ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGMENT
P O Box 301463 (Zip 36130-1463)
1400 Coliseum Boulevard (Zip 36110-2059)
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463
(334) 271-7700
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONSENT ORDER
Account 350
MORGAN COUNTY
Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, Ala. Code §§22-22A-1 to 22-22A-16 (2006 Rplc. Vol.), the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue a Consent Order to Bunge North America, Inc., the owner/operator of a soybean processing and edible oil refining, blending, and packaging facility currently operating in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama.
The violation consisted of exceeding a hexane solvent loss limit as required by Major Source Operating Permit No. 712-0026.
The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $250,000. The Order, if issued, would require Bunge to pay the civil penalty.
Interested persons may submit written comments, including requests 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 4th day of October, 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.