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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9242_INSP_20230126FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 5 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: WAKE Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9242-TRANSFER-2020 9242-MWP-2020 CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: January 26, 2023 Date of Last Inspection: October 12, 2022 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Wall Recycling – Garner Road 2126 Garner Road Raleigh, NC 27610 GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.750541° Long.: -78.633386° FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Dan Wall, CEO, Wall Recycling, 919-650-8353, dan@wallrecycling.com Dustin Hill, COO, Wall Recycling, 919-896-1829, dustin@wallrecycling.com Dan Jarboe, Facility Manager, Wall Recycling, 919-906-2747, djarboe@wallrecycling.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Wall Recycling, LLC 2310 Garner Road Raleigh, NC 27610 PARTICIPANTS: Tim Davis, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section Drew Hammonds, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section Dustin Hill, Wall Recycling Bill Frazier, Wall Recycling STATUS OF PERMIT: Permit to Construct and Permit to Operate issued August 17, 2020. Life of Site Permit issued for 9242-Transfer-2020 and will expire on August 17, 2080. Permit to Operate for 9242-MWP-2020 will expire on August 17, 2025. The Permit renewal paperwork should be submitted by February 17, 2025. PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Follow Up Partial Compliance Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: Mixed Waste Processing Area A. The operations plan approved by the Section states: “C&D and MSW operations will occur inside the metal building or under roof and will be unaffected during rain events. Some C&D processing operations may occur outside the building for inert debris materials such as concrete, asphalt and clean soils.” During this inspection it was noted that all C&D waste was continuing to be dumped and processed outside of the building and without cover. Ensure C&D waste other than some inert debris as approved is processed inside the metal building or under roof and that all facility operations are being conducted according to the Section approved operations plan. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 5 UNRESOLVED: C&D waste is continuing to be dumped and processed outside of the building and without cover. OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: Mixed Waste Processing Area A. Permit Approval to Operate, Attachment 3, Part VII (25) (f), “Control measures must be utilized to minimize and eliminate visible dust emissions and blowing litter. During this inspection, as in the previous 5/3/2022 and 6/30/2022 inspections, large amounts of dust were observed in the area where the unapproved mixed waste was being processed and loaded into trailers. A water truck was not in use or located at the site during this inspection. Ensure that a water truck or other method of water application is utilized to reduce the dust emissions from the facility. PARTIALLY RESOLVED: During this inspection, dust was greatly reduced. However, a water truck or other observable method of water application was still not being utilized. B. Permit Approval to Operate, Attachment 3, Part VII (25) (c), “Waste must not be stored on the “tipping floor” after operating hours.” During this inspection, as in the previous 5/3/2022, 6/30/2022, and 10/12/2022 inspections, the excavator was observed sitting on top of a pile of comingled fine and large construction and demolition (C&D) waste outside of the designated MWP area. This pile is waste and must be removed from by the end of the operating day. The operator is not permitted to dump C&D waste outside of the building and should cease doing so. Please provide photos showing waste has been removed from this area. C. 15A NCAC 13B .0301 (i)(2), “Sites that received a permit from the Division prior to the readopted effective date of this Rule shall comply with the rules of this Section with the following exceptions: (2) if a building, structure, or waste handling area was constructed prior to the readopted effective date of this Rule, and is expanded beyond the existing permitted operational boundary after the readopted effective date of this Rule, the permitted operational boundary that was existing on the readopted effective date of this Rule shall not be required to comply with Paragraph (a) of this Rule, but the expansion areas shall comply with these requirements.” During this inspection, a large pile of commingled waste, which included painted and unpainted concrete debris, metal, wood, plastic, and other miscellaneous wastes, was being stockpiled southwest of the C&D waste processing area. This pile of commingled waste is within 100 feet of the western and southern property lines and is not surrounded by an unused and cleared area of no less than 25 feet, as required by 15A NCSC 13B .0301. Concrete processing and storage areas have increased in size since the previous inspection and are outside the limits of the approved operations area. Ensure all commingled waste including the crushed mixed waste in this area is removed and disposed of properly at a permitted landfill. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: MSW Transfer Station 1. 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a) (11), “Site Cleaning and Maintenance: Unless otherwise stated in the site permit, all waste shall be removed from the tipping floor, the truck loading bays, and from behind push walls by the end of each day of operation and disposed of in accordance with this Subchapter. The tipping floor, push walls, and truck loading bays shall be cleaned with a pressure washer no less than once per month. The remaining areas of the site building include side walls and any material storage areas outside of the building shall be cleaned with a pressure washer no less than twice per year. Wash water generated from cleaning waste handling areas shall be contained and treated as leachate.” The tipping floor was covered in 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 5 dirt and grime so that the floor drains were not visible, and leachate was ponding on the trailer loading bay floor, suggesting the floor drains were clogged and not functioning properly. Waste was observed behind the push walls. Ensure that the tipping floor and the transfer trailer loading bay is pressured washed in accordance with the rules or more frequently as necessary. Ensure all waste behind the push walls and within the transfer trailer loading bay is picked up and disposed of at the end of the operating day. Mixed Waste Processing Area 1. 15A NCAC 13B .0402 (a) The owner or operator of a transfer station (site) shall comply with the conditions of the permit issued by the Division. 2. 15A NCAC 13B .0402 (d) The owner or operator may submit an application for a permit amendment or modification in accordance with G.S. 130A-294 (a3). The filing for a permit modification or amendment, or a notification of a significant change in accordance with G.S. 130A-295.2(g), does not stay any existing permit condition. The facility operator submitted an application for a permit modification on August 12, 2022. However, the modification has not been approved at this time. The owner/operator must follow the current permit and approved operations plan. 3. As noted in the previous inspection report, the operator has expanded a concrete storage and processing area to the west of the approved area. This facility must operate in accordance with permit and approved operations plan. Unapproved changes to the operational area and footprint of the facility will require approval. Please follow the Permit and approved operations plan for this facility. Any changes to the design or operations of this facility should be submitted to permitting for review and approval before implementation. 4. A large pile of segregated cardboard observed during the previous inspection which was located adjacent to the MSW processing area had been removed. 5. Corrective measures are necessary as a result of this inspection and should be underway. 6. Failure to bring the site into compliance will result in additional enforcement actions. 7. Digital photographs were taken during the inspection. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. ________________________________________ Phone: (919) 707-8290_______ Tim Davis timothy.davis@ncdenr.gov Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: March 3, 2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail X Certified No. [ _] Copies (email): Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head – Solid Waste Section Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section Sherri Stanley, Permitting Branch Head – Solid Waste Section Chris Hollinger, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section Dustin Hill – Wall Recycling Dan Jarboe – Wall Recycling FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 5 Photographs taken by Tim Davis during the 1/26/23 inspection. View #1 of C&D waste operations occurring outside with excavator on top of waste. View #2 of C&D waste operations occurring outside with excavator on top of waste. View #1 of commingled waste stockpile. View #2 of commingled waste stockpile. View of commingled waste stockpile along southern property line. View of commingled waste stockpile along western property line. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 5 of 5 Close up view #1 of commingled waste stockpile. Close up view #2 of commingled waste stockpile. View of MSW tipping floor. View of leachate ponding in trailer loading bay. View of waste behind push wall.