Regulations
This Division describes the organization of the Environmental Management Commission and the Department; prescribes methods the public may use to obtain information or make submissions or requests; describes the procedures for the submission, consideration and disposition of petitions for declaratory rulings; provides for permit application forms and the assessment of application fees.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-1-1 (PDF) | Organization |
| Chapter 335-1-2 (PDF) | Reserved |
| Chapter 335-1-3 (PDF) | Reserved |
| Chapter 335-1-4 (PDF) | Petitions for Declaratory Rulings |
| Chapter 335-1-5 (PDF) | Title VI Complaint Submission |
| Chapter 335-1-6 (PDF) | Application Fees |
| Chapter 335-1-7 (PDF) | Air Division Operating Permit Fees |
| Chapter 335-1-A (PDF) | Appendix A – Forms (Repealed 4/14/2024) |
This Division prescribes the rules of procedure for hearing appeals of administrative actions of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management; petitions for rulemaking; and, rules of procedure for meetings of the Alabama Environmental Management Commission.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-2-1 (PDF) | Rules of Procedure for Hearing Appeals of Administrative Actions of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management |
| Chapter 335-2-2 (PDF) | Petitions for Rulemaking |
| Chapter 335-2-3 (PDF) | Rules of Procedure for Meetings of the Alabama Environmental Management Commission |
This Division prescribes regulations to protect and enhance the public health and welfare through the development and implementation of coordinated statewide programs for the prevention, abatement and control of air pollution.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-3-1 (PDF) | General Provisions |
| Chapter 335-3-2 (PDF) | Air Pollution Emergency |
| Chapter 335-3-3 (PDF) | Open Burning and Incineration |
| Chapter 335-3-4 (PDF) | Control of Particulate Emissions |
| Chapter 335-3-5 (PDF) | Control of Sulfur Compound Emissions |
| Chapter 335-3-6 (PDF) | Control of Organic Emissions |
| Chapter 335-3-7 (PDF) | Carbon Monoxide Emissions |
| Chapter 335-3-8 (PDF) | Nitrogen Oxides Emissions |
| Chapter 335-3-9 (PDF) | Control of Emissions From Motor Vehicles |
| Chapter 335-3-10 (PDF) | Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources |
| Chapter 335-3-11 (PDF) | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants |
| Chapter 335-3-11A (PDF) | Consolidated Federal Air Rule Regarding New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants |
| Chapter 335-3-12 (PDF) | Continuous Monitoring Requirements For Existing Sources |
| Chapter 335-3-13 (PDF) | Control of Fluoride Emissions |
| Chapter 335-3-14 (PDF) | Air Permits |
| Chapter 335-3-15 (PDF) | Synthetic Minor Operating Permits |
| Chapter 335-3-16 (PDF) | Major Source Operating Permits |
| Chapter 335-3-17 (PDF) | Conformity of Federal Actions to State Implementation Plans |
| Chapter 335-3-18 (PDF) | Acid Rain Program-Permits Regulation |
| Chapter 335-3-19 (PDF) | Control of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Gas Emissions |
| Chapter 335-3-20 (PDF) | Air Division Control of Fuels (Repealed 4/3/12) |
| Chapter 335-3-21 (PDF) | Control Of Mercury Emissions |
| Chapter 335-3-21 (PDF) | Appendices |
This Division implements the comprehensive regulation and remediation of illegal scrap tire accumulations; provides administration and oversight of scrap tire processors, receivers and transporters; and, provides approved engineered uses of landfilled scrap tire material.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-4-1 (PDF) | General Provisions |
| Chapter 335-4-2 (PDF) | Scrap Tire Site Remediation |
| Chapter 335-4-3 (PDF) | Registration And Permitting |
| Chapter 335-4-4 (PDF) | Management Of Tire Materials |
| Chapter 335-4-5 (PDF) | Scrap Tire Receivers |
| Chapter 335-4-6 (PDF) | Scrap Tire Processors |
| Chapter 335-4-7 (PDF) | Scrap Tire Transporters |
| Chapter 335-4-8 (PDF) | Financial Assurance |
| Chapter 335-4-9 (PDF) | Delegation of County Enforcement Programs |
| Chapter 335-4-10 (PDF) | End-Use Market Development Program |
| Chapter 335-4-11 (PDF) | Procedures For Variances |
These regulations are promulgated to establish minimum requirements governing environmental covenants pursuant to the Alabama Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, Code of Alabama 1975, §§35-19-1 to 35-19-14.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-5-1 (PDF) | General |
| Chapter 335-5-2 (PDF) | Environmental Covenants |
| Chapter 335-5-3 (PDF) | Notice and Recordation |
| Chapter 335-5-4 (PDF) | Duration and Amendment |
| Chapter 335-5-5 (PDF) | Enforcement |
This Division prescribes regulations for development and implementation of water quality standards and water body use classifications for all waters of the State; prescribes conditions relevant to the issuance of permits to include effluent limitations for each discharge for which a permit is issued; and, such other rules as necessary to enforce water quality standards. Also, this Division incorporates regulations for the State's Underground Injection Control (UIC).
