ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
P O Box 301463 (Zip 36130-1463)
1400 Coliseum Boulevard (Zip 36110-2059)
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463
(334) 271-7700

PROPOSED CONSENT ORDER

Account Code: 202

Shelby County

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is proposing to issue a Consent Order to Bess Homes & Enterprises, LLC which operates The Ranches at Shelby Lakes-Lot 13, ALR10C4PU, located in the city of Shelby, Shelby County, Alabama.

The violations consisted of commencing and continuing NPDES construction activity without a permit and implementing effective BMP’s producing non-compliant discharges, and the discharge of sediment offsite.

The order, if issued, would require the operator to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $25,000.00.

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: Anthony Scott Hughes
Chief of Field Operations Division
PO 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 webpage at http://adem.alabama.gov/public-notices 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 21st day of May, 2025, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

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Jeffery W. Kitchens
Acting 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.