2703T_INSP_20180207

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW X Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Currituck
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2703-TRANSFER-1996
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection X Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: February 07, 2018 Date of Last Inspection: August 09, 2017

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Currituck County Transfer Station
216 Airport Rd.
Maple, North Carolina 27956

GPS COORDINATES: N: 36°39700 E: -76°00140

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Leighton Earwood – Solid Waste Director Stacy R. Bowen
Telephone: (O) 252-232-2505 (C) 252-232-6047 252-943-3702 (C)
Email address: [e-mail] [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS
Leighton Earwood – Solid Waste Director Stacy R. Bowen
153 Courthouse Road, Suite 302 Bowen Company, Inc.
Currituck, North Carolina, 27929 PO Box 394, Belhaven, North Carolina, 27810

PARTICIPANTS:
Leighton Earwood – Currituck Co. Solid Waste Director
Michelle Perry – Currituck Co. Assistant County Engineer
William Etheridge – Transfer Station Operator - Bowen Co.
John College – NCDEQ-DWM-SWS

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active. Issued on October 30, 2013 and expires on December 12, 2018. Recorded in Currituck County, NC, Register of
Deeds - Book 875 and Page 807.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Facility Compliance Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS;

01 - Facility has adequate security. Locking gates and fencing.
02 - Facility has adequate signage with all required information.
03 - Interior roadway is constructed of all-weather materials. Paved and rock/gravel roads.
04 - This facility is owned by Currituck Co. but is operated by a contract company. The Bowen Company, Inc. is the
contractor.
05 - Facility has certified operators that are employed by The Bowen Company, Inc. Two onsite during this inspection.
William Etheridge – expires May 20, 2021 and James Bolen – expires October 09, 2020.
06 - Records were available for review.
07 - Random inspections are being conducted and recorded.
08 - The tipping floor is kept in a sanitary condition.
09 - Waste is deposited on the tipping floor and then pushed into trailers.
10 - Stored trailer area looked good today.
11 - Windblown litter was at a minimal during this inspection. Some noted at the ends of the loading area.
12 - The trailer loading area needs some maintenance on the entrance and exit ends to prevent any wash down water from
draining onto the ground. Have staff start at ends and push all water to drains so all water goes through the leachate
system. Permit condition Part VI on page 8 number 17.
13 - Solid waste received are weighed in at the scale house. Records were review and found to have all required
information.
14 - Waste is transported to the East Carolina Regional Landfill, (Permit Number 08-03-MSWLF-1993) in Aulander,
Bertie County, North Carolina.
15 - Scrap tires are laced into trailers and removed.
16 - Yard Waste area appears to be managed well. Be sure to have plastic bags removed or any other non-approved waste
that may be slipped in under the yard waste.
17 - White Goods and scrap metal are being pushed up into a large pile. This is being conducted before the
Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC’s) refrigerants are being removed. Need to source separate white goods containing the CFC’s
and keep the upright until the CFC has been removed to prevent any environmental issues.
18 - Tipping Floor fire control measures consist of 3 fire extinguishers and 2 water hoses. There is also 1 extinguisher
located at the Yard Waste / White Goods area.
19 - Corrective action is needed on Trailer loading and White Goods areas due to this facility inspection.
20 - Digital pictures taken and attached to this report.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

________________________________________ Phone: [phone] _
Email: [e-mail]

Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

The item(s) listed above were observed by Section staff and require action on behalf of the facility in order to come into or maintain compliance
with the Statutes, Rules, and/or other regulatory requirements applicable to this facility. Be advised that pursuant to N.C.G.S. 130A-22, an
administrative penalty of up to $15,000 per day may be assessed for each violation of the Solid Waste Laws, Regulations, Conditions of a Permit,
or Order under Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the N.C. General Statutes. Further, the facility and/or all responsible parties may also be subject to
enforcement actions including penalties, injunction from operation of a solid waste management facility or a solid waste collection service and any
such further relief as may be necessary to achieve compliance with the North Carolina Solid Waste Management Act and Rules.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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Sent on: February 12, 2018 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: * Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section

• Fencing and signage. Tipping Floor

• White goods pushed up into a pile. Damaged White Goods containing Chlorofluorocarbon.