2703T_INSP_20170221

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW X Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Currituck
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2703T-TRANSFER-1996
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection X Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: February 21, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: March 31, 2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Currituck County Transfer Station
216 Airport Rd.
Maple, North Carolina 27956

GPS COORDINATES: N: °36.39700 E: °-76.00140

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Brenda McQueen Stacy R. Bowen
Telephone: (O) 252-232-2505 (C) 252-599-0673 (C) 252-943-3702
Email address:[e-mail] [e-mail]
Fax: [phone]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Brenda McQueen Stacy R. Bowen
Currituck County Public Works Bowen Company, Inc.
PO Box 38 PO Box 394
Currituck, NC 27929 Belhaven, NC 27810

PARTICIPANTS:
Brenda McQueen – Currituck County Public Works
John College – NCDEQ – DWM Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active – Issued October 30, 2013. Expires – December 12, 2018 – Recorded in Currituck County, NC - Book 875 and
Page 807.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Facility Compliance 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.
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

1 - This facility is secured well by gates and other security measures.
2 - Signs posted and in compliance with permit conditions.
3 - Interior roads made for all weather conditions and are well maintained.
4 -This site has 4 certified operators. William H. Etheridge – expires 05/20/2018. Mitch Spencer, Jr. - expires
05/25/2019. David Lowe – expires 05/25/2019 and Charlie Rome – expires 03/12/2019.
5 -This facility has a screening program and the screening records were available, reviewed and were well maintained.
6 – The tipping floor was kept clean as to the waste was cleaned off the tipping floor between incoming trucks during
this site inspection.
7 – Windblown material is picked up daily and was being conducted during this facility inspection.
8 – The leachate control system appears to be working good. Leachate drains to underground tanks and then is removed
from tanks as needed. During the last facility inspection, it was noted that one of the tanks had a broken cap in need of
repair or replacement. This cap has been repaired/replaced.
9 – This facility is permitted to receive White Goods and Scrap Metal. All is piled up together. Please ensure the
Chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants are removed properly from white goods. It is hard to tell today due to the piling of all
white goods and scrap metal. Please keep white goods upright so they can be inspected and to ensure that no
refrigerants leak out.
10 – This facility also is permitted to receive Scrap Tires. Tires are place in enclosed trailers in front of the scale house.
11 – This facility is also permitted to receive Yard Waste and Pallets. This area looked to be managed well.
12 – This facility has Replaced underground power service and new circuit panels.
13 – East side of the Transfer Station Building has several pieces of metal that needs to be replaced. Gordon Sheet
Metal in Elizabeth City, NC has been contacted to perform this maintenance.
14 – This facility is permitted to receive waste from Currituck, Camden and Dare Counties.
15 – Waste is transferred to East Carolina Regional Landfill (0803-MSWLF-1993) in Aulander, NC in Bertie County.
16 – There are 2 fire extinguishers located inside the tipping floor area. The tags indicated both were checked in 2016.
One was in need of charging and the other one had rusting on the bottom that may need to be replaced.
17 – Overall, this facility is doing a fairly good job.
18 – Digital pictures attached.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

___________________________ Phone: [phone]

John College Email: [e-mail]
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: February 22, 2017

X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: * Andrew Hammonds – Eastern District Supervisor
* Jessica Montie - Compliance Officer
* Brenda McQueen - Currituck Co. Public Works
* Stacy R. Bowen - Bowen Company, Inc.

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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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 Signs

White Goods / Scrap Metal area.

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Solid Waste Section
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