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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0403_NOV_20201215North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 | Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 704.663.1699 December 15, 2020 CERTIFIED MAIL 7018 0360 0002 2096 5926 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Corporation Service Company, Registered Agent Chambers Development of North Carolina, Inc. Waste Connections of North Carolina, Inc. 2626 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 550 Raleigh, North Carolina 27608 SUBJECT: Notice of Violation Chambers Development MSW Landfill (Anson County) Permit No. 0403-MSWLF-2010 Anson County Dear Registered Agent, On October 7, 2020, Mr. Tim Basilone, Vice President-Environmental Affairs with American Zinc Recycling Corporation, notified Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor, Solid Waste Section (Section), by phone and subsequent electronic correspondence that on September 21, 2020 and September 22, 2020, approximately 631 tons of gypsum from the American Zinc Products, LLC facility located in Mooresboro, North Carolina was transported for disposal to the Chambers Development Landfill (Anson County) prior to receiving TCLP analytical results for a composite sample. The laboratory analytical results showed that the sample contained a concentration of cadmium at 1.1 mg/l, which is above the hazardous waste standard of 1.0 mg/l. Repeat testing of the same sample confirmed the result on October 5, 2020. On October 7, 2020, in a call with Ms. Aja, Mr. Tyler Fitzgerald, District Manager with Waste Connections, Inc., confirmed that the 631 tons of gypsum waste was disposed of in the northwest corner of Phase 3 of the Chambers Development Landfill (Anson County). Therefore, Chambers Development of North Carolina, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Waste Connections, Inc. is in violation of the following: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 | Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 704.663.1699 Chambers Development Anson County Landfill Notice of Violation Page 2 of 3 December 15, 2020 A. 15A NCAC 13B .1626(1)(b) states in part, “The following wastes are prohibited from disposal at a MSWLF unit: (i) Hazardous waste as defined within 15A NCAC 13A, including hazardous waste from conditionally exempt small quantity generators.” 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) states, “By receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the permittee(s) shall be considered to have accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply with the conditions of the permit.” Permit to Operate No. 0403-MSWLF-2010, ATTACHMENT 3, PART I, General Facility Operation Condition Number 5 states, “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, PCB waste as defined in 40 CFR 761, and waste banned from disposal in North Carolina by G.S. 130A-309.10(f).” Based upon the foregoing, Chambers Development of North Carolina, Inc. shall come into compliance with all requirements of the regulations in 15A NCAC 13B .1626(1)(b) and 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) by completing the following: 1. Within 30 days of receipt of this Notice of Violation, submit a plan detailing any actions that will be taken to ensure that hazardous waste is not received at the facility. Submit the plan to Teresa Bradford at teresa.bradford@ncdenr.gov. 2. Within 30 days of receipt of the Notice of Violation, submit information detailing the location of the hazardous gypsum waste within the landfill and an assessment of waste removal options and the management of the waste. The assessment shall include safeguards to protect employee health and safety when handling the gypsum waste. Submit the plan and assessment to Teresa Bradford at teresa.bradford@ncdenr.gov. 3. Within 30 days of receipt of this Notice of Violation, submit a plan to the Section to assess any ongoing impacts to leachate including increased monitoring through October 30, 2022. Submit the plan to Perry Sugg, P.G., Hydrogeologist, at perry.sugg@ncdenr.gov. Once approved, the plan must be implemented in accordance with the approved plan and within the approved timeline. 4. To protect public health and the environment, the Division may require future actions or remedies to correct the violations. The violations listed above 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. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 | Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 704.663.1699 Chambers Development Anson County Landfill Notice of Violation Page 3 of 3 December 15, 2020 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. If you have any questions, please contact me at (704) 235-2160 or teresa.bradford@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Teresa N. Bradford Environmental Senior Specialist Division of Waste Management – Solid Waste Section copies: Ed Mussler, Solid Waste Section Chief Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head – Solid Waste Section Sherri Stanley, Permitting Branch Supervisor – Solid Waste Section Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section Jessica Montie, Environmental Program Consultant – Solid Waste Section Perry Sugg, Hydrogeologist – Solid Waste Section Brent Burch, Compliance Branch Head – Hazardous Waste Section Tyler Fitzgerald, District Manager – Waste Connections, Inc.