HJR325 Summary

• REEF Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Facility in Talladega County treats complex industrial wastewaters from multiple locations and discharges to the J. Earl Ham Wastewater Treatment Plant.

• Facility contains two equalization basins with approximately 3.5 million gallon capacity each and an aeration basin with approximately 7 million gallon capacity.

• Discharges to the Ham Plant were suspended in June 2010 and terminated in March 2011 due to concerns about Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen levels in the basins.

• Alabama Department of Environmental Management investigation on September 16, 2010 found non-stormwater discharges seeping into Shirtee Creek and determined chemicals of concern from the facility have migrated through groundwater and bedrock to seep locations in the creek.

• Legislature urges the Alabama Department of Environmental Management to redouble efforts to ensure the environmental safety of the REEF facility.