ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL …

1 ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT water DIVISION water quality PROGRAM VOLUME I DIVISION 335-6 1400 Coliseum Boulevard Montgomery, ALABAMA 36110 (334) 271-7700 CITE AS ADEM Admin. Code r. REVISED EFFECTIVE: February 3, 2017 i ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT water DIVISION water quality PROGRAM VOLUME I DIVISION 335-6 TABLE OF CONTENTS chapter 335-6-1 Page No. General Provisions General Definitions .. 1-1 Adoption of Rules and Standards .. 1-2 [Repealed] .. Electronic Reporting Requirements .. 1-3 chapter 335-6-2 State Certification of water Pollution Control Facilities of Small Business Concerns Purpose .. 2-1 General Procedure .. 2-1 Submission of Applications .. 2-1 chapter 335-6-3 Submittal of Engineering Plans, Specifications and Other Technical Information Purpose.

2 3-1 Definitions .. 3-1 Submission of Plans .. 3-2 Preparation of Plans, Specifications, and Technical 3-2 Direct Correspondence Between Professional Engineer and the Technical Staff .. 3-2 Engineering Competency .. 3-2 Engineering Seal and/or Signature .. 3-3 Modifications or Alterations .. 3-3 Engineer Inspection .. 3-3 chapter 335-6-4 Repealed 10/04/2010 chapter 335-6-5 Indirect Discharge Permits and Pretreatment Rules ii Purpose .. 5-1 Definitions .. 5-2 General Pretreatment Standards and Prohibitions and Local Limits .. 5-9 Requirement for a SID Permit .. 5-11 Duties of Industrial Users .. 5-11 Categorical Pretreatment Standards .. 5-12 Publicly and Privately Owned Treatment Works.

3 5-15 Request for Variances from Categorical Pretreatment Standards for Fundamentally Different Factors .. 5-16 Prohibited Discharges .. 5-16 Duration of Permits .. 5-17 Continuation of Expiring Permits .. 5-17 Confidentiality of 5-18 Application Format and Procedures for New Permits, Permit Reissuance, and Permit Modification .. 5-19 Signatories to Permit Applications and Reports .. 5-22 Conditions Applicable to SID Permits .. 5-23 Establishing Limitations, Standards, and Other Permit Conditions .. 5-31 Calculating SID Permit Limitations .. 5-33 Schedules of Compliance .. 5-34 Transfer, Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, and Termination of Permits .. 5-35 Enforcement .. 5-38 SID Permit Development .. 5-39 Reclassification of Significant Industrial Users.

4 5-41 chapter 335-6-6 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Purpose .. 6-1 Definitions .. 6-2 Requirement for NPDES Permit .. 6-9 Prohibited Discharges .. 6-10 Duration of Permits .. 6-11 Continuation of Expiring Permits .. 6-12 Confidentiality of 6-12 Application Format and Procedures for New Permits and for Permit Reissuance .. 6-13 Signatories to Permit Applications and Reports .. 6-17 Requirements Applicable to Particular Discharges .. 6-18 Conditions Applicable to Storm water Discharges by Operators of Municipal Storm Sewers .. 6-18 Conditions Applicable to all NPDES Permits .. 6-19 Conditions Applicable to Specific Categories of NPDES Permits .. 6-27 iii Establishing Limitations, Standards, and Other Permit Conditions.

5 6-28 Calculating NPDES Permit Limitations .. 6-35 Schedules of Compliance .. 6-42 Transfer, Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, and Termination of Permits .. 6-43 Enforcement Under NPDES .. 6-48 Tentative Determinations and Draft NPDES Permits . 6-49 Fact Sheets .. 6-50 Public Notice Requirements .. 6-51 Variance Requests .. 6-55 General Permits .. 6-56 chapter 335-6-7 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Best Management Practices, Registration Requirements, Technical Standards and Guidelines, Construction and Operation Requirements, Waste/Wastewater and Waste Product Treatment, Storage, Handling, Transport, and Disposal/Land Application, Nutrient Management, and Animal Mortality Management Requirements for Owners and Operators of Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) Purpose.

