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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8504_Duke_BelewsCreek_EnvEventReport_20181015Belews Creek Craig Road Landfill - Solid Waste Reporting lows to the Solid Waste Environmental Event Reporting Event Title: Belews Creek Craig Road Landfill (8504-INDUS) Landfill Event Report Date: October 15, 2018 Submitted to: NCDEQ Division of Waste Management (DWM) Solid Waste Section Regulatory agency contact: Larry Frost; 828-296-4704 Duke Energy contact: Melonie Martin; 336-669-2994 Duke Energy Facility: Belews Creek Steam Station 3195 Pine Hall Road Belews Creek, NC 27009 Stokes County Permit No.: 8504-INDUS 1. Event Description a. Date discovered: October 14, 2018 b. Material released? (Yes/No) Description if yes: CCR material and interim cover soil Summary: Following the rain event from Tropical Storm Michael on Oct. 11, 2018, the landfill was inspected on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. CCR material was found in the perimeter ditch and non-contact stormwater basin on Sunday, Oct. 14. A breach of material was found on North slope of Phase I of the landfill. c. Field actions: • Soil was placed over the breach to contain and prevent further erosion. • Cleanup of the CCR material from the ditches and the non-contact stormwater basin occurred on Oct. 15, 2018. • No CCR material was out of the landfill system process. 2. Regulatory Contact a. Date and time of regulatory contact: October 15, 2018; 09:20 Regulatory agency: NCDEQ Division of Waste Management (DWM) Contact name/number: Primary - Larry Frost; 828-296-4704 Secondary - Shawn McKee; 919-628-7343 Summary: Melonie Martin contacted Larry Frost and Shawn McKee via telephone. b. Date and time of additional regulatory agency contact: N/A Regulatory agency: ________________________________ Contact name: __________ contacted by _________ (Duke) Summary: _______________ Belews Creek Craig Road Landfill - Solid Waste Reporting 3. Regulatory Site Visit Was a regulatory visit conducted : (Yes/No)* a. Date and time of site visit: month, day, year arrival time: ______, departure time: ______ b. Regulatory agency: __________ c. Attendees: ___________________ d. Duke Energy escort(s): _________ e. Areas inspected: None f. Records reviewed: None g. Issues indicated: None * DWM Solid Waste representatives will be onsite Oct. 16 to conduct a walk down of the landfill 4. Regulatory Recommendations: • Submit Environmental Event Report to DWM to document the incident 5. Duke Energy Follow-Up Actions: • Landfill Engineering and CCP O&M will investigate the incident to determine an apparent cause. • Landfill Engineering and CCP O&M will generate a repair plan. • Landfill Operations Contractor will repair the area as soon as feasibly possible. 6. Photos • See attached cc: Ed Mussler - NCDEQ DWM Larry Frost - NCDEQ DWM Ed Sullivan - Duke Energy Brenda Johnson - Duke Energy Jeff Gateley - Duke Energy Mike Cowart - Duke Energy Belews Creek Craig Road Landfill - Solid Waste Reporting North slope of Phase I of the Belews Creek Craig Road Landfilll Belews Creek Craig Road Landfill - Solid Waste Reporting North slope of Phase I of the Belews Creek Craig Road Landfill Perimeter ditch near breach Belews Creek Craig Road Landfill - Solid Waste Reporting Clean up of perimeter ditch near breach Belews Creek Craig Road Landfill - Solid Waste Reporting Breach site temporary repair (foreground); non-contact stormwater basin (background)