ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
P.O. Box 301463 (36130-1463)
1400 Coliseum Boulevard (36110-2400)
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463
(334) 271-7700
PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
Colbert County
Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue an Order to KTT, LLC d/b/a Med Rid Medical Waste Services, which operates a medical waste transporter and treatment facility with ADEM Permit Numbers TRN042910-3902 and TRTS042910-3902, located at 501 Little Rock Avenue in Sheffield, Colbert County, Alabama.
The violations consisted of the following: transporting containers of untreated medical waste that were not properly sealed or labeled; utilizing a transport trailer that contained holes in the flooring; failure to reported spill of medical waste near a public road; operating transport vehicles with permeable wooden flooring; operating transport vehicles without displaying the ADEM permit number; failure to further process sharps after steam sterilization; failure to provide documentation or other means of proof that the steam sterilization unit is being evaluated for effectiveness during each run; failure to maintain a written log or other means of documentation for the steam sterilization unit; failure to obtain a medical waste storage permit; and failure to maintain proper fencing around the property and to fix broken windows to the building to prevent access by unauthorized personnel.
The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $22,500. The Order, if issued, would require KTT, LLC d/b/a/ Med Rid Medical Waste Services to comply with all applicable requirements of Division 17 of the ADEM Administrative Code.
Interested persons may submit written comments, including a request for a hearing, within 30 days of the publication date of this notice to the 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 16th day of July, 2021, 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.