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Home My WebLink About5304T_INSP_20170301FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 4 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: LEE Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 5304T-TRANSFER-1993 CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: March 1, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: January 12, 2016 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Waste Management – Lee County Transfer Station 2720 Wilkins Drive Sanford, North Carolina 27330 GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.504365 E: -79.202773 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: James Woodard, District Manager 910-815-0149 jwoodard@wm.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Same as above PARTICIPANTS: Liz Patterson – NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section Lisa Whitt – Waste Management Phil Spencer - Waste Management STATUS OF PERMIT: PTO issued May 7, 2014 Request for Limited Review due by February 18, 2019 Limited Review Expiration due by August 17, 2019 Request for Renewal due by February 18, 2024 Permit expiration date – August 17, 2024 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: NONE OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: NONE 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 2 of 4 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 1. The Service Area for the facility is Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Richmond, Randolph, Sampson, Scotland, and Wake Counties. 2. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 4:00pm. The facility is closed on Saturday and Sunday. 3. The facility has proper signage. 4. The facility is properly secured with a locked gate. Personnel are onsite during operating hours. 5. The permit and operations plan were reviewed. All documentation was available and presented in an orderly manner 6. Arrangements have been made with the local fire department to provide fire fighting services. 7. The transfer station, including the trailer loading area need to be cleaned. The back wall of the transfer station above the trailer loading area has been damaged and needs to be repaired. Several panels on the western wall of the transfer station are showing significant signs of age and wear with panels separating, damaged, and in need of repair or replacement. The WTS is to be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. A more routine cleaning program needs to be implemented in an attempt to better manage this unit. 8. The windblown litter was observed during this inspection along the western fence line and beyond the fence in the woods. At the conclusion of each day of operation all windblown material resulting from the operation shall be collected and returned to the area. 9. The waste type being accepted into the facility was MSW and C&D. No problems noted. 10. Waste screening forms current through 2/27/2017 11. The Certified Landfill Operators are as follows: Kathy Beck, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015079, expires 11/15/2018 Vanessa Hemphill, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-20101123, 10/19/2019 Todd Petersen, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015087, expires 11//2018 Phillip Spencer, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015016, expires 2/18/2018 Frankie Durham, Certified Transfer Operations Specialist, TS-2004023, expires 8/31/2019 Carlton Jones, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2011074 expires 4/24/2016 George Mayo Jr., Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, expires 2/9/2017 William Lee Dunn, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2007093, expires 10/19/19 Quintell M. Corbett, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS- 2014002 expires 2/5/2017 Sam M. Mufaro, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015011, expires 2/9/2017 Makeba Gibson, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2014033 expires 2/5/2017 Marshall Capps, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015011, expires 2-18-2018 Greg Nolan, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015070, expires 12/10/2018 12. The leachate collection system was reviewed and is operating properly at this time. 13. The contingency plan has been updated with current phone numbers and posted in offices and in the scale house 14. There are two fire extinguishers available for fire control. 15. The access around the facility is stable and no soil erosion was noted. 16. Digital pictures were taken during the inspection. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 3 of 4 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: 3-24-2017 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer - Solid Waste Section Damage to push wall Waste collecting on under interior side walls FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 Damaged outer panels of transfer station Waste accumulating at back of loading bay Windblown waste along and beyond fenceline