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-6-1 (PDF) | General Provisions |
| Chapter 335-6-2 (PDF) | State Certification of Water Pollution Control Facilities of Small Business Concerns |
| Chapter 335-6-3 (PDF) | Submittal of Engineering Plans, Specifications and Other Technical Information |
| Chapter 335-6-4 (PDF) | System for Determining State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Priority of Publicly Owned Treatment Works Projects (Repealed 10/4/10) |
| Chapter 335-6-5 (PDF) | Indirect Discharge Permit and Pretreatment Rules |
| Chapter 335-6-6 (PDF) | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| Chapter 335-6-7 (PDF) | 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) |
| Chapter 335-6-7A (PDF) | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Best Management Practices, Permit Coverage Requirements, Technical Standards and Guidelines, Construction and Operation Requirements, and Facility Closure Requirements for New and Existing Concrete Batch Plants (Repealed 9/19/06) |
| Chapter 335-6-8 (PDF) | Underground Injection Control |
| Chapter 335-6-9 (PDF) | Surface Mining Rules |
| Chapter 335-6-10 (PDF) | Water Quality Criteria |
| Chapter 335-6-11 (PDF) | Water Use Classifications for Interstate and Intrastate Waters |
| Chapter 335-6-12 (PDF) | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction, Noncoal/Nonmetallic Mining and Dry Processing Less Than Five Acres, Other Land Disturbance Activities, and Areas Associated With These Activities |
| Chapter 335-6-13 (PDF) | Centralized Waste Treatment Facility Financial Assurance Requirements |
| Chapter 335-6-14 (PDF) | Construction Loans for Wastewater Treatment Facilities Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund Procedures and Requirements (Repealed 10/4/10) |
This Division prescribes regulations to establish construction, installation, performance, and operating standards for underground storage tanks, as well as the administrative procedures for disbursements from the Alabama Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank (Tank Trust Fund).
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-6-15 (PDF) | Technical Standards, Corrective Action Requirements and Financial Responsibility for Owners and Operators of Underground Storage Tanks |
This Division establishes the procedures and requirements for the issuance and maintenance of pollution source permits for publicly and privately owned wastewater treatment plants with waste streams consisting mostly of municipal wastewater to be able to voluntarily reuse highly treated effluent wastewater for beneficial irrigation purposes.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-6-20 (PDF) | Reclaimed Water Reuse Program |
This Division prescribes regulations regarding the purity, potability, wholesomeness and physical quality of water which may affect the comfort, public health or public well-being.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-7-1 (PDF) | General Provisions |
| Chapter 335-7-2 (PDF) | Primary Drinking Water Standards |
| Chapter 335-7-3 (PDF) | Secondary Drinking Water Standards |
| Chapter 335-7-4 (PDF) | Permit Requirements and Procedures |
| Chapter 335-7-5 (PDF) | Groundwater Sources and Treatment |
| Chapter 335-7-6 (PDF) | Surface Water Sources and Treatment |
| Chapter 335-7-7 (PDF) | Distribution of Drinking Water |
| Chapter 335-7-8 (PDF) | Lead Ban Requirements |
| Chapter 335-7-9 (PDF) | Cross-Connection Control Requirements |
| Chapter 335-7-10 (PDF) | Operation, Record Keeping, and Reports |
| Chapter 335-7-11 (PDF) | Control of Lead and Copper |
| Chapter 335-7-12 (PDF) | Wellhead Protection Program |
| Chapter 335-7-13 (PDF) | Laboratory Certification |
| Chapter 335-7-14 (PDF) | Consumer Confidence Reports |
| Chapter 335-7-15 (PDF) | Source Water Assessment Program |
| Chapter 335-7 (PDF) | Appendix A Standard List Of Primary Drinking Water Contaminants |
This Division is promulgated to establish rules and procedures to administer the permitting, regulatory and enforcement functions of the Alabama Coastal Area Management Program (ACAMP).
