PUBLIC NOTICE

Alabama Department of Environmental Management

P O Box 301463 (Zip 36l30-l463)

1400 Coliseum Boulevard (Zip 36110-2059)

Montgomery, Alabama

PROPOSED CONSENT ORDER

TUSCALOOSA COUNTY

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, Ala. Code §§22-22A-1 to 22-22A-16 (2006 Rplc. Vol.), the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue a Consent Order to Alabama Biodiesel Corporation the owner/operator of a biodiesel manufacturing facility currently operating in Moundville, Alabama.

The violations consisted of increasing the production capacity of the facility without applying for a permit and failing to implement a leak detection and repair program.

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $18,000. The order, if issued, would require Alabama Biodiesel Corporation to take the necessary actions to comply with all applicable regulations, including permitting requirements, and to comply with the applicable monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart VV.

Interested persons may submit written comments, including request for a hearing, within 30 days of the publication date of this notice, to:

Alabama Department of Environmental Management

Attention: Ronald W. Gore, Chief of the Air Division

P.O. Box 30l463

Montgomery, Alabama 36l30-l463

The comment period shall end at the close of business 30 days from the publication date of this notice. A copy of the proposed order is available on the ADEM web page at adem.alabama.gov or may be obtained by written request to the above address. A nominal fee for copying may be charged.

This notice is hereby given April 25, 2008, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

 

 

 

Onis "Trey" Glenn, III

Director