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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7607_INSP_20190516FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 11 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF X LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Randolph Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 76-07 CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: May 16, 2019 Date of Last Inspection: April 23, 2019 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Great Oak Landfill 3597 Old Cedar Falls Road Randleman, NC 27317 GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.752822 W: -79.755992 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Mike McFeeley, District Manager, Great Oak Landfill – Waste Management c. 336-865-3201 mmcfeel1@wm.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. (Operator) Mike McFeeley, District Manager, Great Oak Landfill – Waste Management 3597 Old Cedar Falls Road Randleman, NC 27317 Randolph County (Owner) Randolph County Office Building 725 McDowell Road Asheboro, NC 27205 PARTICIPANTS: Chuck Kirchner, Environmental Specialist II - Solid Waste Section (SWS) Dan Moore, Environmental Protection Manager, Great Oak Landfill – Waste Management STATUS OF PERMIT: Permit To Operate (PTO) issued April 10, 2017 Permit To Construct (PTC) issued in conjunction with PTO PTO expiration date January 19, 2026 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Partial Inspection FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 11 STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: A. Corrective measures in progress: 15A NCAC 13B .1626(2)(a) states in part: “the owners or operators of all MSWLF units must cover disposed solid waste with six inches of earthen material at the end of each operating day.” Significant progress had been made since the last inspection to cover landfill slopes and the working face. However, this violation is not resolved as waste was observed around the tipping area prior to the commencing landfill operations on the day of the inspection. The County of Randolph, N.C. and Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. must immediately cover disposed solid waste with six inches of earthen material and/or an approved alternative daily cover material and at the end of each operating day, including the waste exposed in the cut slope at the juncture of Cell 2 and Cell 3 under construction. Waste around tipping area prior to landfill opening. Uncovered waste observed around active cell. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 3 of 11 View of exposed waste around the tipping area. Photograph taken prior to any tipping operations. B. Corrective measures in progress: 15A NCAC 13B .1626(11)(c) states, in part: " At the conclusion of each day of operation, all windblown material resulting from the operation shall be collected and returned to the area by the owner or operator." At the time of the inspection a small amount of windblown waste was still observed on the northern slope. The County of Randolph, N.C. and Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. must immediately collect and properly dispose of all windblown litter at the facility and by the conclusion of each day of operations. Still some windblown waste observed on north slope of active cell during inspection. Appears to be from tipping area. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 11 OBSERVED VIOLATIONS A. 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 13B .1626(8)(d) states in part: “Leachate shall be contained within a lined disposal cell or leachate collection and storage system. All leachate shall be treated, as required by the receiving facility, prior to discharge.” During the inspection, a leachate outbreak was observed in the low area between the lined cell 2 and the unlined cell 3. Flow from the outbreak went into the low area of cell 3. A berm was placed in this area of cell 3 to capture the leachate. Leachate was observed ponded inside this berm and some leachate was observed outside of this area. The County of Randolph, N.C. and Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. are in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .1626(8)(d) in that leachate was not contained within the lined disposal cell or leachate containment and storage system. Leachate release between cell 2 & cell 3. Leachate captured in berm. Leachate was flowing during inspection. Leachate flowing between cell 2 and cell 3. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 5 of 11 Leachate observed outside of berm in cell 3. To achieve compliance, within 10-days of receipt of this inspection report, Waste Management and Randolph County must make all necessary repairs to seam between Phase 2 and Phase 3 at the location of the leachate outbreak. Waste Management must also follow Soil Sampling Plan, submitted by SCS Engineering on behalf of Waste Management, Inc. and approved by the Solid Waste Section on May 3, 2019, to determine the impact of the leachate release. Prior to the issuance of this inspection report, Mr. Misenheimer, with Waste Management, submitted a report showing corrective actions done on site and sampling that is being conducted in this area. Corrective actions appear timely and adequate. All corrective measures must meet requirements set forth by Solid Waste Section Hydrologist, Christine Ritter. This was the second leachate release in this area since the previous inspection. A Soil Sampling Plan for soils affected by leachate releases at the Great Oak Landfill, submitted by SCS Engineers on behalf of Waste Management, was approved on May 3, 2019 by the Solid Waste Section for a release that was observed by the facility on April 18, 2019. The facility has sampled the soils and results are pending. