PUBLIC NOTICE – 422

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

NOTICE OF PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF A MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL PERMIT UNDER THE ALABAMA SOLID WASTES DISPOSAL ACT AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS

 

ESCAMBIA COUNTY

 

Escambia County Environmental Corporation has applied for a Solid Waste permit modification and continue to operate a Municipal Solid Waste landfill to be known as the Timberlands Landfill (Permit 27-08).  The proposed Timberlands Landfill solid waste disposal permit modification involves constructing an on-site biological leachate treatment system consisting of a series of constructed wetlands. Waste stream for the Timberlands Landfill will remain nonhazardous solid wastes, noninfectious putrescible and nonputrescible wastes including but not limited to household garbage, construction and demolition debris, commercial waste, appliances, tires, trees, limbs, stumps, sludge, paper and other similar type materials.  Special waste and industrial waste approved by ADEM may also be accepted.  The service area for the Timberlands Landfill shall be is Autauga, Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Lowndes, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Washington, Wilcox, Pike, Coffee, Dale, Henry, Geneva and Houston Counties in the State of Alabama; Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton and Bay Counties in the State of Florida; Jackson, George, Harrison, Stone and Hancock Counties in the State of Mississippi.  The maximum average daily volume of waste disposed at the Timberland Landfill will be 2500 tons a day.

 

Timberlands Sanitary Landfill is described as being located in the Sections 5 and 6, Township 3 North, Range 9 East in Escambia County.  The Timberlands Sanitary Landfill consists of 246.23 acres with a permitted disposal area of 134.33 acres.

 

Copies of the landfill application, plans and proposed permits are available for public inspection electronically via http://www.adem.state.al.us/PublicNotice/PublicNotice.htm, and at the following location Monday – Friday (except legal holidays), 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.  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 36110-2059

(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 Disposal Act hand 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.state.al.us), or postal service (P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL  36130-1463).

 

This notice is hereby given this January 30, 2008 by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

 

 

 

Onis "Trey" Glenn, III

Director