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-8-1 (PDF) | General Provisions and Review Process |
| Chapter 335-8-2 (PDF) | Provisions Related to Coastal Activities |
This Division is promulgated for the licensing and certification of water well drillers and the development and implementation of water well construction standards to ensure that a pure, sanitary and healthful water supply is provided to the public.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-9-1 (PDF) | Licensing and Certification of Water and Water Well Construction Standards |
This Division is promulgated to protect the public health and welfare and prevent pollution by establishing a program for the certification of the competency of operators to operate water and wastewater treatment plants, water distribution systems, and public wastewater systems; and classification of all such plants and systems.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-10-1 (PDF) | Classification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants, Water Distribution Systems, and Public Wastewater Collection System; Certification of Operators |
These rules establish procedures for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), a subsidized loan program for the construction of wastewater, stormwater, and green infrastructure improvements.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-11-1 (PDF) | Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program |
| Chapter 335-11-2 (PDF) | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program |
This Division is promulgated to establish criteria for the disposal of solid waste and the design, location, operation, closure and post-closure of landfill units.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-13-1 (PDF) | General Provisions |
| Chapter 335-13-2 (PDF) | Collection and Transportation |
| Chapter 335-13-3 (PDF) | GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES, RECOVERED MATERIALS PROCESSING FACILITIES, ENERGY RECOVERY FACILITIES, AND END-USE MANUFACTURING FACILITIES |
| Chapter 335-13-4 (PDF) | Permit Requirements |
| Chapter 335-13-5 (PDF) | Procedures For Obtaining Permits |
| Chapter 335-13-6 (PDF) | Inspection of Facilities |
| Chapter 335-13-7 (PDF) | Medical Waste (Repealed 1/16/12) |
| Chapter 335-13-8 (PDF) | Procedures for Variances |
| Chapter 335-13-9 (PDF) | State Solid Waste Management Plan |
| Chapter 335-13-10 (PDF) | Alabama Recycling Fund Grants Program |
| Chapter 335-13-11 (PDF) | Solid Waste Fund Site Remediation |
| Chapter 335-13-12 (PDF) | Landfill Operator Certification Requirements |
| Chapter 335-13-13 (PDF) | Statewide Solid Waste Reduction Goal |
| Chapter 335-13-14 (PDF) | Compositing Facilities |
| Chapter 335-13-15 (PDF) | Standards For The Disposal Of Coal Compustion Residuals in Landfills And Surface Impoundments |
| Chapter 335-13-16 (PDF) | Requirements for Beneficial Use of By-Product Materials for the Purpose of Land Application |
This Division is promulgated to provide comprehensive management of the generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-14-1 (PDF) | Hazardous Waste Management System: General |
| Chapter 335-14-2 (PDF) | Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste |
| Chapter 335-14-3 (PDF) | Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste |
| Chapter 335-14-4 (PDF) | Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste |
| Chapter 335-14-5 (PDF) | Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities |
| Chapter 335-14-6 (PDF) | Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities |
| Chapter 335-14-7 (PDF) | Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities |
| Chapter 335-14-8 (PDF) | Permit Program |
| Chapter 335-14-9 (PDF) | Land Disposal Restrictions |
| Chapter 335-14-11 (PDF) | Standards for Universal Waste Management |
| Chapter 335-14-17 (PDF) | Standards for the Management of Used Oil |
