9215T_INSP_20240717

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
MSWLF X COUNTY: WAKE
PERMIT NO.: 9215T-TRANSFER-1994
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: July 17, 2024 Date of Last Inspection: March 1, 2023

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Waste Management of Raleigh-Durham Transfer Station
10411 Globe Road Morrisville, NC 27560 GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.89289° Long.: -78.80482°
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Earle Boller, District Manager, Waste Management, 843-391-0154, [e-mail]
Kyle Mertens, Environmental Protection Manager, Waste Management, 321-403-2544, [e-mail]
Cyle Nicely, Division Manager, Stella Environmental Services, 919-492-9841, [e-mail] FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Same as above PARTICIPANTS: Tim Davis, NCDEQ, SWS Kyle Mertens, Waste Management Cyle Nicely, Stella Environmental Services
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Life of Site PTO issued July 5, 2023; expires January 18, 2054.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Compliance 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
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Stella Environmental operates the transfer station. Waste transferred for disposal is sent to Great Oak Landfill (Permit# 7607-MSWLF-2015) in Randleman, NC.
1. The facility is fenced and is secured by a locking gate when it is not open for operation. 2. Signs stating emergency information, facility name, permit number, and other required information are installed at the facility entrance gate and adjacent to the facility scale. 3. The facility permit, operations plan, and training records were readily available and reviewed with facility staff. Monthly internal trainings are conducted which provide staff with an approximate total of ten hours
of training per year. 4. The following are facility certified personnel: a) Christopher Peterson, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2023012, exp. 2/22/26 b) Cyle Nicely, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2024004, exp. 2/29/27 c) Jimi Boyd, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2027002, exp. 2/29/27
5. Waste screening reports were reviewed and verified up to 7/3/2024. Ensure that weekly waste screenings are conducted on at least 5% of the average incoming daily waste tonnage, which the previous year’s annual report states is 10 tons per day. 6. Facility staff complete a daily and weekly transfer station inspection checklist as part of internal procedures.
7. Interior roadways are made of all-weather construction concrete and gravel and are in fair condition. 8. At the time of this inspection, yard waste and vegetative material was observed mixed in with the MSW on the tipping floor. Mr. Mertens stated that incoming trailers from box stores such as Home Depot sometimes contain yard waste mixed with MSW. Yard waste is banned from disposal at MSW landfills. Ensure that incoming loads of yard waste and vegetative material are rejected so that this type of waste is
not transported to the landfill for disposal. Generators of yard waste should be directed not to include this type of waste in their loads and should instead transport it to a facility permitted to accept yard waste. 9. Damaged metal I-beam columns and concrete bollards adjacent to the transfer station bay doors observed during previous inspections remain unrepaired. Mr. Mertens stated that the building was deemed structurally stable by an engineer, and it is continuously monitored for further deterioration.
10. Waste accumulation on the transfer station tipping floor appeared to be consistent with a typical morning of operation, and interior walls were relatively clean and free of dirt and grime. However, the transfer trailer loading bay floor and walls were covered in waste, dirt, and grime and in need of cleaning by a pressure washer. Waste and grime on the trailer loading bay walls was overtopped with cobwebs, indicating that cleaning has not occurred in some time. Ensure that the trailer loading bay floor and walls are pressure washed regularly in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (11) and Section 4.5 of the Operations Plan. 11. At the time of this inspection, waste and sediment were observed accumulated on and around the leachate trench drain outside of the transfer trailer loading bay. Mr. Nicely stated that the trailer loading bay and drains are cleared of waste after every two loads. Continue to ensure that waste and sediment are removed
from the leachate drains as needed throughout the day so that leachate can flow freely into the leachate collection system. 12. Facility grounds were relatively clean and free of windblown waste and staff were actively collecting windblown waste during this inspection. However, windblown waste was observed along the southern exterior walls of the transfer station and accumulated in a stormwater drainage ditch near the western
fence line. Significant waste was also identified hanging from the underside of the exterior MRF belt conveyor where it entered the transfer station. Ensure that all windblown waste is picked up and containerized for disposal by the end of each operating day.
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13. During this inspection, trailer T919 was observed actively leaking, but staff had pulled it out of service
and placed a containment trough under the leak. Mr. Nicely stated that trailer T919 was scheduled for repair. Other transfer trailers in the trailer staging area appeared to be in good working condition and no additional leaks were identified. 14. Digital photographs were taken during this inspection.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

________________________________________ Phone: [phone]_______ [e-mail] Tim Davis
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: August 9, 2024 X Email Hand US Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Kyle Mertens, Environmental Protection Manager – Waste Management Cyle Nicely, Division Manager – Stella Environmental Services
Photographs taken by Tim Davis on 7/17/2024.
View of yard waste mixed with MSW on tipping View of waste and grime accumulation on floor and
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View of waste and sediment accumulation on and around trench drain.
View of windblown waste along exterior southern wall.
View of waste hanging from exterior MRF belt