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Home My WebLink About1809_INSP_20170713FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 4 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: CATAWBA Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 1809-INDUS- CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill X DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: July 13, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: June 30, 2016 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC - Marshall Steam Station Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) Residue Landfill 8320 East NC Highway 150 Terrell, North Carolina 28682 GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.60463 W: -80.9774 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Tyler Hardin, 980-373-5697, tyler.hardin@duke-energy.com Kim Witt, 336-215-4576, kimberlee.witt@duke-energy.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Same as above PARTICIPANTS: Kyle Baucom – Duke Energy Jeff Jones – Duke Energy Chris Randazzo – Duke Energy Tyler Hardin – Duke Energy Shawn McKee – NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section Larry Frost – NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section Elizabeth Werner – NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section STATUS OF PERMIT: Original Permit to Construct April 12, 2006 Modification PTC: HDPE Liner and Cap System May 22, 2006 Permit to Operate: Phase 1, Cell 1 November 21, 2006 Permit to Operate: Amendment – Five (5) Year Renewal May 18, 2012 Permit to Operate: Modification, Chimney Drains December 6, 2013 Permit to Operate: Amendment – Five (5) Year Renewal December 20, 2016 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 2 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS The facility is an industrial landfill permitted to receive the following waste generated at the facility: gypsum, clarifier sludge, fly ash, bottom ash, construction and demolition debris, mill rejects (pyrites), limestone material, land clearing and inert debris, boiler slag, ball mill rejects, sand blast material, and coal waste. This facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated by or at any Duke Energy Corporation property, as described in the approved plan and as defined in G.S. 130-290 (a)(2b), except where prohibited by the N. C. General Statues Article 9 of Chapter 130A, and the rules adopted by the Environmental Management Commission. 1. The Permit and Operations Plan are maintained on-site as required and were reviewed during the inspection. 2. The Permit to Operate expires November 21, 2021. A permit renewal application has been submitted to the Solid Waste Section. 3. 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. 4. Weekly logs of onsite inspections are maintained documenting monitoring and maintenance of storm water conveyance systems, erosion and sedimentation controls, and status/confirmation of repairs. 5. Environmental monitoring records were reviewed during the inspection. Semi-annual sampling of groundwater, surface water, and leachate was conducted September 28, 2016 and March 29, 2017 [Monitoring wells MS-8, MS-9, MS-10, MS-11, MS-12, MS-13, MS-14, MS-15, MS-16, Surface Water sampling point SW-1, and Leachate sampling point C1]. 6. Dust Control records were reviewed during the inspection. The records were complete and well documented. 7. Charah, Inc. personnel are responsible for daily landfill operations; certified staff are always present when the landfill is in operation. Training records were documented and maintained on-site. The following Charah personnel are NC Certified Landfill Managers: Steven Faussete, 13-02M-000114, expires 7/23/17 Steve Avery, 16-02M-00160, expires 5/20/2019 David Vanuuken, 16-02M-00161, expires 5/20/2019 Jeffery Lomax, 15-02M-00154, expires 12/3/2018 Ben Hildebran, 15-02M00151, expires 12/3/18 8. Financial assurance documentation for the facility was reviewed during the inspection. The financial assurance was submitted by Duke Energy Carolina on March 27, 2017. The approved financial assurance includes $5,251,908 for closure, $1,639,820 for post-closure care, and $2,000,000 for potential assessment and corrective action. 9. Proper signage is posted at both entrances to the facility in accordance with the approved operations plan. 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 10. Waste is not being placed in the landfill at this time. The last waste acceptance was on October 18, 2015. Interim cover has been established on the landfill. The access road to the site was of all-weather construction and maintained in good condition. 11. Edge-of-waste markers delineating the permitted disposal area were visible and maintained in good condition. The markers are offset from the edge of the landfill liner. Top of landfill with interim cover 12. Leachate Management: Leachate is transmitted via the collection system to the lined stormwater storage basin located within the permitted landfill footprint. Leachate and stormwater are routed to the Marshall Ash Basin (wet). Three chimney drains have been installed in the center of the landfill to convey leachate to the sump in the storm water storage basin. 13. Leachate line cleaning was accomplished on 2/14/17; one area was identified for follow up video-inspection (the follow-up was already scheduled to occur during July 2017). The Operations Plan states that” LCS pipes will be cleaned out by the use of a clean-out snake or high-pressure water flushing at least once a year, and the LCS piping will remote-camera monitored if cleaning indicates a blockage in the leachate collection system pipes.” 14. Exterior landfill slopes were vegetated. There was no significant erosion observed on exterior landfill slopes. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. Phone: 919-707-8284 Shawn McKee Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: August 3, 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