8503_DukeBelews_INSP_20190319

FACILITY 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: March 19, 2019 Date of Last Inspection: February 23, 2018

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: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Belews Creek Steam Station
3195 Pine Hall Road
Belews Creek, North Carolina 27009

PARTICIPANTS:
Shawn McKee, NCDEQ
Elizabeth Werner, NCDEQ
David Giachini, NCDEQ
Melonie Martin, Duke Energy
Evan Andrews, Duke Energy
Jeff Gateley, Duke Energy
Michael Cowart, Duke Energy
Henry Taylor, 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

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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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. Gravel drainage prevents future boils from forming under the cap.

3. During the inspection, the semi-annual ground water, surface water and leachate monitoring reports for the
sampling events conducted April 17, 2018 and October 15, 2018 were reviewed.

4. All of the cap system drains have been marked with signs to aid with locating them for cleaning and maintenance
activities.

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.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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6. No significant concerns were noted for the monitoring wells observed during this inspection. MW-5, MW-2-9
and BC-1A pads were becoming buried by silt. Periodic well maintenance should include removing debris
from well pads. Well pads should remain uncovered so that their structural integrity can be visually
assessed.

7. Facility access roads and perimeter roads are well maintained and of all-weather construction.

8. Sedimentation and erosion control features are in place and well maintained, no on-site or off-site erosion
observed.

9. 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.

10. An under flow pipe, which routes ground water from beneath the landfill, now goes to a leakproof vault adjacent
to the west side of the landfill. The collected groundwater is pumped to the Lined Retention Basin.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

_ Phone: [phone]____
Environmental Senior Specialist

Sent on:
March 27, 2019
Email:
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Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Ed Mussler, Section Chief, Solid Waste Section
Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head, Solid Waste Section
Larry Frost, Engineering Project Manager, Solid Waste Section
Elizabeth Werner, Solid Waste Section
Ben Jackson, Solid Waste Section
David Giachini, Solid Waste Section