ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RENEWAL OF THE Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU) CORRECTIVE ACTION PERMIT UNDER THE ALABAMA HAZARDOUS WASTES MANAGEMENT AND MINIMIZATION ACT (AHWMMA) AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
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Colbert County

Tennessee Valley Authority – Environmental Research Center (TVA-ERC) of Muscle Shoals, Alabama submitted to ADEM an application for renewal of its AHWMMA –SWMU Corrective Action permit to implement investigation and corrective action requirements for SWMUs and areas of concern (AOCs) at its facility (EPA I.D. Number AL3 640 090 004) located at Reservation Road in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.  The Department has determined the facility’s renewal application to be complete and has prepared a draft permit in accordance with State regulations.

TVA-ERC was initially, beginning in 1933, a research and development facility for new types of fertilizers and fertilizer processes. In 1994 activities transitioned to environmental research, development, and technology and the facility was comprised of numerous buildings, laboratories, greenhouses, pilot scale treatment, and constructed wetland research areas.  These research and development programs are no longer conducted at ERC. TVA operations that are currently active at ERC include heavy modification/fabrication (machine shop); electrical breaker repair; sandblasting, painting, and coating operations; calibrating and certifying equipment; and grounds maintenance.  TVA-ERC is the owner (and operator) of the facility.  The proposed permit has been modified to update the current status of existing SWMUs and AOCs and includes the land use controls established for some existing SWMUs and AOCs at TVA-ERC.  This permit renewal also includes provisions that require any other SWMUs and AOCs at the facility be addressed.

Copies of the fact sheet, permit application and draft AHWMMA permit are available for public inspection electronically via http://adem.alabama.gov/newsEvents/publicNotices.cnt, and at the following locations Monday – Friday (except legal holidays), 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  A nominal fee for copying and/or mailing may be charged.  Arrangements for copying should be made in advance.

Russell A. Kelly, Chief
Permits and Services Division
ADEM
1400 Coliseum Blvd.
[Mailing address: PO Box 301463; Zip 36130-1463]
Montgomery, Alabama 36110-2400
(334) 271-7714
permitsmail@adem.alabama.gov

Persons wishing to comment may do so, in writing or by email, to the Department's named contact above within 45 days following the publication date of this notice.  In order to affect final decisions, comments must offer technically substantial information that is applicable to the proposed permit.

A written request for a public hearing may also be filed within that 45-day period and must state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing.  The Director shall hold a public hearing upon receipt of a significant number of technical requests.

After consideration of all written comments, review of any public hearing record, and consideration of the requirements of the AHWMMA, the Federal Resource, Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and applicable regulations, the Department will make a final determination.  The Department will develop a response to comments, which will become part of the public record and will be available to persons upon request.  Notice will be sent to any person requesting notice of the final action.

The Department maintains a list of interested individuals who are mailed legal notices regarding proposed permits.  If you wish to receive such notices, contact the Permits & Services Division via telephone (334-271-7714), e-mail (permitsmail@adem.alabama.gov), or postal service (P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL  36130-1463).

Notice is hereby given this 28th day of April, 2023, 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.