Kelley Foods of Alabama Inc Stormwater Outfall, Elba, Alabama | Industrial Runoff Management

Kelley Foods of Alabama Inc is a stormwater outfall located at 1697 Lower Curtis Road in Elba, Coffee County, Alabama, United States. The facility is operational and manages stormwater runoff from an animal slaughtering facility (NAICS 311611), a sector with specific stormwater management requirements under the Clean Water Act. As a stormwater outfall in Alabama, this facility operates under the US EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting framework. Industrial facilities like this are typically required to obtain NPDES permits for stormwater discharges, often through Multi-Sector General Permits (MSGP) that mandate best management practices (BMPs) for pollution prevention. The facility's location in a rural area of Coffee County influences the runoff characteristics and potential impacts on local water bodies. The environmental significance of this outfall lies in its role in managing industrial stormwater runoff, which can contain pollutants such as sediments, nutrients, and organic matter from animal processing operations. Proper stormwater management helps protect the water quality of receiving streams in the Pea River watershed, which ultimately drains to the Gulf of Mexico. Compliance with NPDES permit conditions is critical to minimize ecological impacts.

The facility is located in the Pea River watershed in southeastern Alabama, a region with a humid subtropical climate and significant agricultural activity. Stormwater runoff from industrial sites like this can carry pollutants such as organic waste, nutrients, and sediments into local waterways, potentially affecting aquatic ecosystems and downstream water quality. Regulatory oversight under the Clean Water Act requires implementation of stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPP) to mitigate these impacts.