PUBLIC NOTICE
Alabama Department of Environmental Management

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONSENT ORDER
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MOBILE 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 the Evonik Corporation, the owner/operator of a chemical manufacturing facility currently operating in Theodore, Alabama.

The violation consisted of the failure to route methanol storage tank S-404 to the closed vent system associated with the North Thermal Oxidizer (I-0330) as required under Proviso #6 of the Emission Standards Section of the Sodium Methylate VOC Storage Tanks (Emission Unit 4.2T) for the period January 31, 2018 through March 1, 2019.

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $40,000.  The Order, if issued, would require the Evonik Corporation to operate in compliance with ADEM Admin. Code 335-3 and all conditions and requirements of the Major Source Operating Permit.

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 24th day of May 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.