6903T_INSP_20201022

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID
T&P YW
Collection X Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Pamlico
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 6903-TRANSFER-1993
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 22 October 2020 Date of Last Inspection: 7 August 2019

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Coastal Environmental Partnership Pamlico County Transfer Facility
3291 Highway 306
Grantsboro, NC 28529

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.18794 E: -076.84944

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Bobby Darden; Executive Director
Coastal Environmental Partnership
252.633.1564

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Coastal Environmental Partnership
PO Box 128
Cove City, NC 28523
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attn: Bobby Darden

PARTICIPANTS:
Operator-on-site; Coastal Environmental Partnership
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Life of Site Permit to Operate (PTO) issued 26 February 2019. Pursuant to NCGS 130A-295.8, the permitee
must submit a permit application for any change to the approved engineering plans or for a substantial amendment to
the permit. An application for a permit must be prepared in accordance with all applicable statutes and rules in effect
on that date.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Facility Compliance Inspection without records review

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None Applicable

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None, please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS section below.

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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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This is a Solid Waste Transfer Facility and is permitted to receive Solid Waste as defined in NCGS 130A-
290(a)(35).
2) 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, infectious waste,
animal carcasses, radioactive waste, septage, fluorescent and high-intensity discharged lamps,
ashes/incinerated residues, and wastes banned from disposal in North Carolina by NCGS 130A-309.10(f) are
prohibited from being accepted at this Facility.
3) This Facility is permitted to receive Municipal Solid Waste, Construction & Demolition Waste, Scrap Tires,
and Yard Waste generated in Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico Counties.
4) All waste, with the exception of scrap tires, which are hauled directly to Central Carolina Tire, permit #43-04
in Cameron NC, is transported to the Coastal Environmental Partnership Subtitle-D Landfill, permit #25-09 in
Tuscarora, Craven County, NC.
5) Proper signage including the Facility permit number, accepted waste types, banned or excluded items, hours
of operation, and the emergency contact number is posted at the Facility entrance.
6) The hours of operation are Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM and Saturday 7:30 AM to 12:00 PM.
7) The Facility is secured by means of a locked gate at the Facility entrance.
8) The entrance to the Facility is well-maintained and no windblown debris was noted along the roadway
approaching the site.
9) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being maintained in overall good condition.
10) This Facility utilizes steel hog-wire type fencing around the perimeter of the property to control windblown
litter. No windblown litter was observed on the outside of this fence.
11) Overall, windblown debris is well managed. Some litter was observed collected against the fence along the
northern Facility boundary. *Please continue to ensure that all windblown waste is collected and properly
disposed at the end of every workday or more often throughout the day as necessary.
12) All yard waste collected on-site is hauled, as needed, to the Coastal Environmental Partnership Compost
Facility, permit #25-09, in Tuscarora, Craven County for grinding and composting.
13) The yard waste collection/storage area is well maintained with an adequate fire break and clear access around
the area for fire suppression, maintenance, and inspections.
14) This facility maintains an adequate number of trailers on-site to properly manage the volume of waste
received during operating hours.
15) Leachate is collected on-site and stored in a below-ground storage tank and then pumped to an above ground
storage tank. The above ground tank is pumped down and hauled for treatment as needed. The above-ground
leachate storage tank and its secondary containment system appear well maintained and properly functioning
at this time.
16) Access around the Facility is generally stable and well maintained.
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17) The facility is protected by highly visible safety bollards at the entrance to the tipping floor and at the
entrances to the trailer loading bay.
18) Signage is posted at the entrance to the tipping floor instructing customers of safe operating procedures.
19) Signage is maintained on the tipping floor adjacent to the trailer loading area instructing customers to safe
operating procedures.
20) There are five fire extinguishers maintained at the facility for fire suppression: three in the transfer station,
one in the loader, and one in the transfer tractor.
21) There are three hose bibs in the transfer station for facility wash-down and fire suppression: two are located at
the entrance to the tipping floor and a third is located in the trailer loading bay.
22) The leachate collection drains in the tipping floor were clear of blockage and appeared to be functioning
properly during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
23) Waste received at this facility is processed in a timely manner.
24) Recyclable metals and unacceptable waste streams are removed from the facility for proper management
daily.
25) The tipping floor is cleaned throughout the workday and appears well maintained at this time.
26) The waste deflector chutes and the tipping floor edge reinforcement are well maintained and functioning
properly at this time.
27) The trailer loading area and the area is policed throughout the workday and as loaded trailers are removed
from the loading bay. *Please continue to ensure that this area is cleaned of waste overflow as filled trailers
are removed from the bay for transfer and at the end of each workday.
28) Two roll-off containers are being maintained in a residential waste management area off of the Transfer
Station access ramp to reduce the amount of small vehicle/small load traffic on the tipping floor. This area is
well maintained and no overflow/windblown debris was observed around the roll-off containers during this
Facility Compliance Inspection.
29) The scrap tire collection/storage area consists of a concrete pad with concrete bunkers in place around the
sides of the pad for storage. A Barko 160 C Knuckleboom Loader is maintained onsite adjacent to the
collection/storage area for loading scrap tires into the transport trailer. This area is well-maintained with an
adequate fire break and clear access around the area for inspection, maintenance, and fire control.
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30) *Corrective measures are required as a result of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.

Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Regional Representative

Delivered on: 26 October 2020 by X Electronic delivery US Mail X Certified No.

cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]

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