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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4122T_WIBurntPoplarTransfer_LOS_PTO_DIN27104_20161209 Facility Permit No: 4122T-Transfer-2012 WI Burnt Poplar Transfer Station Date: December 09, 2016 DIN:27104 Page 1 of 10 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Waste Management Pat McCrory Governor Donald R. van der Vaart Secretary State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Waste Management 1646 Mail Service Center | 217 West Jones Street | Raleigh, NC 27699-1646 919 707 8200 T An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer – Made in part by recycled paper STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLID WASTE SECTION SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY PERMIT NO. 4122T-TRANSFER-2012 WI BURNT POPLAR TRANSFER, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Waste Industries USA, Inc.) (LANDOWNER AND OPERATOR) is hereby issued a PERMIT APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT NOT APPLICABLE PERMIT APPROVAL TO OPERATE 4122T-TRANSFER-2012, BURNT POPLAR TRANSFER STATION PERMIT FOR CLOSURE NOT APPLICABLE Located at 6313 Burnt Poplar Road, in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, in accordance with Article 9, Chapter 130A, of the General Statutes of North Carolina and all rules promulgated thereunder and subject to the conditions set forth in this permit. The legal description of the site is identified on the deed recorded for this property listed in Attachment 1, Part III of this permit. Edward F. Mussler, III, P.E., Permitting Branch Supervisor, Solid Waste Section Facility Permit No: 4122T-Transfer-2012 WI Burnt Poplar Transfer Station Date: December 09, 2016 DIN:27104 Page 2 of 10 ATTACHMENT 1 GENERAL PERMIT CONDITIONS INFORMATION Permit Number Status Issuance Date Expiration Date 4122T-TRANSFER-2012 Active December 09, 2016 Life of Site Part I: General Facility 1. This permit is issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section (Section). In accordance with North Carolina Solid Waste Management Rule (Rule) 15A NCAC 13B .0201(d), a solid waste management facility permit shall have two parts: a permit approval to construct and a permit approval to operate. The permit approval to construct must be implemented in accordance with Attachment 2 of this permit. The permit approval to operate must be implemented in accordance with Attachment 3 of this permit. 2. The persons to whom this permit is issued (“permittee”) are the owners and operators of the solid waste management facility. 3. The permit approval to operate issued August 23, 2012 (DIN 16728) was recorded on September 13, 2012, with the Guilford County Register of Deeds in deed book R 7391, pages 106-116 (DIN 17254). 4. When this property is sold, leased, conveyed, or transferred in any manner, the deed or other instrument of transfer must contain in the deed description section, in no smaller type than that used in the body of the deed or instrument, a statement that the property has been used as a solid waste management facility and a reference by book and page to the recordation of the permit. 5. By initiating construction or receiving waste at this facility the permittee shall be considered to have accepted the terms and conditions of this permit. 6. Operation of this solid waste management facility shall be in accordance with the North Carolina Solid Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B, Article 9 of the Chapter 130A of the North Carolina General Statutes (N.C.G.S. 130A-290, et seq.); the conditions contained in this permit; and the approved plan. Should the approved plan and the rules conflict, the Solid Waste Management Rules shall take precedence unless specifically addressed by permit condition. Failure to comply may result in compliance action or permit revocation. 7. This permit is issued based on the documents submitted in support of the application for permitting the facility including those identified in Attachment 1, “List of Documents for Approved Plan,” and which constitute the approved plan for the facility. Where discrepancies exist, the most recent submittals and the conditions of permit shall govern. Facility Permit No: 4122T-Transfer-2012 WI Burnt Poplar Transfer Station Date: December 09, 2016 DIN:27104 Page 3 of 10 8. This permit may be transferred only with the approval of the Section, through the issuance of a new or substantially amended permit in accordance with applicable statutes and rules. 9. In accordance with N.C.G.S. 130A-295.2(g) the permittee must notify the Section thirty (30) days prior to any significant change in the identity or business structure of either the owner or the operator, including but not limited to a proposed transfer of ownership of the facility or a change in the parent company of the owner or a change in the operator of the facility or parent company of the operator. 