1. Association of County Engineers of Alabama 2018 Annual Conference
ADEM Update
Association of County Engineers of Alabama
2018 Annual Conference
adem.alabama.gov

2. Overview ADEM Budget Scrap Tire ROW Cleanup Program Recycling Grants
UST Regulation Changes
Hazardous Waste Regulation Update
Biosolids Issues

3. ADEM Budget ~65 Million overall budget FY 2019 General Fund Budget
$575,000 allocated to CAFO
Level GF funding from FY 2018
Majority of funding from federal grants, permit fees, and user driven fees (UST, Scrap Tire, Solid Waste, Title V)
No currently proposed increase in permit fees (last increase 2016)

4. Scrap Tire ROW Program Update
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5. Discarded Scrap Tires on ROW

6. ADEM Scrap Tire ROW Cleanup Program
Activities 2011-April 2018
Removed ~ 915,000 PTE from county rights-of-way
Reimbursed counties ~ $6.0 million
~55 Counties participating currently

7. ADEM Scrap Tire ROW Cleanup Program
All current agreements set to expire September 30, 2018
ADEM to send new agreements beginning early summer 2018
3 year term
$150,000 funding
No changes to scope of services planned

8. ADEM ST ROW Cleanup Program
No matching funds required to participate
Eligible expenses include:
Scrap tire collection and disposal costs
Personnel costs
Transportation/equipment use costs
Partnerships with municipalities within the county/local non-profits also eligible (i.e. Adopt-a-Mile, Adopt-a-Stream, etc.)

9. ADEM ST ROW Cleanup Program
“YES” it really is that simple
The agreements do not mandate that counties begin, increase, or curtail ROW cleanup activities
Voluntary program designed to provide financial assistance
Allows for County collection sites subject to limitations
Invoicing is not onerous (quarterly)
Disposal tickets and other existing expense tracking sufficient

10. Current Status of ROW Program
Lauderdale
Limestone
Madison
Jackson
Colbert
Franklin
Lawrence
Morgan
Marshall
DeKalb
Marion
Winston
Cullman
Cherokee
Etowah
Blount
Walker
Lamar
Fayette
St. Clair
Calhoun
Jefferson
Cleburne
Talladega
Pickens
Tuscaloosa
Clay
Shelby
Randolph
Bibb
Coosa
Tallapoosa
Chambers
Greene
Hale
Chilton
Perry
Elmore
Lee
Autauga
Sumter
Macon
Dallas
Montgomery
Russell
Marengo
Choctaw
Lowndes
Bullock
Wilcox
Barbour
Monroe
Butler
Pike
Clarke
Conecuh
Crenshaw
Washington
Henry
Coffee
Dale
Covington
Escambia
Geneva
Houston
Mobile
Pending
Baldwin
Enrolled
Not Enrolled
R&R Unit

11. ADEM ST ROW Cleanup Program
If you are interested in participating in the ROW program, contact:
David Deyton
Removals and Response Unit
Environmental Services Branch
(334)

12. ADEM Recycling Grants

13. ADEM Recycling Grants
Provides reimbursement grants to local governments to develop, implement and enhance recycling programs
Partnerships
Are preferred to assure that the recycling effort is as successful as it can be and to also provide recycling to areas too rural to sustain their own program
By partnering a program expands it’s collection area, increases the volume of materials it collects, will receive higher prices for the materials, and will be able to share resources and operational costs

14. ADEM Recycling Grants Funded by $1.00/Ton SW tipping fee
Provides ~1.6 Million funding annually
FY 2017
24 grant applications received (~4.2M funding requested)
13 projects awarded
Grant recipients included County Commissions

15. How to Apply ADEM Form 9 – available online at www.adem.alabama.gov
Click on “Forms” located on the left side bar of the main homepage.
Form 09 – Alabama Recycling Fund Grant Application
Application Deadline – Must be received
at ADEM by March 1st

