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Home My WebLink AboutSW_F_2610-COMPOST-2011_20170831_I_FAFACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 7 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID X YW X Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: Cumberland Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2610-COMPOST CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: August 30-31 and September 1, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: July 11, 2017 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Wilkes Road Yard Waste Facility 779 Wilkes Road Fayetteville, North Carolina GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.06444° W: -78.87106° FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Jerod Roberts, Solid Waste Director, jroberts@co.cumberland.nc.us, O. 910-321-6928 FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Office of Solid Waste, 698 Ann Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 PARTICIPANTS: Amanda Freeman, NC DEQ, Solid Waste Section Bruce Cummings, Cumberland County Solid Waste STATUS OF PERMIT: Permit to Operate issued June 9, 2015 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Partial Inspections; Follow up inspection from July 11, 2017 and status of the fire at the Wilkes Rd. compost facility. STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: 15A NCAC 13B .1406 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLID WASTE COMPOST FACILITIES Any person who maintains or operates a solid waste compost facility shall maintain and operate the site to conform with the following practices: (1) Plan and Permit Requirements: (A) Construction plans and conditions of permit shall be followed; Unresolved: Glass was observed along the facility road and mixed with compost. The County had not sought or received approval to use waste glass as road base at this facility. Any changes to the approved operations or the permit for this facility must be submitted to and approved by the permitting branch before proceeding. All glass must be removed disposed of at a permitted solid waste facility. 15A NCAC 13B .0566 OPERATIONAL REQ. FOR LAND CLEARING/INERT DEBRIS (LCID) LANDFILLS Land Clearing and Inert Debris (LCID) landfills shall meet the following operational requirements: (1) Operational plans shall be approved and followed as specified for the facility. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 7 Unresolved: The waste storage area over the closed LCID landfill was larger than previously approved. Per the response to Wilkes Road Improvements to Site Operations Report, “only a portion of the pad for the storage area for wood material over the LCID was constructed, instead of the entire LCID area as proposed in the application. If the storage area is to be expanded in the future, cover thickness verification will need to be submitted.” The area being utilized for storage has well exceeded the originally permitted 0.56-acres. It was also brought to the Section’s attention that the cover used as a pad, beyond what was initially approved, is composed of compost from the adjacent Large Type 1 Compost Facility. All leaf debris must be removed from over the LCID cap and processed or disposed of properly. OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: 15A NCAC 13B .0203 PERMIT APPROVAL OR DENIAL (d) By receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the permittee(s) shall be considered to have accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply with the conditions of the permit. 15A NCAC 13B .1406 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLID WASTE COMPOST FACILITIES Any person who maintains or operates a solid waste compost facility shall maintain and operate the site to conform with the following practices: (2) Plan and Permit Requirements: (A) Construction plans and conditions of permit shall be followed; Cumberland County is also in violation of the above rules by not complying with the following 2610-Compost permit conditions; ATTACHMENT 3, CONDITIONS OF OPERATING PERMIT, PART I: COMPOST AND WOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATION: 9. Improvements to the site operation, as discussed in the permit application, must be in place by July 1, 2015. These improvements include: preparing the LCID landfill cover for use as a storage area for wood material and mulch, reducing the size of mulch piles onsite to no larger than 30 feet high and 50 feet wide, moving wood waste/mulch and compost piles at least 25 feet from drainage ditches, and installation of boundary markers. A report of the preparation of the additional soil cover placed on the LCID must be submitted to the Section by July 10, 2015. 17. Stockpiling of all curing and finished compost, and unprocessed and processed wood material/mulch, must be limited to a maximum of 30 feet high and 50 feet wide. 19. Storage of wood and mulch material is approved for operation on top of the closed landfill. Composting is not approved on top of the closed landfill. 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 7 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS August 30, 2017 1. The County reported the fire at the Wilkes Rd. compost facility to Amanda Freeman on Monday, August 28, 2017, by voice mail at 9:24am and by email at 10:49am. It was reported that the fire broke out the night of Saturday, August 26, 2016. 2. At the time of this inspection, the County stated that the Forest Service did not have the resources to help put out the fire and is unable to place a sprinkler system over the burning debris due to the elevated temperature of the fire. The Fire Department has also been unable to assist due to the elevated temperature of the fire. 3. During the inspection, the facility operator was instructed to shut off the water being applied to the fire as it was generating a large quantity of runoff. The operator created a berm to contain the runoff during the inspection. The County was instructed to treat all ponded runoff as leachate by pumping the runoff and hauling it to the Ann Street MSW landfill leachate storage pond. 4. At the time of this inspection, due to space limitations at the facility and lack of resources to assist in putting out the fire, the County is letting the fire burn itself out. August 31-September 1st 5. At the time of this inspection, the County staff were working extended hours to monitor the fire. 6. Staff was managing the ponded runoff from the water sprayed on the fire. Staff stated that 18,000 gallons of runoff were haul to the Ann St. MSW landfill leachate collection pond. 7. The size of the burning waste was estimated, using a range finder, at an average of 183 feet wide and 345 feet long. Per conditions #9 and #17 under Attachment 3 of the permit to operate, mulch and unprocessed wood waste pile sizes were to be reduced “to no larger than 30 feet high and 50 feet wide”. 8. Due to space limitations at the facility and lack of resources to assist in putting out the fire, the County is letting the fire burn itself out. 9. At the time of this inspection the glass compost mixture was still in place on the facility roads. All glass must be removed and disposed of at a permitted solid waste facility. 10. At the time of this inspection the material from the storage area over the closed LCID landfill was still in place. All leaf debris must be removed from over the LCID cap and processed or disposed of properly. 11. It was stated by staff at the facility that the County has started to try to composting a portion of the material. Composting was specifically not approved over the LCID landfill in condition 19 of Attachment 3 of the permit to operate. 12. Corrective measures are necessary based on the facility conditions observed during this inspection and should be completed within 30 days’ receipt of this report to bring the site into compliance with the rules, permit and approved operations plan. Failure to do so may result in enforcement actions being taken. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. _____________________________________________ Phone: 910-433-3350 _ Amanda Freeman Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: 9/5/17 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 7 E-Copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head – Solid Waste Section Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer - Solid Waste Section Donna Wilson, Permitting Engineer – Solid Waste Section Amy Cannon, Cumberland County – County Manager Jeffery Brown, Director of Engineering and Infrastructure Department Tracy Jackson, Assistant County Manager for Support Services Chad McLean, Cumberland County Solid Waste – Landfill Manager Karen Hall, Cumberland County Solid Waste Photos from August 30th Water being applied to the fire FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 5 of 7 Runoff to be properly managed Ditches cut to stop fire from spreading FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 6 of 7 Smoldering waste and ash. Ash must be properly managed Photos from August 31-Sept 1st Waste pile still on fire and smoldering Edge of pile on fire and additional runoff to be managed FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 7 of 7 Waste still burning Glass in the compost/mulch stockpile Glass in the road