5408_INSP_20170109

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: LENOIR
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 5408-TRANSFER-2014
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: January 9, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: January 26, 2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Deep Run Transfer Station
2287 Leslie R. Stroud Rd.
Kinston, NC 28504

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.17373° W: 77.69637°

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Owner: Al Hill Properties, LLC Phone [phone]

Operator: Waste Industries, LLC Site Phone: [phone]
Crystal Slone, General Manager [e-mail]
Mike Donovan, Site Manager Ofc. Phone: [phone] [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Wes Hare, NCDEQ Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Issued February 21, 2014; Expires February 21, 2019; Renewal Request due by August 25, 2018; Document
identification number (DIN) 20613.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
Not Applicable

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
15A NCAC 13B .0402 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS “Any person who maintains or operates a transfer facility
shall maintain and operate the facility in conformance with the following practices unless otherwise specified in the
permit.”

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.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility was visited so as to perform the annual Comprehensive Inspection. Unknown to the inspector, Waste
Industries suspended service due to a winter storm event that took place several days prior (January 6th and 7th).
2. Maintenance staff were on-site, albeit minimal.
3. Although hauling had not occurred since January 6th, waste was observed in the loading bay. Part of this waste
was covered in ice and snow, indicating it had not been removed at the end of the January 6th operating day. This
is in violation of the aforementioned rule, as Part VI, #24 (page nine) of the Permit To Operate (DIN 20613)
states:
“The facility must not cause nuisance conditions.
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 in accordance with the approved Operations Manual. (DIN 20615).
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.”
Waste is required to be in containers (i.e.: roll-off, trailer, etc.) and the facility cleaned at the end of the
operating day. While it is understandable staff needed to alter services/schedules to avoid potentially
hazardous travel conditions, media outlets warned of the approaching ice/snow event several days in
advance. The shut-down should have included proper waste handling at the end of the day’s operations.

Facility staff need to be familiar with the PTO, operations plan, and contingency plans for this facility.
Failure to follow the permit and approved plans in the future could lead to the issuance of a Notice of
Deficiency and/or a Notice of Violation(s).

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

___________________________ Phone: [phone]

Wes Hare
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: 1/26/17 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No.

Copies: Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section
Travis Pope, Waste Industries Deep Run Transfer Station