HomeMy WebLinkAbout2403T_INSP_20231107FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: COLUMBUS
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2403T-TRANSFER-1997
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
Date of Site Inspection: November 7, 2023 Date of Last Inspection: January 6, 2023
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Columbus County Transfer Station Landfill Road Whiteville, North Carolina 28472 GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.29330° W: -78.75123° FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Mr. Harold Nobles, Director
910-642-5257 hnobles@columbusco.org FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Columbus County c/o Mr. Harold Nobles, Solid Waste Director 612 North Madison Street Whiteville, North Carolina 28472
PARTICIPANTS:
Liz Patterson, NCDEQ - Solid Waste Section Preston Turner, Columbus County
STATUS OF PERMIT: Life-of-Site Permit Request received by SWS on March 18, 2021. Permit is currently under review.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: NONE OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: NONE
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
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The hours of operation are Monday thru Friday, 7:30am-12:00pm and 12:30pm-4:00pm; closed weekends.
2. The facility has proper signage. 3. The facility is properly secured with a locked gate. Personnel are onsite during operating hours. 4. Records not reviewed during this inspection.
5. This facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated within Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Bladen, and Robeson Counties. Waste transported for disposal must go to Sampson County Disposal (Permit Number 8202-MSWLF-2000) in Roseboro.
6. Hilco Transport loads and hauls the waste for this facility. 7. Tires are being placed in a covered trailer upon receipt. 8. Windblown waste being well managed. 9. Waste on the tipping floor was being managed in accordance with the facility Permit to Operate and approved Operations Plan. No unacceptable items were observed at the time of the inspection. 10. Per 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (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 including 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. Cleaning and maintenance records shall be maintained and made available to the Division upon written request. 11. The leachate collection system was reviewed and is operating properly at this time.
12. There were several charged fire extinguishers available for fire control. 13. The access around the facility is stable and no soil erosion was noted. 14. Digital pictures were taken during the inspection.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Phone: 910-796-7405(O) elizabeth.patterson@deq.nc.gov
Liz Patterson Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
Sent on: 11/20/2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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Digital pictures taken by Liz Patterson on November 7, 2023
Transfer station Transfer trailer staging area
North side of Transfer Station