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Home My WebLink About8504_INSP_20170222FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Stokes Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 8504-INDUS- CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill X DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: February 22, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: February 24, 2016 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Craig Road Ash Landfill Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Belews Creek Steam Station 3195 Pine Hall Road Belews Creek, North Carolina 27009 GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.27908 W: -80.05890 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Melonie Martin, Environmental Coordinator Office: 336-445-0610, Cell: 336-669-2994 E-mail: melonie.martin@duke-energy.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Belews Creek Steam Station 3195 Pine Hall Road Belews Creek, North Carolina 27009 PARTICIPANTS: Shawn McKee, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section, Environmental Senior Specialist Larry Frost, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section, Engineering Project Manager Elizabeth Werner, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section, Permitting Hydrogeologist Melanie Martin, Duke Energy Evan Andrews, Duke Energy Jeff Gateley, Duke Energy Keely McCormick, Duke Energy STATUS OF PERMIT: Notification of Site Suitability Issued: May 12, 2006 Original Permit to Construct Issued: June 20, 2006 Original Permit to Operate, Phase 1, Issued: November 5, 2007 Permit to Operate, Phase 1 Renewal and Vertical Expansion, Issued: August 5, 2011 Notification of Site Suitability, Phases 2-6, Issued: November 15, 2011 Permit to Construct, Phase 2, Issued: May 18, 2012 Permit to Operate, Phase 2, Issued January 16, 2014 Permit Expiration Date: January 24, 2018 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 2 OBSERVED VIOLATIONS None ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 1. The Craig Road Landfill is permitted to receive: "Coal combustion residuals" …, including fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, mill rejects, and flue gas desulfurization residue produced by a coal-fired generating unit destined for disposal”. The landfill is primarily utilized for the disposal of ash generated by the Belews Creek Steam Station. Operations at the facility began in February 2008. 2. The facility is permitted to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The facility is in operation on an as needed basis. Operations occur infrequently outside of daylight hours. 3. The approved Operations Plan (listed in Section 2.1.2) allows for the disposal of coal combustion by-products, gypsum produced by the flue gas desulfurization (FGD) process, waste water treatment sludges produced by the flue gas desulfurization process, waste limestone materials, boiler slag, sand blast materials, fixated FGD waste, and other coal waste generated by the Belews Creek Steam Station. 4. The facility is operated by Charah, Inc. which is responsible for hauling materials to the landfill, daily operations of the landfill, and conducting other associated activities. a. Annual internal training on the Belews Creek Landfill Operations Plan was last conducted 10/27/2016. b. The following Charah, Inc. personnel are NC Certified Landfill Managers:  Andrew Reising, Certification #14-02-00116, exp. 7/23/2017  Johnny Brown, Certification #15-02M-00138, exp. 4/22/2018  Brandon Garrison, 16-02M-00162, exp. 5/20/2019 c. The following Charah, Inc. personnel are NC Certified Landfill Operators:  Andrew Reising, Certification #14-0200103, exp.1/11/2017  Johnny Brown, Certification #14-020-0098, exp. 1/11/2017 Additional Duke Energy personnel are certified but not listed on the report. Charah personnel are responsible for landfill operations; certified staff are always present when the landfill is in operation. 5. The facility has a current Division of Air Quality, Title V Permit. The permit was issued February 6, 2017 and expires January 31, 2022. 6. Financial assurance documentation for the facility was reviewed during the inspection. The financial assurance was submitted by Duke Energy Carolina on March 22, 2016. The approved financial assurance includes $10,668,982 for closure, $2,617,101 for post-closure care, and $2,000,000 for potential assessment and corrective action. 7. For the period between 2/22/16 and 2/13/17, the facility landfilled 188,325 tons. For the annual reporting period July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016 the facility landfilled 91,807.18 tons of CCPs. 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 8. Coal ash compaction (a.k.a. “Field Density”) records were reviewed during the inspection. Density testing is completed on a quarterly basis. 9. The facility conducts weekly internal inspections of the active landfills which were reviewed during the inspection. Any deficiencies noted during these inspections are corrected. 10. The approved Operations Plan (Section 2.7) does not require detection monitoring for methane and hydrogen sulfide gas. The facility previously monitored for these constitutes and the last monitoring event of May 2012 detected no methane or hydrogen sulfide. 11. During the inspection, the semi-annual ground water, surface water and leachate monitoring reports for the sampling events conducted January 11, 2016 and July 11, 2016 were reviewed. Sixteen ground water wells and six surface water locations were monitored. 12. The Steam Station was not operating at the time of the inspection and was thus not generating ash therefor ash was not being disposed of during the inspection. 13. No concerns were noted for the monitoring wells observed during this inspection. 14. Leachate and contact water generated by the facility is collected as per approved Operations Plan (Sections 2.2 and 2.3) and discharged into the Belews Creek Steam Station Ash Basin. 15. Leachate lines for the landfill were inspected on 12/29/2016 by Jet Clean America. No blockages were noted. Routine cleaning of the leachate systems helps maintain proper flow. 16. Facility access roads are of all-weather construction and are well maintained. 17. Water trucks are utilized to control road dust, as needed. Water trucks were not operating at the time of the inspection because intermittent rain was providing sufficient dust control. Dust control check occur daily at 9am and 2pm. Records from the previous 12 months were reviewed during the inspection. Active area of landfill. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 18. Operational cover is being maintained as approved in the facility Operations Plan (Section 2.1.8.1 and Appendix I, Dust Control Plan). Minimal soil is utilized for cover; landfilled materials are moistened and allowed to crust over to prevent windblown material. Additionally, EcoGreen is used to aid in the process of crusting. 19. Additional chimney drains have been installed to facilitate leachate drainage into the collection system. 20. Side slopes and inactive areas have soil cover and established vegetation. Side slopes were well vegetated and are being well maintained. Vegetative growth on side slopes and facility property are mowed regularly every 4 to six weeks or as needed. No on-site or off-site erosion observed. 21. No windblown dust from landfill operations or roadways was noted during the inspection. Weather conditions during the inspection were overcast with periodic light rain. 22. As a reminder, in the event of leachate leaving the lined footprint of the landfill, pipe failure or other engineering failure, or incident associated with a facility permitted by the Solid Waste Section, Duke Energy staff should verbally notify Solid Waste Section staff within 24 hours. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. _ Phone: 919-707-8284____ Environmental Senior Specialist Sent on: March 1, 2017 Email: X Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies: Ellen Lorscheider, Section Chief, Solid Waste Section Ed Mussler, Permitting Branch Head, Solid Waste Section Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head, Solid Waste Section Elizabeth Werner, Permitting Hydrogeologist, Solid Waste Section Larry Frost, Engineering Project Manager, Solid Waste Section