7404T_INSP_20200228

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID
T&P YW
Collection X Transfer X Compost X SLAS COUNTY: Pitt
Closed
MSWLF HHW X White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 7404T-MWP-1996
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 28 February 2020 Date of last Inspection: 12 July 2017

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Pitt County Waste Handling Facility
3025 Landfill Road
Greenville, NC 27834

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.59619 E: -077.43281

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
John Demary
252.902.3355

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Pitt County Solid Waste Department
3025 Landfill Road
Greenville, NC 27834
Attn: John W Demary
E-mail: [e-mail].

PARTICIPANTS:
John Demary; Pitt County Solid Waste
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Permit to Construct (PTC) a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Facility Permit #7404T-HHW-
2019; Permit to Operate (PTO) a Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facility, a Construction and Demolition Waste
Transfer Facility, permit #7404T-MWP-1996; and a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility, Permit #7404T-
HHW-2019 issued 22 July 2019.

The HHW Permit 7404T-HHW-2019 expires 22 July 2024. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B .0201(c) and .0206(a) a
complete permit review request including updated Facility, Operations, and Waste Screening Plans is due on or before
22 December 2023. This permit renewal request must comply with all rules in effect at the time of the submittal.

The Transfer Station Permit 7404T-MWP-1996 expires 16 January 2056. The owner or operator must contact the
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section for
coordination of significant site changes, including, but not limited to, pertinent Facility plans, Facility operations, and
Waste Screening Plans. All changes must comply with all rules in effect at the time of the changes.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Facility Compliance Inspection without records review