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS On May 16, 2019, Chuck Kirchner met with Dan Moore from Waste Management to conduct a partial inspection of the Great Oak Landfill on Old Cedar Falls Road in Randleman, Randolph County. This inspection was a compliance inspection for the April 10, 2019 Notice of Violation. 1. The Great Oak Landfill is a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill owned by Randolph County and operated by Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. 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 6 of 11 2. Follow-up inspections have been performed on April 23, 2019 and May 16, 2019 to follow up on the April 10, 2019 Notice of Violation and the Waste Management response letter dated April 19, 2019. 3. Tarps were observed being removed from the working face prior to operations during this inspection. 4. Per 15A NCAC 13B .1604(L)(iii) any leachate release shall be reported orally within 24 hours from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances of any release or discharge outside the liner, collection system or other containment component. A leachate discharge into a lined containment berm shall still require notification since this liner is not part of the designed leachate collection/treatment system. 5. Several areas were seeded and mulched as previously requested, to include the slope above the landfill. View of seeded slope west of Phase 1. Slopes should be tracked in vertically. Tracking in horizontally will add to erosion problems. 6. All photographs were taken by Chuck Kirchner during the inspection on May 16, 2019. 7. During the inspection, working face operations were starting for the day in Cell 2. All uncovered waste shown in photographs was documented prior to commencing solid waste disposal activities. 8. The facility does not accept scrap tires or white goods. These were not observed on site during the inspection. 9. The operations plan states that the facility may use reusable tarps, auto-shredder fluff, and petroleum contaminated soil as ADC. 10. It was previously noted that the facility uses tarps Monday through Friday and covers with soil on Saturday. All waste needs to be returned to the working face or adequately covered at the conclusion of operations each day. Any previous day’s cover utilized for cover the following day must be covered with an adequate amount of clean soil to prevent waste from being exposed. Operations to uncover working face at the beginning of the day. Ensure all waste is covered with adequate clean cover at the conclusion of each day. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 7 of 11 11. Accumulated sediment needs to be removed from the sediment basin below the active cell area as noted on April 29, 2019 facility inspection report. Mr. Moore stated that this work had been approved but has not started to date. In addition, accumulated sediment in front of the check dam by the creek crossing needs to be removed and the ditch line stabilized as discussed in the field. 12. Sediment basins are required to be cleaned out when sediment accumulates to ½ of the design depth as specified in the facility operations plan. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. ________________________________________ Phone: 336.776.9633 or email: Chuck.Kirchner@ncdenr.gov Chuck Kirchner Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: May 23, 2019 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies: Jason Watkins – Field Operations Branch Head - SWS Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – SWS Ming-Tai Chao, Environmental Engineer – SWS Christine Ritter, Hydrogeologist - SWS Don Misenheimer, Environmental Protection Manager – Waste Management (c. 984-328-0129, dmisenhe@wm.com) Daniel Moore, Environmental Protection Manager -Waste Management (c. 336-253-0091, dmoore36@wm.com) Eric Martin, Randolph County Planning and Zoning, (c. 336-318-6609, eric.martin@randolphcountync.gov) FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 8 of 11 Additional Digital pictures taken May 16, 2019 by Chuck Kirchner, DWM – SWS View of tarp being removed from south side slope. View of south side slope free from windblown material. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 9 of 11 View of seam between cell 2 and cell 3 (edge of liner) from leachate outbreak looking west. View of waste pulled back at leachate breakout between cell 2 and cell 3. Picture looking eastward. Exposed waste in this area shall be covered with a minimum 6” of clean soil. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 10 of 11 View of excavated area in cell 3 at previous leachate breakout area. Water in this area appears to be storm water. View of ponded water in low area of cell 3. All water in this area appears to be storm water. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 11 of 11 View of sediment basin on 5/16/09 inspection. View of sediment basin outlet. Skimmer appears to be functioning properly. Water is very turbid.