This Division is promulgated to provide a mechanism for the implementation of a cleanup program that encourages applicants to voluntarily assess, remediate, and reuse rural and urban areas of actual or perceived contamination.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-15-1 (PDF) | General |
| Chapter 335-15-2 (PDF) | Participation |
| Chapter 335-15-3 (PDF) | Application |
| Chapter 335-15-4 (PDF) | Technical Information |
| Chapter 335-15-5 (PDF) | Financial Assurance |
| Chapter 335-15-6 (PDF) | Public Participation |
| Chapter 335-15-7 (PDF) | Alabama Land Recycling Revolving Loan Fund |
| Chapter 335-15-8 (PDF) | Brownfield Remediation Reserve Fund |
This Division is promulgated to establish performance standards for new drycleaning facilities/new wholesale distribution facilities, retrofit of existing drycleaning facilities/wholesale distribution facilities, criteria for reporting suspected or discovered contamination and requirements or investigation, assessment and remediation of contamination from those facilities.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-16-1 (PDF) | General |
| Chapter 335-16-2 (PDF) | Participation |
| Chapter 335-16-3 (PDF) | Generator Requirements |
| Chapter 335-16-4 (PDF) | Tracking and Prioritization |
| Chapter 335-16-5 (PDF) | Responsibilities |
| Chapter 335-16-6 (PDF) | Technical Information |
| Chapter 335-16-7 (PDF) | Cleanup Inventory List |
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 335-17-1 (PDF) | General Provisions |
| Chapter 335-17-2 (PDF) | Medical Waste Generators |
| Chapter 335-17-3 (PDF) | Collection of Medical Waste |
| Chapter 335-17-4 (PDF) | Storage of Medical Waste |
| Chapter 335-17-5 (PDF) | Transportation of Medical Waste |
| Chapter 335-17-6 (PDF) | Treatment of Medical Waste |
| Chapter 335-17-7 (PDF) | Disposal of Medical Waste |
| Chapter 335-17-8 (PDF) | Registration and Permits |
| Chapter 335-17-9 (PDF) | Procedures for Variances |
Laws
Alabama is an "authorized" state, meaning that it is authorized by the EPA to administer state environmental law in lieu of most federal environmental laws. This is consistent with Alabama statutes that created ADEM, and which express legislative intent to have federal environmental laws administered at the state level. The scope of the Department's statutory authorities is listed below. These are the only laws under which ADEM can write regulations. Our laws are found under Title 22 of the Code of Alabama 1975.
Our State authorities are:
- Chapter 22 Water Pollution Control.
- Chapter 22A Environmental Management.
- Chapter 23 Waterworks and Water Supplies Generally.
- Chapter 23B Alabama Drinking Water Finance Authority.
- Chapter 24 Water Well Standards.
- Chapter 25 Water and Wastewater Systems and Treatment Plants.
- Chapter 27 Solid Waste.
- Chapter 28 Alabama Air Pollution Control Act.
- Chapter 30 Hazardous Wastes Management.
- Chapter 30A Alabama Hazardous Substance Cleanup Fund.
- Chapter 30B Fees for Disposal Of Hazardous Waste Or Substances.
- Chapter 30C Chemical Weapons Destruction Limitation Act.
- Chapter 30D Alabama Drycleaning Environmental Response Trust Fund.
- Chapter 30E Alabama Land Recycling and Economic Redevelopment Act.
- Chapter 30F Alabama Land Recycling Finance Authority.
- Chapter 34 Water Pollution Control Authority.
- Chapter 35 Alabama Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
- Chapter 36 Alabama Underground Storage Tank and Wellhead Protection Act.
- Chapter 37 Alabama Lead Ban Act.
- Chapter 38 Alabama Agricultural Nonpoint Source Financial Assistance Act.
- Chapter 40A Alabama Scrap Tire Environmental Quality Act.
- Title 35, Chapter 19, Alabama Uniform Environmental Covenents Act
- Title 9, Conservation and Natural Resources, Chapter 7 Preservation, Development, Etc., of Coastal Areas.
They can easily be viewed on the Alabama Legislative Information System Online.
Contact Information
ADEM
Office of General Counsel
Telephone Number: (334) 260-4510
Fax Number: (334) 394-4332