10. The permittee is responsible for obtaining all permits and approvals necessary for the development of this project including approval from appropriate agencies for a General or Individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Stormwater Discharge Permit. Issuance of this permit does not remove the permittee’s responsibilities for compliance with any other local, state or federal rule, regulation or statute. PROPERTIES APPROVED FOR THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY Guilford County, N.C. Register of Deeds Book Page Grantor Grantee Acres 7335 340 Burnt Poplar Transfer, LLC WI Burnt Poplar Transfer, LLC 6.8 Note: The property is also identified as Lot 2 on Plat Book 168, page 33, PIN 7824664084. Part II: Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Unit (s) Not Applicable Part III: Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill Unit(s) Not Applicable Part IV: Industrial Landfill Unit(s) Not Applicable Part V: Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill Unit(s) Not Applicable Part VI: Transfer Station / Treatment and Processing Unit Permitting History Permit Type Date Issued Document Identification Number (DIN) Permit to Construct (PTC) and Operate (PTO) February 20, 2009 6854 PTO – Amendment August 23, 2012 16728 PTC and PTO – Substantial Amendment (5- yr) April 21, 2014 20774 Permit Approval to Operate (Life-of-Site Permit December 09, 2016 27104 Facility Permit No: 4122T-Transfer-2012 WI Burnt Poplar Transfer Station Date: December 09, 2016 DIN:27104 Page 4 of 10 1. The original permit to construct and operate was issued to Burnt Poplar Transfer, LLC and WCA Waste Systems, Inc., both wholly-owned subsidiaries of WCA Waste Corporation on February 20, 2009, as Permit 4122T-TRANSFER-2009. The original permit to construct and operate was recorded on March 3, 2009. Guilford County, NC Deed Book R 6983, page 2154-2164. 2. The facility was purchased by WI Burnt Poplar Transfer, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Waste Industries USA, Inc. WI Burnt Poplar Transfer, LLC agreed to operate the facility in accordance with the existing permit and to be liable for improper operations and proper closure of the solid waste management facility. An amendment to the Permit to Operate, transferred the permit to WI Burnt Poplar, LLC was issued August 23, 2012, as Permit 4122T-TRANSFER-2012. 3. WI Burnt Poplar Transfer, LLC requested a permit amendment to modify the facility, to add municipal solid waste as a waste type transferred at the facility, and to add limited processing of recyclables to the operation of the facility. A substantial amendment to the permit was issued on April 21, 2014. 4. WI Burnt Poplar Transfer, LLC submitted letter of certification and as-built drawings of the new transfer building facility and supporting structures on December 02, 2016 and a written request for an approval of life-of-site permit on December 06, 2016 (DIN 27108). List of Documents for the Approved Plan DIN DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION 5709 C&D Transfer Station Permit Application for Burnt Poplar Transfer, LLC. Prepared by David Garrett, P.G., P.E., Raleigh, NC. December 14, 2007. Revised September 2, 2008 and February 10, 2009. 16620 Notification of change in ownership and request to transfer permit. Submitted by Grady L. Shields, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh, NC, representing Waste Industries USA, Inc. February 28, 2012. 16726 North Carolina Special Warranty Deed from Burnt Poplar Transfer, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company to WI Burnt Poplar Transfer LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company. March 23, 2012. Filed March 28, 2012. Guilford County, NC. Deed Book R 7335, page 340-343. Retrieved May 2, 2012, from http://rdlxweb.co.guilford.nc.us/guilfordNameSearch.php 16727 Letter from John M. Gardner, P.E. Included the Engineer’s Certification of Completeness, drawings addressing as-built conditions, and a copy of the City of Greensboro approved Erosion and Sediment Control plan. August 20, 2012. 20789 Permit to Construct Application. WI Burnt Poplar Transfer, LLC. Prepared by Smith + Gardner. Raleigh, NC. December 20, 2013. Revised through April 16, 2014. 27106 WI Burnt Poplar Transfer, LLC (Permit No. 41-22) Letter of Certification, As-Built Drawings, the updated Operations Manual, and the Sewer Permit. Prepared by Smith + Gardner. Raleigh, NC. December 02, 2016. 27108 WI Burnt Poplar Transfer, LLC Life-of-Site Permit Request. Prepared by Smith + Gardner. Raleigh, NC. December 06, 2016. Facility Permit No: 4122T-Transfer-2012 WI Burnt Poplar Transfer Station Date: December 09, 2016 DIN:27104 Page 5 of 10 27120 Certificate of Compliance/Occupancy. Issued by Building Inspection Office, City of Greensboro. December 06, 2016 Part VII Miscellaneous Solid Waste Management Unit(s) Not Applicable - End of Section – ATTACHMENT 2 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT Not Applicable - End of Section – ATTACHMENT 3 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT APPROVAL TO OPERATE Part I General Facility 1. The facility must be adequately secured by means of gates, chains, berms, fences, or other security measures approved by the Section to prevent unauthorized entry. 2. Signs must be posted at the entrance to the facility that state that no hazardous waste or liquid waste can be received at the facility; and provide information on dumping procedures, the hours of operation, the permit number, contact name, telephone number, and other pertinent information. Traffic signs or markers must be provided as necessary to promote an orderly traffic pattern to and from the discharge area and to maintain efficient operating conditions. 3. Interior roadway must be of all-weather construction and maintained in good condition. 