Section 319 Grant Resources
Alabama Nonpoint Source (NPS) Implementation Grants fund projects in support of Alabama's Nonpoint Source Management Program. Funding is distributed via a competitive process to projects that will lead to direct reductions in pollutant loads and measurable water quality improvements.
Alabama Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
Overview
The Alabama Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program (ACNPCP) is part of the Alabama Coastal Management Program that addresses water quality. All coastal states that participate in the National Coastal Zone Management Program are required to develop coastal nonpoint pollution control programs as mandated in 1990 by Section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments. Federally the National Program is jointly administered by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Groundwater Festivals
For Groundwater Festival Calendars and information on Individual County Festivals go to http://www.alabamawaterfestivals.com.
Guidance Manuals
Coastal Permitting Information
Projects having the potential to impact Alabama's coastal resources are subject to review pursuant to ADEM's Coastal Rules. Fee Schedules can be located under Regulations / Division 1 Section 6. Some of these projects include:
Public Information Requests
Our public-records policy
It is the policy of the executive branch of the State of Alabama to promptly provide citizens with public records upon request, subject to their payment of reasonable fees, to applicable laws protecting sensitive information, and to the interest of the general public in having the business of government carried on efficiently and without undue interference.
Water Quality
ADEM administers a number of programs related to the State's surface water quality. These programs include: