EDWARD F. POOLOS
DIRECTOR
JEFFERY W. KITCHENS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
January 20, 2026
TIMOTHY KUYKENDALL
FOOD CITY KVAT FOODS
1 FOOD CITY CIR E
ABINGDON, VA 24210-1100
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
adem.alabama.gov
1400 Coliseum Blvd. 36110-2400 ■ Post Office Box 301463
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463
(334) 271-7700 ■ FAX (334) 271-7950
KAY IVEY
GOVERNOR
Dear Mr. Kuykendall:
Based on your Notice of Intent (NOI), coverage under the Construction Stormwater General NPDES Permit is granted.
Construction Stormwater General NPDES Permit - INITIAL ISSUANCE
NPDES Permit No.: ALR10C7NN
NOI Received Date: January 15, 2026
Permit Effective Date: January 20, 2026
Permit Expiration Date: March 31, 2026
Site/Project: Food City County Line Road (Limestone County)
Coverage under this permit does not authorize the discharge of any pollutant or wastewater that is not specifically identified
in the permit and by the Notice of Intent.
You are responsible for compliance with all provisions of the permit including, but not limited to, the performance of
required inspections and/or monitoring, and the preparation and implementation of a Construction Best Management
Practices Plan (CBMPP) required by the permit.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management encourages you to exercise pollution prevention practices and
alternatives at your facility. Pollution prevention will assist you in complying with permit requirements.
Prior to commencing land disturbance activities, the Department encourages you to view the video “Most Common
Compliance Issues at Construction Sites” on the ADEM webpage at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG-
SIlJ2Mgc.
A copy of the General NPDES Permit under which coverage of your discharges has been granted is enclosed as well as a
Facility Identification sign for your use as required by Part IV.T. of the permit. If you have any questions concerning this
permit, please contact Tamara Crutchley by email at tamara.crutchley@adem.alabama.gov or by phone at (334) 271-7762.
Sincerely,
Daphne Y. Lutz, Chief
Water Division
ADEM
NATIONAL POLLUTANT
DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
GENERAL PERMIT
DISCHARGE AUTHORIZED:
DISCHARGES FROM CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN A
TOTAL LAND DISTURBANCE OF ONE ACRE OR GREATER AND SITES
LESS THAN ONE ACRE BUT ARE PART OF A COMMON PLAN OF
DEVELOPMENT OR SALE
AREA OF COVERAGE:
THE STATE OF ALABAMA
PERMIT NUMBER:
ALR10C7NN
RECEIVING WATERS:
ALL WATERS OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA
In accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33
U.S.C. §§1251-1378 (the "FWPCA'J, the Alabama Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, Code of Alabama
1975, §§ 22-22-1 to 22-22-14 (the "AWPCA'J , the Alabama Environmental Management Act, as amended, Code
of Alabama 1975, §§22-22A-1 to 22-22A-15, and rules and regulations adopted thereunder, and subject further
to the terms and conditions set forth in this permit, the Permittee is hereby authorized to discharge into the
above-named receiving waters.
ISSUANCE DATE:
March 12, 2021
EFFECTIVE DATE:
April 1, 2021
EXPIRATION DATE: March 31, 2026
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Table of Contents
PART I: Coverage Under This General Permit ....................................................................................................................................1
A. Permit Coverage ...........................................................................................................................................................................1
B. Eligibility .......................................................................................................................................................................................1
C. Exempt Discharges........................................................................................................................................................................2
D. Prohibited Discharges...................................................................................................................................................................2
PART II: Notice of Intent (NOI) Requirements ....................................................................................................................................3
A. Deadlines for Notices of Intent......................................................................................................................................................3
B. Continuation of the Expired General Permit ................................................................................................................................3
C. Contents of the Notice of Intent (NOI) ..........................................................................................................................................3
D. Submittal of Documents ................................................................................................................................................................4
E. Additional Permittees (Co-Permittee) Under a Single NOI..........................................................................................................4
F. Authorization to Discharge ...........................................................................................................................................................4
PART III: Stormwater Pollution Prevention Requirements................................................................................................................6
A. Erosion Controls and Sediment Controls......................................................................................................................................6
B. Provide Natural Riparian Buffers or Equivalent Sediment Controls ...........................................................................................8
C. Soil Stabilization ...........................................................................................................................................................................9
D. Pollution Prevention Measures .....................................................................................................................................................9
E. Construction Best Management Practices Plan (CBMPP).........................................................................................................10
F. Spill Prevention, Control, and Management...............................................................................................................................12
G. Training.......................................................................................................................................................................................12
H. Inspection Requirements .............................................................................................................................................................13
I. Corrective Action ........................................................................................................................................................................14
J. Suspension of Monitoring............................................................................................................................................................14
K. Precipitation Measurement .........................................................................................................................................................15
L. Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Waters...........................................................................................15
PART IV: Standard and General Permit Conditions .........................................................................................................................17
A. Duty to Comply............................................................................................................................................................................17
B. Duty to Reapply ...........................................................................................................................................................................17
C. Need to Halt or Reduce Activity Not a Defense ..........................................................................................................................17
D. Duty to Mitigate ..........................................................................................................................................................................17
E. Proper Operation and Maintenance ...........................................................................................................................................17
F. Permit Modification, Revocation and Reissuance, Suspension, and Termination......................................................................17
G. Property Rights ...........................................................................................................................................................................18
H. Duty to Provide Information .......................................................................................................................................................18
I. Inspection and Entry ...................................................................................................................................................................18
J. Noncompliance Notification........................................................................................................................................................19
K. Retention of Records ...................................................................................................................................................................19
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L. Signatory Requirements ..............................................................................................................................................................19
M. Transfers......................................................................................................................................................................................19
N. Bypass..........................................................................................................................................................................................19
O. Upset............................................................................................................................................................................................19
P. Severability..................................................................................................................................................................................20
Q. Issuance of an Individual Permit ................................................................................................................................................20
R. Request for Individual Permit by General Permit Holder ..........................................................................................................20
S. Termination of Coverage ............................................................................................................................................................20
T. Facility Identification ..................................................................................................................................................................20
U. Schedule of Compliance ..............................................................................................................................................................20
V. Discharge of Wastewater Generated by Others..........................................................................................................................21
W. Compliance with Water Quality Standards and Other Provisions .............................................................................................21
X. Civil and Criminal Liability ........................................................................................................................................................21
Y. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability ......................................................................................................................................21
Z. Availability of Reports.................................................................................................................................................................21
AA. Coastal Zone Management for Baldwin and Mobile Counties ...................................................................................................21
BB. Removed Substances ...................................................................................................................................................................21
CC. Compliance with Statutes and Rules ...........................................................................................................................................22
PART V: Definitions...............................................................................................................................................................................23
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PART I: Coverage Under This General Permit
A.
Permit Coverage
This permit authorizes, subject to the conditions of this permit, discharges associated with construction activity that will result
in land disturbance equal to or greater than one (1) acre or from construction activities involving less than one (1) acre and
which are part of a common plan of development or sale equal to or greater than one (1) acre occurring on or before, and
continuing after the effective date of this permit, except for discharges identified under Part I.C. of the permit.
B.
Eligibility
1. Allowable Stormwater Discharges
This permit authorizes the following stormwater discharges:
(a) Stormwater associated with construction activities defined in Part I.A. of this permit;
(b) The following stormwater discharges have been determined by the Director to require coverage under this permit:
(i) Sites, irrespective of size, whose stormwater discharges have a reasonable potential to be a significant contributor
of pollutants to a water of the State, as determined by the Department;
(ii) Sites, irrespective of size, whose stormwater discharges have a reasonable potential to cause or contribute to a
violation of an applicable Alabama water quality standard as determined by the Department.
(c) Discharges from construction support activities provided:
(i) The support activity is solely related to the construction site covered under this permit;
(ii) The support activity is not an operation serving multiple unrelated construction projects and does not operate
beyond the completion of the construction activity at the construction project it supports;
(iii) The support activity is located in close proximity (two-mile radius) to the construction site covered under this
permit, or as otherwise approved by the Department;
(iv) Stormwater controls are implemented in accordance with Part III for discharges from the support activity area;
and
(v) Pollutant discharges from support activity areas are minimized to the maximum extent practicable and do not
pose a reasonable potential to exceed applicable water quality standards.
2. Allowable Non-Stormwater Discharges
This permit authorizes the following non-stormwater discharges provided the non-stormwater component of the discharge
is in compliance with Part III.D.:
(a) Discharges from fire-fighting activities;
(b) Fire hydrant flushings;
(c) Water used to wash vehicles and equipment where detergents are not used;
(d) Water used to control dust;
(e) Potable water including uncontaminated water line flushings not associated with hydrostatic testing;
(f) Routine external building wash down associated with construction that does not use detergents;
(g) Pavement wash waters where spills or leaks of toxic or hazardous materials have not occurred (unless all spilled
material has been removed) and where detergents are not used. The operator is prohibited from directing pavement
wash waters directly into any surface water, storm drain inlet, or stormwater conveyance, unless the conveyance is
connected to a sediment basin, sediment trap, or similarly effective control;
(h) Uncontaminated air conditioning or compressor condensate associated with temporary office trailers and other similar
buildings;
(i) Uncontaminated, non-turbid discharges of ground water or spring water;
(j) Foundation or footing drains where flows are not contaminated with process materials such as solvents; and
(k) Landscape irrigation.
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