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Alabama Land Division
Regulatory Update
Wm. Gerald Hardy
Chief, Land Division
2008 Southern Section A&WMA
Annual Conference
August 6, 2008
adem.alabama.gov
Topics
Land Division Organization
Solid Waste Program
Scrap Tire Program
School Chemical Cleanout Program
Uniform Environmental Covenants
RCRA 2020 Corrective Action
UST Compliance Program
Land Division Organization
Solid Waste Branch:
Phil Davis
Industrial Hazardous Waste Branch: Jeff
Kitchens
Governmental Hazardous Waste Branch:
Stephen Cobb
Environmental Services Branch: Larry
Bryant
Groundwater Branch: Sonja Massey
Solid Waste Program
Solid Wastes & Recyclable Materials
Management Act
Signed into Law by Governor Riley April 15, 2008
This legislation will:
Impose a $1/ton or $0.25/CY statewide disposal fee
Provide stable annual funding for ADEM’s solid waste and
recycling programs
Establish a trust fund to provide recycling grants to local
governments and non-profit organizations
Establish a trust fund for the remediation of unauthorized
solid waste dumps for innocent landowners
Require ADEM to establish a statewide waste reduction and
recycling goal through rulemaking within 18 months
Require landfill operators to be certified within two years
Authorize ADEM to develop regulations necessary to
implement the Act such as those for composting, recycling
facilities, and post-closure activities
Scrap Tire Program
Scrap Tire Fund Large Site Cleanup
Removal activities in Attalla began August 2006
As of July 2008:
~39,000 tons of scrap tires and tire materials removed
Equivalent to more than 3,900,000 tires (enough for over 780,000
cars)
$3,400,000 paid for clean-up
More than 21,000 tons beneficially reused
90% Complete
Approximately one year ahead of schedule
Pritchard site next on Priority Listing
Scrap Tire Fund Small Site Cleanup
6 sites completed—Etowah, Clarke, Autauga, Lee Counties
Total of 25,000 tires removed
$142,860 paid for cleanup
School Chemical
Clean-out Program
FY 2005 Environmental Justice (Title I)
Schools Visited
Awarded Two Year EPA Grant
October 1, 2006 – September 30, 2008
$34,000
Progress
36 schools have been cleaned out by ADEM
Over 8,600 pounds of chemicals have been
removed
Uniform Environmental
Covenants Program
UECA became effective January 1, 2008
ADEM Division 5 Draft Regulations
Effective first quarter of year 2009
Program is fee driven (ADEM Div 1 Regs)
Applicable to all sites cleaned up to less
than an unrestricted use scenario
IC’s must be maintained
ADEM will manage the Covenant Registry
ADEM is enforcement authority
RCRA 2020 Corrective Action
Continuation of EPA’s focus on corrective action
under GPRA
Goal: All baseline sites with remedies constructed
and implemented by 2020
71 baseline sites State-wide
Notifications sent in 2007
Alabama Progress
24% meet the 2020 goal entirely
39% meet the 2020 goal, but with additional data
requirements
Does not change corrective action requirements
UST Compliance Program
Delivery Prohibition Regulations Effective
April 25th 2008
Requirement of 2005 Energy Act
Delivery Prohibition List to be Maintained on ADEM website
16 Meetings Being Held Across State to Acquaint Delivery
Companies and Owner/Operators with Delivery Prohibition
Multiple Notifications and Opportunities to Come into
Compliance Before Delivery Prohibition is Imposed
First Sites Added to DP List August 4, 2008, with Delivery
Prohibition becoming effective at 12:00 a.m. August 6,
2008
Delivery Prohibition Fact Sheet Available.
Contacts
Gerald Hardy, Chief - Land Division
Phil Davis, Chief – Solid Waste Branch
(334) 271-7739
Larry Bryant, Chief-Environmental Services Branch
(334) 270-5627
Stephen Cobb, Chief-Governmental HW Branch
(334) 271-7755
Jeff Kitchens, Chief – Industrial Hazardous Waste Branch
(334) 271-7732
(334) 271-7771
Sonja Massey, Chief-Groundwater Branch
(334) 271-7832