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Home My WebLink About9237T_INSP_20221012FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 4 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: WAKE Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9237T-TRANSFER-2020 CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: October 12, 2022 Date of Last Inspection: June 30, 2022 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Capitol Waste Transfer Station 424 Warehouse Drive Raleigh, NC 27610 GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.75217 Long.: -78.63345 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Josh Daher, 678-549-7874, jdaher@meridianwaste.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Josh Daher 103 Rupert Road Raleigh, NC 27603 PARTICIPANTS: Tim Davis, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section Drew Hammonds, NCDEQ Solid Waste Section Charlie Robertson, Meridian Waste STATUS OF PERMIT: PTC/PTO issued January 27, 2022 PTO expires June 15, 2070 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Follow-Up Partial Compliance Inspection OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: 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.” Permit to Operate, Attachment 3, Part VI (7) (b) states: “Waste must only be deposited on a ‘tipping floor’ or directly into a transfer trailer. Waste must not be stored on the ‘tipping floor’ after hours.” And, Permit to Operate, Attachment 3, Part VI (7) (c) states: “Any waste stored on site after operating hours may be stored in leak resistant containers, with watertight covers, a maximum of 24 hours. However, a minimal amount of waste may be stored for a maximum of 48 hours when the facility is closed during a weekend and a maximum of 72 hours when closed for a weekend holiday. Storage of the waste must not cause any nuisance, such as odor or attraction of vectors.” During this inspection, a C&D waste pile approximately 35 feet tall was observed on the tipping floor after operating hours. The waste had spilled over the concrete pad and onto the adjacent dirt access road. Estimation of FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 4 several hundred tons of waste remained onsite. All waste MUST be removed from the tipping floor and hauled to a permitted C&D landfill for disposal at the end of each operating day. Any remaining waste must be placed into leak resistant containers, with watertight covers, and can be stored onsite for 24 hours. And, Permit to Operate, Attachment 3, Part VI (4) states: “The following, at a minimum, must not be accepted for transfer at the facility: hazardous waste, yard trash, liquid wastes, regulated medical waste, sharps not properly packaged…” During this inspection, a large amount of yard trash was observed mixed within the C&D waste pile and bagged and loose yard trash was also observed within a large pile of land clearing debris located southwest of the C&D tipping floor. This facility is not permitted to receive yard trash. Ensure all yard trash is removed and disposed of in the proper manner, and subsequent loads of yard trash are rerouted to a facility permitted to receive such waste. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 1. During this inspection, it was noted that C&D waste continues to be deposited off the concrete tipping floor and piled on or in direct contact with the dirt access road. All waste staged for transport as well as operational areas where waste is piled for processing must occur on an impervious surface that will not allow leachate to contact ground or surface waters. Ensure any C&D waste collected during daily business operations is kept contained to the concrete “tipping floor” pad only. 2. Permit to Operate, Attachment 3, Part VI (9), “All water that comes into contact with solid waste, including vehicle wash-down water is leachate and must be captured and properly treated before release to the environment. (a) The leachate control system, such as floor drains, leachate collection devices, sanitary sewer connections, and leachate storage tanks, must be operational during facility operations. (b) The tipping floor must drain away from the building entrance and into the leachate collection system.” It was noted during this inspection that C&D waste is collected and processed in an uncovered area which allows water to drain directly to the dirt access road which surrounds it and to properties adjacent to this facility. It is recommended that measures be implemented/installed to capture leachate generated from uncovered waste. 3. Permit to Operate, Attachment 3, Part VI (7) (e) (i), “Control measures must be utilized to minimize and eliminate visible dust emissions and blowing litter. Fugitive dust emissions are prohibited.” During this inspection large amounts of dust were present in the C&D area and extreme amounts of dust were actively being emitted from the access road due to vehicle use. A water truck was not in use or located at the site during this inspection. This is an ongoing issue. Ensure a water truck or other method of water application is utilized to reduce the dust emissions from the facility. 4. Tires are removed from incoming waste and amassed in an uncovered trailer to the north of the C&D waste pile. Mr. Robertson stated the tires are hauled away every couple of weeks. Scrap tires collected onsite can be stored uncovered a maximum of 10 days. Ensure all scrap tires are stored in a covered repository and/or transported to a permitted tire facility prior to the 10-day maximum. 5. Please follow the permit and approved operations plan for this facility. 6. Corrective measures are necessary as a result of this inspection. 7. Digital photographs were taken during the inspection. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. 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. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 3 of 4 ________________________________________ Phone: 919-707-8290 _ Email: timothy.davis@ncdenr.gov Tim Davis Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: October 19, 2022 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified 19 No. [ _] Copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head – Solid Waste Section Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Chris Hollinger, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section Sherri Stanley, Permitting Branch Head – Solid Waste Section Diana Felix, Permitting Engineer – Solid Waste Section Wally Hall, CEO – Meridian Waste, LLC Charlie Robertson, Operations Manager – Meridian Waste FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 Photographs taken by Tim Davis during the October 12, 2022 Inspection. View of C&D waste pile. View of C&D waste pile spilling onto access road. View of yard trash within the C&D waste pile. View of yard trash within the land clearing debris pile. View of dust emissions from C&D waste pile and access road. View of segregated tires stored in uncovered trailer.