ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING FOR
PROPOSED AIR AND
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS
AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS

Air Facility Number 305-0008
NPDES Permit Number AL0084482
PUBLIC NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING

CLEBURNE COUNTY
CALHOUN COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is extending the Public Comment Period and will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at 6:00 P.M., at the Oxford Civic Center located at 401 McCullars Lane, Oxford, AL 36203, concerning the proposed issuance of Air Permits and proposed issuance of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit to Pillar Materials, LLC, for the proposed limestone quarry to be located at 226 Cheaha State Park Drive, Anniston, AL 36207.

Directions for the site entrance from I-20 near Oxford:
Take exit 191 at US Hwy 431.  Head south on Hwy 431 for ~ 0.5 mi. to a gated drive on the right. 
Location Coordinates:    33.61030⁰ LAT, -85.72307⁰ LONG

Pillar Materials, LLC, has applied for the issuance of Air Permits, Air Permit Numbers 305-0008-X001 and X002 that would authorize the construction and operation of limestone crushing, screening, and conveying circuits. Emissions would be minimized by wet suppression.  The Department has determined that the equipment/operations proposed by the company should be able to meet State and federal air pollution control requirements.

Pillar Materials, LLC, has also applied for issuance of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, NPDES Permit Number AL0084482, that limit discharges from a crushed stone quarry, wet preparation, transportation and storage, and associated areas discharging to Choccolocco Creek and Jackson Creek, classified as Public Water Supply and Fish and Wildlife, in the Coosa River Basin.

The following are links to the proposed permits and the Department’s permitting determinations and analyses:

Proposed Air Permit
Proposed Water Permit

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. In order to affect final decisions, comments must offer technically substantial information that is applicable to the proposed applications. All comments must address the conditions of the proposed permits; the Department’s adherence to the applicable environmental laws, rules, and regulations in development of the proposed permits; 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.

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.

Copies of the complete project file are available for public inspection Monday through Friday (except legal holidays), 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., at the ADEM Main Office at the address listed below.  For convenience, documents that exist in electronic format may be accessed in the Department's document management system,  eFile.  Select Media Area “Air” or “Water”, enter the air facility number or water permit number shown above as the Permit Number, select Document Type “Permitting”, and press Search.  The most recent documents will be listed at the top by default.  The Document Type may also be left blank, which will list all available air or water files for this facility.

Attendance at the public hearing is not necessary in order to have comments included in the public hearing record.  Written comments received no later than 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, the close of the extended public comment period, will also be considered and entered into the public hearing record.  Written comments should be submitted by mail or email to the Department’s named contacts below. Commenters should identify the appropriate facility/permit number(s) on the first page of their comments.

Ronald W. Gore, Chief
ADEM-Air Division
1400 Coliseum Blvd.
[Mailing address: PO Box 301463; Zip 36130-1463]
Montgomery, Alabama 36110-2400
(334) 271-7861
airmail@adem.alabama.gov

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

 

After consideration of all written comments, review of any public hearing record, and consideration of the requirements of the Alabama Air Pollution Control Act, the Federal Clean Air Act, the Alabama Water Pollution Control Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and applicable regulations, the Department will make a final determination.  The Department will develop a response to comments, which will become part of the public record and will be posted to the Department’s eFile.  system. To find the response to comments and final permit determination, you may search by the air facility number or water permit number shown above.

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 here by entering your email address on the left side of the page and clicking the submit button.

This notice is hereby given this 29th day of November 2023, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

____________________________
Lance R. LeFleur
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.