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Home My WebLink About9241_INSP_20240130FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 4 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: WAKE Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9241-TRANSFER-2020 CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: January 30, 2024 Date of Last Inspection: November 15, 2023 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Morrisville Transfer Station 230 International Drive Morrisville, NC 27560 GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.841175 Long.: -78.824575 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Patrick Messinger, Area President, 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 Charlie Robertson, Meridian Waste STATUS OF PERMIT: PTO issued July 1, 2020; expires August 2, 2077. PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Follow-Up Partial Compliance Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: A. Permit to Operate, Attachment 3, Part VI (8), “All water that comes in 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.” RESOLVED: At the time of this inspection, the leachate trench drains located at the entrance to the MSW tipping floor were relatively free of waste and sludge and appeared to be in free-flowing condition, and no leachate was observed pooling on the tipping floor. The grates covering the trench drains contained some MSW waste, which is consistent with a typical morning of operation. The damaged area of asphalt apron outside the entrance of the transfer trailer loading bay entrance had been removed and replaced with an 8-inch layer of concrete with reinforced rebar. Mr. Messinger FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 4 stated in his 1/17/2024 “Comment Response” letter that leachate drains will be cleaned at least weekly and the tipping pad daily. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 1. In response to Comment #1 from the previous November 15, 2023 inspection report, HHNT has submitted an amendment to the approved Operations Plan on behalf of the facility operator addressing the use of an exterior concrete tipping pad for unloading and processing non-MSW waste. Changes to the operations and/or facilities should not commence until approved by the Permitting Branch. 2. The facility permit, operations plan, and waste screening logs were not reviewed during this inspection. 3. The following are certified personnel: a) Aden Miller, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2023117, exp. 12/12/2026 b) Matt Morris, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2021065, exp. 9/22/2024 c) Joe Morgan, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2022039, exp. 5/26/2025 It was noted during this inspection that additional certified facility staff are now listed as available to maintain facility coverage during operating hours. Please be aware that additional training of all staff is required per 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a)(7) which states “Training. During hours of operation, an operator trained in accordance with G.S. 130A-309.25 shall be on-site. Sites shall provide all staff with no less than eight hours of training updates annually that includes a review of the operations plan and permit documents. Documentation of the training shall be placed in the operating record and provided to the Division upon written request. 4. At the time of this inspection, commingled waste including child car seats, plastic, glass, insulation, painted block, and other miscellaneous wastes were identified within the scrap metal and inert debris stockpile concrete block bins. Also, some of the open top roll-off containers stored on the eastern side of the facility contained a mixture of MSW, C&D, and LC waste. Ensure that any commingled waste is removed from the scrap metal bin, inert debris bin, and from any open top roll-off containers and properly disposed of by the end of each day of operation. 5. Windblown waste was actively being collected by facility staff during this inspection. The overall number of roll-off containers stored at the facility has been reduced, therefore allowing more rigorous windblown litter collection to occur. Shrubbery lining the interior of the eastern and southern perimeter fence has been removed and gravel has been spread in this area to make litter collection easier. Continue to ensure that all windblown waste is collected from the facility grounds and disposed of by the end of each day of operation. 6. At the time of this inspection, the storm drain protection filter located in the southeastern corner of the facility was inundated with sediment and waste, and in need of replacement. In addition, the southwestern corner drain filter had also accumulated excessive sediment. These two southern corner drains appear to be located at the lowest elevations of the paved grounds, and therefore more susceptible to sediment and windblown waste accumulation. Continue to ensure that all storm drain protection filters are continuously monitored and replaced as needed. It is recommended that the storm drains located in the southeastern and southwestern corners of the facility are more frequently monitored and cleaned of accumulated sediment to ensure proper functionality. 7. Digital photographs were taken during this inspection. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. 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 ________________________________________ Phone: 919-707-8290 Tim Davis timothy.davis@deq.nc.gov Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: February 14, 2024 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies (email): Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head – Solid Waste Section Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section Sherri Stanley, Permitting Branch Head – Solid Waste Section Charlie Robertson, Operations Manager – Meridian Waste Photographs taken by Tim Davis on 1/30/2024. General view of TS and repaired area of apron. View of leachate trench drains adjacent to tipping floor. View of C&D waste dumping/processing area. View of MSW within inert debris bin. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 View of commingled/windblown waste within scrap metal bin. View of MSW within open top roll-off container. View of storm drain in southeastern corner of facility. View of eastern fence line free of windblown waste.