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None applicable

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OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection. Please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
section below.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This is a Solid Waste Transfer Facility and is permitted to receive Solid Waste as defined in NCGS 130A-
290(a)(35).
2) Hazardous waste, yard trash, liquid wastes, regulated medical waste, sharps not properly packaged, regulated
asbestos containing material as defined in 40 CFR 61, PCB waste as defined in 40 CFR 761, infectious waste,
animal carcasses, radioactive waste, septage, fluorescent and high-intensity discharged lamps,
ashes/incinerated residues, and wastes banned from disposal in North Carolina by NCGS 130A-309.10(f) are
prohibited from being accepted at this Facility. Barrels and drums must not be accepted unless they are empty
and perforated sufficiently to ensure that no liquid or hazardous waste is contained therein.
3) This Facility is permitted to receive Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Construction & Demolition (C&D)
Waste, Inert Debris, Asphalt, Land-clearing Debris, Scrap Tires, and Yard Waste generated in Pitt, Greene,
Lenoir, Craven, Beaufort, Craven, Edgecombe, Martin, Wilson, and Nash Counties.
4) All MSW received by this Facility is transported to the East Carolina Regional Landfill, permit #0803-
MSWLF-1993 in Aulander, NC for disposal.
5) All scrap tires received by this Facility are transported to Central Carolina Tire, permit #4304-TIRELF-1992
in Cameron, NC for disposal. The Scrap Tire Management Area appears well maintained at this time.
6) All C&D waste is transported to the adjacent Pitt County Materials Recovery & Recycling Facility, permit
#7404-MWP-2016 for processing and recycling.
7) Proper signage including the Facility permit number, accepted waste types, banned or excluded items, hours
of operation, and the emergency contact number is posted at the Facility entrance.
8) The hours of operation for this Facility are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday 8:00
AM to 12:00 PM.
9) The Facility is secured by means of a locked gate at the Facility entrance.
10) The entrance to the Facility is well maintained and no windblown debris was noted along the roadway
approaching the site.
11) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being maintained in overall good condition.
12) Signage is posted throughout the site directing traffic for proper disposal and instructing customers of safe
operating procedures.
13) Road maintenance equipment was onsite during this Facility Compliance Inspection grading and improving
the Facility access roads.
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.
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14) Access around the Facility overall is well maintained and generally stable. This Facility maintains a well-
established cover crop of native warm season type grasses on all sideslopes. The cover crop is mowed
throughout the growing season as needed.
15) The Facility is protected by highly visible, safety bollards at the entrance to the tipping floor, and at the
entrances to the trailer loading bay.
16) Waste received at this Facility is loaded into the transport trailers in a timely manner.
17) Fire extinguishers are readily accessible and maintained throughout the Facility for fire suppression. Fire
extinguisher inspection tags were reviewed and up to date. All extinguisher pressure gauges read full charge.
18) Hose bibs are located in the Transfer Station and in the trailer loading bay for wash-down and fire
suppression.
19) A concrete jersey barrier wall is in place between tipping floor loading bay #2 and #3. Bay #1 and bay #2 are
being used for equipment and container storage and are not receiving waste at this time.
20) Bay #3, bay #4, and bay #5 are being used for tipping and managing waste.
21) The tipping floor in the active area is adequately cleaned and washed down daily.
22) The tipping floor is well maintained and is in overall good condition at this time.
23) Recyclable metals and unacceptable waste streams are removed from the Facility for proper management
daily.
24) The tipping floor push-walls and the area along the upper back wall of the trailer loading area are cleaned of
waste daily and were clear of waste during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
25) All leachate on the tipping floor drains into the leachate collection drains. No leachate was observed outside
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of the Transfer Station during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
26) The leachate collection drains in the tipping floor were clear of blockage and appear to be functioning
properly at this time.
27) Leachate is collected and pumped via force main to the City of Greenville Sewer Treatment Plant.
28) Overall, leachate and the leachate collection system appear to be well managed at this time.
29) The interior walls of the Transfer Station are high pressure cleaned on an annual basis.
30) The trailer loading/compactor area is policed when loaded trailers are pulled and throughout the workday as
needed.
31) All leachate in the trailer loading bays drains into the leachate collection drains. The leachate collection drains
in the trailer loading bay were clear of blockage and appear to be functioning properly at this time.
32) This Facility utilizes chain-link type fencing around the perimeter of the property to control windblown litter.
Windblown litter is collected throughout the day and no windblown litter was observed during this Facility
Compliance Inspection.
33) This Facility maintains an adequate number of trailers on site to properly manage the volume of waste
received during operating hours.
34) This Facility maintains roll-off containers on-site for the collection and management of recyclable electronics.
35) All pesticide containers are maintained within the covered pesticide container storage area until recycled.
36) Landclearing waste and yard trash are brought on site and staged for processing with a tub or horizontal
grinder. All Land-clearing waste is ground and staged on-site for use as boiler fuel and as mulch used at the
closed Pitt County landfill. Grinding operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
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37) Pallets and other clean, untreated/unpainted dimensional lumber are collected on-site and ground for use as
boiler fuel. Grinding operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
38) All ground materials are screened to separate clean soil from the wood waste for re-use. No screening
operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
39) The yard waste collection/storage area is well maintained with an adequate fire break and clear access around
the area for fire suppression, inspection, and maintenance.
40) Soil from the incoming waste at the adjacent Pitt County Materials Recovery & Recycling Facility, permit
#7404-MWP-2016 is transported to the yard waste element for storage, screening, and re-use.
41) An Edge Innovate TRM 516 Mobile Trommel Screen is maintained onsite for the screening of waste
materials from soil. All screened waste materials are taken to the transfer station for proper management.
42) No screening operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
43) Scrap concrete is staged onsite for later grinding and reuse. No unpermitted materials were observed in the
concrete storage/stockpile area.
44) All Freon containing white goods are stored separately from other recyclable metals in an upright manner
until the Freon is properly collected. Once the Freon is removed, the white goods are marked and laid on their
side until taken to the metal recycling area.
45) No fugitive dust was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
46) No off-site erosion was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
47) No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.

Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Regional Representative

Delivered on: 10 March 2020 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]

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