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Home My WebLink About6512-DukeSutton_INSP-20180516FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 4 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: NEW HANOVER Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 6512-INDUS-2016 CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill X DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: May 16, 2018 Date of Last Inspection: December 4, 2017 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Duke Energy, Sutton Energy Complex 801 Sutton Steam Plant Road Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.284019 W: -77.984175 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: John Toepfer, Lead Engineer, 919-546-7863, John.Toepfer@duke-energy.com James Dalrymple, Duke Energy, James.Dalrymple@duke-energy.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Same as above PARTICIPANTS: Shawn McKee, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section Shannon Aufman, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section Elizabeth Werner, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section Larry Frost, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section Debra Watts, NCDEQ, Division of Water Resources Eric Smith, NCDEQ, Division of Water Resources Geoff Kegley, NCDEQ, Division of Water Resources James Dalrymple, Duke Energy Steve Williams, Duke Energy Bryson Sheetz, Duke Energy Evan Andrews. Duke Energy Ricky Stroupe, Duke Energy Steve Gordy, Duke Energy Don Gibbs, Duke Energy Tom Sylvester, Duke Energy Tim Russell, Duke Energy Brian Gerbus, TransAsh Manuel Lote, TransAsh Ryan Jamison, TransAsh Victor Damasceno, Geosyntec STATUS OF PERMIT: Permit to Construct and Permit to Operate, Original Issuance, September 21, 2016 Permit Approval to Operate Cell 3, Issuance, July 6, 2017 Permit Approval to Operate Cell 4, Issuance, August 25, 2017 Permit Approval to Operate Cell 5, Issuance, December 7, 2017 Permit Approval to Operate Cell 6, Issuance, February 7, 2018 Permit Approval to Operate Cell 7 & 8, Issuance, May 16, 2018 FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 2 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Pre-Operations Meeting for Cells 7 & 8 and Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None. OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: None. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS This facility is a permitted industrial landfill. It is permitted to receive solid waste generated by or at the Duke Energy, L.V. Sutton Energy Complex property. Acceptable waste types include, but are not limited to: coal combustion residuals, wastewater treatment sludge, vacuum truck waste, waste soils (i.e. from ash removal activities or soil that has contacted petroleum), and small quantities of inert debris from CCR (Coal Combustion Residuals) unit decommissioning activities. The Permit to Operate shall expire September 21, 2026. 1. The Permit and Operations Plan must be maintained on-site as required and were reviewed during the site inspection. 2. The facility is secured by a locked gate. Personnel are on site during operating hours. The facility has all required information on signs. 3. TRANS-ASH personnel are responsible for daily landfill operations; certified staff are always present when the landfill is in operation. Training records were documented and maintained on-site. Annual Operations Training is scheduled to occur at the end of June. New staff were scheduled to receive training the afternoon of the day of the inspection. The following TRANS-ASH personnel are NC Certified Landfill Managers:  Randy Skelton, 17-02M-00287, expires 3/23/2020  Mike Gerbus, 17-02M-00283, expires 3/23/2020  Cecil Wilson, 17-02M-00285, expires 3/23/2020  Brian Gerbus, 17-02M-00284, expires 3/23/2020  Stephen Williams, 16-02M-00165, expires 5/20/2019  Robbie Jacobs, 17-02M-00288, expires 3/23/2020  Lyle Hunnicutt, 17-02M-0289, expires 3/23/2020  Faim Eckert, 17-02M-00326, expires 9/21/2020  Manuel Lote, 17-02M-0329, expires 9/21/2020  Billy Wilson, 17-02M-0327, expires 9/21/2020  Gregory Browning, 17-02M-0328, expires 9/21/2020 Additional Duke Energy personnel are certified but not listed on the report. TRANS-ASH personnel are responsible for landfill operations; certified staff are always present when the landfill is 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 4. On or before August 1, 2018, the permittee must submit an annual facility report to the Section for the period between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. The report must be submitted annually thereafter. 5. Between July 6, 2017 and May 15, 2018, a total of 1,741,044 tons of coal combustion residuals have been landfilled onsite. During the month of April 2018, a total of 149,568.07 tons of CCRs were landfilled onsite. The facility averages 8,000-12,000 tons of CCR landfilled per day depending on operating conditions. They anticipate landfilling approximately 2 million tons of CCR in 2018. 6. Financial assurance documentation for the facility was reviewed during the inspection. The financial assurance was submitted by Duke Energy Carolina on March 26, 2018. The approved financial assurance includes $12,195,273 for closure, $2,897,956 for post-closure care, and $2,000,000 for potential assessment and corrective action. 7. Leachate Detection System (LDS) records were reviewed during the inspection. Under typical weather conditions, leachate generation is approximately 100 gallons per day. 8. Edge-of-waste markers delineating the permitted disposal area were visible and being maintained. Active working area of the landfill, berms visible at outer edges 9. There was no water observed ponded over waste. Chimney drains convey the flow of leachate to the leachate control system. The facility limits the active portion of the landfill to approximately 21 acres to reduce total leachate. Leachate is being treated by an onsite waste water treatment plant. 10. Activities will likely begin in Cell 6 in late June. Cell 6 has two chimney drains to better facilitate drainage of leachate into the collection system. Anticipated usage for Cells 7 and 8 is late 2018. 11. When Cell 3 reaches an elevation of 100ft, a temporary tarp may be used to divert storm water away from the waste. 12. Onsite scales were inspected and calibrated on March 27, 2018. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 13. Dust control records were reviewed during the inspection. Onsite dust conditions are recorded in the morning and afternoon. Northern side slope with public access road on right 14. Side slopes had been recently hydroseeded to establish a vegetative cover. 15. The access road to the site was of all-weather construction and maintained in good condition. 16. Dust was being well controlled at the time of the inspection. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. Phone: 919-707-8284 Shawn McKee Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: June 1, 2018 Email: X Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies: Ed Mussler, Permitting Branch Head, Solid Waste Section Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head, Solid Waste Section Elizabeth Werner, Permitting Hydrogeologist, Solid Waste Section Larry Frost, Engineering Project Manager, Solid Waste Section Shannon Aufman, Solid Waste Section, Permitting Engineer