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20 December 2022
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Republic Services
5111 Chin Page Road
Durham, NC 27703
Attn: Matt Einsmann; Environmental Manager
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation
Facility Compliance Inspection Reports: 0703T_INSP_20221213
Beaufort County Transfer Station
0703T‐TRANSFER‐2012
500 Flanders Filters Road
Washington, Beaufort County
Dear Mr Einsmann:
On 13 December 2022, Ray Williams, representing the State of North Carolina, Division of Waste
Management Solid Waste Section (Section), inspected the above referenced facility for
compliance with North Carolina solid waste statutes and rules. Monroe Stowe – Trio Legacy, LLC
Transfer Station Superintendent was present during this inspection. The following violation(s)
were noted and are explained in detail in the attached Inspection report:
1) 15A NCAC 13B .0104 (a) states “The owner or occupant of any property, except that
exempted as specified in Rule .0103(c) of this Subchapter shall be responsible for the
sanitary storage of all solid waste accumulated on the property.”
2) 15A NCAC 13B .0104 (d) states “All solid waste shall be stored using safe and sanitary
practices for the preservation of the public health and welfare and the environment
that prevents the generation of leachate, the attraction of vectors, the release of
odors, and the release of waste or leachate to the environment.”
Beaufort County Transfer Station
Notice of Violation
Page 2 of 4
20 December 2022
3) 15A NCAC 13B .0402 (a) states “The owner or operator of a transfer station (site) shall
comply with the conditions of the permit issued by the Division. In the event of
noncompliance with the permit, the owner or operator shall minimize the release of
waste, leachate, or contaminants to the environment, and shall prevent adverse
impacts to human health or the environment.”
4) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) states “The owner or operator of a transfer station (site) shall
maintain and operate the site in accordance with the operations plan incorporated into
the permit by Rule .0404(d) of this Section…”
5) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (6) states “Erosion and Sedimentation Control Requirements.
The site shall comply with 15A NCAC 04, and the owner or operator shall utilize erosion
and sedimentation control measures that prevent sediment from leaving the site and
prevent on‐site erosion.”
6) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (8) (A) states “Site personnel shall screen incoming loads
weekly at a rate of no less than five percent of the average daily waste tonnage
reported in the site's annual report for the previous year. Site personnel shall be trained
annually to identify liquid waste, hazardous waste, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)
wastes, special wastes as defined in G.S. 130A‐290(a)(40), wastes banned from landfill
disposal in accordance with G.S. 130A‐309.10(f) if the site receiving the waste for
disposal is a landfill, and wastes that the intended final disposal site is not permitted by
the Division to accept. The screening shall be conducted as described in the approved
operations plan prepared in accordance with Rule .0404(i) of this Section. Waste
screening and rejected wastes shall be recorded in writing, and the records shall be kept
on site for no less than five years and shall be made available to the Division during a
site inspection or upon request.”
7) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (9) (A) states “Sites shall not accept the following: hazardous
waste unless the site is permitted by the Division in accordance with 15A NCAC 13A to
receive such waste…”
8) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (9) (D) states “Sites shall not accept the following: waste
banned by G.S. 130A‐309.10 at the disposal destination…”
9) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (10) states “Windblown waste: Site staff shall conduct daily
inspections for windblown waste on the site property. Windblown litter from site
operations discovered during the daily inspections or observed on adjacent properties
shall be picked up and containerized for disposal by the end of each operating day,
unless the landowner of the adjacent property denies access to site staff. The site shall
prevent waste from being blown outside the waste handling areas by the wind…”
10) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (10) (A) states “…The site shall prevent waste from being
blown outside the waste handling areas by the wind, using methods such as: requiring
that vehicles entering and leaving the site keep waste covered;”
11) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (10) (B) states “…The site shall prevent waste from being
blown outside the waste handling areas by the wind, using methods such as: providing
skirts, such as rubber belting or brushes, around the top of chutes to minimize the space
between the chute and the hauling trailer at sites with chutes and hoppers;”
Beaufort County Transfer Station
Notice of Violation
Page 3 of 4
20 December 2022
12) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (11) states “Site Cleaning and Maintenance: 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. The tipping floor, push walls, and truck
loading bays shall be cleaned with a pressure washer no less than once per month. The
remaining areas of the site building including side walls and any material storage areas
outside of the building shall be cleaned with a pressure washer no less than twice per
year. Wash water generated from cleaning waste handling areas shall be contained and
treated as leachate. Cleaning and maintenance records shall be maintained and made
available to the Division upon written request.”
13) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (b) states “Water that comes into contact with solid waste is
leachate and shall be collected from the site for disposal to an approved facility or
discharged directly from the site into a sanitary sewer line…”
14) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (c) states “All vehicles and containers being used for the
temporary storage of solid waste shall be maintained to be leak‐resistant in accordance
with Rule .0105 of this Subchapter, or shall be stored so that any leachate from the
vehicles or containers will be collected to prevent the release of leachate to the
environment.”
On 14 December, a follow‐up inspection of the Transfer Station was conducted by Andrew
Hammonds, SWS Field Operations Branch Eastern Area Supervisor and Ray Williams. Monroe
Stowe, Trio Legacy, LLC Transfer Station Superintendent; Matt Einsmann, Republic Services
Environmental Manager; and Nicky Hopkins, Republic Services Area Supervisor were present
during this inspection. Site conditions remained largely unchanged from the inspection
conducted on the previous day and the listed violations were noted as continuing.
Based on the foregoing, the Beaufort County Transfer Station shall come into compliance with
all requirements of the regulations in 15A NCAC 13B .0104, 15A NCAC 13B .0402, and 15A
NCAC 13B .0405 listed above by completing the items outlined in bold in the attached
inspection report. The compliance deadlines are noted for each corrective action.
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. Please 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.
Beaufort County Transfer Station
Notice of Violation
Page 4 of 4
20 December 2022
Please keep me informed of your progress in this matter. Solid Waste Section staff will conduct
a follow‐up inspection(s) to verify that the facility has completed the requirements of this Notice
of Violation.
If you have any questions, please call me at (252) 948‐3955 or e‐mail ray.williams@ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Ray Williams
Environmental Senior Specialist
Division of Waste Management ‐ Solid Waste Section
Copies (email only):
Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head/SWS: jason.watkins@ncdenr.gov
Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: andrew.hammonds@ncdenr.gov
Chris Hollinger, Compliance Officer/SWS: chris.hollinger@ncdenr.gov