North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 13 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Subchapter B - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Section .0400 - TRANSFER STATIONS › Section 13B .0405 - OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 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.