PUBLIC NOTICE
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
FOR PROPOSED REVISIONS TO WATER QUALITY PROGRAM REGULATIONS
DIVISION 335-6, ADEM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
FUND CODE 214
Rule No.: 335-6-10-.07 - Rule Title: Toxic Pollutant Criteria Applicable to State Waters
Rule No.: 335-6-10-.11 - Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Specific Lakes
Notice is hereby given that a hearing before the Department of Environmental Management of the State of Alabama will be held on Monday, August 24, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. in the Main Hearing Room at the ADEM – Central Office location at 1400 Coliseum Boulevard in Montgomery, to consider proposed revisions to Division 335‑6 of the ADEM Administrative Code (Water Quality Program Regulations).
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management proposes to amend the ADEM Administrative Code rules listed above. Additional information on the basis for these proposed rule changes can be found in the Summary of Reasons.
Copies of the proposed rules and the Summary of Reasons are available for viewing at each of the locations listed below by appointment and on the ADEM webpage at adem.alabama.gov/public-notices. Copies are also available at a cost as shown in ADEM Admin. Code r. 335-1-1-.06(6).
ADEM, Office of General Counsel, Attn: Elizabeth Sorrells, 1400 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110-2400, (334) 260-4510
ADEM, Birmingham Field Office, Attn: Julia Trevarthen, 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, Coastal Field Office, Attn: Jenika Monroe, 1615 South Broad Street, Mobile, AL 36605, (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 Monday, August 24, 2026.
Written submissions and other inquiries should be directed to:
ADEM Hearing Officer, Office of General Counsel, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL 36130-1463, (Location Address: 1400 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110-2400), hearing.officer@adem.alabama.gov.
Any person wishing to participate in this hearing who needs special accommodations should contact the Department’s Permits & Services Division at (334) 271-7714 at least five working days prior to the hearing.
This notice is hereby given this 24th day of June, 2026, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
Edward F. Poolos, Director
Nondisclosure 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.
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