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, 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 Alabama Power Company, the owner/operator of an electric steam generating facility currently operating in Bucks, Mobile County, Alabama.
The violation consisted of an exceedance of an applicable HCl emissions limitation contained in Major Source Operating Permit No. 503-1001 and 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU. Testing conducted on Unit 4 at the Barry Steam Electric Generating Plant on August 4, 2021 in accordance with Method 26 of 40 CFR 60, Appendix A showed the measured HCl emissions rate exceeding the applicable HCl emissions limitation, in violation of Major Source Operating Permit No. 503-1001.
The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $75,000. The Order, if issued, would require Alabama Power Company to operate in compliance with ADEM Admin. Code 335-3 and all conditions and requirements of Major Source Operating Permit No. 503-1001 and applicable Air Permits that have been issued to Alabama Power Company - Plant Barry.
Interested persons may submit written comments, including request for a hearing, within 30 days of the publication date of this notice, to:
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Attention: Ronald W. Gore
Chief of the Air 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 19th day of January, 2022, 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.