1904_INSP_20170717

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

Page 1 of 3

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Chatham
Closed
MSWLF HHW X White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 19-04
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: July 17, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: September 15, 2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Chatham County Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility
39 County Service Road
Pittsboro, NC 27312

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.74230 W: -79.26330

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Shannon Culpepper, Waste Reduction Coordinator – Chatham County Division of Solid Waste and Recycling
w. 919-545-7874
c. 919-548-0544
f. 919-542-0058
[e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Chatham County Division of Solid Waste and Recycling
Shannon Culpepper, Waste Reduction Coordinator
28 County Service Road
PO Box 1550
Pittsboro, NC 27312

PARTICIPANTS:
John Patrone, Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section (SWS)
Shannon Culpepper, Waste Reduction Coordinator – Chatham County Division of Solid Waste and Recycling

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit To Operate (PTO) issued October 13, 2015
PTO expiration date October 13, 2020

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

Page 2 of 3

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On July 17, 2017, John Patrone met with Shannon Culpepper to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the Chatham
County Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility on County Service Road in Pittsboro, Chatham
County.

1. The permanent household hazardous waste (HHW) collection facility is open nine months a year (March through
November), every 3rd Saturday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
2. The facility HHW generator identification number is NCPH0199501.
3. The facility was not in operation during the inspection.
4. The facility permit, site plan, operations plan, and contingency plan were discussed.
5. The facility is permitted to receive HHW from Chatham County and, if applicable, in accordance with agreements
from other neighboring counties. Ms. Culpepper stated that the facility only accepts material from Chatham
County.
6. The facility does not accept HHW from conditionally exempt small quantity generators (CESQG) or
agricultural/large farm related materials.
7. The facility is prohibited from receiving any other types of wastes, including: radioactive wastes, explosives,
ammunition, infectious or medical wastes, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) waste, with the exception of
fluorescent light ballasts and PCB household waste.
8. If received, prohibited wastes may be detained for appropriate disposal.
9. The collection of HHW is managed by ECOFLO, Inc., EPA identification number: NCD980842132.
10. ECOFLO, Inc. personnel receive training in accordance with 29 CFR, Part 1910.120(e) and 1926.65(e).
Employee certificates of completion were observed.
11. Incoming material is screened by ECOFLO, Inc. staff via verbal confirmation with the vehicle driver. A record
of the driver’s name and address is maintained. Materials are verified, unloaded, and sorted by ECOFLO, Inc.
personnel.
12. Records of material brought to the HHW facility were observed for July 2016 through June 2017.
13. The facility building has a secondary containment sump and automatic fire suppression system. There are two
concrete pads outside of the building each with secondary containment sump and automatic fire suppression
system covered by an all-weather awning. There is a handheld fire extinguisher located inside of the building
and another located outside.
14. The secondary containment sumps do not have outlets.
15. Prior to a collection event stormwater is pumped-out of the outdoor secondary containment sumps. The secondary
containment sumps, if utilized, will be cleaned accordingly.
16. The three containment sumps are not connected, each function independently of the other. The facility building
containment sump has an overflow reservoir, access is via concrete tile lid located behind the building.
17. Facility supplies are stockpiled in a storage shed. A handheld fire extinguisher is located outside of the shed.
18. Equipment and supplies are inspected before each collection event. The record of equipment and supply
inspections was observed for July 2016 through June 2017.
19. HHW collected during an event is shipped-out that week or after the next collection event. All HHW is removed
from the facility during the three months it is not in operation.
20. The facility has an emergency eyewash station. It is a portable unit mounted on the exterior wall of the facility
building. Prior to each collection event it is refilled and tested. It is removed and stored when the facility is not
in operation.

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

21. During the inspection, HHW was stored on site in containers and on pallets. Accumulation labels were observed.
22. A dumpster with water-tight lid is on site for municipal solid waste (MSW) received/generated from the HHW
collection events.
23. The facility collects lead-acid batteries stored atop a pallet under an all-weather awning.
24. Fire extinguishers and propane tanks collected are stored under an all-weather awning.
25. In case of emergency, the facility has a handheld air horn.
26. The facility conducts pre-event and post-event inspections. Records were observed for July 2016 through June
2017.
27. The facility maintains records of the amount of HHW hauled-off. The material removed by ECOFLO, Inc.
mirrors the quantity of HHW received. ECOFLO, Inc. sends the facility a manifest of the materials picked-up.
Manifests for material hauled-off by ECOFLO, Inc. were observed.
28. The facility tracks the type and amount of material received each collection event and incorporates the data into
a spreadsheet for analysis.
29. The facility annual report (FAR) was submitted to the SWS, dated July 11, 2017. The facility received 80,704
lbs of HHW from July 2016 through June 2017.
30. The Chatham County Fire Marshal conducted an inspection of the facility on March 16, 2017, certificate number:
PRFire 201701233.
31. T&S Fire and Security, Inc. conducted an inspection of the fire suppression system and a fire alarm inspection/test
on November 16, 2016 and May 4, 2017.
32. The handheld fire extinguisher inspections are current, dated July 2016 (to be renewed July 2017).
33. The Pittsboro Fire Department can be contacted to respond to an emergency at the facility.
34. The facility is located on property containing the Division of Solid Waste and Recycling building, a closed
municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill (19-01) and associated yard waste grinding operation and convenience site,
and a notified land clearing and inert debris (LCID) landfill (N0069). The property also includes three temporary
disaster debris staging sites (TDDSS): DS19-002, DS19-003, and DS19-004.
35. The site is secured by a chain link fence with lock.
36. The facility has signage.
37. The PTO expiration date is October 13, 2020.
38. The PTO renewal application shall be submitted to the SWS by May 15, 2020.

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

Phone: [phone]

John Patrone
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: July 21, 2017 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - SWS
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer - SWS
Brian Burkhart, Director of Environmental Quality – Chatham County (c. 919-548-5507,
[e-mail])
Sonya Gilliland, Operations Manager – Chatham County Division of Solid Waste and Recycling
(w. 919-545-7872, [e-mail])