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HomeMy WebLinkAbout67E_INSP_20220308FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Carteret Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 67E-LCID- CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Inspection: 8 March 2022 Date of Last Inspection: 10 November 2021 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Parker Meadow LCID Landfill Jim Parker Rd Jacksonville NC GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.81793 E: -077.38383 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Joey Humphrey 910.346.4727 FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Durwood Humphrey & Sons 1124 Clayton Humphrey Rd Jacksonville, NC 28546 Attn: Joey Humphrey e-mail: durwoodhumphrey@ec.rr.com PARTICIPANTS: Operator on site; Durwood Humphrey & Sons Construction Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste STATUS OF PERMIT: *Expired; a complete Permit Review Request for the next five-year phase of construction and/or operations is required to be submitted to the Solid Waste Section. Please contact Mrs Sherri Stanley, Solid Waste Section Permitting Branch Supervisor at 919.707.8235 or via e-mail at: sherri.stanley@ncdenr.gov or Mr Ben Jackson, Solid Waste Section Engineering Project Manager at 919.707.8234 or via email at: benjamin.jackson@ncdenr.gov for current LCID Landfill permitting requirements. PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Facility Compliance Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: 1) 15A NCAC 13B .0563 (1)(a) states “The facility is to be operated for the disposal of land clearing waste, inert debris, untreated wood, and yard trash.” Unresolved 2) 15A NCAC 13B .0563 (3) states “An individual permit is required…for the construction and operation of a Land Clearing and Inert Debris (LCID) landfill when: (a) The facility is to be operated for the disposal of land clearing waste, inert debris, untreated wood, and yard trash. Operations must be consistent and in compliance with the local government solid waste management plan as approved by the Division of Solid Waste Management, and (b) The total disposal area is greater than two acres in size.” Unresolved 3) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (1) states “Operational plans shall be approved and followed as specified for the facility.” Unresolved 4) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (2) states “The facility shall only accept those solid wastes which it is permitted to receive.” Unresolved FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section 67E_INSP_20220308 Page 2 of 5 5) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (4) states “Adequate soil cover shall be applied monthly, or when the active area reaches one acre in size, whichever occurs first.” Unresolved 6) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (5) states “120 calendar days after completion of any phase of disposal operations, or upon revocation of a permit, the disposal area shall be covered with a minimum of one foot of suitable soil cover sloped to allow surface water runoff in a controlled manner. The Division may require further action in order to correct any condition which is or may become injurious to the public health, or a nuisance to the community.” Unresolved 7) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (6) states “Adequate erosion control measures, structures, or devices shall be utilized to prevent silt from leaving the site and to prevent excessive on site erosion.” Unresolved 8) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (7) states “Provisions for a ground cover sufficient to restrain erosion must be accomplished within 30 working days or 120 calendar days upon completion of any phase of landfill development.” Unresolved OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: 1) 15A NCAC 13B .0563 (1)(a) states “The facility is to be operated for the disposal of land clearing waste, inert debris, untreated wood, and yard trash.” 2) 15A NCAC 13B .0563 (3) states “An individual permit is required…for the construction and operation of a Land Clearing and Inert Debris (LCID) landfill when: (a) The facility is to be operated for the disposal of land clearing waste, inert debris, untreated wood, and yard trash. Operations must be consistent and in compliance with the local government solid waste management plan as approved by the Division of Solid Waste Management, and (b) The total disposal area is greater than two acres in size.” 3) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (1) states “Operational plans shall be approved and followed as specified for the facility.” 4) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (2) states “The facility shall only accept those solid wastes which it is permitted to receive.” 5) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (4) states “Adequate soil cover shall be applied monthly, or when the active area reaches one acre in size, whichever occurs first.” 6) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (5) states “120 calendar days after completion of any phase of disposal operations, or upon revocation of a permit, the disposal area shall be covered with a minimum of one foot of suitable soil cover sloped to allow surface water runoff in a controlled manner. The Division may require further action in order to correct any condition which is or may become injurious to the public health, or a nuisance to the community.” 7) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (6) states “Adequate erosion control measures, structures, or devices shall be utilized to prevent silt from leaving the site and to prevent excessive on site erosion.” 8) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (7) states “Provisions for a ground cover sufficient to restrain erosion must be accomplished within 30 working days or 120 calendar days upon completion of any phase of landfill development.” Please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS section below for details concerning the violations listed above. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: 1) This Facility is a Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill. 2) This Facility is permitted to receive land clearing waste, yard trash, untreated and unpainted wood, uncontaminated soil, and inert debris such as unpainted rock, brick, concrete, and concrete block. 