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
Mobile County
Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, Code of Alabama §§ 22-22A-1 through §§ 22-22A-17 (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 Brownlee Landfill, LLC, which operates the Brownlee Landfill, a construction and demolition landfill in Eight Mile, Mobile County, Alabama.
The violations listed in the Order consist of: failure to maintain on-site drainage structures, failure to prevent the disposal of prohibited waste, failure to compact, cover and confine waste, failure to use the appropriate daily cover, failure to prevent litter and failure to prevent deep rooted vegetation on landfill slopes.
The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $16,080.00. The Order, if issued, would require the Brownlee Landfill to correct all violations above within the prescribed timeframes, and to operate in compliance with ADEM Admin. Code 335-13 and Solid waste Disposal Permit No. 49-22 in the future.
Interested persons may submit written comments, including a request for a hearing, within 30 day 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 6th day of October, 2021, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
______________________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.