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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
X
YW
Transfer
X
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: FRANKLIN
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 3501-MSWLF-1984
Closed
X
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
3503-TRANSFER-
N0053
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: February 4, 2020 Date of Last Inspection: June 13, 2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Franklin County Solid Waste Transfer Station
Franklin County (Closed) MSWLF
Franklin County Notified LCID
10 Landfill Road
Franklinton, N.C. 27525
GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.05658 o W: 078.37636 0
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Lee Bodenhamer, Solid Waste Director
Telephone: [phone], Cell: [phone]
Email address: lbodenhamer&franklincojMbMc.us
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Franklin County Solid Waste Transfer Station
113 Market Street
Louisburg, N.C. 27549
PARTICIPANTS:
Davy Conners, NC DEQ Solid Waste Section
Drew Hammonds, NC DEQ Solid Waste Section
Lee Bodenhamer, Franklin County
John Faulkner, Franklin County
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate for 3503T-TRANSFER-, Franklin County Transfer Station, was issued on December 16, 2015, and
will expire on December 1, 2020. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B .0201(c) and .0206(a), no later than June 1, 2020, the
permittee must submit a request to Section for a permit amendment and must update pertinent facility plans including,
but not limited to, the facility plan, operation plan and waste screening plan.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Notice of Violation follow up inspection and meeting with new Solid Waste Director, Lee Bodenhamer.
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STATUS OF PAST NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS (NOV dated July 25, 2019):
A. UNRESOLVED: 15A NCAC 13B .0402
(5) Effective vector control measures shall be applied to control flies, rodents, and other insects or vermin.
And, (7) Appropriate method shall be provided to confine material subject to be blown by the wind within the
area.
And, PERMIT TO OPERATE, ATTACHMENT 3 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT TO OPERATE
PART VI: TRANSFER STATION / TREATMENT AND PROCESSING UNIT
(7) The facility must not cause nuisance conditions.
c. Waste may be stored on -site, in leak resistant transfer trailers, with watertight covers, a maximum of 24 hours
except that a minimal amount of waste may be stored for a maximum of 72 hours when the facility is closed
during a weekend or holiday. Storage of the waste must not cause any nuisance, such as odor or attraction of
vectors.
d. Effective vector control measures must be applied at all times to control any potential vectors including flies,
rodents, insects, and other vermin.
e. Control measures must be utilized to minimize and eliminate visible dust emissions and blowing litter.
Franklin County remains in violation of I5A NCAC 13B .0402 (S and 7) and Permit Requirements Attachment 3, Part VI,
(7) (c, d, and e) by leaving transfer trailers uncovered while being stored outside the transfer station. This issue was also
noted in Mary Whaley's February 19, 2018 Inspection Report.
During the inspection, a transfer trailer was stored outside the transfer station and was not covered (Figure 1). Mr.
Bodenhamer said the trailers are covered when the transported comes to pick them up. I observed several buzzards on the
edge of or inside the open trailer. Additionally, there was windblown (or vector carried) waste on the ground around the
trailer. While I was onsite, the transporter arrived and covered the trailer before hauling it away. Mr. Bodenhamer has
spoken with the trailer supplier in order to get roll top covers on the transfer trailers so that his employees can cover the
trailers as soon as they are filled. The County expects to have the trailers retrofitted within 60 days.
In the meantime, immediately begin taking the following actions to reduce vectors, windblown litter and leachate:
make sure trailers are covered as soon as possible, do not store trailers uncovered during a rain event, do not store
trailers uncovered overnight, and pick up windblown trash in the trailer storage area at least daily.
B. RESOLVED: 15A NCAC 13B .0402 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Any person who maintains or operates a transfer facility shall maintain and operate the facility in conformance
with the following practices unless otherwise specified in the permit.
(1) Operational plans shall be approved and followed as specified for the facility.
And, (2) A facility shall only accept wastes which it is permitted to receive.
And, PERMIT TO OPERATE, ISSUED ON DECEMBER 16, 2015, ATTACHMENT 1 GENERAL
PERMIT CONDITIONS INFORMATION, PART I: GENERAL FACILITY
(5) By receiving waste at this facility, the permittee shall be considered to have accepted the terms and conditions
of this permit.
And, PERMIT TO OPERATE, ATTACHMENT 3 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT TO OPERATE
PART VI: TRANSFER STATION / TREATMENT AND PROCESSING UNIT
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(3) The following, at a minimum, must not be accepted for disposal at the facility: hazardous waste, yard trash,
liquid wastes, regulated medical waste, sharps not properly packaged, regulated -asbestos containing material as
defined in 40 CFR 61, PCB waste as defined in 40 CFR 761, and wastes banned from disposal in North Carolina
by NCGS 130A-309.10(f).
