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Home My WebLink About4508_INSP_20220304oeperonem ei env�ronmen�aiumi� /� FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section UNIT TYPE: Lined LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: HENDERSON MSWLF PERMIT NO.: 4508-TP-2020 Closed HHW White Incin T&P X FIRM MSWLF goods FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE CDLF TireT&P Tire Industrial DFAR) SDTF Collection Monofill Landfill Date of Site Inspection: 03/04/2022 Date of Last Inspection: 01/25/2022 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Garbage Pal, LLC Treatment & Processing Facility 145 Brickton Drive Fletcher, NC 28732 GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.409959' Long.:-82.508001' FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Name: Jared Breneman Telephone: 828-575-3160 Email address: jmb@mygarbagepal.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: 145 Brickton Drive Fletcher, NC 28732 PARTICIPANTS: Jared Breneman, Garbage Pal, LLC Robert Stewart, Garbage Pal, LLC Lee Hill, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section STATUS OF PERMIT: Permit issued on October 18, 2021 Permit expires October 18, 2026 Operations Plan (FID 1595832) revised October 14,2021 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Partial Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: A. Not Resolved: 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) states `By receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the permittee shall be considered by the Department to have accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply with the conditions of the permit." The Permit to Operate, Part IV: Transfer Station/Treatment & Processing Unit(s), 20 (b) states "Waste must only be deposited on a "tipping floor" or directly into a transfer container. Waste must not be stored on the "tipping floor" after operating hours." Garbage Pal, LLC is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) for storing waste on the tipping floor after operating hours. On the morning of March 4, 2022 at 6:35 am, a pre -operational inspection of the treatment and processing facility was conducted to ensure that all waste was being removed from the tipping floor as required by the Permit to Operate, Part IV: Transfer Station/Treatment & Processing Unit(s), 20(b). During the inspection, construction and demolition material consisting of dimensional lumber, engineered wood and pallets was observed on the northeast side of the tipping floor that had Page 1 of 5 D_E FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management �aA1��ARo��NA � °°�` ItItE111111°�'°"°'�� Solid Waste Section been left there from the previous operational day. Waste was also observed pushed up against the wall with machinery on the southwest corner of the tipping floor. To correct the violation, Garbage Pal, LLC must remove all waste from the tipping floor and ensure waste is not stored on the tipping floor after operational hours as required by Permit to Operate, Part IV: Transfer Station/Treatment & Processing Unit(s), 20(b). B. Not Resolved:15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) states `By receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the permittee shall be considered by the Department to have accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply with the conditions of the permit." The Approved Operations Plan (FID 1595832), Section 3.1, states in part... "all wastes will be removed from the tipping floor and placed into the appropriate container by the end of each operating day." Garbage Pal, LLC is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) for failing to remove all waste from the tipping floor by the end of each operating day as required by the Approved Operations Plan (FID 1595832), Section 3.1. On the morning of March 4, 2022 at 6:35 am, a pre -operational inspection of the treatment and processing facility was conducted to ensure that all waste was being removed from the tipping floor at the end of each operational day as required by the Approved Operations Plan (FID 1595832), Section 3.1. During the inspection, construction and demolition material consisting of dimensional lumber, engineered wood and pallets was observed on the northeast side of the tipping floor that had been left there from the previous operational day. Waste was also observed pushed up against the wall with machinery on the southwest corner of the tipping floor. To correct the violation, Garbage Pal, LLC must remove all waste from the tipping floor and ensure waste is not stored on the tipping floor after operational hours as required by the Approved Operations Plan (FID 1595832), Section 3.1. Page 2 of 5 oeperonem ei env�ronmen�ai uuai� FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Construction and Demolition Material in Northeast Corner of Building Waste in Southwest Corner of Building Page 3 of 5 oeperonen�ei env�ronmen�ai uua\ /� OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: No New Violations Observed 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 1. All photos were taken on March 4, 2022 by Lee Hill unless otherwise noted. 2. On the morning of March 4, 2022 at 6:35 am, a pre -operational inspection of the treatment and processing facility was conducted to ensure that all material was being removed from the tipping floor at the end of each operational day as required by the Approved Operations Plan and the Permit to Operate. During the inspection, construction and demolition material consisting of dimensional lumber, engineered wood and pallets was observed on the northeast side of the tipping floor that had been left there from the previous operational day. Material was also observed pushed up against the wall with machinery on the southwest corner of the tipping floor. All material must be removed from the tipping floor at the end of each operational day. See Status of Past Violations Section of this report for additional information. Additional pre -operational inspections will be conducted to ensure compliance with the Approved Operations Plan and the Permit to Operate. 3. Mr. Breneman was requested to and has been sending photos of the tipping floor at the end of the operational day to ensure all material is being removed as required by the permit and approved operations plan. 4. The leachate trench drain was clear and appeared to be functioning as designed. 5. No unapproved material was observed on the tipping floor. 6. Windblown material was well managed at the time of inspection. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. cn=Lee Hill, o=Solid Waste Section, ou=Field Operations Branch, email=lee.hill@ncdenr.gov, c=US 2022.03.10 07:38:32-05'00' 2021.011.20039 Lee Hill Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Phone: 828-296-4700 Certified No. Sent on: March 10, 2022 to X Email Hand delivery US Mail X Jared Breneman 7021 0350 0000 1637 8029 Copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section Chris Hollinger, Compliance Officer Page 4 of 5 oeperonem ei env�ronmen�ai uuai� FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Tipping Floor Friday, March 4, 2022 (Photo Provided by Jared Breneman) Tipping Floor Saturday, March 5, 2022 (Photo Provided by Jared Breneman) Page 5 of 5