ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RENEWAL & MODIFICATION OF A MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL PERMIT UNDER THE ALABAMA SOLID WASTES AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT ACT AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
PUBLIC NOTICE – 422

COFFEE COUNTY

CDG Engineers & Associates Inc., on behalf of Coffee County applied to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) for renewal and modification of the Solid Waste Disposal Facility Permit for the Coffee County Sanitary Landfill (Permit 16-10). The requested modifications included a request to raise a portion of the lateral berm between Cells 8 and 9 and the submission of an updated groundwater monitoring plan to reflect current operations onsite. In addition, the Permittee has requested a variance from ADEM Rule 335-13-4-.22(1)(b) requiring all waste to be confined to as small an area as possible. The Permittee requests to operate two working faces; the first for the placement of MSW waste and the second for the placement of construction and demolition waste. In addition, both working faces must be confined to as small an area as possible.

The waste stream for the municipal solid waste disposal area of the Coffee County Sanitary Landfill would remain nonhazardous solid wastes, noninfectious putrescible and non-putrescible wastes including but not limited to household garbage, industrial waste, construction and demolition debris, commercial waste, appliances, tires, trees, limbs, stumps, sludge, paper and other similar type materials. Special waste approved by ADEM may also be accepted. The waste stream for the construction and demolition waste disposal area would remain non-putrescible and non-hazardous construction and demolition waste, scrap tires, and rubbish as defined by ADEM Rule 335-13-1-.03. The service area for the Coffee County Sanitary Landfill would remain the States of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. The maximum average daily volume of waste disposed at the Coffee County Sanitary Landfill would remain 1200 tons a day. All previous variances have been requested by the applicant and will be granted in the renewed permit.

The landfill is located in NW ¼ of NW ¼; the E ½ of the NW ¼; the NE ¼ of SW ¼; the N ½ of the SE¼; and the NE ¼ of Section 12, Township 6 North, Range 20 East: the NW ¼ of the SW¼ and the SW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 7, Township 6 North, Range 21 East: the S ½ of the SE ¼ and the SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 1, Township 6 North, Range 20 East in Coffee County, Alabama. The permitted facility consists of approximately 496.76 acres, with 171.55 acres for municipal solid waste disposal and 28.73 acres for construction and demolition waste disposal.

Copies of the public notice and proposed permit are available for public inspection electronically via http://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

Persons wishing to comment may do so, in writing, 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 and 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), US Mail (P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL  36130-1463), or e-mail (permitsmail@adem.alabama.gov).

This notice is hereby given this February 10, 2022, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

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.