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

Account Code:  421

Jefferson County

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue a Consent Order to Allworth, LLC (EPA Identification Number ALD094476793), which operates a commercial hazardous waste treatment and storage facility located at 500 Medco Road in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.

The violations consisted of the following:  failure to restrict access to permitted storage areas, failure to inspect tank overfill preventions controls, failure to maintain adequate aisle space, storage of hazardous waste for greater than one year, failure to make available for review certain records of leak detection and repair monitoring of tanks and ancillary equipment, management of hazardous waste in units other than permitted treatment/storage areas, failure to mark hazardous waste containers with the date of receipt, failure to transfer or remove hazardous waste from damaged or leaking containers, failure to maintain labels on hazardous waste containers, failure to keep hazardous waste containers closed, failure to maintain tank overfill prevention controls, failure to make available for review certain daily tank inspection records, and failure to keep containers of universal waste lamps closed.

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $38,400.  The Order, if issued, would require Allworth, LLC to comply with all applicable requirements of Division 14 of the ADEM Administrative Code.

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: 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 11th day of January, 2023, 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.