9241_INSP_20221121

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Wake
PERMIT NO.: 9241-TRANSFER-2020
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM
CDLF Tire T&P I Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF

Date of Site Inspection: November 21, 2022 Date of Last Inspection: October 12, 2022

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Morrisville Transfer Station
230 International Drive
Morrisville, NC 27560

GPS COORDINATES: 35.841175, -78.824575

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Josh Daher, Meridian Waste North Carolina, LLC – [phone]
Murray Long, Meridian Waste North Carolina, LLC – [phone]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Josh Daher. Area President
Meridian Waste North Carolina, LLC
424 Warehouse Drive
Raleigh, NC 27610

PARTICIPANTS:
Jason Watkins, NC DEQ- Solid Waste Section
Josh Daher, Meridian Waste
JD Morgan, Meridian Waste – Scale house Attendant

STATUS OF PERMIT:
The Permit to Operate (9241-TRANSFER-2020) was issued to Meridian Waste North Carolina, LLC and Morrisville
Transfer Station, LLC on July 1, 2020, and will expire on August 2, 2077.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Routine Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
Violations of 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) and 15A NCAC 13B .0405(a)(11) noted in the October 12th report were
resolved on October 21st via submittal of photos and disposal tickets of removed waste.

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.

From Attachment 3 of the approved permit:

1. Condition Part I (3) Interior roadway must be of all-weather construction and maintained in good condition.
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2. Condition Part VI (7) (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.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

1. Facility averaged just under 70 tons/day MSW waste during Q3 that was hauled to Lunenburg VA. All C&D waste is
being hauled to Shotwell Landfill in Wake County unless diversion is needed, then its hauled to Brownfield Rd. C&D.
2. As noted in the observed violations area above, the area of damaged asphalt shall immediately be repaired to
address standing water and waste coming into contact with water. Additionally, the stockpile of scrap metal and
concrete in this area is preventing efficient flow of vehicle traffic to/from the tipping pad. All standing water
must be collected and removed in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .0405(b).
3. In addition to the damage area noted above, two other areas of pavement need repair in the near-term to prevent
additional issues. One is adjacent to the loading bay for the C&D trailer and the other is at the rear right corner of
the transfer station building. Please note that none of these areas were noted as damaged during the June 2021
Damage to the apron area of the
C&D tipping pad combined with
storage of scrap metal and concrete is
causing standing water. Further
waste has been allowed to come in
contact with this stormwater.
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assessment report and therefore require action now to restore to plan approved specifications.
4. The facility allows waste haulers to temporarily store containers along the facility perimeter. Two of these
containers were observed to be containing waste. This waste should be immediately removed and properly
disposed (photo below).
5. As discussed on site, the manner in which waste containers are being stored on site is prohibiting proper cleanup
of litter on a daily basis as require by permit and rule. This is also leading to litter possible getting into storm
drains (photo below). Please ensure all waste is collected daily and some type of inlet protection is installed
around all storm drains.

6. A fuel tank for facility equipment was observed being stored in a waste container on site. As noted, this container
also had other wastes in it, as well as being riddled with holes that do not prevent leaks. Additionally, the
container was being stored on a sloped area of the parking lot making runoff potential even greater. Please correct
this issue as discuss.
7. Ingress/Egress of trucks coming to the tipping area compounded by the closeness to the scales for exiting
trucks is horribly inefficient and dangerous at times. Further, it is creating restrictions on the ability to
manage both the MSW and C&D tipping areas simultaneously to ensure that waste types are properly
segregated, etc. Extensive and immediate changes in this area of the operation are needed before they
result in violations of your permit, or worse, someone is injured due to the uncontrolled movement of
people, trucks, and other heavy equipment.
8. The damaged, partially buried in the mud OTR waste trailer needs to be removed, repaired, etc. It’s been on site
for several months now and that area is not designated for any type of storage of this nature.
Container holding mixed C&D
waste being stored on the property
Litter and sediment approaching and
entering storm drain at rear of site
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Solid Waste Section
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If you have any questions about the information contained in this report, please contact me directly.

Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]
Jason M. Watkins, Field Operations
Branch Head

Sent on: 10/14/22
X Email Hand delivery US Mail

Copies: 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, SWS Compliance Officer
Wally Hall, CEO Meridian Waste