CCB0059_CarolinaEagleDistributing_NoViolationCoverLetter_20200124

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
MICHAEL SCOTT
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 24, 2020
Sent via email to: [e-mail]
Joe Saputo, President
Carolina Eagle Distributing
3231 N Wesleyan Blvd.
Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804
SUBJECT: Structural Fill Inspection and Maintenance Reminder
Carolina Eagle Distributing
Coal Combustion By -Products Structural Fill CCB0059
Nash County
Dear Mr. Daniels:
On July 10,2019, Elizabeth Werner, Davy Conners, and Benjamin Jackson, representing the Solid
Waste Section (Section), inspected property containing the closed Carolina Eagle Distributing
structural fill site, CCB0059, located at 3231 N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount, NC, in Nash County.
The structural fill on this property was constructed under the rules codified in 15A NCAC 13B
Section .1700. On January 10, 1992 ReUse Technology Inc submitted a request to the Solid Waste
Section for the use of Coal Combustion Byproducts (CCBs) as structural fill at Carolina Eagle
Distributing Inc. in Rocky Mount. On February 10, 1992 the Solid Waste Section issued a letter
indicating that the January 10, 1992 submittal by ReUse Technology met the previously agreed upon
guidelines. The site was closed prior to 1994 and approximately 15000 tons or 11,250 cubic yards
were applied to the 7.32-acre tract of land.
During the inspection, it was observed that the site was paved, grassed over and had the Carolina
Eagle Distributing building on it. No exposed ash was observed.
Attached is a copy of our site inspection report providing additional information.
Owners of properties containing closed structural fills are responsible for the care and maintenance
of the fill in a manner to ensure protection of the public health and environment. 15A NCAC
13B .1705(a) states in part that structural fills must be "maintained in such a manner as to minimize
the potential for harmful release of constituents of coal combustion by-products to the environment
or create a nuisance to the public."
One of the most effective ways to minimize releases and/or nuisance conditions is to maintain the
approved cap system over the fill in accordance with .1705(j), which states "all structural fills shall
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be covered with a minimum of 12 inches compacted earth, and an additional surface six inches of soil
capable of supporting native plant growth." Many of these sites had alternative caps or end uses that
were approved at the time of construction. Currently the cap system at this facility consists of the
concrete foundation for the building.
Section staff may periodically conduct follow-up inspections of this property to determine continued
compliance with the applicable rules. Failure to maintain compliance with the applicable rules could
result in enforcement action. In the interim, if site conditions change due to property usage or if you
observe any changes to the physical conditions of the cap system, please notify the Section
immediately.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions, please contact meat (919)
707-8290 or e-mail [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Digitally signed by Davy Conners
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Waste Management, ou=Solid Waste
Section,
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Date: 2020.01.24 10:56:54-05'00'
Davy Conners
Environmental Specialist II
Division of Waste Management - Solid Waste Section
copies: Ed Mussler, Section Chief, Solid Waste Section
Sarah Rice, Environmental Program Consultant, Solid Waste Section
Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head
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919.707.8200