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11 June 2024
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Coastal Environmental Partnership
PO Box 128
Cove City, NC 28523
Attn: Bobby Darden
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation
Facility Compliance Inspection Report: 1604T_INSP_20240605
Carteret County/Coastal Environmental Partnership Solid Waste Transfer
Facility
1604‐TRANSFER‐1993
800 Hibbs Road
Newport, Carteret County
Dear Mr Darden:
On 5 June 2024, Ray Williams, 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 and met with yourself and other
representatives of the Coastal Environmental Partnership. The following violation(s) were noted
and are explained in detail in the attached Inspection report:
1) 15A NCAC 13B .0104 (a) states “The owner or occupant of any property, except that
exempted as specified in Rule .0103(c) of this Subchapter shall be responsible for the
sanitary storage of all solid waste accumulated on the property.”
2) 15A NCAC 13B .0104 (d) states “All solid waste shall be stored using safe and sanitary
practices for the preservation of the public health and welfare and the environment
Coastal Environmental Partnership
Carteret County Transfer Station
Notice of Violation
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11 June 2024
that prevents the generation of leachate, the attraction of vectors, the release of
odors, and the release of waste or leachate to the environment.”
3) 15A NCAC 13B .0402 (a) states “The owner or operator of a transfer station (site) shall
comply with the conditions of the permit issued by the Division. In the event of
noncompliance with the permit, the owner or operator shall minimize the release of
waste, leachate, or contaminants to the environment, and shall prevent adverse
impacts to human health or the environment.”
4) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) states “The owner or operator of a transfer station (site) shall
maintain and operate the site in accordance with the operations plan incorporated into
the permit by Rule .0404(d) of this Section…”
5) 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (11) states “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.”
Based on the foregoing, the Coastal Environmental Partnership Carteret County Transfer
Facility shall come into compliance with all requirements of the regulations in 15A NCAC 13B
.0104, 15A NCAC 13B .0402, and 15A NCAC 13B .0405 listed above by completing the items
outlined in bold in the attached inspection report. The compliance deadlines are noted for
each corrective action.
The violations 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. Please 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.
Please keep me informed of your progress in this matter. Solid Waste Section staff will conduct
a follow‐up inspection(s) to verify that the facility has completed the requirements of this Notice
of Violation.
Coastal Environmental Partnership
Carteret County Transfer Station
Notice of Violation
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11 June 2024
If you have any questions, please call me at 252.948.3955 or via e‐mail: ray.williams@deq.nc.gov.
Sincerely,
Ray Williams
Environmental Senior Specialist
Division of Waste Management ‐ Solid Waste Section
Copies (email only):
Jason Watkins, Section Chief/SWS: jason.watkins@deq.nc.gov
Andrew Hammonds, Field Operations Branch Head/SWS: andrew.hammonds@deq.nc.gov
Chris Hollinger, Environmental Program Consultant/SWS: chris.hollinger@deq.nc.gov