PUBLIC NOTICE
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT AND AIR PERMIT
AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS

LEE COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management has postponed the public hearing that was previously scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 6:00 p.m., at the Opelika Performing Arts Center at Opelika High School located at 1700 Bulldog Pkwy, Opelika, AL 36801. The public hearing was scheduled to give the public the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed issuance of air and water permits to CreekWood Resources, LLC for a proposed granite quarry to be located 0.6 miles from the intersection of Lee County Road 168 and US Highway 431, south of Lee County Road 168, Opelika, AL 36801.  The postponement was requested by the applicant.  ADEM will reschedule a public hearing by giving at least 30 days’ notice of the location, date, and time, if the applicant seeks to continue the permitting process.

The public comment period will remain open until 5:00 PM April 1, 2020, as previously announced.  If the permitting process is resumed, opportunity for public comment past April 1 will be provided. 

This notice is hereby given on March 10, 2020, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

Lance R. LeFleur

Director

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.