The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has proposed a fine against Danny Isbell Inc., a battery recycling company located in Pell City, Ala.
The $35,000 fine stems from several violations, including illegal disposal of hazardous waste, illegal storage of hazardous waste, failure to secure the location and failure to comply with other regulations related to signage and planning, according to the proposed order.
If the order is approved, Isbell would have to meet a compliance schedule. His failure to meet that schedule, developed by ADEM, would result in additional fines and penalties, according to the proposed order.
The fine and order are not Isbell's first brush with ADEM regulations.
In July 2002, the recycling company caught fire when an electrical service wire touched off a battery fire.
In February 1997, ADEM issued a compliance order to Isbell after an inspection showed violations.
The 1997 inspection showed Isbell did not comply with regulations regarding containment areas for tanks that hold battery acids. He had also transported hazardous waste without a permit, ADEM spokesman Clint Niemeyer said at the time of the fire.
Isbell entered into a consent agreement the same year and paid a $9,000 fine.
Area residents interested in commenting on the proposed order may submit written comments for the next 30 days by sending them to Department of Environmental Management, ATTN: Wm. Gerald Hardy, Chief of the Land Division, P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL 36130-1463. Residents may also receive a copy of the proposed order at that address. Daily Home (Alabama) Online
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