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:  330

ETOWAH COUNTY

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, Ala. Code §§22-22A-1 to 22-22A-17 as amended, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue a Consent Order to J. C. Pippin Cleaners and Furriers, Inc., the owner/operator of a Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facility currently operating in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

The violations consisted of J. C. Pippin Cleaners and Furriers, Inc., not having a complete operating manual, and the perchloroethylene records and all receipts for 2017, 2018, or 2019 calendar years available for review during an inspection.

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $2,500.  The Order, if issued, would require J. C. Pippin Cleaners and Furriers, Inc. to comply with all requirements of ADEM Administrative code 335-3 immediately upon the effective date of this Order and continuing each and every day thereafter.

Interested persons may submit written comments, including request for a hearing, within 30 days of the publication date of this notice, to:

Ronald W. Gore, Chief
ADEM‑Air Division
1400 Coliseum Blvd.
[Mailing address: PO Box 301463; Zip 36130-1463]
Montgomery, Alabama 36110-2400

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 this 29th day of July, 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.