PUBLIC NOTICE
Alabama Department of Environmental Management

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONSENT ORDER
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TALLADEGA 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 Imerys Carbonates USA, Inc., the owner/operator of a marble processing facility with baghouses, storage silos, and product loadout capability currently operating in Sylacauga, Alabama.

The violations consisted of documented visible emission exceedances.

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $30,000.  The Order, if issued, would require Imerys Carbonates USA, Inc., to pay the Alabama Department of Environmental Management within 45 days of the effective date, and comply with the terms, limitations, and conditions of the Major Source Operating Permit and Department’s regulations immediately.

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 22nd 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.