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: 422

Jefferson County

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, Code of Alabama §§ 22-22A-1 through §§ 22-22A-17 (2006 Rplc. Vol.), and the Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act (SWRMMA), Ala. Code §§ 22-27-1 to 22-27-18 (2006 Rplc. Vol.) as amended, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue a Consent Order to the Big Sky Environmental, LLC Solid Waste Facility which operates the Big Sky Landfill, a municipal solid waste and construction and demolition landfill, in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.

The violations listed in the Order consist of: failure to properly apply cover material, unauthorized dumping of poultry byproduct slurry, failure to confine the waste mass, failure to properly manage leachate, and failure to properly manage the recycling sorting area.

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $45,600.00. The Order, if issued, would require the Big Sky Environmental Landfill to correct all violations above within the prescribed timeframes, and to operate in compliance with ADEM Admin. Code 335-13 and Solid Waste Disposal Permit No. 37-48 in the future.

Interested persons may submit written comments, including a 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 24th day of October, 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.