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Home My WebLink About5405T_INSP_20240417FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 4 UNIT TYPE: MSWLF X COUNTY: LENOIR PERMIT NO.: 5405T-TRANSFER-1998 FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: April 17, 2024 Date of Last Inspection: October 6, 2023 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Lenoir County Transfer Station 2949 Hodges Farm Rd. La Grange, NC 28551 GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.29453° W: -77.71301° FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Landfill 252.566.4194 Kim Hill 252-566-4194 ext. 4177 Email: kimberly.l.hill@lenoircountync.gov FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Same as above PARTICIPANTS: Liz Patterson, NCDEQ –Solid Waste Section Drew Hammonds, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section Kim Hill – Lenoir County Solid Waste Director Johnnie Morries - Lenoir County STATUS OF PERMIT: The Life-of-Site Permit to Operate (PTO) was issued January 24, 2017 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Partial Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: NONE OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: NONE 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 FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 4 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 1. The facility is fenced and is secured by a locking gate when it is not open for operation. 2. The correct signage is at the entrance of the facility listing the facility name, permit number and emergency contact information as well as materials accepted at the facility. 3. The facility is open to accept waste from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm Monday through Friday and 8:00 am until 12:00 pm on Saturday. The facility is normally closed on Sunday and select County holidays. Personnel are onsite during operating hours. 4. Records were not reviewed during this inspection. 5. The waste type being accepted into the transfer facility was MSW. No unapproved waste was observed. 6. The access road is being maintained for all-weather use. 7. The leachate collection system was reviewed and is operating properly at this time. Leachate is discharged to the City of Kinston sanitary sewer. 8. Fire extinguishers available for fire control. 9. Continue to ensure site staff 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. 10. Per 15A NCAC 13B .0105 (c) Vehicles or containers used for the collection of solid waste, and transportation by whatever means, including highway, rail, and navigable waterway, shall be constructed, operated, and maintained to be leak resistant in order to prevent the creation of a nuisance to public health the escape of solid, semi-solid, or liquid waste. In order to meet the requirement to be leak resistant, the owner and/or operator of the vehicle or container shall adhere to the following standards: (3) The vehicle or container shall be equipped with seals, gaskets, or other devices pursuant to manufacturer specifications in order to prevent the escape of liquids. Such seals, gaskets, and other devices shall be maintained and replaced pursuant to manufacturer specifications. (4) The vehicle or container body, waste holding area, and hopper, if so equipped, shall be free of holes, cracks, rusting, corrosion, or other evidence of damage or weakness that may allow the escape of solid, semi-solid, or liquid waste. (6) The vehicle or container shall be loaded, transported, operated, and maintained to prevent the escape of solid, semi-solid, or liquid waste to the environment. (7) The vehicle or container shall be serviced, repaired, and cleaned to maintain sanitary conditions, to preserve the integrity of the door seal, to prevent the accumulation of mechanical fluids, dirt, and filth on the vehicle's exterior, and to prevent contamination of the environment by fluids. 11. Leaking was observed from transfer trailer with tag #AE-60572(truck #TT159). This trailer cannot be put back into service until it is fixed. Within 15 days of receipt of this inspection all transfer trailers need to be inspected to ensure they are leak resistance and all items noted in this inspection have been addressed. 12. Per 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (11) 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. Discussed site cleaning and maintenance with the operator during inspection. Operator in the process of scheduling full facility pressure washing and making sure staff are pressure washing the tipping floor, push walls, and truck loading bays no less than once a month. 13. Digital pictures were taken during the inspection. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 3 of 4 Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. Phone: 910-796-7405(O) elizabeth.patterson@deq.nc.gov Liz Patterson Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: 5/3/2024 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 Pictures taken by Liz Patterson on April 17, 2024 Transfer Station Transfer station tipping floor Transfer trailer loading bay Leaking trailer (tag #AE-60572)