Clearing or grading one acre or more in unincorporated Madison County makes the site a regulated NPDES construction site under ADEM Chapter 335-6-12. The operator must register and install erosion and sediment controls before disturbing the ground.
Erosion control is driven by ADEM's construction stormwater program, Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 335-6-12. A site disturbing one acre or more, or a smaller lot that is part of a larger common plan of development totaling an acre, is an NPDES construction site that must register and follow a Construction Best Management Practices Plan. Silt fences, sediment basins, stabilized entrances, and inlet protection are standard temporary controls kept in place until the disturbed area is permanently stabilized. On the sloping terrain around Monte Sano and the Tennessee Valley clay soils, sediment leaving a site washes straight into the river and TVA reservoirs, so ADEM treats sediment as a pollutant.
Failing to register a one-acre site or letting sediment leave the property draws ADEM enforcement, daily civil penalties, and stop-work orders. Structural controls must be designed by a registered professional engineer.
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