Alabama Department of Environmental Management
P.O. Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
(334) 271-7700

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONSENT ORDER
Account Code 605

Limestone County

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue a Consent Order to Athens Utilities - Athens WWTP (NPDES Permit No. AL0020206), located at 942 East Sanderfer Road, Athens, Limestone County, Alabama.

The violations noted in the Consent Order consist of permit limit violations, discharging wastewater in the form of SSOs, violations of water quality standards, discharging wastewater that resulted in a fish kill, and failure to submit required reports.

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $30,000.00.  The Order, if issued, would require Athens Utilities to submit an Engineering Report including a plan for continued maintenance and assessment of the collection system, develop and implement a Sanitary Sewer Overflow Response Plan, comply with permit limitations, and submit a certification of compliance.

Interested persons may submit written comments, including request for a hearing, within 30 days of the publication date of this notice, to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, attention Jeffery W. Kitchens, Chief of the Water Division, P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463.  The comment period shall end at the close of business 30 days from the publication date of this notice.  A copy of the proposed order is available on the ADEM web page at http://adem.alabama.gov/compInfo/adminOrders.cnt  or may be obtained by written request to the above address.  A nominal fee for copying may be charged.

This notice is hereby given this 3rd day of October, 2019, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

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Lance R. LeFleur
Director

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