Florida Department of Environmental Protection Inspection Checklist

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1 Florida Department of Environmental Protection Inspection Checklist FACILITY INFORMATION: Facility Name: On-Site Inspection Start Date: On-Site Inspection End Date: WACS No.: Facility Street Address: City: Clearwater County Name: Zip: PINELLAS INSPECTION PARTICIPANTS: Principal Inspector: th Ave N (Include ALL Landfill and Department Personnel with Corresponding Titles) Other Participants: INSPECTION TYPE: Melissa Madden, Inspector Robert Gorby, Property Owner; George Shehu, Owner Complaint Investigation Inspection for Other Facilities - Unauthorized Disposal facility ATTACHMENTS TO THE INSPECTION CHECK LIST: This Cover Page to the Inspection Checklist may include any or all of the following attachments as appropriate. SECTION COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS

2 Page 2 of 6 SECTION COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS Requirements: The requirements listed in this section provide an opportunity for the Department's inspector to indicate the conditions found at the time of the inspection. A "Not Ok" response to a requirement indicates either a potential violation of the corresponding rule or an area of concern that requires more attention. Both potential violations and areas of concern are discussed further at the end of this inspection report. Item No. SOLID WASTE PROHIBITIONS (unless "grandfathered" in, see (18)) Completed Ok Not Ok Unk N/A 13.1 Unauthorized storing, processing, or disposing of solid waste except as authorized at a permitted solid waste management facility or a facility exempt from permitting under this chapter? (1)(a) 13.2 Unauthorized storing, processing, or disposing of solid waste in a manner or location that causes air quality standards to be violated or water quality standards or criteria of receiving waters to be violated? (1)(b) 13.3 Unauthorized disposal or storage prohibited, except yard trash, within 500 feet of a potable water well? (2)(b) 13.4 Unauthorized disposal or storage in a dewatered pit without liner or leachate controls? (2)(c) 13.5 Unauthorized disposal or storage prohibited in any natural or artificial body of water including ground water and wetlands? (Does not apply to standing water after a storm event.) (2)(d) 13.6 Unauthorized disposal or storage prohibited, except yard trash, within 200 feet of any natural or artificial body of water, including wetlands without permanent leachate controls, except impoundments or conveyances which are part of an on-site, permitted stormwater management system or on-site water bodies with no off-site discharge? (2)(e) 13.7 Unauthorized storage or disposal on the right of way of any public highway, road or alley? (2)(f) 13.8 Unauthorized open burning of solid waste prohibited except in accordance with Department requirements? (3) 13.9 Are the following unauthorized wastes or special wastes properly managed? (Check any that are Not OK) CCA treated wood being ground into mulch, compost, or any wood product that is applied to the ground or burned (14) Unauthorized storage or disposal of yard trash within 100 feet of potable water wells (except on-site), and/or 50 feet of water bodies? (12) Waste tire prohibitions: Maintaining a waste tire site consisting of more than 1500 tires that is not an integral part of a permitted waste tire processing facility (1) Disposing of waste tires except as permitted at a permitted solid waste management facility (2) Storing waste tires only as a part of a waste tire collection center, permitted waste tire processing facility, permitted solid waste management facility, or other exempt facility (4) Contracting with only registered or exempt waste tire collectors for the transportation, disposal, or processing of more than 25 waste tires (5)

3 Page 3 of 6 Current Violations: Rule: Question Number: 13.1 Explanation: (1)(a) The State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Department) received a complaint regarding storage of solid waste on the property identified as Pinellas County Property Appraiser Parcel ID No , located at th Avenue North, Pinellas Park, Florida ("property"), owned by Mr. Robert P. Gorby. The Department previously attempted to conduct an inspection of the property on January 19, However, a property representative was not present at the time of the inspection. At that time, Department staff observed large stockpiles of solid waste (unprocessed yard waste) on the rear portions of the property. According to the Department's comparison to aerial maps of the property, it appeared that yard waste may be deposited on approximately 2 acres of the 9 acre parcel. The Department sent a non-compliance letter (#NCL12-002SW52SWD) to the property owner, Mr. Robert Gorby, on February 2, Mr. Gorby contacted the Department to provide information about the operator of the facility, Ameri-Pride, Inc and schedule a formal site inspection. On February 15, 2012, Department staff met Mr. Gorby and Mr. George Shehu, Owner of Ameri-Pride, Inc on site. Mr. Gorby provided the Department a copy of the lease for the rear 2 acres of his parcel to Ameri-Pride Tree Recycling, LLC. Mr. Shehu indicated that unprocessed yard trash materials from the Ameri-Pride Clearwater Facility (WACS No ) are brought to the site for processing prior to being utilized or disposed offsite. Mr. Shehu indicated they had begun stockpiling materials at this site in November, At the time of the inspection, Mr. Shehu estimated approximately 35-40,000 tons of materials were stored on site, of which, 35% had already been processed and was ready for transport. A grinder was observed on the property, however, Mr. Shehu indicated it had recently broken down and was transported off-site prior to the end of the inspection. At least one load of processed mulch was transported off-site during the inspection. It did not appear that the facility had fire lanes or an adequate perimeter road since materials were stockpiled up to the east and west property lines, and were placed directly adjacent to the north tree line and south fence line. A narrow access road was observed through the center of the piles. Corrective Action: As discussed during the inspection, in accordance with Rule (1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, this facility is not authorized to store, process of dispose of solid waste, including yard trash, on this property. It does not appear that the facility had obtained a permit or registration from the Department to operate a Source-Separated Organics Processing Facility (SOPF) prior to operation at this facility. The facility shall immediately cease acceptance of solid waste on the property and provide documentation that all solid waste has been removed from the property. Ameri-Pride, Inc shall submit a plan for corrective action which outlines the expected time-frame to process and remove all yard trash observed on-site within 15 days of this report. Please include the intended disposal/recycling facility for all materials, either processed or unprocessed, with your proposal. Once corrective actions have been completed, a final report which includes documentation that all materials have been removed from the site and properly disposed should be provided. Once the facility has demonstrated that all corrective actions have been completed, the operator should contact the Department to schedule a re-inspection. The facility may apply for a SOPF registration once all corrective actions have been completed and the Department has verified clean-up.

4 Attachments: YT stockpile E property line NW corner, N tree line center access road W property boundary grinder being removed COMMENTS: 02/29/2012 Items not evaluated during this inspection. Page 4 of 6

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6 Page 6 of 6 Signed: Melissa Madden PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR NAME Inspector PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR TITLE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR SIGNATURE 2/29/2012 DATE Robert Gorby REPRESENTATIVE NAME Property Owner REPRESENTATIVE TITLE NO SIGNATURE REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE George Shehu REPRESENTATIVE NAME Owner REPRESENTATIVE TITLE NO SIGNATURE REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE Supervisor: Stephanie Watson NOTE: By signing this document, the Site Representative only acknowledges receipt of this Inspection Report and is not admitting to the accuracy of any of the items identified by the Department as "Not Ok" or areas of concern.