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:  350

 

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, Ala. Code §§22-22A-1 to 22-22A-17, as amended, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue a Consent Order to Olin Chemical Corporation, the owner/operator of a chemical manufacturing facility currently operating in McIntosh, Washington County, Alabama.

The violations consisted of three instances of unauthorized emission of chlorine to atmosphere and, in one case, failure to properly report unauthorized emission of chlorine to atmosphere.

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $80,000.  The Order, if issued, would require Olin Chemical Corporation to pay the Alabama Department of Environmental Management within 45 days of the effective date, and operate in compliance with ADEM Admin. Code 335-3 immediately upon the effective date of this Order and continuing each and every day thereafter.

Interested persons may submit written comments, including request for a hearing, within 30 days of the publication date of this notice, to:

Ronald W. Gore, Chief
ADEM‑Air Division
1400 Coliseum Blvd.
[Mailing address: PO Box 301463; Zip 36130-1463]
Montgomery, Alabama 36110-2400
airmail@adem.alabama.gov

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 22nd day of July, 2022, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

_________________________
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.