ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF A PROPOSED SOLID WASTE PERMIT RENEWAL UNDER THE ALABAMA SOLID WASTES & RECYCLABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT ACT AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
PUBLIC NOTICE – 422
Franklin County
Franklin County Land Management, Inc. submitted to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) an application to continue to operate an industrial landfill known as the Franklin County Land Management, Inc. Landfill (Permit No. 30-04). The waste stream for the Franklin County Land Management, Inc. Landfill would remain Nonputrescible and nonhazardous construction and demolition waste and rubbish as defined by Rule 335-13-1-.03, asbestos, tires, Vetrotex (a.k.a. Celotex), and waste generated by the Innovative Hearth Products Manufacturing facility located in Franklin County, Alabama that consists of refractory brick, waste concrete, fiber panels, logs, and dust. The service area for the Franklin County Land Management, Inc. Landfill would remain all 67 counties in the State of Alabama; Alcorn, Tishimingo, and Itawamba counties in Mississippi; and Hardin, Wayne, and Lawrence Counties in the State of Tennessee. The maximum average daily volume of waste disposed at the Franklin County Land Management, Inc. Landfill would remain 250 tons per day. The application requested that all conditions of the current permit for the Franklin County Land Management, Inc. Landfill, including previously approved variances and special conditions, be granted in the renewed permit.
Franklin County Land Management, Inc. Landfill is located in the Southeast ¼ of Section 7, Township 7 South, Range 12 West in Franklin County, Alabama. The permitted facility consists of approximately 153.7 acres with 45 acres for disposal operations
Copies of the public notice and proposed permit are available for public inspection electronically via www.adem.alabama.gov/newsEvents/publicNotices.cnt and the complete application is available at the following location Monday – Friday (except legal holidays), 8:00 am to 5:00 pm by appointment. A nominal fee for copying and/or mailing may be charged. Arrangements for copying should be made in advance.
Russell A. Kelly, Chief
Permits and Services Division
ADEM
1400 Coliseum Blvd.
[Mailing address: PO Box 301463; Zip 36130-1463]
Montgomery, Alabama 36110-2400
(334) 271-7714
permitsmail@adem.alabama.gov
Persons wishing to comment may do so, in writing or by email, to the Department's named contact above within 35 days following the publication date of this notice. In order to affect final decisions, comments must offer technically substantial information that is applicable to the proposed permit.
A written request for a public hearing may also be filed within that 35-day period and must state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. The Director shall hold a public hearing upon receipt of a significant number of technical requests.
After consideration of all written comments, review of any public hearing record, and consideration of the requirements of the Alabama Solid Wastes & Recyclable Materials Management Act, and applicable regulations, the Department will make a final determination. The Department will develop a response to comments, which will become part of the public record and will be available to persons upon request. Notice will be sent to any person requesting notice of the final action.
The Department maintains a list of interested individuals who are mailed legal notices regarding proposed permits. If you wish to receive such notices, contact the Permits & Services Division via telephone (334-271-7714), e-mail (permitsmail@adem.alabama.gov), or postal service (P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL 36130-1463).
This notice is hereby given this 22nd day of April, 2020 by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
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Lance R. LeFleur
Director
Nondiscrimination Statement: The Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in the administration of its programs.