And, (5) The permittee must not knowingly dispose of, or accept for transfer for subsequent disposal, municipal
solid waste that is generated within the boundaries of a unit of local government that by ordinance:
b. Requires generators or collectors of municipal solid waste to recycle that type or form of municipal solid waste.
Franklin County has changed their procedures for dealing with CRTs and are no longer breaking them or sending them to
landfill. The County is collecting, palletizing and shrink-wrapping CRTs that come into the transfer station (Figure 2).
Once they accumulate a shipment's worth, Met -Tech Recycling takes the CRTs to be recycled.
C. RESOLVED: PERMIT TO OPERATE, ATTACHMENT 3 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT TO OPERATE
PART VI: TRANSFER STATION / TREATMENT AND PROCESSING UNIT
(6) The permittee must develop, and use, a training and screening program at the facility for detecting and
preventing unauthorized wastes from being accepted at the facility. At a minimum, the program must include:
a. Random inspections of incoming loads or other comparable procedures.
b. Records of all inspections
c. Training of personnel to recognize hazardous, liquid and other excluded waste types.
d. Development of a contingency plan to properly manage any identified hazardous, liquid, or other excluded or
unauthorized wastes. The plan must address identification, removal, storage and final disposition of these wastes.
And, FRANKLIN COUNTY OPERATION PLAN SECTION 8, HAZARD AND NUISANCE CONTROL,
8.1 WASTE INSPECTION
Visual inspections of each truckload are made at the scale, during unloading of their shipment onto a concrete
pad, and before loading onto the processing area. The truck and driver will be detained if objectionable material is
found during the unloading process. Random load inspections will be performed to abide by the minimum
requirement of 1% screening of waste. This percentage can be raised depending on the type and nature of the
incoming waste... The shipment will be examined for the following prohibited and/or hazardous waste... waste
banned from landfill disposal by North Carolina statute.
Franklin County has implemented a waste screening program. Records for random load inspections were observed for
December 4, 2019 through February 3, 2020.
D. RESOLVED: PERMIT TO OPERATE, ATTACHMENT 3 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT TO OPERATE
PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
(1) Waste received and product stored shall be maintained in containers or reasonably sized piles with adequate
fire breaks and lanes in accordance with the approved operation plans and pertinent rules.
And, FRANKLIN COUNTY OPERATION PLAN, SECTION 4 OPERATIONS DESCRIPTION, 4.12
YARD WASTE
Yard waste such as, brush, limbs, tree trunk and other debris (including pallets/clean lumber) is collected in an
area located at the entrance of the facility. All yard waste will be windrowed in the middle of the storage area until
ground. All yard waste is ground up twice a year and it is used for boiler fuel. There will be emergency access
between and around all piles.
A substantial amount of yard waste has been removed from the site including the waste that was previously pushed into
the forested area alongside the service road. The remaining yard waste is windrowed and has emergency access
between and around the piles (Figure 3). Good job!
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OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Closed MSWLF (3501)
The Closed MSWLF has been mowed since my last inspection and the woody vegetations has been removed.
Good job.
2. During the inspection, four areas of the closed landfill were observed with water impounding over waste
(Figure 4). According to 15A NCAC 13B .1626 8(b), "Surface water shall not impound over waste," and 15A
NCAC 13B .1627 (d)(1) "Following closure of each MSWLF unit the owner or operator shall conduct post
closure care. Pose closure care shall be conducted for 30 years... and consist of at least the following: (A)
Maintaining the integrity and effectiveness of any cap system, including making repairs to the cover as
necessary to correct the effects of settlement, subsidence, erosion, or other events, and preventing run-on and
run-off from eroding or otherwise damaging the cap." As soon as conditions are dry enough to perform the
work, make repairs the settled areas of the landfill such that surface water drains off the landfill and
water does not impound over waste.
3. Edge of waste markers are absent on the west side of the closed MSWLF, along the service road. Markers
were observed along the eastern boundary of the landfill. Within 30 days of receiving this report, install edge
of waste markers on the closed MSW landfill.
Notified LCID (N0053)
Based on the parcel deed and page number listed in the original Notification document, the Notified Land
Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill site is not located where the inert debris/beneficial fill site is currently
located. Mr. John Faulkner was the Solid Waste Manager at the time the notification was submitted to DEQ.
