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 HEARING NOTICE – 421

Sumter County

Chemical Waste Management, Inc. submitted to ADEM an application for renewal of its operating permit which addresses activities involving the commercial treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste at its facility (EPA I.D. Number ALD 000 622 464) located at Emelle, Alabama. The Department has determined the facility’s renewal application to be complete and has prepared a draft permit in accordance with State regulations.

Chemical Waste Management, Inc. accepts hazardous wastes in both containers and bulk shipments. The facility receives wastes from many manufacturing sectors. Hazardous wastes received by the facility may be blended and bulked prior to being shipped offsite for further treatment or recovery; decanted and stored prior to shipment offsite; processed prior to onsite landfilling or offsite disposal or placed directly in the onsite landfill; depending on the applicable treatment standards. Chemical Waste Management, Inc. is the owner and operator of the facility. In addition, the proposed renewal includes 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 (General, Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part D-1, Part D-2, Part D-6, Part D-9, Part D-10, Part E, Part F, Part G, Part H, Part I, Part J, Part K, Part L, Part M) and draft permit AHWMMA are available for public inspection electronically via http://adem.alabama.gov/newsEvents/pubHearings.cnt 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]

In addition, paper and electronic files may also be viewed Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at:

Ruby Pickens Tartt Public Library
201 Monroe Street
Livingston, Alabama 35470

Persons wishing to comment may do so, in writing, to the Department's named contact listed above no later than 5:00p.m. on April 25, 2023. Oral comments may be submitted by calling 1-833-396-1706 until 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2023.  Attendance at the public hearing is not necessary in order to have comments included in the public hearing record.  Written and oral comments received prior to the close of the public comment period will also be considered and entered into the public hearing record and will be given the same consideration as those provided at the hearing. In order to affect final decisions, comments must offer technically substantial information that is applicable to the proposed permit.

A public hearing will be held on April 18, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at the following location:

Livingston Civic Center
101 Country Club Road
Livingston, Alabama 35470

Any person wishing to participate in the hearing who needs special accommodations should contact the Department’s Permits & Services Division at (334) 271-7714 at least five working days prior to the hearing.

After consideration of all comments, review of any public hearing record, and consideration of the requirements of the AHWMMA, the 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.

Additionally, the Department has scheduled a public availability session to allow interested citizens to discuss questions with ADEM officials. The public availability session will be held from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM on April 18, 2023, in Livingston, Alabama 35470 at the Livingston Civic Center located on 101 Country Club Road.

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 9th day of March, 2023, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

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.