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Home My WebLink About9233T_INSP_20170623FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 4 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: WAKE Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9233T-TRANSFER- CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: June 23, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: February 23, 2016 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: East Wake Transfer Station 820 Corporation Parkway Raleigh, NC 2761 GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.78472 W: -78.56907 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Frederick Battle, Director - City of Raleigh Solid Waste Services Department w. 919-996-6867, c. 919-625-2014, f. 919-831-6632, frederick.battle@raleighnc.gov Casey Fulghum, Wake County Solid Waste Management Division c. 919-625-5967, casey.fulghum@wakegov.com Wendy Allred, Terminal Manager – CEI, East Wake Transfer Station w. 919-212-8080, c. 919-425-3406, f. 919-212-8082, wallred@customecology.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Frederick Battle, Director City of Raleigh Solid Waste Services Department 630 Beacon Lake Drive Raleigh, NC 27610-1509 PARTICIPANTS: Liz Patterson, NCDEQ-Solid Waste Section Wendy Allred, Custom Ecology Inc. (CEI) STATUS OF PERMIT: Permit To Operate (PTO) issued May 29, 2008 PTO issued February 17, 2014 Permit expires February 17, 2019 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: NONE OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: NONE FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 4 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS The facility is a municipal solid waste (MSW) transfer station owned by the City of Raleigh, operated by Wake County. The facility is permitted to receive municipal solid waste (MSW) from Wake County. Waste is transported to South Wake MSW Landfill (92-22) for disposal. The facility receives waste from contract haulers. It does not accept waste from the general public. 1. The current permit was issued February 17, 2014. The permit expiration date is February 17, 2019. 2. The facility operating hours are Monday through Saturday from 6:00 am to 3:00 pm. 3. The facility site plan and operations plan were discussed with operator. Please have a copy of the facility site plan, operations plan, and permit onsite for future inspections. The facility is permitted to receive municipal solid waste (MSW) from Wake County. Waste is transported to South Wake MSW Landfill (92-22) for disposal. The facility receives waste from contract haulers. It does not accept waste from the general public. 4. The following are facility certified personnel: a. Dwight Allred, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015010, exp. 2/18/2018 b. Wendy S. Allred, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2013101, exp. 11/8/2019 c. Jerome C. Kershaw, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015069, exp. 8/12/2018 d. Jerry T. Kershaw, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015015, exp. 2/18/2018 e. Eduardo S. Sanchez, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015054, exp. 5/20/2018 f. Jermaine A. Smith, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2014005, exp. 2/5/2017 g. Laurence M. Williams, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015074, exp. 8/12/2018 5. The facility only receives MSW for disposal. Material is not accepted for recycling or reuse. 6. Waste screening reports were verified for January 3, 2017 through June 22, 2017. The facility conducts screenings on 1 percent of loads received (or 1 per day). 7. Waste on the tipping floor was being well managed. 8. Some windblown material was observed. Windblown material resulting from the operation is collected and properly disposed of at the conclusion of each day of operation. 9. Leachate generated by the facility is piped to the City of Raleigh Neuse River Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The leachate system appeared to be functioning well at the time of the inspection. 10. There were areas along the perimeter walls where waste was collecting. The waste needs to be removed and the area cleaned. Facility staff should more routinely sweep and clean these areas of the transfer station. 11. The facility has two 100 gpm fire hoses, one on each side of the tipping floor, and several heat detectors and fire extinguishers for fire control. The City of Raleigh fire department will address emergencies. 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 4 12. Transfer trailers are owned, operated, and hauled off-site by Custom Ecology Inc. (CEI). Waste received close to the closing time, after the time needed to haul to the South Wake MSW Landfill, is stored onsite until the next business day in leak-proof transfer trailers. No leaking from transfer trailers was observed at the time of the inspection. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. Phone: 919-707-8286(O) 919-805-6499(C) elizabeth.patterson@ncdenr.gov Liz Patterson Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: 7/5/2017 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer - Solid Waste Section John Roberson, PE, Solid Waste Management Director – Wake County FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 Digital pictures taken by Liz Patterson on June 23, 2017 Exit to loading bays (west side) Windblown on east side Waste along perimeter walls Transfer trailer staging area