6 7-2 Definitions .. 7-3 Applicability .. 7-13 General Provisions .. 7-14 Reserved .. 7-16 Compliance with NPDES Rules .. 7-16 Requirement to Apply for and Obtain Coverage Under a General or Individual NPDES Permit, Termination and/or Denial of Registration .. 7-17 Reserved .. 7-19 Notice of Registration (NOR) .. 7-19 Registration Requirements for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) .. 7-23 Reserved .. 7-27 Registration Fees for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) .. 7-27 Schedule of Registration and Certification/Evaluation of Approved Waste Management System Plan (WMSP) .. 7-28 Reporting and Record Keeping .. 7-30 Reserved .. 7-32 Access to and Availability of Records, Reports or Information.

7 7-32 Entry and Inspection of Facilities .. 7-33 Continuing Educational and Training Requirements 7-34 Reserved .. 7-35 Plans, Specifications, and Technical Requirements .. 7-35 iv General Best Management and Housekeeping Practices .. 7-44 Alternative or Innovative Technology .. 7-45 Reserved .. 7-45 Facility Closure .. 7-46 Discharge Prohibitions and Waste Disposal Requirements .. 7-47 Land Application and Manure Management Requirements .. 7-51 Reserved .. 7-56 Pollution Prevention .. 7-57 Preventive Maintenance .. 7-59 Reserved .. 7-60 Discharge Notification .. 7-60 Other Requirements .. 7-62 Reserved .. 7-66 Severability .. 7-66 chapter 335-6-8 Ground water and Underground Injection Control Purpose.

8 8-2 Definitions .. 8-2 Underground Sources of Drinking water (USDW) .. 8-11 Exempted Operations .. 8-12 Prohibited Actions .. 8-12 Required Actions .. 8-14 Permit Issuance Procedures .. 8-15 Public Notice Requirements .. 8-16 Class III Well Permit Application Requirements .. 8-20 Class V Well Permit Application Requirements .. 8-25 Class III Well Permit Requirements .. 8-28 Class V Well Permit Requirements .. 8-32 Technical Submittals and Other Reports to the DEPARTMENT .. 8-38 Coordination with EPA .. 8-41 Confidentiality .. 8-45 Class VI Well Area of Review and Area of Review Corrective Action 8-45 Class VI Well Financial Responsibility Requirements 8-48 Class VI Well Construction Requirements 8-53 Class VI Well Logging.

9 Sampling and Testing Requirements Prior to Injection Well Operation 8-56 Class VI Well Operating Requirements 8-57 Class VI Well Mechanical Integrity Requirements 8-59 Class VI Well Testing and Monitoring Requirements 8-60 Class VI Well Reporting Requirements 8-63 Class VI Well Plugging Requirements 8-65 Class VI Well Post-Injection Site Care and Site Closure Requirements 8-66 v Class VI Well Emergency and Remedial Response Requirements 8-70 Class VI Well Permit Requirements 8-71 Technical Submittals and Other Reports to the DEPARTMENT 8-82 Coordination with EPA 8-83 Confidentiality 8-83 chapter 335-6-9 Surface Mining Rules Purpose .. 9-1 Definitions .. 9-1 Pollution Abatement and/or Prevention Plan .. 9-2 Acceptance of Plan .. 9-4 Permit 9-4 Special Limitations.

10 9-5 Setbacks .. 9-6 Implementation .. 9-6 Appendix A .. 9-7 Appendix B .. 9-10 chapter 335-6-10 water quality Criteria Purpose .. 10-1 Definitions .. 10-2 water Use Classifications .. 10-3 Antidegradation Policy .. 10-4 General Conditions Applicable to All water quality Criteria .. 10-5 Minimum Conditions Applicable to All State Waters . 10-6 Toxic Pollutant Criteria Applicable to State Waters .. 10-6 Waste Treatment Requirements .. 10-11 Specific water quality Criteria .. 10-12 Special Designations .. 10-32 water quality Criteria Applicable to Specific Lakes .. 10-33 Implementation of the Antidegradation Policy .. 10-40 Table 1 .. 10-46 Appendix A .. 10-53 chapter 335-6-11 water Use Classifications for Interstate and Intrastate Waters The Use Classification System.