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Home My WebLink About8505_INSP_20170222FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Stokes Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 8505-INDUS- CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill X DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: February 22, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: February 24, 2016 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: FGD Residual Landfill Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Belews Creek Steam Station 3195 Pine Hall Road Belews Creek, North Carolina 27009 GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.27908 W: -80.05890 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Melonie Martin, Environmental Coordinator Office: 336-445-0610, Cell: 336-669-2994 E-mail: melonie.martin@duke-energy.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Belews Creek Steam Station 3195 Pine Hall Road Belews Creek, North Carolina 27009 PARTICIPANTS: Shawn McKee, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section, Environmental Senior Specialist Larry Frost, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section, Engineering Project Manager Elizabeth Werner, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section, Permitting Hydrogeologist Melanie Martin, Duke Energy Evan Andrews, Duke Energy Jeff Gateley, Duke Energy Keely McCormick, Duke Energy STATUS OF PERMIT: Notification of the Site Suitability June 19, 2006 Permit to Construct, New Permit June 29, 2006 Permit to Operate, New Permit January 24, 2008 Permit to Operate, Modification, dust control and chimney drains August 5, 2011 Permit to Operate, Amendment, five (5) year renewal October 22, 2012 The Permit to Operate shall expire January 24, 2018 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 2 OBSERVED VIOLATIONS None ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 1. The facility under Permit No. 85-05 (22.6 acre landfill footprint) is utilized primarily for the disposal of residuals generated from the flue gas desulfurization (FGD) process at the Belews Creek Steam Station. Landfilling operations at the site commenced April 2008. 2. The facility is permitted to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The facility is in operation on an as needed basis. Operations rarely occur outside of daylight hours. 3. The current facility Solid Waste Permit (Issuance date October 22, 2012 and approved Operations Plan (plan revision date March 24, 2016) were reviewed during the inspection. 4. The approved Operations Plan (listed in Section 2.1.2) allows for the disposal of coal combustion by-products, gypsum produced by the flue gas desulfurization (FGD) process, waste water treatment sludges produced by the flue gas desulfurization process, waste limestone materials, sand blast materials, and coal waste generated by the Belews Creek Steam Station. 5. The facility is currently landfilling only gypsum. The FGD gypsum is mined and transported to wallboard producers when demand for gypsum exceeds production. FGD gypsum was not being landfilled or mined at the time of the inspection. FGD gypsum has been primarily mined from the landfill during the last year rather than placed in the landfill. Between February 22, 2016 and February 13, 2017, a total of 157,081 tons of FGD gypsum were reclaimed to be used in wallboard manufacturing. 6. The facility is operated by Charah, Inc. which is responsible for hauling materials to the landfill, daily operations of the landfill, and conducting other associated activities. a. Annual internal training on the Belews Creek Landfill Operations Plan was last conducted 10/27/2016. b. The following Charah, Inc. personnel are NC Certified Landfill Managers:  Andrew Reising, Certification #14-02-00116, exp. 7/23/2017  Johnny Brown, Certification #15-02M-00138, exp. 4/22/2018  Brandon Garrison, 16-02M-00162, exp. 5/20/2019 c. The following Charah, Inc. personnel are NC Certified Landfill Operators:  Andrew Reising, Certification #14-0200103, exp.1/11/2017  Johnny Brown, Certification #14-020-0098, exp. 1/11/2017 Additional Duke Energy personnel are certified but not listed on the report. Charah personnel are responsible for landfill operations; certified staff are always present when the landfill is in operation. 7. The facility has a current Division of Air Quality, Title V Permit. The permit was issued February 6, 2017 and expires January 31, 2022. 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 3 8. Financial assurance documentation for the facility was reviewed during the inspection. The financial assurance was submitted by Duke Energy Carolina on March 22, 2016. The approved financial assurance includes $3,606,761.43 for closure, $912,582.06 for post-closure care, and $2,138,402.57 for potential assessment and corrective action. 9. For the annual reporting period July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016 the facility landfilled a net total of -114,508.48 tons of gypsum residue. 10. The facility conducts weekly internal inspections of the active landfills which were reviewed during the inspection. Any deficiencies noted during these inspections are corrected. 11. The approved Operations Plan (Section 2.7) does not require detection monitoring for methane and hydrogen sulfide gas. The facility previously monitored for these constitutes and the last monitoring event on May 10, 2012 detected no methane or hydrogen sulfide. 12. Leachate lines for the landfill were inspected on 12/29/2017 by Jet Clean America. No blockages were noted. Routine cleaning of the leachate systems helps maintain proper flow. 13. Leachate and contact water generated by the facility is collected as per approved Operations Plan (Sections 2.2 and 2.3) and discharged into the Belews Creek Steam Station Ash Basin. 14. During the inspection, the semi-annual ground water, surface water and leachate monitoring report for the sampling event conducted May 13, 2016 and November 13, 2016 were reviewed. Twelve ground water wells and one surface water location were monitored. 15. No concerns were noted for the monitoring wells observed during this inspection. 16. Facility access roads are of all-weather construction and are well maintained. Area of FGD landfill being actively mined. Note elevation of chimney drain. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 17. Ensure that chimney drains which have had surrounding FGD gypsum excavated continue to function as designed. If mining activities affect the functionality of the chimney drains, repairs should be made as quickly as possible to facilitate continuous leachate movement into the collection system. 18. Water trucks are utilized to control road dust, as needed. Water trucks were not operating at the time of the inspection because intermittent rain was providing sufficient dust control. Dust control check occur daily at 9am and 2pm. Records from the previous 12 months were reviewed during the inspection. 19. Operational cover is being maintained as approved in the facility Operations Plan (Section 2.1.8.1 and Appendix I, Dust Control Plan). Minimal soil is utilized for cover; landfilled materials are moistened and allowed to crust over to prevent windblown material. The facility received approval (January 23, 2013) to use the same process for intermediate cover. 20. No windblown dust from landfill operations or roadways was noted during the inspection. Weather conditions during the inspection were windy with periodic heavy rain. 21. No off-site erosion was observed during the inspection. Side slopes were well vegetated. 22. Edge of waste markers are in place and easily identifiable around the waste footprint at the facility. 23. As a reminder, in the event of leachate leaving the lined footprint of the landfill, pipe failure or other engineering failure, or incident associated with a facility permitted by the Solid Waste Section, Duke Energy staff should verbally notify Solid Waste Section staff within 24 hours. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. _ Phone: 919-707-8284____ Environmental Senior Specialist Sent on: March 17, 2017 Email: X Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies: Ellen Lorscheider, Section Chief, Solid Waste Section Ed Mussler, Permitting Branch Head, Solid Waste Section Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head, Solid Waste Section Elizabeth Werner, Permitting Hydrogeologist, Solid Waste Section Larry Frost, Engineering Project Manager, Solid Waste Section