9227T_NOV_20230308

March 8, 2023

CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
7008 0150 0000 3068 5500

Matt Wendt
Republic Services of North Carolina, LLC
5111 Chin Page Road
Durham, North Carolina 27703

RE: Notice of Violation
Raleigh Transfer Station
Permit #9227T-Transfer-2012
5565 Thornton Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27616

Dear Mr. Wendt,

On March 1, 2023, Mr. Tim Davis, and Ms. Amanda Thompson, 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. The
following violation(s) were noted:

A. 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (b), “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.”

The Raleigh Transfer Station is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (b) in that leachate has
not been contained on-site. During the inspection, leachate was found to be pooling at the
western end of the transfer trailer loading bay. The leachate was flowing onto the
adjacent soil and appeared to have flowed down a drainage feature into a catch basin and
into the drainage ditch that drains into the detention pond.

Based upon the foregoing, upon receipt of this Notice of Violation, Republic Services of North
Carolina shall come into compliance with all applicable requirements of the regulations in 15A
NCAC 13B .0405 (b) by completing the following:

Republic Services of North Carolina, LLC
Notice of Violation
Page 2 of 3
March 8, 2023

1. In response to the leachate release, immediately identify the cause and take action to
stop the release. Measures should be implemented to ensure leachate is contained
within the transfer trailer loading bay and directed into the collection system.
2. Surface and subsurface soils must be evaluated at the western end of the transfer
trailer loading bay and within the stormwater drainage ditch and catch basins located
on either side of the western access road as it leaves the transfer trailer loading bay.
Please contact Perry Sugg, Environmental Compliance Branch Head at
[e-mail], 919-707-8258, upon receipt of this letter for the necessary
requirements and guidance.

Facility staff or their representative should contact Mr. Sugg upon receipt of this violation letter
for the remediation and sampling guidance. All additional corrective measures must be
completed within 30 days’ receipt of this notice of violations. A follow up site inspection will be
conducted after 30 days have passed to ensure that the corrective measures have been
completed to bring this facility into compliance.

The violation(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 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 will conduct
a follow-up inspection to verify that the facility has completed the requirements of this Notice of
Violation. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at please contact
me at [phone] or e-mail at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Tim Davis
Environmental Senior Specialist
Division of Waste Management – Solid Waste Section

Republic Services of North Carolina, LLC
Notice of Violation
Page 3 of 3
March 8, 2023

copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head - SWS
Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - SWS
Perry Sugg, Environmental Compliance Branch Head – SWS
Matt Einsmann, Environmental Manager – Republic Services
Shannon Wilkerson, Division Manager – Stella Environmental Services