2703T_INSP_20190312

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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

Date of Site Inspection: March 12, 2019 Date of Last Inspection: February 12, 2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Currituck County Transfer Station
216 Airport Rd.
Maple, North Carolina 27956
GPS COORDINATES: N:36 °39700 E: - 75 °00140 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Leighton Earwood – Solid Waste Director Stacy R. Bowen – Contractor Operator
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: James Bolen – Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist – Bowen John College – NCDEQ-DWM-SWS-FOB STATUS OF PERMIT: Permit Issued on October 30, 2013 and Expired on December 12, 2018. Recorded in Currituck County, NC, Register of Deeds - Book 875 and Page 807. See information on Additional Comments page.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Follow up to the February 12, 2019 inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: 01 - Expired Permit. Leighton Earwood (Currituck Co. Public Works Director) submitted renewal application on October 23, 2018. Last contact with permitting staff (Ethan Caldwell) was on March 05, 2019 from Leighton Earwood. Permit Renewal in process. Additional information requested from Currituck County. 02 - Operating hours for this facility are: May 1 – September 30 / Monday – Friday 8am to 4:15pm. Saturday 8am to 4:15pm. October 1 – April 30 / Monday – Friday 8am to 4:15pm. Saturday 8am to Noon. 03 - This facility is Closed on Sundays, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. 04 - Signs at facility entrance have required information. 05 - Facility is secured by locking gates and fencing. 06 - Interior roadways are constructed from all-weather material and maintained in good condition. 07 - This facility has 4 Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist: James Bolen, expires 10/9/2020, William Etheridge, expires 5/20/2021, Charlie Rome, expires 3/12/2019 (Has attended class for 2019) and David Lowe, expires 5/25/2019. 08 - This follow up inspection was conducted to check progress made on items noted on last inspection report #16, 18, 19, 20, 21, & 22. All has been worked on except for # 21. This #21 item has been included in the new budget. 20 - Facility has added smaller wire (chicken wire) around the area to capture the small windblown trash. 21 - A new sign has been added at the white goods area to keep all items containing CFC’s upright.
22 - Grade work has been done at both entrances of the trailer loading bay to keep leachate from leaving the loading bay. 23 - James Bolen was the only Certified Operations Specialist on-site during this inspection. John College discussed the
findings/improvements with him. 24 – Digital pictures were taken and some added 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
Sent on: March 20, 2019 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: * Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section * Stacy Bowen – The Bowen Company, Inc.

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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• New signage

• Tipping floor during working hours