The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Liquid Environmental Solutions of AL, LLC (“LES”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the rules addressing used oil transport in Alabama. See Consent Order No. 26-XXX-CHW.
The CO provides that LES operates a used oil transportation company with an EPA Identification Number located in Mobile, Alabama.
As a result of its operations, LES is stated to be a used oil transporter and processor/re-refiner as defined in ADEM Admin. Code Div. 14.
ADEM is stated to have issued a Used Oil Transport Permit to LES on March 14, 2022. The Permit is stated to have expired on March 13, 2025.
LES provided ADEM an application to renew the Permit on March 23, 2026. As part of that application, LES notified ADEM that it had transported used oil after the expiration date of the Permit. Therefore, LES is stated to have transported used oil without an effective Used Oil Transport Permit.
LES stated on June 8th that it had ceased transporting used oil until the effective date of the renewed Permit. ADEM subsequently renewed the Permit on July 1.
LES neither admits nor denies ADEM’s contentions.
A civil penalty of $4,000 is assessed.
A copy of the CO can be found here.
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