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

Madison County

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue an Order to Aerostar Industries, Inc.(EPA Identification Number ALD983191776), which owns/operates a metal finishing facility located at 215 Wholesale Avenue in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.

The violations consisted of the following: storage of hazardous waste without permit, failure to make a hazardous waste determination on all wastes generated at the facility, failure to label all hazardous waste containers with the words “Hazardous Waste”, failure to mark all hazardous waste containers with accumulation start dates, failure to keep closed all hazardous waste satellite accumulation containers, failure to label all satellite accumulation containers as required, failure to document the amount of hazardous waste generated each month, failure to conduct weekly inspections of the central accumulation area, failure to provide hazardous waste training to employees that handle hazardous waste, failure to maintain documentation of arrangements with emergency responders, and failure to make annual notification of hazardous waste activities.

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $13,000.  The Order, if issued, would require Aerostar Industries, Inc. 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 26th day of June, 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.