish and Wildlife, in the Black Warrior River Basin.

LEE COUNTY

Pharmavite, LLC - Pharmavite East Coast Manufacturing Facility, 4701 Northpark Drive, Opelika, Alabama 36801, NPDES Permit Number AL0082651, located at same address, for reissuance of a permit which limits existing discharges resulting from storm water runoff from pharmaceutical manufacturing operations, discharging through outfalls DSN001 and DSN002 to an unnamed tributary to Halawakee Creek, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Chattahoochee River Basin.

MADISON COUNTY

Sequatchie Concrete Service Inc., 250 Palmer Road, Madison, Alabama 35758, NPDES Permit Number AL0083259, located at the same address, for initial issuance of a permit which limits discharges resulting from equipment wash water, water from wetting aggregates, and stormwater associated with the manufacture of concrete and concrete products through outfall DSN002 and stormwater associated with the manufacture of concrete and concrete products through outfall DSN001 to an Unnamed Tributary to Mill Creek classified as Fish and Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin.

Mineral Extraction Facilities

DE KALB COUNTY

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has made a tentative decision to deny the request for Justice Coal of Alabama, LLC - Poore Mine, PO Box 2178, Beaver, West Virginia 25813, NPDES Permit Number AL0078867, located on County Road 167, Ider, DeKalb County, Alabama 35981, for reissuance of a permit that limits discharges from a dry preparation coal mining and associated areas, discharging to Miller Creek, and an unnamed tributary to Miller Creek, classified as Fish and Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin. This denial is based on the facility’s submittal of an incomplete application associated with the requirements of ADEM Admin. Code ch. 335-6-6.

JACKSON COUNTY

JP Rice Trucking, LLC - Hollywood Chert Pit, 6075 County Road 33, Hollywood, Alabama 35752, NPDES Permit Number AL0078379, located on 26 Coffee Street, Hollywood, Jackson County, Alabama 35752, for reissuance and modification of a permit that limits discharges of treated drainage from a dirt and/or chert mine and associated areas, discharging to an unnamed tributary to Dry Creek, classified as Fish and Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin.

Whitaker Contracting Corp. - Jackson County Quarry, PO Box 306, Guntersville, Alabama 35976, NPDES Permit Number AL0082856, located on County Road 174, Flat Rock, Jackson County, Alabama 35966, for reissuance and modification of a permit that limits discharges treated drainage from a wet preparation sandstone quarry with incidental dirt/chert mining and associated areas, discharging to Ross Branch, an unnamed tributary to Ross Branch, and an unnamed tributary to Gordon Branch, classified as Fish and Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin.

JEFFERSON COUNTY

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC – Bessemer Quarry, 1200 Urban Center Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35242, NPDES Permit Number AL0069035, located on 1200 Powder Plant Road, Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama 35023, for reissuance and modification of a permit that limits discharges treated drainage from a wet preparation limestone quarry and associated area, discharging to Five Mile Creek, classified as Fish and Wildlife, in the Black Warrior River Basin.

ST CLAIR COUNTY

Acme Brick Tile& Stone, Inc. - Steed Property, 3024 Acme Brick Plaza, Fort Worth, Texas 76109, NPDES Permit Number AL0083909, located as 370 Shaw Road, Pell City, St Clair County, Alabama 35128, for issuance of a permit that limits discharges of treated drainage from a shale and/or common clay mine and associated areas, discharging to Little Creek, and an unnamed tributary to Little Creek, classified as Fish and Wildlife, in the Coosa River Basin.

TUSCALOOSA COUNTY

PGP Operating, LLC - Maxwell Crossing, 17300 Brookwood Parkway, Vance, AL 35490, NPDES Permit Number AL0056791, located on Maxwell Loop Road, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 35405, for issuance of a permit that limits discharges of produced water from a coalbed methane operation and associated areas, discharging to the Black Warrior River, classified as Fish and Wildlife, in the Black Warrior River Basin.

WALKER COUNTY

McWane, Inc. – Burton Mine, 1201 Vanderbilt Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35234,  NPDES Permit Number AL0068888, located at 4377 Hull Road, Empire, Walker County, Alabama 35063, for reissuance and modification of a permit that limits discharges of treated drainage from a dry preparation coal mining operation, incidental sand and gravel mining, and associated areas, discharging to the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River, classified as Public Water Supply and Fish and Wildlife, and to Burton Creek, unnamed tributaries to Burton Creek, and unnamed tributaries to the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River, all classified as Fish and Wildlife, in the Black Warrior River Basin.

