ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

P O Box 30l463 (Zip 36130-1463)

1400 Coliseum Boulevard (Zip 36110-2059)

Montgomery, Alabama 36l30-l463

(334) 27l-7700

PROPOSED CONSENT ORDER

Account Code: 421

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue an Order to EWS Alabama, Inc., which operates an Alabama Hazardous Wastes Management and Minimization Act (AHWMMA) permitted hazardous waste treatment and storage facility in Glencoe, Etowah County, Alabama.

The violation(s) for the facility mentioned above consisted of a failure to comply with AHWMMA permit conditions, hazardous waste container standards, transfer facility standards, and general facility standards.

 

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $15,000.00. The Order, if issued, would require EWS Alabama, Inc. to correct all violations above and operate in compliance with its permit and all applicable requirements of the ADEM Administrative Code, Division 14.

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: Wm. Gerald Hardy, Chief of the Land Division

P. O. Box 30l463

Montgomery, Alabama 36l30-l463

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: www.adem.state.al.us 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 July 6, 2009, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

 

 

Onis "Trey" Glenn, III

Director