4. A responsible individual trained and certified in facility operations must be on-site at all times during all operating hours of the facility in accordance with N.C.G.S. 130A-309.25. An attendant must be present to oversee the loading and unloading of waste. 5. Copies of this permit, the approved plans, and all records required to be maintained by the permittee must be maintained at the facility and made available to the Section upon request during normal business hours. 6. All sedimentation and erosion control activities must be conducted in accordance with the Sedimentation Control Act, N.C.G.S. 113A-50 et seq., and rules promulgated under 15A NCAC 4. The Section must be notified of any approved modifications to the sedimentation and erosion control plan. Facility Permit No: 4122T-Transfer-2012 WI Burnt Poplar Transfer Station Date: December 09, 2016 DIN:27104 Page 6 of 10 7. Facility construction, operations or practices must not cause or result in a discharge of pollution, dredged material, and/or fill material into waters of the state in violation of the requirements under Sections 401 and 4040 or the Clean Water Act, as amended. 8. Fire lanes must be established and maintained at all times. The dimensions of the fire lanes must be coordinated with the Fire Marshal having jurisdiction over the site. 9. Open burning of solid waste is prohibited. Fires must be reported to the regional waste management specialist with 24 hours or the occurrence, followed by a written notification within 15 calendar days of the occurrence. Part II: Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Unit(s) Not Applicable Part III: Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill Unit(s) Not Applicable Part IV: Industrial Landfill Unit(s) Not Applicable Part V: Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill Unit(s) Not Applicable Part VI: Transfer Station / Treatment and Processing Unit 1. This permit approval is for the life-of-site as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-294(a2). 2. The facility is permitted to receive non-hazardous solid waste as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A -290(a)(35) which is generated within Guilford, Davidson, Forsyth, and Randolph Counties and in consistent with the Operations Manual (DIN 27106), except where prohibited by North Carolina General Statutes Article 9 of Chapter 130A and the 15A NCAC 13B rules. 3. The following, at a minimum, must not be accepted for disposal at the facility: hazardous waste, yard trash, liquid wastes, regulated medical waste, sharps not properly packaged, regulated-asbestos containing material as defined in 40 CFR 61, PCB waste as defined in 40 CFR 761, and wastes banned from disposal in North Carolina by N.C.G.S. 130A- 309.10(f). 4. The waste collected at this transfer facility must be transported to a sanitary landfill facility that is a. permitted to receive the type of waste specified, and b. whose service area includes the origin of the waste. 5. The permittee must not knowingly dispose of, or accept for transfer for subsequent disposal, municipal solid waste that is generated within the boundaries of a unit of local government that by ordinance: Facility Permit No: 4122T-Transfer-2012 WI Burnt Poplar Transfer Station Date: December 09, 2016 DIN:27104 Page 7 of 10 a. Prohibits generators or collectors of municipal solid waste from disposing of that type or form of municipal solid waste. b. Requires generators or collectors of municipal solid waste to recycle that type or form of municipal solid waste. 6. The permittee must develop, and implement a training and screening program at the facility for detecting and preventing unauthorized wastes from being accepted at the facility according to the approved Operations Manual (DIN 27106). At a minimum, the program must include: a. Random inspections of incoming loads or other comparable procedures. b. Records of all inspections. c. Training of personnel to recognize hazardous, liquid and other excluded waste types. d. Development of a contingency plan to properly manage any identified hazardous, liquid, or other excluded or unauthorized wastes. The plan must address identification, removal, storage and final disposition of these wastes. 7. The facility must not cause nuisance conditions according to Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0402 and the approved Operations Manual (DIN 27106). a. The tipping floor and transfer trailer loading area must be maintained in a clean, sanitary condition at all times and must be cleaned at least daily. b. Waste must only be deposited on a “tipping floor” or directly into a transfer container. Waste must not be stored on the “tipping floor” after operating hours. c. Waste may be stored on-site, in vehicles or containers that are constructed, operated, and maintained to be leak resistant in order to prevent the creation a nuisance to the public health from the escape of solid, semi-solid, or liquid waste a maximum of 72 hours when the facility is closed during a weekend or holiday. Storage of the waste must not cause any nuisance, such as odor or attraction of vectors. d. Effective vector control measures must be applied at all times to control any potential vectors including flies, rodents, insects, and other vermin. e. Control measures must be utilized to minimize and eliminate visible dust emissions and blowing litter. i. Fugitive dust emissions are prohibited. ii. Windblown materials must be collected by the end of the day and no windblown material may be allowed to leave the facility boundary. Facility Permit No: 4122T-Transfer-2012 WI Burnt Poplar Transfer Station Date: December 09, 2016 DIN:27104 Page 8 of 10 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 in accordance with the approved Operations Manual (DIN 27106) and Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0402(3). 