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 CONSENT ORDER

Account Code:  422

Choctaw County

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, Code of Alabama §§ 22-22A-1 through §§ 22-22A-16 (2006 Rplc. Vol.), and the Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act (SWRMMA), Ala. Code §§ 22-27-1 to 22-27-18 (2006 Rplc. Vol.) as amended, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue a Consent Order to the Choctaw County Commission, which operates the Choctaw County Regional Landfill, a solid waste disposal facility in Toxey, Choctaw County, Alabama.

The violations listed in the Order consist of: failure to maintain the run-off control system and on-site drainage structures, failure to prevent water pollution or an unauthorized discharge, failure to cover waste daily, and failure to control litter at the facility. 

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $29,625.00.  The Order, if issued, would require the Choctaw County Regional Landfill to correct the violations above within the prescribed timeframe, and to operate in compliance with all applicable requirements of ADEM Admin. Code div. 335-13 immediately upon the effective date of this Order and continuing each and every day thereafter.

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

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 this 12th 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.