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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9213_INSP_20230727FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 4 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: WAKE Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9213-COMPOST CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: July 27, 2023 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: City of Raleigh Yard Waste Facility 900 N. New Hope Road Raleigh, NC 27610 GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.78656 Long.: 78.55885 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Tim Gainer, Operations Supervisor, 919-996-6030 (o), 919-625-3175 (m), timothy.gainer@raleighnc.gov Nathaniel Gunn, Crew Supervisor, 984-212-1358, nathaniel.gunn@raleighnc.gov FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Same as above PARTICIPANTS: Tim Davis, NCDEQ – SWS Drew Hammonds, NCDEQ – SWS Tim Gainer, City of Raleigh Nathaniel Gunn, City of Raleigh STATUS OF PERMIT: PTO issued October 18, 2012; expired October 18, 2017. Permit renewal application was received on September 19, 2017. PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Compliance Inspection STATUS OF PAST OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: A. G.S. 130A-309.05.(c)(1), “Seventy-five percent (75%), by weight or volume, of the recovered material stored at a facility at the beginning of a calendar year commencing January 1, shall be removed from the facility through sale, use, or reuse by December 31 of the same year.” CORRECTIVE ACTIONS IN PROGRESS: The Legacy Stockpile, Leaf Stockpile, and Additional Stockpile remain on site in violation of G.S. 130A-309.05(c)(1) but were actively being removed during this inspection. SCS Engineers, on behalf of The City of Raleigh (COR), submitted an “Update on the Removal of the Legacy Stockpiled Material at the City of Raleigh Yard Waste Center” to the SWS on 2/23/23. The COR contracted Wade Moore Equipment Co. who as of December 2022 has removed 377,000 cubic yards of excavated stockpile material and utilizing it for mine reclamation. Additional legacy material was then found on-site, and the COR has again contracted Wade Moore to remove an additional 151,000 cubic yards of stockpiled material, FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 4 which is estimated to be completely removed by February 28, 2024. Continue to ensure that all the stockpiled material onsite for more than one year is removed from the facility. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS The facility is a large Type 1 compost facility which receives yard and garden waste, silvicultural waste, and untreated and unpainted wood waste. The facility is currently operating under the permit issued on October 18, 2012. 1. The facility is secured by a locking gate at the entrance when not in operation. Personnel are on site during operating hours, which are 7:00am to 3:00pm Monday to Friday, and 7:00am to 1:00pm on Saturdays. The facility has proper signage. 2. The facility permit and operations plan were available and reviewed with facility staff. Temperature records were also reviewed. Ensure that NCDEQ contacts and other pertinent information within the operations plan is updated. 3. Roads are of all-weather construction and were in good condition at the time of this inspection. 4. During this inspection, a significant amount of plastic waste was observed mixed within the northern Legacy Stockpile. Ensure that the contractor, Wade Moore Equipment Co., and/or facility staff screens out any plastic or other commingled waste prior to use in mine reclamation projects or any type of land application. 5. During this inspection, ponding water was observed at the base of some of the compost windrows, and windblown waste was also observed on and around the windrows. Ensure the compost processing area is graded to divert water away from the windrows to eliminate or reduce production of organic leachate. Any windblown waste should be picked up and properly disposed of. 6. Permit to Operate, Attachment 3, #11, “The compost operation and compost pad must be operated and maintained with sufficient dust control measures to minimize airborne emissions and to prevent dust from becoming a nuisance or safety hazard.” During this inspection, large amounts of dust were being emitted from the interior roadways, creating potentially hazardous driving conditions for customers and facility personnel. Ensure that a water truck or another form of water application is utilized to minimize dust emissions as required in the facility permit. 7. At the time of this inspection, Wade Moore Equipment Co. was observed to be using one excavator and one truck to remove the Legacy Stockpile material. Mr. Gainer stated that this was the standard means of operation, and that Wade Moore moved from one stockpile to the next. This has generally resulted in an ongoing 3–4-year removal process. Mr. Hammonds recommended that the COR find alternative uses for the stockpiled material such as applying some of it to the closed Wilders Grove LF (9201) to speed up the removal. The Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service (DEACS) is a resource which could help find alternative uses and thus help speed up the removal of stockpiled material. DEACS can be reached at 1-877-623-6748. 8. Contact permitting for guidance on landfill cap corrective measures once the legacy waste piles have been completely removed from the old, closed landfills. 9. Ensure that a 25-foot minimum distance is maintained between the compost areas and swales and or berms. 10. Corrective measures are ongoing to bring this site into compliance and should continue to that end. 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 11. Digital photographs were taken during this inspection. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. ________________________________________ Phone: 919-707-8290 Tim Davis timothy.davis@deq.nc.gov Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: August 11, 2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies (email): Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section Donna Wilson, Permitting Engineer – Solid Waste Section Stan Joseph, Solid Waste Director – City of Raleigh Nathaniel Gunn, Crew Supervisor – City of Raleigh Photographs taken by Tim Davis on 7/27/2023. View of Wade Moore actively removing a section of the Legacy Stockpile. View of plastic waste within the Legacy Stockpile. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 View of compost windrows with windblown waste. View of dust being emitted from facility roadways. General view of facility.