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

 

Washington County

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, Code of Alabama §§ 22-22A-1 through §§ 22-22A-16 (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 Washington County Commission, which operates the Washington County Construction and Demolition Landfill, a solid waste disposal facility in Chatom, Washington County, Alabama.

The violations listed in the Order consist of: failure to cover, failure to compact waste weekly, failure to properly confine waste to a small area, failure to have a certified operator on-site, accepting an unauthorized waste stream, failure to maintain sedimentation control structures, failure to remove deep-rooted vegetation, and failure to repair erosion. 

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $30,193.00.  The Order, if issued, would require the facility to correct all violations above within the prescribed timeframes, and to operate in compliance with ADEM Admin. Code 335-13 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 15th day of September, 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.