Plumbers & Steamfitters, Local Union 52 v. Alabama Department of Environmental Management

I find that the trial court’s interpretation of the applicable statutes, and the majority’s approval of that interpretation, improperly limits the field of operation of § 22-22A-7(c)(6), Ala. Code 1975. In particular, I disagree with the majority’s position that § 22-22A-7(c)(6) is meaningful only insofar as it provides the time for filing an appeal from a final decision by ADEM. Such a position is in conflict with this court’s findings in Bates Motel, Inc. v. Environmental Management Commission, 596 So.2d 924 (Ala.Civ.App.1991), and Alabama En*347vironmental Management Commission v. Fisher…