ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RENEWAL AND MODIFICATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL WASTE
LANDFILL PERMIT UNDER THE ALABAMA SOLID WASTES & RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
MANAGEMENT ACT AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
PUBLIC NOTICE—422
TALLADEGA COUNTY
WCA of Alabama, LLC, has submitted to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) an application for renewal and modification of the Solid Waste Disposal Facility Permit for the WCA of Alabama, LLC Industrial Landfill (Permit No. 61-16). The proposed modifications include an update to the Groundwater Monitoring Plan (Environmental Monitoring Plan) and an update to the Operations Manual to reflect current operations onsite, including the abandonment of monitoring wells MW-1, MW-3, and MW-5, and piezometers PZ-1 and PZ-2, and the installation of replacement well MW-1R. The waste stream for the WCA of Alabama, LLC Industrial Landfill would remain non-hazardous industrial wastes, construction and demolition wastes, asbestos, automobile shredder dirt and fluff, and tires. The service area for the WCA of Alabama, LLC Industrial Landfill would remain Bibb, Calhoun, Clay, Chilton, Cleburne, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties in Alabama. The maximum average daily volume of waste disposed at the WCA of Alabama, LLC Industrial Landfill would remain 750 tons per day. All conditions of the current permit, including previously approved variances, have been requested and would be granted in the renewed and modified permit.
The WCA of Alabama, LLC Industrial Landfill is located in Section 21, Township 19 South, Range 3 East in Talladega County, Alabama. The WCA of Alabama, LLC Industrial Landfill consists of approximately 104.88 acres with 57.95 acres approved for disposal operations.
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 & 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 1st day of April, 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.