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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 (PDFOrganization 
Chapter 335-1-2 (PDFReserved 
Chapter 335-1-3 (PDFReserved 
Chapter 335-1-4 (PDFPetitions for Declaratory Rulings 
Chapter 335-1-5 (PDFTitle VI Complaint Submission 
Chapter 335-1-6 (PDFApplication Fees 
Chapter 335-1-7 (PDFAir Division Operating Permit Fees 
Chapter 335-1-A (PDFAppendix A – Forms (Repealed 4/14/2024) 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 (PDFRules of Procedure for Hearing Appeals of Administrative Actions of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management 
Chapter 335-2-2 (PDFPetitions for Rulemaking
Chapter 335-2-3 (PDFRules 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 (PDFGeneral Provisions
Chapter 335-3-2 (PDFAir Pollution Emergency
Chapter 335-3-3 (PDFOpen Burning and Incineration 
Chapter 335-3-4 (PDFControl of Particulate Emissions
Chapter 335-3-5 (PDFControl of Sulfur Compound Emissions
Chapter 335-3-6 (PDFControl 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 (PDFGeneral Provisions
Chapter 335-4-2 (PDFScrap Tire Site Remediation
Chapter 335-4-3 (PDFRegistration And Permitting
Chapter 335-4-4 (PDFManagement Of Tire Materials
Chapter 335-4-5 (PDFScrap Tire Receivers
Chapter 335-4-6 (PDFScrap Tire Processors
Chapter 335-4-7 (PDFScrap Tire Transporters
Chapter 335-4-8 (PDFFinancial Assurance
Chapter 335-4-9 (PDFDelegation of County Enforcement Programs
Chapter 335-4-10 (PDFEnd-Use Market Development Program
Chapter 335-4-11 (PDFProcedures 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 (PDFGeneral
Chapter 335-5-2 (PDFEnvironmental Covenants
Chapter 335-5-3 (PDFNotice and Recordation
Chapter 335-5-4 (PDFDuration and Amendment
Chapter 335-5-5 (PDFEnforcement

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 (PDFGeneral Provisions
Chapter 335-6-2 (PDFState Certification of Water Pollution Control Facilities of Small Business Concerns
Chapter 335-6-3 (PDFSubmittal of Engineering Plans, Specifications and Other Technical Information
Chapter 335-6-4 (PDFSystem for Determining State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Priority of Publicly Owned Treatment Works Projects (Repealed 10/4/10)
Chapter 335-6-5 (PDFIndirect Discharge Permit and Pretreatment Rules
Chapter 335-6-6 (PDFNational 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 (PDFTechnical 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 (PDFReclaimed 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 (PDFGeneral Provisions
Chapter 335-7-2 (PDFPrimary Drinking Water Standards
Chapter 335-7-3 (PDFSecondary 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 (PDFGeneral Provisions and Review Process
Chapter 335-8-2 (PDFProvisions 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 (PDFLicensing 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 (PDFClassification 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 (PDFClean Water State Revolving Fund Program
Chapter 335-11-2 (PDFDrinking 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 (PDFGeneral Provisions
Chapter 335-13-2 (PDFCollection 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 (PDFGeneral
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 (PDFGeneral
Chapter 335-16-2 (PDFParticipation
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 (PDFGeneral 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