ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
P.O. Box 30l463 (Zip 36130-1463)
1400 Coliseum Boulevard (Zip 36110-2400)
Montgomery, Alabama
(334) 27l-7700

PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER

Account Code: 210

Blount 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 Highway 160, LLC, which operates a mining facility known as Mulvehill Property. Mulvehill Property is located on Highway 31 (near the intersection of Interstate 65 and US Highway 31), Warrior, Blount County, Alabama.

The violations noted in the Unilateral Order consist of conducting surface mining operations without a valid National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, discharging pollutants into a water of the State without a valid NPDES Permit, failure to install treatment structures or best management practices, and failure to respond to a Notice of Violation issued by the Department.

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $62,500. The Order, if issued, would require Highway 160, LLC to pay the proposed civil penalty, prepare and submit a complete NPDES Permit Application, submit an engineering report detailing the site conditions and any necessary corrective actions, and submit a certification of compliance with the order.

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: Daphne Y. Lutz
Chief of the Water Division
P.O. Box 30l463
Montgomery, Alabama 36l30-l463

The comment period shall end at the close of business 30 days from the publication date of this notice. Copies of the proposed rules and the Summary of Reasons are available for viewing at each of the locations listed below by appointment and on the ADEM webpage at https://adem.alabama.gov/public-notices. Copies are also available at a cost as shown in ADEM Admin. Code r.335-1-1-.06(6).

This notice is hereby given this 18th day of March, 2026, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

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Edward F. Poolos
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.