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Home My WebLink AboutSLAS8511_INSP_20170621FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 4 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS X COUNTY: Stokes Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: SLAS-85-11 CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: 6/21/2017 Date of Last Inspection: 10/4/2016 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: B & M Septic Tank, Inc. 3639 Beasley School Road Snow Creek, NC 27042 GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.52618° W: 80.08714° FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Name: Joshua Branscome Telephone: (336) 403-2791 Email address: kim@bmseptic.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: 1395 NC Hwy 704 E Lawsonville, NC 27022 PARTICIPANTS: Troy Harrison, NC Solid Waste Section STATUS OF PERMIT: Active Issued: May 12, 2011 Expired: May 12, 2016* *Permit under review PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Routine Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: N/A OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: 1. 15A NCAC 13B .0838 (a) (18) states: “Approved nutrient management plans shall be followed”. The approved nutrient management plan states: “Land application will be rotated between 3 fields on 30-day increments, this will allow for the 30-day wait for harvest of crops.” On June 21, 2017, B & M Septic Tank Inc. was in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0838 (a) (18) because the most recent land application began at the entrance to Field 1, through Field 2 and ended in Field 3. The three fields were essentially being managed as one large field. 2. 15A NCAC 13B .0838 (a) (10) states: “Disposal area boundaries shall be clearly marked on the ground while a FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 4 site or any portion of a site is in use”. On June 21, 2017, B & M Septic Tank Inc. was in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0838 (a) (10) because several boundary markers were down on fields receiving septage land applications. 3. 15A NCAC 13B .0838 (a) (12) states: “All septage discharges, including aerial drift from discharges, shall be made within the permitted boundaries of the land application site”. On June 21, 2017, B & M Septic Tank Inc. was in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0838 (a) (12) because septage was observed outside of the permitted land application boundary. 4. 15A NCAC 13B .0838 (a) (9) states: “Septage shall not be applied to a site if the application method will result in ruts greater than three inches in the soil surface”. On June 21, 2017, B & M Septic Tank Inc. was in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0838 (a) (9) because several ruts greater than 3 inches in depth were observed in Field 1. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 1. All photographs were taken by Troy Harrison on June 21, 2017. 2. The Septage Land Application Site (site) consists of Field 1 (3.50 acres), Field 2 (3.19 acres) and Field 3 (5.02 acres) for a total of 11.71 usable acres. 3. The entrance road was in good repair and a “No Trespassing” sign was posted and clearly visible. 4. Several field disposal area boundary markers that were observed during the previous inspection were either missing or on the ground. State regulations require that disposal boundaries be clearly marked while a site or any portion of a site is in use. Destroyed boundary marker 5. All septage discharges appear to have been made within the disposal area boundary with two exceptions. of an area on the gravel road at the entrance to Field 1 and the area between Fields 2 and 3. Septage was 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 4 observed on the gravel road near the beginning of Field 1. Septage was observed to have been land applied between Fields 2 and 3 which are not connected. In addition, septage was land applied on both sides of a boundary marker. Septage land applied on both sides of a boundary marker and in the area between Fields 2 & 3 6. Fields 1, 2 and 3 were observed to have been partially cut around the perimeter while the interior of the fields remained uncut. In addition, the most recent land application began at the entrance to Field 1, through Field 2 and ended in Field 3. The three fields were essentially being managed as one large field. The nutrient management plan (NMP) requires that land application be rotated between the three fields on 30-day increments to allow for the 30-day wait for the harvest of crops. It appears that the grass was cut using a bush hog. Bush hogging is not an acceptable method of harvesting; the NMP requires the rescue to be cut as hay when it reaches approximately 12 inches in eight or about 4-6 weeks beginning in May. Field 1 with only the perimeter cut with a land application on the cut grass 7. Several ruts greater than 3 inches in depth were observed in Field 1. State regulations require septage not be applied if the application method will result in ruts greater than three inches in depth. This violation has been observed in previous inspections. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 Ruts in Field 1 8. No objectionable odors were observed. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. _________________________________________ Phone: (828) 296-4701 Troy Harrison Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: 6/30/2017 Email Hand delivery US Mail X Certified No. 7016 1370 0001 6571 5316 Copies: Ellen Lorscheider, Solid Waste Section Chief Corinne Law, NC Solid Waste Section Connie Wylie, NC Solid Waste Section