ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
P O Box 301463 (Zip 36130-1463)
1400 Coliseum Boulevard (Zip 36110-2400)
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463
(334) 271-7700

PROPOSED CONSENT ORDER

Account Code: 202

Limestone County

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is proposing to issue a Consent Order to The Meadows Estate, LLC – Sonoma Valley Subdivision, located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Barksdale Road and Meadows Road, near the City of Athens, Limestone County, Alabama.

The violations consisted of: Noncompliant discharge/accumulation of sediment offsite; Effective BMPs had not been implemented and/or maintained; Water Quality Standard violation; Noncompliance with the requirements of ADEM NPDES construction stormwater rules.

The order, if issued, would require the operator to: correct all violations; implement and maintain effective BMPs; pay a civil penalty in the amount of $23,000.

Interested persons may submit written comments, including request for a hearing, within 30 days of the publication date of this notice, to:

Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Attention: Anthony Scott Hughes
Chief of Field Operations Division
PO Box 301463
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463

The comment period shall end at the close of business 30 days from the publication date of this notice. A copy of the proposed order is available on the ADEM webpage at http://adem.alabama.gov/compInfo/adminOrders.cnt or may be obtained by written request to the above address. A nominal fee for copying may be charged.

This notice is hereby given this 20th day of March, 2024, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

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Lance 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.