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Home My WebLink About9226_INSP_20170315FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 5 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: WAKE Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9226-CDLF-2001 CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: March 15, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: November 15, 2016 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Shotwell C&D Landfill, Inc. 4714 Smithfield Road Wendell, NC 27591-8651 919-556-1182 919-217-0045 GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.72417 E: -78.4349 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: David King 919-427-4104 dking@debrisrp.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Mr. David W. King, President Shotwell Landfill, Inc. 3061 Berks Way, Suite 201 Raleigh, NC 27614 PARTICIPANTS: Liz Patterson, NCDEQ-Solid Waste Section Nelly Basnett – Shotwell Landfill, Inc. Ron Postlethwait - Shotwell Landfill, Inc. STATUS OF PERMIT: PTC, Original Issue, Phase I - January 10, 2001 PTO, Phase I, Cell 1 - April 30, 2001 PTO, Modification - April 12, 2004 PTO, Phase I, additional 1 acre - March 30, 2006 PTC, Phase II - October 16, 2006 PTO, Phase II, Cell 1, 2 acre subcell - November 8, 2006 PTO, Phase II, Cell 1, remaining area - June 19, 2007 PTO, Phase II, Cell 2 - July 18, 2008 PTO, Phase II, Cell 3 - June 12, 2009 PTC, Phase III and PTO (all prior phases/cells) - October 26, 2010 PTC, Phase 3 amended and PTO (Phase 1-3A) - July 25, 2011 PTO, Phase 3, Cell B - June 15, 2012 PTO, Phase 3, Cell C – April 1, 2013 PTC, Phase 4, PTO Phases 1,2,3 - June 12, 2014 PTC – Phase 4B, PTO – Phases 1,2, and 3and 4A – April 24, 2015 PTO, Phases 1,2,3, and 4 – July 9, 2015 PTO expires July 25, 2021 FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 5 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection and Complaint Investigation STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: NONE OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: NONE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS The facility is a construction and demolition (C&D) debris landfill. The Permit to Operate Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4 was issued July 9, 2015 and shall expire July 25, 2021. Construction of Phase 4A is complete. Per Condition #13 in Part III of Attachment 3 of the Permit a permit amendment should be submitted to the SWS no later than January 25, 2021. 1. The facility is permitted to receive C&D waste, inert debris, asphalt, and land-clearing debris generated within Wake and Johnston counties. 2. The facility is approved to accept 91,250 tons per year or approximately 250 tons per day, based on 365 operating days per year, in accordance with the approved franchise granted by Wake County. 3. The facility is fenced and is secured by a locking gate when it is not open for operation. 4. The correct signage is at the entrance of the facility listing the facility name, permit number and emergency contact information as well as materials accepted at the facility. 5. The facility accepts waste Monday through Friday from 7:30 am until 4:00 pm. Personnel are onsite during operating hours. 6. The permit, operation plan, and site plan were readily accessible. 7. The Certified Landfill Operators as follows: Nellie J. Basnett, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, LF-2006100, Expires 2/28/18 Terry Basnett, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, LF-2008002, Expires 2/8/17 8. The facility maintains semiannual groundwater and surface water monitoring records. Records for sampling events conducted on December 15-16, 2015 and June 9-10, 2016 were verified. 9. The facility conducts methane monitoring quarterly. Methane monitoring records were verified for samplings taken on September 16, 2015, December 14, 2015, March 15, 2016, and June 15, 2016. 10. The facility conducts waste screenings of 1 percent of truck loads received. Waste screening records were verified for January 3, 2017 through March 14, 2017. 11. Cover logs noting the date and time of placement were reviewed and are being maintained properly. 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 5 12. Facility approved to use of A2 fines from Strategic Materials and Reflective Recycling as alternate daily cover. The material can be stored inside the landfill footprint and used as road base or ADC inside and on interior landfill slopes. Materials stored off the landfill footprint must be containerized to prevent run-off and leachate formation. The fines must be passing the ½ inch mesh and contain minimal amounts of contaminants such as bone/food, paper and plastic. No more than 10% by or volume of non-conforming materials is acceptable. Shotwell landfill shall maintain records of the material use including tons received and tons used, as is required by permit. 13. A perimeter road has been established around the entire footprint of the landfill. The perimeter road is being well maintained. 14. Edge-of-waste markers have been installed and are being maintained around the landfill as required. 15. The working face was appropriately sized for the expected waste. The exposed area was less than ½ acre and appears that it is being covered at least once weekly Working face 16. The waste type was reviewed and was construction and demolition waste. No unacceptable waste streams were noted. The black trash bags piled by the fencing are from landfill staff collecting the windblown waste which they are required to manage as part of daily landfill operations. Shotwell Landfill is not permitted to accept MSW waste and no MSW waste was noted at this inspection. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 5 17. On top of the landfill that is chicken wire is being used as makeshift fencing to attempt to capture windblown waste and prevent it from leaving the site. This fencing will be relocated as the working face of the landfill moves and when winds shift. There is additional chicken wire behind the trees on top of the berm by the road for the same purpose of capturing windblown waste. Landfill staff are managing windblown waste well onsite and along Smithfield road. Windblown waste must be collected and returned to the working face prior to close of business daily. Fencing on top of landfill to capture windblown before it leaves site 18. Inspected the berm in front of Shotwell along Smithfield Road. Several trees have died and landfill staff are in the process of removing and replacing the trees and adding additional shrubs. Additional mulch will be added to this berm but no sludge or manure has been applied to this berm. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 5 of 5 19. South side of the landfill has been seeded and cover is being established. Heavy rains have washed out areas and caused some bare spots and erosion that need attention and reseeding. Continue to monitor and control erosion in this area as proper cover is establish. 20. The smell of landfill gas consistent with a construction and demolition debris landfill was detected onsite. No odors were detected outside the facility boundary 21. Wood processing and mulching is occurring in the area designated on the plan drawings. Ensure that positive drainage is maintained at wood waste processing and mulching areas. 22. Digital photos were taken during the inspection Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. Phone: 919-707-8286(O) 919-805-6499(C) elizabeth.patterson@ncdenr.gov Liz Patterson Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: 4-7-2017 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies: Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer - Solid Waste Section