Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 18, March 15, 2024
(a) The
owner or operator of a transfer station (site) shall maintain and operate the
site in accordance with the operations plan incorporated into the permit by
Rule .0404(d) of this Section and the following conditions:
(1) Dust and Odor Control. Fugitive dust
emissions generated by site operations shall comply with
15A NCAC
02D .0540. The site shall comply with
15A NCAC
02D .1806 for odors.
(2) Groundwater and Surface Water
Requirements. The site shall prevent the release of leachate and contaminants
to groundwater and surface water and shall not cause an exceedance of the
groundwater quality standards in
15A NCAC
02L or the surface water quality standards in
15A NCAC
02B. In the event of a release of leachate or
contaminants to the environment, the site shall comply with
15A NCAC
02L.
(3) Fire Protection and Control.
(A) Open burning of solid waste is prohibited
at all sites, unless approval has been obtained from the Division, and from the
Division of Air Quality in accordance with
15A NCAC
02D .1900, and from the local government
prior to any burning activity.
(B)
Hot ashes, cinders, and waste that is smoldering, smoking, or burning shall not
be accepted at a site. The waste screening procedures required in accordance
with Subparagraph (8) of this Paragraph and described in the operations plan
shall address identification and rejection of this waste.
(C) The operator of a site shall provide
equipment on-site to control fires and make arrangements with a local fire
protection agency to provide fire-fighting services.
(D) The operator shall verbally notify the
Division of fires that occur at a site within 24 hours of the fire and shall
submit a written report to the Division within 15 days of the fire. The report
shall include the site name and permit number; the date and time of the fire;
actions taken by the operator in response to the fire; the cause of the fire;
the location and size of the fire; the type and amount of waste that caught
fire; a plan of action to prevent fires in the future; the name and title of
the person submitting the information; and the date the information is
submitted.
(4) Vector
Control. Owners or operators of a site shall operate and maintain the site to
prevent on-site populations of vectors.
(5) Noise Control. Noise levels shall meet
local ordinances if they exist. If local ordinances for noise do not exist,
noise levels for site operations, except fire and safety alarms, shall not
exceed 85 decibels at the property line.
(6) Erosion and Sedimentation Control
Requirements. The site shall comply with
15A NCAC
04, and the owner or operator shall utilize
erosion and sedimentation control measures that prevent sediment from leaving
the site and prevent on-site erosion.
(7) Training. During hours of operation, an
operator trained in accordance with
G.S.
130A-309.25 shall be on-site. Sites shall
provide all staff with no less than eight hours of training updates annually
that includes a review of the operations plan and permit documents.
Documentation of the training shall be placed in the operating record and
provided to the Division upon written request.
(8) Waste Screening. Sites shall comply with
the following waste screening requirements:
(A) Site personnel shall screen incoming
loads weekly at a rate of no less than five percent of the average daily waste
tonnage reported in the site's annual report for the previous year. Site
personnel shall be trained annually to identify liquid waste, hazardous waste,
polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) wastes, special wastes as defined in
G.S.
130A-290(a)(40), wastes
banned from landfill disposal in accordance with
G.S.
130A-309.10(f) if the site
receiving the waste for disposal is a landfill, and wastes that the intended
final disposal site is not permitted by the Division to accept. The screening
shall be conducted as described in the approved operations plan prepared in
accordance with Rule .0404(i) of this Section. Waste screening and rejected
wastes shall be recorded in writing, and the records shall be kept on site for
no less than five years and shall be made available to the Division during a
site inspection or upon request.
(B) The owner or operator shall include in
the operations plan a plan to manage any identified hazardous and liquid
wastes. The plan shall address identification, removal, storage, and final
disposal of the waste.
(9) Waste Acceptance: Sites shall not accept
the following:
(A) hazardous waste unless the
site is permitted by the Division in accordance with
15A NCAC
13A to receive such waste;
(B) polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) wastes as
defined in 40 CFR
761.3, which is incorporated by reference,
including subsequent amendments and editions, and may be accessed at
www.ecfr.gov at no cost;
(C) asbestos waste unless the waste is
received and handled in compliance with the requirements of
40 CFR
61.150, which is incorporated by reference,
including subsequent amendments and editions, and may be accessed at
www.ecfr.gov at no cost. Bags shall be no
less than six mil thick and shall be labeled with the warning required by
40 CFR
61.150(a)(1)(iv) that they
contain asbestos-containing materials. Sites shall provide notice to the
landfill facility receiving the asbestos waste prior to disposal;
(D) waste banned by
G.S.
