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Home My WebLink About8503_Duke_BelewsCreek_INSP_20180223FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Stokes Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 8503-INDUS-1984 CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill X DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: February 23, 2018 Date of Last Inspection: February 22, 2017 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Pine Hall Ash Landfill (Closed) Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Belews Creek Steam Station 3195 Pine Hall Road Belews Creek, North Carolina 27009 GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.28420 E: -80.07012 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Melonie Martin, Environmental Coordinator Office: 336-445-0610, Cell: 336-669-2994 E-mail: melonie.martin@duke-energy.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Belews Creek Steam Station 3195 Pine Hall Road Belews Creek, North Carolina 27009 PARTICIPANTS: Shawn McKee, NCDEQ Larry Frost, NCDEQ Elizabeth Werner, NCDEQ Susan Heim, NCDEQ Melanie Martin, Duke Energy Evan Andrews, Duke Energy Jeff Gateley, Duke Energy Michael Cowart, Duke Energy Henry Taylor, Duke Energy Brenda Johnson, Duke Energy STATUS OF PERMIT: Permit to Operate, Original, Issued: December 10, 1984 Closure Plan Approval Letter: December 7, 2007 Closure Construction, Completed: February 24, 2009 Closure Permit Issued: January 16, 2014 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 2 STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None OBSERVED VIOLATIONS None ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 1. The closed Pine Hall Ash Landfill was utilized primarily for the disposal of ash generated by the Belews Creek Steam Station and ceased receiving waste February, 2004. 2. Initial closure plan approval for the approximately 37.9 acre landfill was issued by the Solid Waste Section on December 7, 2007. Closure and cap construction was conducted April-December 2008. Additional approvals have been issued for landfill cap repairs/refit and assessment monitoring since closure was complete. Side slopes are well maintained. 3. During the inspection, the semi-annual ground water, surface water and leachate monitoring reports for the sampling events conducted April 2017 and October 2017 were reviewed. Sixteen ground water wells and six surface water locations were monitored. 4. No concerns were noted for the monitoring wells observed during this inspection. 5. Permanent edge-of-waste markers are in place and being maintained. 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 Page 3 of 3 6. Facility access roads and perimeter roads are well maintained and of all-weather construction. 7. Sedimentation and erosion control features are in place and well maintained, no on-site or off-site erosion observed. 8. Established vegetative cover observed over the entire landfill and is being well maintained. No standing water was observed on the cap of the landfill. Periodic mowing of vegetative growth is conducted for the facility and landfill cap. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. _ Phone: 919-707-8284____ Environmental Senior Specialist Sent on: March 15, 2018 Email: X Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies: Ed Mussler, Section Chief, Solid Waste Section Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head, Solid Waste Section Elizabeth Werner, Permitting Hydrogeologist, Solid Waste Section Larry Frost, Engineering Project Manager, Solid Waste Section