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
PROPOSED CONSENT ORDER
Jefferson 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 the Jefferson County Commission (Cahaba River WWTP), NPDES Permit Number AL0023027, located at 3900 Veona Daniels Road, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.
The violations noted in the Consent Order consist of water quality violations (a fish kill and an instream E. coli water quality criteria violation) in an Unnamed Tributary to Patton Creek as a result of a Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO).
The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $8,000. The Order, if issued, would require the Jefferson County Commission to prepare a report addressing the cause of the SSO and a plan to prevent similar issues that resulted in the SSO, implement all recommendations included in the report, submit a compliance certification, 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 18th day of May, 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.