HomeMy WebLinkAbout9237T_INSP_20230913FACILITY 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
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: September 13, 2023 Date of Last Inspection: January 26, 2023
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:
Patrick Messinger, 678-936-2728 (m), 919-832-8234 (o), pmessinger@meridianwaste.com
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Patrick Messinger 110 Rupert Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
PARTICIPANTS:
Tim Davis, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section Patrick Messinger, Meridian Waste STATUS OF PERMIT:
PTC/PTO issued January 27, 2022 PTO expires June 15, 2070
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Follow-Up Comprehensive Compliance Inspection
PAST NOTED 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.” RESOLVED: During this inspection, all incoming C&D waste was being dumped and processed on top of the newly repaired and expanded concrete “tipping floor” pad. The new section of the pad has been extended to accommodate a transfer trailer so that overspill of waste does not contact the ground, and concrete jersey barriers
have been installed around the entire pad so that windblown waste can be contained. A manageable amount of waste was present on the pad at the time of this inspection. Mr. Messinger stated that all waste is removed by the end of each operating day.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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B. 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…” RESOLVED: At the time of this inspection, no yard trash was observed at the transfer station, and the land clearing debris and inert debris stockpiles had been removed.
C. 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.” RESOLVED: A soil assessment plan and supporting documentation was submitted to and approved by the Section, impacted soils were removed, and subsurface soils were satisfactorily sampled and analyzed. Connal Boyd, Section Hydrogeologist, approved the sample results in an email dated 7/18/2023. The concrete pad has been repaired, expanded in size, and enclosed within concrete barriers to prevent waste and/or leachate from directly contacting the ground or surface waters.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility is in operation Monday through Friday, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm. When not in operation, the facility is secured by a locked gate. The facility has proper signage. 2. The following are certified personnel: a) Amber Bunn, Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2021050, expires 9/9/2024 b) Kim Kucmierz, Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2021052, expires 9/9/2024 c) Aviance Harris, Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2022073, expires 0/24/2025 3. The facility permit and operations plan were available and reviewed. Ensure that all NCDEQ representative contact information within the operations plan is up to date. 4. Waste screening reports were reviewed and verified up to 1/23/2023. Ensure that waste screenings are being conducted on at least 5% of loads and that reports are up to date and kept onsite. 5. During this inspection, it was noted that all painted block and countertop waste identified in previous inspections within the gravel fill along the right shoulder of the entry access road had been removed. New clean aggregate has
been laid down in this area and has been used to fortify the access road throughout the facility. 6. The facility was clean, organized, and free of windblown litter. Good Job! 7. Digital photographs were taken during the inspection.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
________________________________________ Phone: 919-707-8290 _
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.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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Email: timothy.davis@ncdenr.gov Tim Davis Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
Sent on: September 27, 2023 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 Connal Boyd, Hydrogeologist – Solid Waste Section Wally Hall, CEO – Meridian Waste, LLC Photographs taken by Tim Davis on 9/13/2023.
View of repaired and expanded concrete tipping floor pad.
View of rear of facility and access road.
View of tipping floor facing east.
View of southside of facility and tipping floor.