ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING PERMIT UNDER THE ALABAMA HAZARDOUS WASTES
MANAGEMENT AND MINIMIZATION ACT (AHWMMA) AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
PUBLIC NOTICE – 421
Etowah County
Clean Earth of Alabama, Inc. of Glencoe, Alabama submitted to ADEM an application for renewal of its operating permit for hazardous waste storage and treatment in containers and tanks at its facility (EPA I.D. Number ALD 981 020 894) located at 402 Webster Chapel Road, Glencoe Alabama. The Department has determined the facility’s renewal application to be complete and has prepared a draft permit in accordance with State regulations.
Clean Earth of Alabama, Inc. owns and operates a facility that handles the storage and management of both hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste by utilizing processes that involve liquids fuel blending, liquids, sludges and solids consolidation, lab pack management, crushing of paint cans and separate collection of liquids and solids, shredding, and waste trans-shipment for any materials not suitable for the processes mentioned above. The proposed permit renewal will contain provisions for hazardous waste storage and treatment in containers and tanks, in addition to provisions that require any other solid waste management units and areas of concern at the facility to be addressed.
Copies of the fact sheet, permit renewal application and draft AHWMMA permit are available for public inspection electronically via http://adem.alabama.gov/public-notices and at the following location Monday – Friday (except legal holidays) during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 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
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
1400 Coliseum Blvd., Montgomery, Alabama 36110-2400
[Mailing address: P.O. Box 301463; Zip 36130-1463]
(334) 271-7714
permitsmail@adem.alabama.gov
Persons wishing to comment may do so, in writing or by email, to the Department's named contact above by 5:00 PM on August 4, 2025. 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 by 5:00 PM on August 4, 2025, 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 AHWMMA, the Federal Resource, Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 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), e-mail (permitsmail@adem.alabama.gov), or postal service (P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL 36130-1463).
Notice is hereby given this 20th day of June, 2025, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
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Jeffery W. Kitchens
Acting 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.