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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7407_CandDLandfillInc_20170817_PhaseIPhaseIIACMExtensionResponse_DIN28408 August 17, 2017 Sent Via Email - wayne@ejerecycle.com Mr. Wayne Bell Landfill General Manager EJE Recycling & Disposal, Inc. 802 Recycling Lane Greenville, NC 27834 Re: Request for Time Extension C&D Landfill, Inc. Closed Phase I and Active Phase II Pitt County Solid Waste Permit Number 7407 DIN 28408 Dear Mr. Bell: The Solid Waste Section has completed a review of the Request for Time Extension dated August 17, 2017 (DIN 28407) submitted on your behalf by Amec Foster Wheeler for Phase I and Phase II of the C&D Landfill, Solid Waste Permit Number 7407. In a letter dated January 30, 2017 (DIN 27312), C&D Landfill, Inc. was instructed to begin the groundwater corrective action process by submitting an Assessment of Corrective Measures for the landfill within 180 days (six months) of receipt of the letter in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .0545(b)(10) and 15A NCAC 13B .0545(c). To date, the Solid Waste Section has not received the Assessment of Corrective Measures, and the document is past due. The Request for Time Extension was submitted in response to the non-submittal of the Assessment of Corrective Measures by the deadline, in response to an exchange of emails with you and your environmental consultant, and in response to a phone conversation with your environmental consultant. Within the Request for Time Extension, C&D Landfill, Inc. is requesting a 30 day extension to submit the Assessment of Corrective Measures. The Solid Waste Section approves the Request for Time Extension as described. Please submit the required Assessment of Corrective Measures within 30 days of receipt of this letter. C&D Landfill, Inc. must take all necessary steps to ensure the protection of public health and the environment. If the Assessment of Corrective Measures is not submitted, C&D Landfill, Inc. may be entered into Tiered Enforcement in order to come into and/or to 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. If you have any questions, please contact me by email at jaclynne.drummond@ncdenr.gov or by phone at 828.296.4706. Sincerely, Jaclynne Drummond Compliance Hydrogeologist Solid Waste Section, Division of Waste Management NCDEQ cc sent via email: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head Ed Mussler, Permitting Branch Head Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor Ray Williams, Environmental Senior Specialist Elizabeth Werner, Permitting Hydrogeologist Sarah Rice, Compliance Officer