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Home My WebLink About9227T_INSP_20170808FACILITY 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.: 9227T-TRANSFER-2012 CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: August 8, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: August 30, 2016 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Raleigh Transfer Station 5565 Thornton Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27616 GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.8991 W: -78.54467 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Joseph Dehner, Jr., 919-433-0914, jdehner@republicservices.com Ross Ludewig, 919-433-0906, rludewig@republicservices.com Matt Einsmann, 919-354-3227, meinsmann@republicservices.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: LANDOWNER OPERATOR David W. King, Jr., Registered Agent Republic Services of North Carolina, LLC 225 Weathers Street 5111 Chin Page Road Youngsville, NC 27596 Durham, NC 27703 PARTICIPANTS: Liz Patterson, NCDEQ-Solid Waste Section Joseph Hardin, Republic Services STATUS OF PERMIT: PTC-Original issue: February 12, 2001 PTO-Original issue: March 5, 2001 PTC-Modification (sorting area added): May 19, 2003 PTO-Amendment (5-yr renewal): September 16, 2005 PTC/PTO (name/owner change) September 4, 2008 PTC/PTO (reissuance, extension for PTC): February 26, 2010 PTO – Change in Operator: September 24, 2012 PTO – Modification: September 10, 2013 PTO – Amendment (10-yr renewal): July 14, 2014 PTO – Expires September 5, 2024 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 This facility is a solid waste transfer facility that is permitted to receive municipal solid waste, construction and demolition waste, inert debris, land-clearing debris, and asphalt. The following must not be accepted at this facility: hazardous waste, yard trash, liquid wastes, regulated medical waste, sharps not properly packaged, PCB waste, regulated- asbestos containing material, and wastes banned from disposal in North Carolina which also includes white goods, whole scrap tires, lead-acid batteries, computer equipment, and televisions. 1. The facility is operated by Republic Services of North Carolina, LLC with a subcontractor to operate transfer trailers and perform all transfer trailer loading. 2. A sign was posted at the facility entrance which listed all required information. The operating hours are 6:30am-4:00pm; Monday through Friday. A fence is installed along the perimeter of the facility to secure it during non-operating hours. The fence also limits offsite migration of windblown materials. 3. The permit and operations plan were readily available and reviewed during this inspection. The permit is for a dual use MSW and C&D transfer station. The Permit to Operate shall expire September 5, 2024. A limited review shall be conducted by the SWS by September 5, 2019. A request for permit review must be submitted by March 5, 2024. 4. This facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated within Wake, Johnston, Durham, Granville, Franklin, Nash, Harnett, Chatham, Lee and Orange counties. Outgoing MSW is transferred to either Upper Piedmont Regional Landfill in Roxboro, NC (73-04) or another facility listed in the permit. Outgoing C&D waste is being disposed of at Shotwell C&D landfill (96-26) or another facility listed in the permit. It is the transfer station’s responsibility to ensure that waste delivered to a final disposal facility originates from a county that is allowed by the disposal facility’s permit. 5. The Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialists are as follows: Ross Ludewig, TS-2016083, expires 11/3/2019 Elizabeth Michael, TS-2012055, expires 6/22/2018 Joseph Hardin, TS-2012109, expires 11/29/2018 6. Monthly training meetings are conducted to educate personnel on safety topics. 7. The waste screening records were reviewed during this inspection for the period between January 1, 2017 and July 27, 2017. The facility completes a minimum of 2 waste inspections per week. Inspections are conducted on both MSW and C&D waste streams and the waste type is indicated in the records. 8. Tonnage records were reviewed and are in order. For the months of July and August the facility accepted approximately 150 tons of C&D per day and 185 tons of MSW per day. 9. The facility segregates some materials for recycling. The facility is permitted to segregate the following materials for recycling: clean wood, pallets, cardboard, unpainted brick and block, concrete, metal, electronics, asphalt shingles, and curbside recyclables. The following are currently collected for recycling: metal and cardboard. 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 10. Lead-acid batteries are removed from the waste stream and stored in a secure container until they are properly recycled. Tires are removed and properly disposed of when they are observed on the tipping floor. 11. Leachate within the building is collected via floor drains both on the tipping floor and the trailer loading area. The drains lead to an oil/water separator and then to a connection to the City of Raleigh sanitary sewer system. The leachate system appeared to be functioning as designed at the time of the inspection. 12. A waterline has been run to the facility to improve and facilitate cleaning of the transfer station and tipping floor. 13. Radiation detectors have been installed at the facility to screen all incoming loads. The receiving landfills also have radiation detectors installed. Facility staff have received radiation training. 14. Fire extinguishers are located at marked locations on the side pillars of the building and one more in the lower area. All extinguishers appeared to be fully charged and properly maintained 15. Operations in the building were neat with the C&D waste clearly separated from the MSW waste. The walls of the transfer station were free of debris. 16. Vegetation has grown up around the transfer station and along the fence line. Windblown waste may be difficult for staff to see and collect by the end of day. Vegetation needs to be trimmed. 17. No windblown waste was observed outside the building during this inspection. Windblown materials must be collected by the end of the day and no windblown material may be allowed to leave the facility boundary. Facility staff routinely collects any litter on the access road as a gesture of goodwill to the neighbors. Good job! 18. Digital pictures were taken during 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: 9-1-2017 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Jessica Montie, Environmental Program Consultant - Solid Waste Section FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 Digital pictures taken by Liz Patterson on August 8, 2017 Tipping floor Transfer trailer loading bay Transfer trailer staging area Overgrown vegetation around facility