ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (ADEM)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR
PROPOSED UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) PERMIT
AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
PUBLIC NOTICE - 212

Baldwin County

Notice is hereby given that ADEM will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 6:30 p.m., at the Eric H. Meyer Civic Center located at 1930 W 2nd St, Gulf Shores, AL 36542, for the proposed modification of UIC Permit Number ALSI9902013. Baldwin County Sewer Services, 14747 Underwood Road, Summerdale, AL 36580, applied for a modification of this existing permit for the injection of treated domestic sanitary effluent from a wastewater treatment facility to a Class V Injection Well at the Fort Morgan Treatment Plant, located at 16763 AL Highway 180, Gulf Shores, AL 36547.

ADEM will be available prior to the public hearing to answer questions and provide details regarding the Baldwin County Sewer Services’ proposed permit modification. This public availability session will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2022, from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. in the Gulf Shores Activity Center located at 260 Clubhouse Drive, Gulf Shores, AL 36542.

Pursuant to applicable regulations, the Department issued public notice of a 30-day public comment period on January 26, 2022, during which any interested person could submit written comments on the permit application or draft permit.  During this comment period, the Department received sufficient requests to warrant a public hearing. Therefore, the Department is announcing a public hearing, and is extending the public comment period until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2022, for that notice.

Copies of the draft permit, conditions, limitations and a fact sheet as applicable describing the methodology for setting the limitations and conditions and other related documents are available for public inspection electronically via http://adem.alabama.gov/newsEvents/publicNotices.cnt, and at the following location Monday – Friday (except legal holidays), 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.  A nominal fee for copying and/or mailing may be charged.  Arrangements for copying should be made in advance.

Jeffery W. Kitchens, Chief
ADEM-Water Division
1400 Coliseum Blvd.
[Mailing address: PO Box 301463; Zip 36130-1463]
Montgomery, Alabama 36110-2400
(334) 271-7823
water-permits@adem.alabama.gov

The purpose of the public hearing will be for interested parties to make oral and written comments into the public hearing record.  Those wishing to make oral comments at the public hearing are also encouraged to submit those comments in writing.  All comments must address the conditions of the proposed modification to the existing permit; the Department’s adherence to the applicable environmental laws, rules, and regulations in development of the modification to the existing permit; or issues that have an impact on the applicant’s ability to meet applicable environmental laws, rules, and regulations to affect the final permit decision.  In order to affect final decisions, comments must offer technically substantial information that is applicable to the modification to the existing permit.

Any person wishing to participate in this hearing who needs special accommodations should contact the ADEM Permits and Services Division at (334) 271-7714 at least five working days prior to the hearing.

Attendance at the public hearing is not necessary in order to have comments included in the public hearing record.  Written comments received prior to the close of the public comment period will also be considered and entered into the public hearing record and will be given the same consideration as those provided at the hearing.  Written comments should be submitted to the mailing or email address(es) listed below, as appropriate.  Commenters should identify the appropriate permit number(s) on the first page of their comments. 

After consideration of all oral and written comments and consideration of the requirements of the Alabama Water Pollution Control Act, the federal Water Pollution Control Act, and all other applicable regulations, the Department will make a final determination on the modification to the existing permit.  The Department will develop a response to comments, which will be posted to the Department’s website at http://app.adem.alabama.gov/eFile/.  To find the response to comments and final permit determination, you may search by the permit number listed in this notice.

The Department maintains a list of interested individuals who are emailed legal notices regarding proposed permits.  If you wish to receive such notices, please sign up at http://adem.alabama.gov/default.cnt by entering your email address on the left side of the page and clicking the submit button.

Notice is hereby given this 15th day of April, 2022, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

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.