ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
P O Box 301463 (Zip 36130-1463)
1400 Coliseum Boulevard (Zip 36110-2400)
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463
(334) 271-7700
NOTICE OF PROPOSED UNILATERAL ORDER
Lauderdale County
Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue a Unilateral Order to the Town of Lexington/Lexington Lagoon and Sprayfield, NPDES Permit Number AL0072834, located on County Road 497, Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama.
The violations noted in the Unilateral Order consist of effluent permit limitation violations, sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), and failure to comply with Consent Order 16-083-CWP.
The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $5,900.00. The Order, if issued, would require the Town of Lexington to submit an Engineering Report; submit progress reports; complete repairs, rehabilitation, and upgrades to the sprayfield as necessary to reduce the bacteria levels in stormwater runoff from the sprayfield; complete repairs, rehabilitation, and upgrades to the sewer collections system and lift stations as necessary to minimize and mitigate SSOs, submit a certification of compliance, and comply with all Permit conditions.
Interested persons may submit written comments, including request for a hearing, within 30 days of the publication date of this notice, to:
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 February, 2023, 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.