ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
ADEM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE CHAPTER 335-6-7
PUBLIC NOTICE 500
Notice is hereby given that a hearing before the Department of Environmental Management of the State of Alabama will be held on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Hearing Room of the ADEM building located at 1400 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, Alabama, for the purpose of accepting public comment regarding ADEM Admin. Code Ch. 335-6-7 [National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Best Management Practices, Registration Requirements, Technical Standards And Guidelines, Construction And Operation Requirements, Waste/Wastewater And Waste Product Treatment, Storage, Handling, Transport, And Disposal/Land Application, Nutrient Management, And Animal Mortality Management Requirements For Owners And Operators Of Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) And Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)].
ADEM Admin. Code r. 335-6-7-.03(5) [Chapter Modification And Public Participation] provides for a public notice, 30-day comment period, and public hearing every 5-years to solicit public participation and comment regarding the content, implementation, and compliance with the provisions of ADEM Admin. Code Ch. 335-6-7. Within 120-days after completion of the public participation process, the Department’s summary response to comments, copies of comments received, and a determination of the need, if any, to modify the rules to ensure continued consistency with the requirements of the Alabama Water Pollution Control Act will be available to the public via a subsequent public notice.
Copies of the rules are available at a cost of 30 cents per page at each of the locations listed below. A copy is also available on the Internet at https://adem.alabama.gov/public-notices.
ADEM, Office of General Counsel
Attn: Angela Reeder
1400 Coliseum Boulevard
(P. O. Box 301463, Zip code 36130-1463)
Montgomery, AL 36110-2059
(334) 260-4510
ADEM, Birmingham Field Office
Attn: Julia Trevarthan
110 Vulcan Road
Birmingham, AL 35209-4702
(205) 942-6168
ADEM, Decatur Field Office
Attn: Jan Childers
2715 Sandlin Road, SW
Decatur, AL 35603-1333
(256) 353-1713
ADEM, Coastal Field Office
Attn: Jenika Monroe
1615 South Broad Street
Mobile, AL 36605
(251) 450-3400
The public comment period and hearing is being held to receive data, views, and comments from interested persons regarding the rules. Attendance at the public hearing is not necessary in order to have comments included in the official administrative record. Anyone wishing to submit comments may do so at the hearing or through the mail. In order to be considered, comments must be received by the Hearing Officer before 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
Written submissions and other inquiries should be directed to:
Scott Hughes
Chief, Field Operations Division
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
(street address: 1350 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110-2059)
or by email at fieldmail@adem.alabama.gov
Any person wishing to participate in this hearing who needs special accommodation should contact the Department’s Permits & Services Division at 334-271-7714 at least five working days prior to the hearing.
This notice is hereby given this 15th day of July, 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.