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Home My WebLink About8505_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.: 8505-INDUS- 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: FGD Residual Landfill Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Belews Creek Steam Station 3195 Pine Hall Road Belews Creek, North Carolina 27009 GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.27908 W: -80.05890 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: Notification of the Site Suitability June 19, 2006 Permit to Construct, New Permit June 29, 2006 Permit to Operate, New Permit January 24, 2008 Permit to Operate, Modification, dust control and chimney drains August 5, 2011 Permit to Operate, Amendment, five (5) year renewal October 22, 2012 Permit to Operate November 28, 2017 The Permit to Operate shall expire January 24, 2068 FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 2 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None OBSERVED VIOLATIONS None ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 1. The facility under Permit No. 85-05 (22.6 acre landfill footprint) is utilized primarily for the disposal of residuals generated from the flue gas desulfurization (FGD) process at the Belews Creek Steam Station. Landfilling operations at the site commenced April 2008. 2. The facility is permitted to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The facility is in operation on an as needed basis. Operations rarely occur outside of daylight hours. 3. The current facility Solid Waste Permit and approved Operations Plan were reviewed during the inspection. 4. The approved Operations Plan (listed in Section 2.1.2) allows for the disposal of coal combustion by-products, gypsum produced by the flue gas desulfurization (FGD) process, waste water treatment sludges produced by the flue gas desulfurization process, waste limestone materials, sand blast materials, and coal waste generated by the Belews Creek Steam Station. As the facility sees the need to remove more FGD closer to the liner, the Operations Plan will be revised to include mining and submit to the Solid Waste Section for approval. 5. The landfill is currently landfilling only gypsum. The FGD gypsum is mined and transported to wallboard producers when demand for gypsum exceeds production. FGD gypsum was not being landfilled or mined at the time of the inspection. FGD gypsum has been primarily mined from the landfill during the last year rather than placed in the landfill. Between February 17, 2017 and February 19, 2018, a total of 4,366 tons of FGD gypsum were reclaimed to be used in wallboard manufacturing. 6. The facility is operated by Charah, Inc. which is responsible for hauling materials to the landfill, daily operations of the landfill, and conducting other associated activities. a. Annual internal training on the Belews Creek Landfill Operations Plan was last conducted 5/22/18. b. The following Charah, Inc. personnel are NC Certified Landfill Managers:  Andrew Reising, Certification #14-02M-00116, exp. 7/23/2020  Johnny Brown, Certification #15-02M-00138, exp. 4/22/2018  Brandon Garrison, #16-02M-00162, exp. 5/20/2019  Janet Harvey, #17-02M-00307, exp.6/15/20 c. The following Charah, Inc. personnel are NC Certified Landfill Operators:  Andrew Reising, Certification #14-020-0103, exp.1/13/2019 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 Additional Duke Energy personnel are certified but not listed on the report. Charah personnel are responsible for landfill operations; certified staff are always present when the landfill is in operation. 7. The facility has a current Division of Air Quality, Title V Permit. The permit was issued February 6, 2017 and expires January 31, 2022. 8. Financial assurance documentation for the facility was reviewed during the inspection. The financial assurance was submitted by Duke Energy Carolina on March 27, 2017. The approved financial assurance includes $3,645,554 for closure, $922,397 for post-closure care, and $2,145,887 for potential assessment and corrective action. 9. For the annual reporting period July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017 the facility mined a net total of 63,818.34 tons of gypsum residue from the landfill. 10. The facility conducts weekly internal inspections of the active landfills which were reviewed during the inspection. Any deficiencies noted during these inspections are corrected. 11. Leachate lines for the landfill were inspected on 12/29/2017 by Jet Clean America. No blockages were noted. Routine cleaning of the leachate systems helps maintain proper flow. 12. Leachate and contact water generated by the facility is collected as per approved Operations Plan (Sections 2.2 and 2.3) and discharged into the Belews Creek Steam Station Ash Basin. 13. During the inspection, the semi-annual ground water, surface water and leachate monitoring report for the sampling event conducted May 2017 and November 2017 were reviewed. Twelve ground water wells and one surface water location were monitored. 14. No concerns were noted for the monitoring wells observed during this inspection. 15. Facility access roads are of all-weather construction and are well maintained. Area of FGD landfill being actively mined. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 16. Ensure that chimney drains which have had surrounding FGD gypsum excavated continue to function as designed. If mining activities affect the functionality of the chimney drains, repairs should be made as quickly as possible to facilitate continuous leachate movement into the collection system. 17. Water trucks are utilized to control road dust, as needed. Water trucks were not operating at the time of the inspection because intermittent rain was providing sufficient dust control. Dust control check occur daily at 9am and 2pm. Records from the previous 12 months were reviewed during the inspection. 18. Operational cover is being maintained as approved in the facility Operations Plan (Section 2.1.8.1 and Appendix I, Dust Control Plan). Minimal soil is utilized for cover; landfilled materials are moistened and allowed to crust over to prevent windblown material. The facility received approval (January 23, 2013) to use the same process for intermediate cover. 19. No windblown dust from landfill operations or roadways was noted during the inspection. Weather conditions during the inspection were windy with periodic heavy rain. 20. No off-site erosion was observed during the inspection. Side slopes were well vegetated. 21. Edge of waste markers are in place and easily identifiable around the waste footprint at the facility. 22. As a reminder, in the event of leachate leaving the lined footprint of the landfill, pipe failure or other engineering failure, or incident associated with a facility permitted by the Solid Waste Section, Duke Energy staff should verbally notify Solid Waste Section staff within 24 hours. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. _ Phone: 919-707-8284____ Environmental Senior Specialist Sent on: March 12, 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