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

Mobile 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 EcoSouth Services of Mobile, LLC, which operates the Axis Industrial Landfill, a municipal solid waste facility in Axis, Mobile County, Alabama.

The violations listed in the Order consist of: failure to confine waste to a small area, failure to adequately cover waste daily, failure to operate as stipulated in the permit concerning the ponding of leachate and leachate seeps, failure to render empty containers unsuitable for holding liquids and failure to maintain landfill slopes to prevent erosion rills.

The Department is proposing a total civil penalty in the amount of $38,600.00. The Order, if issued, would require the Axis Industrial Landfill to operate in compliance with ADEM Admin. Code 335-13 and Solid Waste Disposal Permit No. 49-21 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/public-notices 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 28th day of October, 2026, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

______________________
Edward F. Poolos
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.