ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF RESPONSE TO COMMENTS RECEIVED DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
JULY 15, 2025 --- AUGUST 19, 2025, / PUBLIC HEARING AUGUST 19, 2025
ADEM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE CHAPTER 335-6-7

Notice is hereby given regarding the availability of the Department’s response to comments (RTC) prepared as a result of comments received during the July 15, 2025, through August 19, 2025, public comment period, including a public hearing in Montgomery on August 19, 2025, relative to 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 provisions of ADEM Admin. Code Ch. 335-6-7. Within 120-days after completion of the public participation process, a subsequent public notice is provided to inform the public regarding the Department’s written response 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.

The current ADEM AFO/CAFO NPDES rules provide for a comprehensive regulatory program based on sound science with effective technical standards that provide for the protection of Alabama’s water quality. The ADEM rules fully comply with applicable federal / State law and meet current EPA regulations. As a result, the Department has determined that no action is needed with regard to modifying the ADEM AFO/CAFO rules. The Department will continue to work with EPA and involved stakeholders to ensure the ADEM AFO/CAFO rules are implemented in an efficient, effective manner to protect water quality.

Copies of the Response to Comments are available 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).

Inquiries should be directed to:

ADEM CAFO Hearing Officer
Attn: Field Operations Division
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
P.O. Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
fieldmail@adem.alabama.gov

This notice is hereby given this 10th day of December 2025, 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.