130A-309.10 at the disposal destination;
and
(E) waste banned by local law
or ordinance at the disposal destination.
(10) Windblown waste: Site staff shall
conduct daily inspections for windblown waste on the site property. Windblown
litter from site operations discovered during the daily inspections or observed
on adjacent properties shall be picked up and containerized for disposal by the
end of each operating day, unless the landowner of the adjacent property denies
access to site staff. The site shall prevent waste from being blown outside the
waste handling areas by the wind, using methods such as:
(A) requiring that vehicles entering and
leaving the site keep waste covered;
(B) providing skirts, such as rubber belting
or brushes, around the top of chutes to minimize the space between the chute
and the hauling trailer at sites with chutes and hoppers; or
(C) preventing waste from leaving the site
using methods such as fencing, netting, or diking.
(11) Site Cleaning and Maintenance: Unless
otherwise stated in the site permit, all waste shall be removed from the
tipping floor, the truck loading bays, and from behind push walls by the end of
each day of operation and disposed of in accordance with this Subchapter. The
tipping floor, push walls, and truck loading bays shall be cleaned with a
pressure washer no less than once per month. The remaining areas of the site
building including side walls and any material storage areas outside of the
building shall be cleaned with a pressure washer no less than twice per year.
Wash water generated from cleaning waste handling areas shall be contained and
treated as leachate. Cleaning and maintenance records shall be maintained and
made available to the Division upon written request.
(b) Water that comes into contact with solid
waste is leachate and shall be collected from the site for disposal to an
approved facility or discharged directly from the site into a sanitary sewer
line. A National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit may be
required prior to the discharge of leachate to surface waters, as provided by
40 CFR
258.26 and
258.27, which are incorporated by
reference, including subsequent amendments and editions, and may be accessed at
www.ecfr.gov at no cost.
(c) All vehicles and containers being used
for the temporary storage of solid waste shall be maintained to be
leak-resistant in accordance with Rule .0105 of this Subchapter, or shall be
stored so that any leachate from the vehicles or containers will be collected
to prevent the release of leachate to the environment.
(d) Operating Record and Recordkeeping
requirements. The owner or operator of a site shall retain an operating record
in electronic or hard copy format at the site, or in an alternative location
stated in the permit. The records required by Subparagraphs (1) and (2) of this
Paragraph shall be maintained for no less than five years. The records required
by Subparagraphs (3) through (9) of this Paragraph shall be maintained for the
life-of-site. The operating record shall contain the following information:
(1) records of waste inspections, monitoring
results, certifications of training, and training procedures required by the
rules of this Section;
(2) amounts
by weight of solid waste received at the site including county and state of
generation, in accordance with
G.S.
130A-309.09D;
(3) demonstrations, certifications, findings,
monitoring, testing, or analytical data required by the rules of this
Section;
(4) closure or
post-closure care monitoring, testing, or analytical data required by the rules
of this Section;
(5) cost estimates
and financial assurance documentation required by Section .1800 of this
Subchapter;
(6) site audit records,
compliance records, maintenance records, and inspection reports;
(7) a copy of the current Permit to Construct
and Permit to Operate;
(8) a copy
of the plans that have been incorporated into the permit in accordance with
Rule .0404(d) of this Section; and
(9) a Corrective Action Plan, if required by
15A NCAC
02L .0106.
(e) Access requirements.
(1) Sites shall be secured to prevent
unauthorized entry by means such as gates, chains, berms, or fences.
(2) An attendant shall always be on duty at
the site while it is open for public use to ensure compliance with operational
requirements.
(3) The access roads
shall be of all-weather construction and maintained to be accessible by loaded
collection vehicles and by the Division.
(4) Signs shall be posted at the site
entrances unless otherwise stated in the site permit. The signs shall be
constructed of a durable, weather-resistant material. The signs shall be clear
and legible to the public. The signs shall state the name of the operator of
the site, emergency contact information, the operating hours of the site, the
permit number of the current permit authorizing operations at the site, the
types of waste that can be accepted under the permit, and that hazardous waste
and liquid waste cannot be accepted at the site.