Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, 1101 Market St., Chattanooga, TN 37402, NPDES Permit Number AL0024635, located on Co. Rd. 33, Hollywood, AL, has applied for re-issuance of existing discharges: DSN002 resulting from an impoundment pond consisting of main plant area storm water runoff, fire and supply test water, associated with electric power generation discharging to Town Creek, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin; DSN003 resulting from diffuser discharge consisting of cooling tower blowdown and other wastewater associated with electric power generation discharging to the Tennessee River, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin; DSN004 resulting from east culvert impoundment discharge consisting of storm water runoff from construction warehouse storage yard discharging to Town Creek, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin; DSN005 resulting from plant intake trash sluicing, consisting of intake screen and strainer backwash, and intake pumping station sumps/drains, discharging to the Tennessee River, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin; DSN007 resulting from simulator training facility treated sanitary equipment room floor drains, and laboratory wastewaters, discharging to the Tennessee River, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin; DSN008 resulting from simulator training facility once through cooling water, HVAC and atomic adsorption unit condensate, and fire protection system flush water discharging to Town Creek, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin; and DSN009-DSN012, and DSN015 resulting from uncontaminated storm water runoff discharging to Town Creek, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin; and DSN013 – DSN14 resulting from uncontaminated storm water runoff discharging to the Tennessee River, classified as Fish & Wildlife, in the Tennessee River Basin.

The Department has tentatively determined that the proposed action described in this notice is consistent with the Water Quality Program regulations.

Written comments may also be submitted to the contact below prior to 5:00 PM, November 19, 2009. COMMENTERS SHOULD IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE NPDES NUMBER ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THEIR COMMENTS. In order to affect final decisions, comments must offer technically substantial information that is applicable to the proposed 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 three working days prior to the hearing.

After consideration of all written comments, review of the public hearing record, and consideration of the requirements of 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 available to persons upon request. Notice will be sent to any person requesting notice of the final action.

This notice is hereby given this October 16, 2009, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.