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. b. The tipping floor must drain away from the building entrance and into the leachate collection system. 9. The permittee must maintain a record of the amount of solid waste received at the facility, including daily records of waste received and origins of the loads. Scales must be used to weigh waste. The daily records are to be summarized into a monthly report for use in the required annual reports. 10. On or before August 1 annually, the Permittee must submit an annual facility report to the Solid Waste Section, on forms prescribed by the Section. a. The reporting period shall be for the previous year beginning July 1 and ending June 30. b. The annual facility report must list the amount of waste received in tons and be compiled: i. On a monthly basis. ii. By county, city or transfer station of origin. iii. By specific waste type. iv. By receiving disposal facility. v. By diversion to alternative management facilities. c. The completed report must be forwarded to the Regional Environmental Specialist for the facility by the date due on the prescribed annual facility report form. d. A copy of the completed report must be forwarded to each county manager for each county from which waste was received at the facility. Documentation that a copy of the report has been forwarded to the county managers must be sent to the Regional Environmental Specialist by the date due on the prescribed annual facility report form. Part VII: Miscellaneous Solid Waste Management 1. The facility may accept “recovered material” or “recyclable material” as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-294(a)(24) and (26), respectively and listed in Table 3 of the Operations Manual (DIN 27106) that are generated within the service areas specified in the Permit Condition No. 2, Part VI, Attachment 3 of this permit must be transferred to the facilities Facility Permit No: 4122T-Transfer-2012 WI Burnt Poplar Transfer Station Date: December 09, 2016 DIN:27104 Page 9 of 10 described in the approved Operations Manual (DIN 27106). The Section must be notified of proposed changes to the service area and/or the receiving facility. 2. Recyclable or recovered materials may be received and processed as described in the approved Operations Manual (DIN 27106). a. The received materials except new construction debris shall be cleared from the tipping floor at the end of each day and placed in a transfer trailer or at the designated locations as shown on Figure No. 2 of the Operations Manual (DIN 27106). b. New construction debris specified in the item a. and Table 3 of the Operations Manual (DIN 27106) may stay on the tipping floor of the transfer station building for no more than two (2) consecutive working days; the temporary storage area must be clearly separated from other solid wastes on the tipping floor and maintained in this manner by an acceptable measure during the storage period. 3. Recovered or recyclable material must be managed as a valuable commodity in a manner consistent with the desired use or end use. The permittee must operate and manage received recyclables or recovered material at this facility according to the requirements set forth in N.C.G.S. 130A-309.05(c)(1), (2), and (3) and the approved Operations Manual (DIN 27106). 4. Seventy-five present (75%), by weight, of the recovered material stored at the facility at the beginning of a calendar year commencing January 1, must be removed from the facility through sale, use, or reuse by December 31 of the same year. 5. This facility is permitted to receive and temporarily store Freon-containing white goods as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-290.(a)(44), non-Freon-containing white goods, and scrap metal. a. White goods collection areas shall provide for the proper removal of chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants (Freon). b. Freon-containing and non-Freon-containing white goods must be stored separated initially; however, after properly removing Freon from the white goods, the white goods can be comingled altogether. 6. This facility is permitted to receive and temporarily stockpiled clean and uncontaminated concrete, cement, and asphalt/bituminous on site. The received concrete/cement is allowed to be further processed for sale as beneficial fill or aggregate at the designated area. 7. This facility is permitted to receive and temporarily store used tires scrap tires as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-309.53(6) & (7). The permittee must operate the scrap tire collection areas in accordance with the requirements of Rule 15A NCAC 13B. 1107. Facility Permit No: 4122T-Transfer-2012 WI Burnt Poplar Transfer Station Date: December 09, 2016 DIN:27104 Page 10 of 10 -End of Section- ATTACHMENT 4 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT FOR CLOSURE Not Applicable -End of Section- - End of Permit Conditions -