ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
P O Box 301463 (Zip 36130-1463)
1400 Coliseum Boulevard (Zip 36110-2400)
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463
(334) 271-7700

PROPOSED ORDER

Account Code:  421

Marshall County

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue an Order to Orchid Orthopedics Solutions Alabama, LLC(EPA Identification Number ALD063671093), which owns/operates an orthopedic instrument and implantable medical device manufacturing and assembly facility located at 331 City Park Drive SE in Arab, Marshall County, Alabama.

The violations consisted of the following: storage of hazardous waste without obtaining a permit; failure to mark satellite accumulation containers with the words “Hazardous Waste”; failure to post “No Smoking” signs at the central accumulation area; failure to provide adequate secondary containment; failure to maintain documentation of job titles and written job descriptions; failure to clean up broken universal waste lamps; failure to mark containers holding universal waste lamps with one of the required phrases; failure to demonstrate the length of time universal waste lamps had been accumulated on site; failure to mark used oil containers with the words “used oil”.

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $16,500.  The Order, if issued, would require Orchid Orthopedics Solutions Alabama, LLC to comply with all applicable requirements of Division 14 of the ADEM Administrative Code.

Interested persons may submit written comments, including request for a hearing, within 30 days of the publication date of this notice, to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, attention Stephen A. Cobb, Chief of the Land Division, P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463.  The comment period shall end at the close of business 30 days from the publication date of this notice.  A copy of the proposed order is available on the ADEM web page at http://adem.alabama.gov/compInfo/adminOrders.cnt or may be obtained by written request to the above address.  A nominal fee for copying may be charged.

This notice is hereby given 28th day of August, 2019, 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.