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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)