16. ADEM Recycling Grants Questions?
Christina Hall
Hayley Benson
Danielle Loyd

17. UST Regulation Changes

18. UST Program Changes
July 15, 2015 EPA published final rule revising UST regulations
First major revision to federal UST requirements since 1988
ADEM Admin. Code Div. 6 UST rules revised December 8, 2017

19. UST Program Changes
Beginning December 2017, for any UST storing greater than 10% ethanol or 20% biodiesel, owners must notify the department and demonstrate the compatibility of their systems with the fuels being stored.
Focus on ensuring construction materials used for existing UST systems are compatible with more corrosive substances

20. UST Program Changes Implements changes in the use of flow restrictors
Ball Float Valves banned
Testing required after repairs to UST system
Additional notification requirements
October 13, 2018 deadline for changes not already in effect

21. UST Program Changes
Periodic testing and inspection to ensure UST/piping is operated and maintained according to manufacturer’s specs.
Annual and 30 day walkthrough inspections
Annual release detection equipment testing
3 year containment sump test
3 year overfill device inspection
October 13, 2018 Deadline

22. UST Program Changes Sonja Massey David Batchelor 334-271-7832
David Batchelor
Latoya Hall

23. Hazardous Waste Regulation Update

24. Hazardous Waste Update
April 6, 2018 ADEM Admin. Code Div. 14 regulations revisions effective
Incorporates federal “Generator Improvement Rules”
“CESQG” name changed to “VSQG”
Facilities generating less than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of non-acute hazardous waste in a calendar month
Facilities generating less than 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of acute hazardous waste in a calendar month

25. Hazardous Waste Update
Establishes provisions allowing for “episodic generation” (planned and unplanned) of hazardous waste not counting towards monthly total (ADEM Admin. Code r )
Available to VSQG and SQG (generator status would remain same if all conditions for episodic generation are met)
Notification 30 days prior to episode (within 72 hours if unplanned)
Start/end dates, reason for event, estimated quantity/types of wastes, designation of emergency coordinator

26. Biosolids Issues

27. What is a Biosolid?
In 1993, EPA developed a new regulation to protect public health and the environment from any reasonably anticipated adverse effects of certain pollutants that might be present in sewage sludge biosolids.
This regulation became known the Part 503 Rule.
The Part 503 Rule established requirements for final use or disposal of biosolids when:
Applied to land to condition soil or to fertilize crops,
Placed on a surface disposal site (MSWLF), or
Fired in an incinerator. 27 27

28. State Regulatory Authority
In Alabama, biosolids are primarily regulated by EPA (Part 503 Rule).
Alabama is the only state in Region IV without some type of state program/oversight.
What regulatory authority does the State currently have?
ADPH regulates the collection/transportation of solid waste but rules currently only address garbage.
ADEM has rules to regulates the unauthorized disposal of solid waste if applied incorrectly.
ADEM requires a pre-disposal certification before biosolids can be placed in MSWLF. 28 28

29. Current Biosolids Management Landscape
How are biosolids currently being managed in Alabama?
Not exactly sure since:
Land application (soil conditioner/fertilizer) falls under EPA,
Collection and transportation not currently regulated, and
Waste approval required but specific disposal volumes are not reported.
MSWLF situation
Received pre-disposal certification and began receiving biosolids via rail access from New York/New Jersey in 2017.
Plan was to use the material as:
Fertilizer on side slopes, soil conditioner on non-disposal areas, and dispose remaining.
Initial rail spur was 7 mile transit from disposal facility.
A spill occurred outside the landfill which set off the firestorm.
Most complaints came to ADEM which had little regulatory authority over activity. 29 29

30. Path Forward
Situation went away when the railroad company voided their contract.
ADEM is taking a closer look at sites that land-apply the biosolids:
Checking for proper documentation (loading/application rates), and
Making sure stormwater runoff is proper managed.
ADEM has begun the process of evaluating how neighboring States regulate biosolids in anticipation of began rulemaking.
ADPH has begun the process to expand their regulatory authority to include solid wastes other than just “garbage”. 30 30

31. Biosolids
Scott Story

32. ADEM Update Questions? Brent Watson (334) 271-7894