1904TP_INSP_20220729

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Chatham
Closed MSWLF HHW X White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 19-04
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: July 29, 2022 Date of Last Inspection: June 29, 2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Chatham County Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility
39 County Service Road Pittsboro, NC 27312
GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.74230 Long.: -79.26330
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Shannon Culpepper, Waste Reduction Coordinator – Chatham County Division of Solid Waste and Recycling w. 919-545-7874
c. 919-548-0544 [e-mail] FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Chatham County Division of Solid Waste and Recycling Shannon Culpepper, Waste Reduction Coordinator 28 County Service Road
P.O. Box 1550 Pittsboro, NC 27312
PARTICIPANTS: Chuck Kirchner, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section (SWS) Robert Pike, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section (SWS)
Shannon Culpepper, Waste Reduction Coordinator - Chatham County Solid Waste
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit To Operate (PTO) issued February 1, 2021 PTO expiration date February 1, 2026 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On July 29, 2022, Chuck Kirchner and Robert Pike met with Shannon Culpepper to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the Chatham County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility on County Service Road in Pittsboro, Chatham County.
1. The permanent household hazardous waste (HHW) collection facility is open nine months a year
(March through November), every 3rd Saturday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. 2. The facility HHW generator identification number is NCPH0199501. 3. The facility was not in operation during the inspection.
4. The facility is permitted to receive HHW from Chatham County. 5. The facility does not accept HHW from conditionally exempt small quantity generators (CESQG) or agricultural/large farm related materials. 6. The facility is prohibited from receiving any other types of wastes, including: radioactive wastes, explosives, ammunition, infectious or medical wastes, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) waste, with the exception of fluorescent light ballasts and PCB household waste. 7. If received, prohibited wastes may be detained for appropriate disposal. 8. The collection of HHW is managed by ECOFLO, Inc., EPA identification number: NCD980842132.
9. ECOFLO, Inc. personnel receive training in accordance with 29 CFR, Part 1910.120(e) and 1926.65(e). 10. Ms. Culpepper stated that ECOFLO, Inc. carries a spill kit in the truck they provide during collection events. A spill kit is also maintained in the main building along with a mercury spill kit which is located
next to the first aid kit. In addition, there is a spill kit in the storage building. 11. Ms. Culpepper stated that an eyewash station is kept in the administration building and brought out during HHW events. 12. Incoming material is screened by ECOFLO, Inc. staff via verbal confirmation with the vehicle driver. A record of the driver’s name and address is maintained. Materials are verified, unloaded, and sorted by ECOFLO, Inc. personnel. 13. ECOFLO, Inc. packages and hauls most HHW collected from each event and takes it back to the ECOFLO facility in Greensboro, NC. Some material may be left until the next event if the truck is full. 14. ECOFLO, Inc. has a pallet jack with a scale on it to give a rough estimate of what is being taken off site. A manifest is left on site with estimated quantities of what is being hauled off after each event. An accurate number is given via manifest once they get to the ECOFLO facility in Greensboro. 15. Manifests from ECOFLO, Inc. were observed from November 21, 2020 through May 21, 2022. 16. The facility building has a secondary containment sump and automatic fire suppression system. There are two concrete pads outside of the building each with secondary containment sump and automatic fire suppression system covered by an all-weather awning. 17. The automatic fire suppression system was last inspected by United Fire & Safety Equipment Co. in July of 2022. 18. There is a handheld fire extinguisher located inside of the building. Another handheld fire extinguisher that was near the collection area was moved to just inside the storage shed due to interference and wasps nesting in the extinguisher according to Ms. Culpepper. 19. The handheld fire extinguishers were last inspected by T&S Fire and Security, Inc. in March of 2022. 20. The secondary containment sumps do not have outlets.
21. Prior to a collection event and after any significant rainfall accumulation stormwater is pumped-out of the outdoor secondary containment sumps. The secondary containment sumps, if utilized, will be cleaned accordingly.

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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22. The three containment sumps are not connected, each function independently of the other. The facility building containment sump has an overflow reservoir, access is via concrete tile lid located
behind the building. 23. Facility supplies are stockpiled in a storage shed. 24. Facility conducts Weekly Facility Safety Inspection Log when facility is open and does inspection once a month when facility is closed. Any problems or corrective action items are recorded on the back of the form. Records were observed from May 18, 2021 through July 28, 2022. 25. Other items are shipped out as needed but within one year: Batteries go to Battery Solutions in Wixom, Michigan; Electronics go to Synergy Electronics Recycling in Madison, NC; and motor oil and motor oil filters go to Clean Green in Durham, NC. 26. As of August of 2020, Chatham County is no longer taking electronic recycling at the HHW site. They will except electronics at the county collection centers or at the Main office when open. A $5 fee is collected for large electronics and there is no charge for small electronic devices according to Mrs. Culpepper.
27. The facility has an emergency eyewash station. It is a portable unit mounted on the exterior wall of the facility building. Prior to each collection event it is refilled and tested. It is removed and stored when the facility is not in operation. 28. During the inspection, a small amount of non-hazardous material was stored on site in a cardboard container and on a pallet. The cardboard container was covered in plastic. 29. A dumpster with water-tight lid is on site for municipal solid waste (MSW) received/generated from the HHW
collection events. 30. A second recycling roll-off container is on site for cardboard received/generated from the HHW collection events. 31. The facility collects lead-acid batteries stored atop a pallet under an all-weather awning. 32. Fire extinguishers and propane tanks collected are stored under an all-weather awning.
33. In case of emergency, the facility has a handheld air horn. 34. The facility conducts pre-event and post-event inspections. Records were observed for March 21, 2020 through June 19, 2021.
35. ECOFLO, Inc. sends the facility a manifest of the materials picked-up. Manifests for material hauled-off by ECOFLO, Inc. were observed from November 21, 2020 through May 21, 2022. Quantities listed on the manifests appear consistent with the annual report.
36. The facility annual report (FAR) was submitted to the SWS, dated July 27, 2022. The facility received 66,720 lbs. of HHW from July 2021 through June 2022. 37. The Chatham County Fire Marshal conducted an inspection of the facility on July 20, 2022, certificate number FP-22-535, expires on July 20, 2023.
38. The Pittsboro Fire Department can be contacted to respond to an emergency at the facility. 39. The facility is located on property containing the Division of Solid Waste and Recycling building, a closed municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill (19-01) and associated yard waste grinding operation and
convenience site, and a notified land clearing and inert debris (LCID) landfill (N0069). The property also includes three temporary disaster debris staging sites (TDSR): DS19-002, DS19-003, and DS19-004. 40. The site is secured by a chain link fence with lock. 41. The facility has signage.

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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. ________________________________________ Phone: [phone] _
Chuck Kirchner Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
Sent on: August 4, 2022 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section