During the inspection, Mr. Faulkner said the facility never disposed of land clearing debris during his 30-year
tenure with the County. He also stated that the only disposal of the "LCID" type of waste was the DOT
disposal of inert debris at the back (northern) part of the property, which is on a separate parcel from the
Notified LCID.
2. If the County is interested in using the Notified LCID, the County would need to produce a map or other record
showing the exact location of the LCID and that location would need to meet the siting requirements in 15A
NCAC 13B .0564.
3. Should the County wish to close the unused Notified LCID, please let the Section know.
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Beneficial Fill Site
The northern most parcel of land that makes up the Franklin County Landfill and Transfer Station is the location of an
inactive beneficial fill site. Historically, Franklin County allowed this area to be used by DOT to dispose of dirt and
inert debris. Those fill activities are no longer taking place. Do not resume taking fill without first updating the
Operations Plan and submitting it for approval to the Permitting Branch of the Solid Waste Section.
1. Several items of unacceptable waste, including plastic piping, silt fencing, painted block and brick, and
other unidentifiable wastes were observed in the inert debris/beneficial fill site (Figure 5). This area is not
permitted for disposal of waste. Within 30 days of receiving this report, remove all unacceptable waste and
send it to a landfill that is permitted to take that type of waste.
2. During the inspection, we suggested to Mr. Bodenhamer and Mr. Faulkner that once the waste was removed,
the County should cover the fill material (clean concrete, brick and block) with soil.
Transfer Station (3503)
Small pieces of windblown waste had accumulated behind the transfer station and around the transfer
trailer staging area (Figure 6). According to 15A NCAC 13B .0402, "Appropriate method shall be provided
to confine material subject to be blown by the wind within the area. 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." A rake is effective at getting up the smaller pieces of waste. Immediately begin picking up all
windblown waste daily.
2. During the inspection, leachate drains in the trailer loading bay were clogged and leachate had
accumulated on the floor (Figure 7). As a result, the truck tires were carrying leachate from the
containment area to the outside where the leachate mixed with stormwater and flowed across the road
into a ditch (Figure 8). 15A NCAC 13B .0402 states, "Water that comes in contact with solid waste will be
contained on -site or properly treated prior to discharge from the site." Soon after Drew and I left the site, Mr.
Bodenhamer sent a photo of the loading bay with the center drains cleared, however the southernmost drain was
still holding leachate. The concrete around this drain has sunk so that this area catches leachate, more repairs
are still needed to this drain. Mr. Bodenhamer also sent photos of the area behind the transfer station where
they had scraped and removed the soil where the leachate/stormwater mix had drained to. These were the
corrective actions required and the Section appreciates the quick response in addressing these issues. Continue
to monitor the leachate collection system and make repairs as needed to ensure it is functioning as
designed.
3. Corrugated cardboard had accumulated behind the push wall of the transfer station. After the inspection, Mr.
Bodenhamer sent a photo showing the area had been cleaned and cleared of cardboard. Good job.
4. The northern parking lot drain was clogged and had accumulated waste in and around it (Figure 9). In
order for the sedimentation and erosion control system to work, these drains must be kept clear and free of
blockage. Within 30 days of receiving this report, clear out and repair the drain so that it functions as
designed.
Scrap Tire Area
1. There was standing water in the scrap tire operational and storage area (Figure 10). This issue was also noted in
the June 2019 inspection report. According to the 3503-TRANSFER- permit, "Surface water shall be diverted
from all operational and storage areas to prevent standing water in operations areas and under or around storage
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piles." Within 30 days of receiving this report, repair the scrap tire collection floor so that it sheds water.
Yard Waste Area
As noted above, the yard waste area looks much better. No unacceptable waste was observed. Continue to windrow
and process material as outlined in your operations plan and permit.
Attachment 1 contains photos taken during this inspection.
I will reinspect the facility after 30 days have passed to assess compliance. In the meantime, please contact me if you
have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Davy Conners
/1 DN: cn=Davy Conners, o=Division of
Waste Management, ou=Solid Waste
Section,
J email—[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2020.02.07 12:33:50-05'00'
Davy Conners
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: February 7, 2020 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No.
Copies: Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor, NC DEQ Solid Waste Section
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Attachment 1:
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Figure L: Uncovered Transfer Trailer and Buzzards
Figure 3: Yard Waste Area
Figure S: Unacceptable waste in beneficial fill area.
Photos
Figure 2: CRTs being stored for recycling. Good job.
Figure 4: Water impounding over waste, closed MSWLF
Figure 6: Windblown waste
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Figure 7: Leachate drainage system clogged
Figure 9: Parking lot drain
Figure 8: Leachate and stormwater behind transfer station
Figure 10: Water in tire collection area
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