Public Notice

Pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Environmental Management Act, Ala. Code §§22-22A-1 to 22-22A-17, as amended, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue a Consent Order to Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., LLC, the owner/operator of a compressor station for the transmission of pipeline natural gas currently operating in Hamilton, Marion County, Alabama.

The violation consisted of emitting air pollutants from Emission Unit No. 002 in excess of the Unit Specific Proviso No. 2(a) of the facility’s Title V Major Source Operating Permit.

The Department is proposing a civil penalty in the amount of $25,000. The Order, if issued, would require Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., LLC to pay the Alabama Department of Environmental Management within 45 days of the effective date, and comply with the terms, limitations, and conditions of the Permit and Department’s regulations immediately.

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, Air Division
PO Box 301463
Montgomery, Alabama 36110-1463
HYPERLINK "mailto:airmail@adem.alabama.gov"airmail@adem.alabama.gov

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 HYPERLINK "http://adem.alabama.gov/compInfo/adminOrders.cnt"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 this 3rd day of April, 2024, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

Lance R. LeFleur
Director
TGP
April 17
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