Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue a Unilateral Order to the Gordo Water, Gas and Sewer Board, which operates Gordo WWTP, NPDES Permit Number AL0061981, located on U.S. Highway 82, Gordo, Pickens County, Alabama.
The violations noted in the Unilateral Order consist of violation of Permit limitations for Dissolved Oxygen, Total Suspended Solids, E. Coli, Five Day Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Total Ammonia as Nitrogen, and Total Suspended Solids Percent Removal, and failure to submit noncompliance notification forms for noncompliant discharges for the months of May, June, and July 2024.
The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $23,000. The Order, if issued, would require the Gordo Water, Gas and Sewer Board to prepare and submit an Engineering Report, quarterly Progress Reports, submit a certification of compliance, and comply with all Permit conditions.
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: Daphne Y. Lutz
Chief of the Water Division
P.O. 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 web page at HYPERLINK "http://adem.alabama.gov/compInfo/adminOrders.cnt" 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.
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.
12/25/2024