ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
P O Box 301463 (Zip 36130-1463)
1400 Coliseum Boulevard (Zip 36110-2400)
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463
(334) 271-7700

PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER

Account Code:  421

Etowah County

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue an Administrative Order to Techtrix, Inc. (EPA Identification Number ALD982167678), which owns/operates an electroplating and metal finishing operation located at 525 Plainview Street in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

The violations consisted of the following: failure to make hazardous waste determinations, storage of hazardous waste longer than 90 days without a permit, failure to store hazardous waste in a containment system, failure to restrict access to hazardous waste accumulation areas, failure to label containers of hazardous waste, failure to keep closed containers holding hazardous waste, failure to mark containers with an accumulation start date, failure to keep closed satellite accumulation containers, failure to properly label satellite accumulation containers, and failure to minimize the release of hazardous waste.

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $56,550.  The Order, if issued, would require Techtrix, Inc. to comply with all applicable requirements of Division 14 of the ADEM Administrative Code.

Interested persons may submit written comments, including request for a hearing, within 30 days of the publication date of this notice, to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, attention Stephen A. Cobb, Chief of the Land Division, P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463.  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 http://adem.alabama.gov/compInfo/adminOrders.cnt or may be obtained by written request to the above address.  A nominal fee for copying may be charged.

This notice is hereby given 8th day of May, 2019, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

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Lance R. LeFleur
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.