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Home My WebLink About7903_INSP_20160331FACILITY 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: Rockingham Closed MSWLF HHW X White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 79-03 CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: 03/31/2016 Date of Last Inspection: 03/09/2016 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: City of Eden MSW Transfer and HHW Collection Facility 123 Mebane Bridge Road Eden, NC 27288 GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.283685° W: 79.442742° FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Name: Rodney Carter, City of Eden Solid Waste Superintendent Telephone: 336-627-4688, Ext. 104 (office)/ 336-552-9690 (mobile) Email address: rcarter@edennc.us FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: City of Eden Municipal Services Department Solid Waste Division 1050 Klyce Street Eden, NC 27288 PARTICIPANTS: Paul Dishmon, Municipal Services Director, City of Eden Rodney Carter, Solid Waste Superintendent, City of Eden Ming-Tai Chao, Permit Engineer, Solid Waste Section Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist, Solid Waste Section STATUS OF PERMIT: Permit to Construct Operate MSW Transfer Facility Issued: November 2, 1995 Permit Renewal: December 27, 2000 Permit Renewal: June 6, 2006 Permit Renewal, Operations Plan Modification (to separate HHW from TS permit): April 3, 2013 Permit Renewal: July 20, 2015 Permit to Operate expiration date: August 22, 2020 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: 1. CORRECTIVE MEASURES IN PROGRESS: 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d), cited for failure to capture and properly treat all leachate before its release to the environment. A temporary asphalt patch had been made to the curbing that directs the leachate to the hopper inside the transfer station building. Mr. Dishmon stated that a permanent concrete patch will be installed. A follow-up inspection will be made within 30 days to ensure that permanent repairs have been made. See the comment section of this report for additional information. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 2 2. CORRECTIVE MEASURES IN PROGRESS: 15A NCAC 13B .0402(7), cited for failure to pick up windblown litter at the facility daily. Much of the litter scattered throughout the facility was cleaned up; however, additional effort is needed, especially in the area of the trailer storage and the HHW collection. A follow-up inspection will be made within 30 days to ensure that all windblown litter has been removed, and that daily clean-up measures are in place. See the comment section of this report for additional information. OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: No new violations were observed during this inspection. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 1. The facility serves as the MSW transfer station and also as the HHW collection facility for the City of Eden, and is permitted to receive only MSW generated within the City of Eden. 2. Initial transfer operations began at the site in 1984; initial HHW operations began in 1996. 3. Daily tonnage records were reviewed for the months of January, February and March 2016. Approximately 85- 100 tons of MSW is accepted at the facility each week from two City of Eden garbage collection vehicles that service ~6,000 residences. 4. Bulk waste loads now come to the transfer station directly from the collection routes. With this additional tonnage, it is anticipated that the weekly average will increase by approximately 40 to 50 tons per week. 5. The transfer building which houses the tipping area/hopper, was inspected, along with the leachate collection system, the recycling collection areas, and the HHW collection area. 6. Waste is received at the facility from City of Eden trucks that dump directly into the hopper; from the hopper, waste is compacted into transfer trailers and hauled to the Rockingham County MSWLF for disposal. 7. Each load of waste is screened by the transfer station operator as it is dumped into the hopper, and any banned materials are removed for proper disposal before waste is released into the compactor unit. 8. The waste screening logs were not available for review at the facility during this inspection. Please ensure that these records are stored at the facility or at the Solid Waste office on Klyce Street and are readily available for review. 9. The leachate collection system in the tipping area is designed to direct all leachate into a holding tank which drains directly into the public sewer line. The holding tank is pumped out to remove solids as needed. This part of the leachate collection system has been compromised by the broken curbing designed to direct leachate to the holding tank, as noted in the observed violation on March 9, 2016. See comments under CORRECTIVE ACTION above. 10. Below the hopper, where waste is compacted into transfer trailers at ground level, asphalt berms direct leachate into a series of drains which also empty directly into the public sewer line. This portion of the leachate collection system is emptied of solids as needed and appears to be functioning as designed. 11. The facility also serves as a drop-off site for residential recyclable materials, including cardboard, paper, glass, used motor oil and oil filters, used cooking oil, plastic bags, aluminum cans and steel cans, plastic containers and electronics. 12. Windblown trash was better controlled at the time of this inspection than on March 9, 2016 – the date of the previous partial inspection. However, trash was again observed in the vicinity of the trailer storage. Please ensure that windblown trash is policed up at the end of each working day and disposed of in the hopper. 13. Oil-based paints are collected at the site, processed and stored in drums within a fully enclosed, locked unit, as 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 3 stipulated in the operations plan. 14 drums of oil-based paints were removed from the site for proper disposal by Noble Oil Services on March 23, 2016. 14. Ensure that the water-based paints collected onsite are stored within the covered containment area. 15. Ensure that all oil-based and water-based paints collected and processed at the facility are removed from the facility at least every six months, or when 400 gallons of either type of material is accumulated, whichever occurs first, as required by the Operations Plan. 16. The Solid Waste Section will conduct a follow-up inspection prior to April 30, 2016 to view the water- based paint storage area and to review the waste screening logs. In addition, Solid Waste Section staff will provide assistance by going over the current operations plan and permit to operate with facility staff and answering any questions that result from this review. Locked trailer used to store oil-based paint. Drums are empty. Water-based paint stored outside the covered collection area. Temporary asphalt patch seen from the storage bay side. Tipping floor with temporary curb patch. Note: the asphalt patch is not completely effective; some leachate is still seeping out of the tipping area into the adjacent storage bay. Windblown trash remaining in trailer storage area. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. ______________________________________ Phone: 336-776-9672 Susan Heim Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: May 5, 2016 to Rodney Carter. Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Ming-Tai Chao, Permit Engineer – Solid Waste Section Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section Paul Dishmon, Municipal Services Director – City of Eden Facility map.