9241_NOV_20221014

October 14, 2022

CERTIFIED MAIL 70092250000410844024
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Josh Daher, Area President
Meridian Waste North Carolina, LLC
424 Warehouse Drive
Raleigh, NC 27610

SUBJECT: Notice of Violation
Compliance Inspection Report – Morrisville Transfer Station
Morrisville Transfer Station, LLC - Operator
Permit Id Number: 9241-TRANSFER-2020
Wake County

Dear Mr. Daher:

On October 12, 2022, Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head for the Solid Waste Section conducted
an after-hours inspection of the Morrisville Transfer Station to determine if waste is being properly
disposed of at the end of each days operations in accordance with North Carolina solid waste statutes and
rules. The following violations are documented on the attached facility inspection report:

A. 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) “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.

Attachment 3 of the approved permit under Condition Part VI (7) states:
a. The tipping floor and transfer trailer loading area must be maintained in a clean, sanitary
condition at all times and must be cleaned at least daily in accordance with the approved Operational Plan.
b. 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.

B. 15A NCAC 13B .0405(a)(11) states in part “Unless otherwise stated in the site permit, all waste shall be
removed from the tipping floor, the truck loading bays, and from behind push walls by the end of each
day of operation and disposed of in accordance with this Subchapter

Meridian Waste North Carolina, LLC and Morrisville Transfer Station, LLC are in violation of the
aforementioned rules and permit conditions for failure to remove and properly disposed of C&D waste at
the end of each working day. Waste in excess of several days of the accepted volume were observed from
outside the facility extending beyond the tipping floor and at its peak being at/above the adjacent Transfer
Station rooftop. Estimation of several thousand tons of waste remained onsite.
Morrisville Transfer Station
Notice of Violation
Page 2 of 2
October 14, 2022

Based upon the foregoing, Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. shall come into compliance by with all
requirements of the regulations in 15A NCAC 13B .0203(b), .0405(a)(11) and the facility’s permit by
completing the following within the deadlines noted below:

1. Immediately upon receipt of this notice, cease acceptance of all waste at this facility until the
Solid Waste Section confirms all stockpiled waste is removed and properly disposed of at a
permitted landfill.

2. Remove all stockpiled waste to a permitted landfill within 7 calendar days of receipt of this Notice.
Documentation to include individual tickets for each load of waste taken to the landfill shall be
submitted to the Section within 2 calendar days of disposal.

The violations 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, revocation
of permits, 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.

Please keep me informed of your progress in this matter. Solid Waste Section staff may conduct a follow-
up inspection to verify completion of the requirements of this Notice of Violation.

If you have any questions, please contact me at [phone] or e-mail [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Jason M. Watkins, CPM
Field Operations Branch Head
Division of Waste Management - Solid Waste Section

Copies (via email only): Michael Scott, DWM Director
Ed Mussler, Solid Waste Section Chief
Sherri Stanley, Solid Waste Permitting Head
Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Tim Davis, Environmental Sr. Specialist
Chris Hollinger, Compliance Officer
Wally Hall, CEO Meridian Waste