Notice is hereby given that a hearing before the Department of Environmental Management of the State of Alabama will be held on October 14, 2009, at 1:00 pm in the Main Hearing Room at the ADEM – Central Office location at 1400 Coliseum Blvd. in Montgomery, for the purpose of amending rule 335-6-10-.09 to change the bacterial indicator organisms and associated criteria for non-coastal waters from fecal coliform to Escherichia coli (E. coli) to be consistent with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommendations for protection against water-borne illnesses. The Department also proposes upgrades in use classifications (rule 335-6-11-.02) for segments of Hurtsboro Creek in the Chattahoochee River Basin and the Magnolia River in the Mobile River-Mobile Bay Basin, respectively.

Copies of the proposed rule and the summary of reasons supporting the revisions are available free of charge at the offices listed below and can also be found on the Internet at http://adem.alabama.gov/PubHearings/PubHearings.htm at no cost.

ADEM, Office of General Counsel

Attn: Molly Tatum

1400 Coliseum Boulevard

(P. O. Box 301463, Zip code 36130-1463)

Montgomery, AL 36110-2059

(334) 394-4360
 

ADEM, Birmingham Field Office

Attn: Sheila Vail

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, Mobile Field Office

Attn: Jenika Monroe

2204 Perimeter Road

Mobile, AL 36615-1131

(251) 450-3400

The public hearing is being held to receive data, views, and arguments from interested persons regarding the proposed rules. Attendance at the hearing is not necessary to present such data, views, arguments, or comments as the same may be submitted in writing, but must be received by the Hearing Officer prior to 5:00 p.m. on October 14, 2009.

Written submissions and other inquiries should be directed to: Lynn Broadway, Office of Water Services, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL 36130-1463 (street address: 1400 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110-2059) or by e-mail at clg@adem.state.al.us.

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

This notice is hereby given this August 23, 2009, by authority of ADEM.