3) *This Facility is currently operating with an expired permit. An updated Permit Renewal Request needs to be submitted to the Solid Waste Section for review. Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance 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 67E_INSP_20220308 Page 3 of 5 Inspection Report (FCIR), please contact Mrs Sherri Stanley, Solid Waste Section Permitting Branch Supervisor at 919.707.8235 or via e-mail at: sherri.stanley@ncdenr.gov or Mr Ben Jackson, Solid Waste Section Engineering Project Manager at 919.707.8234 or via email at: benjamin.jackson@ncdenr.gov for current LCID Landfill permitting requirements. Please note that the failure to submit the necessary permit renewal request will result in the closure of this Facility. 4) The Facility is secured by means of a locked gate at the Facility entrance and has controlled access for safety. The gate was open upon my arrival and Facility personnel were on site during this Facility Compliance Inspection. 5) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being maintained in overall good condition at this time. 6) Trees and other woody/brushy vegetation have been allowed to establish in the area around the toe of the landfill. This area needs to be cleared to provide for free access around the site for Facility maintenance and inspection. *Within 30 days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please mow this area and ensure that it is adequately maintained through periodic mowing to provide for clear access around the toe of the landfill. 7) The permitted disposal area has not been marked to identify the permitted landfill footprint. * Within 30 days of receipt of this FCIR, please install permanent, highly-visible markers accurately delineating the permitted waste disposal boundary and all required buffers. 8) Scrap concrete and asphalt has been staged on the top lift of the landfill in an area adjacent to the active working face for re-use. *Please note that the State rules regarding recovered materials state that for a material to qualify as a recovered material, the majority of the material (75% or more) must be sold, used, or re-used within the calendar year of receipt. 9) Soil has been stockpiled on the top lift of the landfill for use in cover and grading activities. 10) This Facility maintains a John Deere 750J Crawler Dozer and a Caterpillar D6D Crawler Dozer on site for Facility operations and maintenance. 11) Portions of the outside slopes were lacking sufficient cover to prevent the erosion of your landfill cap system. Erosion of the landfill cap system was observed in some of these areas. *Within 30 days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please repair the erosion and the sparse cover by seeding and mulching to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system. 12) Portions of the outside slopes appear to be graded at a slope greater than 3:1. *Please ensure all outside slopes are graded at a slope not greater than 3:1. 13) Brushy type vegetation and small trees have been allowed to grow in several areas on the outside slopes of the landfill. Portions of the outside slopes have recently been cleared/mowed *Please continue working to remove all brushy vegetation and trees from the outside slopes of the landfill. Moving forward, a regular maintenance schedule which includes periodic mowing of all landfill sideslopes should be instituted in order to properly maintain the cover crop of your landfill cap system. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section 67E_INSP_20220308 Page 4 of 5 14) The active working area does not appear to be covered monthly as required. Facility personnel were on-site during this Facility Compliance Inspection compacting the working face. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please compact and cover all waste. All newly covered areas should be seeded and mulched to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system. Moving forward, please ensure that all waste is covered with one foot of suitable soil monthly, or when the active working area reaches one acre in size, whichever comes first, or more often when necessary to prevent the site from becoming a nuisance or to mitigate conditions associated with fire, windblown materials, vectors, or excessive water infiltration. 15) Several scrap tires were observed in the landclearing debris disposed at the active working area. *Within thirty days of receipt of this FCIR, please remove all unpermitted waste types and dispose of them properly at a Facility permitted to receive such wastes. Please provide copies of all waste disposal tickets to the Solid Waste Section. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section 67E_INSP_20220308 Page 5 of 5 16) *Moving forward, please ensure that only LCID waste is managed at this Facility. 17) The eastern end of the landfill has not been compacted and covered as required. *Within thirty days of receipt of this FCIR, please compact all exposed waste and cover with suitable soil. All newly covered areas should be graded at a slope not greater than 3:1, seeded, and mulched to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system. 18) No off-site erosion was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection. 19) *Corrective measures are required as a result of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this Facility Compliance Inspection Report. Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: 252.948.3955 E-mail: ray.williams@ncdenr.gov Regional Representative Delivered on: 11 March 2022 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: andrew.hammonds@ncdenr.gov Sherri Stanley; Permitting Branch Supervisor/SWS: sherri.stanley@ncdenr.gov Ben Jackson; Engineering Project Manager/SWS: benjamin.jackson@ncdenr.gov C: \2022\Onslow\Facilities\67E\Inspections\67E_INSP_20220308 NCDEQ DWM Laserfiche Online Document Management System: https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/WasteManagement/Browse.aspx?id=1432&dbid=0&repo=WasteManagement   Go Green! Thank you for helping NCDEQ be environmentally responsible.