ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL PERMIT UNDER THE
ALABAMA SOLID WASTES AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT ACT AND REQUEST
FOR COMMENTS
PUBLIC NOTICE – 422
CHAMBERS COUNTY
Browne and Company, LLC, on behalf of Chambers County Landfill, LLC, has submitted to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) a request to modify the Solid Waste Disposal Facility Permit for the Chambers County Landfill (Permit No. 09-02). The major modification would allow a western expansion of the disposal area of the landfill, increasing the disposal area by approximately 8.3 acres, from 19.6 acres to 27.9 acres. The permitted acreage of 50.5 acres would remain the same. They have also requested a variance from ADEM Admin. Code 335-13-4-.20(2)(c)2. requiring a maximum 4:1 (25%) final grade for the final closure system; they have requested a 3:1 (33.3%) final grade for the final closure system instead. The waste streams for Chambers County Landfill would remain non-putrescible and non-hazardous construction and demolition waste, yard debris, tires, and rubbish as defined by ADEM Admin. Code 335-13-1-.03, fiberglass manufacturing process waste, off-spec fiberglass insulation, and process waste from process equipment cleanout generated during the manufacture of fiberglass insulation from the Knauf Insulation Plant in Lanett, Alabama; foundry and core sand generated as part of foundry operations in the manufacture of auto parts at the HL Mando Plant in Hogansville, Georgia. The service area for the Chambers County Landfill would remain the states of Alabama and Georgia. The maximum average daily volume of waste disposed at the landfill would remain 2,500 tons per day. All other permit conditions would remain the same.
The landfill is located in the Northeast ¼ of the Southeast ¼ and the Southeast ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of Section 36, Township 22 North, Range 27 East in Chambers County, Alabama.
Copies of the public notice, permit application, and proposed permit are available for public inspection via the ADEM website at http://adem.alabama.gov/public-notices and are available at the following location Monday – Friday (except legal holidays), 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, by appointment. A nominal fee for copying and/or mailing may be charged. Arrangements for copying should be made in advance.
Russell A. Kelly, Chief
Permits and Services Division
ADEM
1400 Coliseum Blvd.
[Mailing address: PO Box 301463; Zip 36130-1463]
Montgomery, Alabama 36110-2400
(334) 271-7714
permitsmail@adem.alabama.gov
Persons wishing to comment may do so, in writing, to the Department's named contact above within 35 days following the publication date of this notice. In order to affect final decisions, comments must offer technically substantial information that is applicable to the proposed permit.
A written request for a public hearing may also be filed within that 35-day period and must state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. The Director shall hold a public hearing upon receipt of a significant number of technical requests.
After consideration of all oral and written comments and consideration of the requirements of the Alabama Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act and all other applicable regulations, the Department will make a final determination on the proposed permit. The Department will develop a response to comments which will be posted to the Department’s website at http://app.adem.alabama.gov/eFile/. To find the response to comments and final permit determination, you may search by the permit or facility number listed in this notice.
The Department maintains a list of interested individuals who are mailed legal notices regarding proposed permits. If you wish to receive such notices, please sign up here. (The link is https://adem.alabama.gov/email-notification.)
This notice is hereby given this 19th day of March, 2026, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
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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.