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

Chambers 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 West Fraser Us EWP LLC, the owner/operator of an Oriented Strandboard facility currently operating in Lanett, Chambers County, Alabama.

The violations consisted of exceeding Particulate, Volatile Organic Compounds, and/ or Nitrogen Oxides emission standards set forth by Air Permit Nos. X044, X045, X046, and X047 for the ESP stack and Baghouses 1, 7, 8, and 9. This order also addresses the facility’s self-disclosure of operating as a major source of HAP emissions, which also means the facility should have been complying with the Plywood and Composite Wood Products MACT and the Boiler MACT.

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $160,000. The Order, if issued, would require West Fraser US EWP LLC to pay the Alabama Department of Environmental Management within 45 days of the effective date, and comply with all requirements of ADEM Administrative Code div. 335-3 and its revised Air Permits immediately upon the issuance of the revised Air Permits.

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, Air Division
PO Box 301463
Montgomery, Alabama 36110-1463
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 6th day of November, 2024, 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.