Public, Semi-Public and Private Facilities

BALDWIN COUNTY

Alabama Department of Transportation, 1701 I-65 West Service Road North, Mobile, Alabama 36618, NPDES Permit No. AL0024911, for reissuance of a permit which limits the discharge of pollutants from treated domestic wastewater from I-10 Welcome Center, located at I-10 Welcome Center at AL/FL state line, Loxley, Alabama 36551 for the purpose of meeting federal and state water quality regulatory standards.  The subject permit regulates the discharge of treated wastewater to Perdido River, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Perdido-Escambia River Basin.

MARION COUNTY

Upper Bear Creek Water, Sewer, and Fire Protection District, PO Box 326, Haleyville, AL 35565, NPDES Permit Number AL0052311, for reissuance of a permit which limits the discharge of pollutants from filter backwash from Upper Bear Creek WTP, 339 County Road 62, Bear Creek, Alabama 35543, for the purpose of meeting federal and state water quality regulatory standards.  The subject permit regulates the discharge of filter backwash to an Unnamed Tributary to Bear Creek, classified as Fish and Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin.

MOBILE COUNTY

South Alabama Utilities, PO Box 428, Citronelle, Alabama 36522, NPDES Permit Number AL0083895, for initial issuance of a permit which limits the discharge of pollutants from treated domestic wastewater from McLeod Road WWTP, located at McLeod Road, Mobile, Alabama 36695, for the purpose of meeting federal and state water quality regulatory standards.  The subject permit regulates the discharge of treated wastewater to Miller Creek, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Escatawpa River Basin.

ST CLAIR COUNTY

Paradise Isle Condominium Association, 300 Paradise Isle, Riverside, AL 35135, NPDES Permit Number AL0050385, for reissuance of a permit which limits the discharge of pollutants from treated domestic wastewater from Paradise Isle Condominiums WWTP, 300 Paradise Isle, Riverside, Alabama 35135, for the purpose of meeting federal and state water quality regulatory standards.  The subject permit regulates the discharge of treated wastewater to Coosa River (Logan Martin Lake), classified as Swimming/Fish & Wildlife, in the Coosa River Basin.

WALKER COUNTY

City of Cordova, 3885 N Massachusetts Ave Suite 103, Cordova, AL 35550, NPDES Permit Number AL0020427, for reissuance of a permit which limits the discharge of pollutants from treated domestic wastewater from Cordova WWTP, Walker County Road 30, Cordova, Alabama 35550, for the purpose of meeting federal and state water quality regulatory standards. The subject permit regulates the discharge of treated wastewater to Mulberry Fork, classified as Public Water Supply and Fish and Wildlife, in the Black Warrior River Basin.

Copies of the draft permits, conditions, limitations and a fact sheet as applicable describing the methodology for setting the limitations and conditions and other applicable NPDES forms and related documents are available for public inspection electronically via http://adem.alabama.gov/newsEvents/publicNotices.cnt, and at the following location Monday – Friday (except legal holidays), 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.  A nominal fee for copying and/or mailing may be charged.  Arrangements for copying should be made in advance.

Russell A. Kelly, Chief
Permits and Services Division
ADEM
1400 Coliseum Blvd.
[Mailing address: PO Box 301463; Zip 36130-1463]
Montgomery, Alabama 36110-2400
(334) 271-7714
permitsmail@adem.alabama.gov

Persons wishing to comment may do so, in writing, to the Department's named contact above within 30 days following the publication date of this notice.  COMMENTERS SHOULD IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE NPDES NUMBER ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THEIR COMMENTS.  In order to affect final decisions, comments must offer technically substantial information that is applicable to the draft permit.

A written request for a public hearing may also be filed within that 30-day period and must state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing.  The Director shall hold a public hearing whenever it is found, on the basis of hearing requests, that there exists a significant degree of public interest in the permit application or draft permit.  The Director may also hold a hearing if he determines that it would clarify one or more issues involved in the permit decision.

After consideration of all written comments, review of any public hearing record, and consideration of the requirements of the Alabama Water Pollution Control Act, the federal Water Pollution Control Act, and applicable regulations, the Department will make a final determination.  The Department will develop a response to comments, which will become part of the public record.  The Department will post responses to comments as well as the final permit determinations to the Department’s website at http://app.adem.alabama.gov/eFile/.  To find the response to comments and final permit determination, you may search by the appropriate permit number listed in this notice.

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This notice is hereby given this 17th day of June, 2020, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

Nondiscrimination Statement:  The Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in the administration of its programs.