ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RENEWAL AND MODIFICATION OF A MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
LANDFILL PERMIT UNDER THE ALABAMA SOLID WASTES AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
MANAGEMENT ACT AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
PUBLIC NOTICE – 422
LEE COUNTY
Waste Away Group, Inc. applied to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) for renewal and modification of the Solid Waste Disposal Facility Permit for the Salem Waste Disposal Center (Permit 41-03). The requested modifications would update the Construction Quality Assurance and Construction Quality Control Plan, the Solidification Process Area Plan, and plans for grading and berm construction in Cells 10 and 11. The waste stream for the Salem Waste Disposal Center would remain non-hazardous solid wastes, non-infectious putrescible and non-putrescible wastes including but not limited to household garbage, industrial waste, construction and demolition debris, commercial waste, appliances, tires, trees, limbs, stumps, sludge, paper, and other similar type materials. Special waste approved by ADEM may also be accepted. The service area for the Salem Waste Disposal Center would remain the State of Alabama Counties: Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Crenshaw, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Talladega, and Tallapoosa, and the State of Georgia Counties: Harris, Muscogee, and Troup. The maximum average daily volume of waste disposed at the Salem Waste Disposal Center would remain 1500 tons a day. All conditions of the current permit for the Salem Waste Disposal Center including previously approved variances and special conditions have been requested and shall be approved by the Department.
The landfill is located in Section 8, Township 19 North, Range 28 East in Lee County, Alabama. The permitted facility consists of approximately 221.6 acres with 156.5 acres for disposal operations.
Copies of the public notice, proposed permit, and complete application are available for public inspection via the ADEM web site at http://adem.alabama.gov/newsEvents/publicNotices.cnt, and 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
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 written comments, review of any public hearing record, and consideration of the requirements of the Alabama Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act, and applicable regulations, the Department will make a final determination. The Department will develop a response to comments, which will become part of the public record and will be available to persons upon request. Notice will be sent to any person requesting notice of the final action.
The Department maintains a list of interested individuals who are mailed legal notices regarding proposed permits. If you wish to receive such notices, contact the Permits & Services Division via telephone (334-271-7714), US Mail (P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL 36130-1463), or e-mail (permitsmail@adem.alabama.gov).
This notice is hereby given this 4th day of April 2025, 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.