AQ_F_1800567_20210310_CMPL_InspRpt

NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF Mooresville Regional Office
AIR QUALITY Colt Recycling, Southeast LLC
NC Facility ID 1800567
Inspection Report County/FIPS: Catawba/035
Date: 03/10/2021
Facility Data Permit Data
Colt Recycling, Southeast LLC Permit 10329/R03
816 13th Street NE Issued 7/11/2017
Hickory,NC 28601 Expires 9/30/2021
Lat: 35d 44.4072m Long: 8ld 18.7566m Class/Status Synthetic Minor
SIC: 5093/Scrap And Waste Materials Permit Status Active
NAICS: 42393/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers Current Permit Application(s)None
Contact Data Program Applicability
Facility Contact Authorized Contact Technical Contact SIP
Michele Mitchell Dan Frisbee Steve Snyder
Env. and System Plant Manager EHS/Facilities Manager
Compliance [phone] [phone]
[phone]
Compliance Data
Comments:
Inspection Date 03/10/2021
Inspector's Name Alejandra Cruz
Inspector's Signature: atejanAw Curz Dim Operating Status Operating
Compliance Status Compliance-inspection
Action Code FCE
Date of Signature: 3/11/2021 Inspection Result Compliance
Total Actual emissions in TONS/YEAR:
TSP7 S02 NOX VOc c0 PM10 * HAP
No emissions inventory on record.The emissions inventory is due 07/02/2021.
*Highest HAP Emitted(in pounds)
Five Year Violation History:None
Date Letter Type Rule Violated Violation Resolution Date
Performed Stack Tests since last FCE:None
Date Test Results Test Method(s) Source(s)Tested

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Type Action: X Full Compliance _Partial Compliance _Complaint Other:
Evaluation Evaluation/Reinspection Investigation
Data Date submitted for initial review 03/11/2021 _IBEAM WARNING/OB,NOD,NOV,NRE
Tracking: X IBEAM Document
X IBEAM Inspection,list date inspected IBEAM LAT/LONG,Facility Locked
X IBEAM Inspection,list date draft is submitted X IBEAM LAT/LONG,Coordinates checked
X IBEAM Inspection,pollutants/programs checked IBEAM Complaint
X IBEAM Planning,Next Inspection Date 03/01/2022
Directions: From Statesville,take I-40 west to exit 130. Turn right to 15t street/US 70A west. Travel
approximately one mile and turn right on US 70A west/Highland Avenue NE. Turn right on to 15t'Street
NE. Turn left on to 9t'Avenue NE. Turn left on to 13t'Street NE. The facility will be located on your left.
Safety Equipment: The facility operates intermittently. When the facility is operating, safety shoes and
eye protection are required. Hard hat is required in some places.
Safety Issues:Notable safety issues,when in operation,is forklift traffic and recycling debris on the ground
near the equipment conveyor lines.
Lat/Long: A review of the facility's coordinates on"Maps of DAQ Regulated Facilities"
indicates the facility's latitude and longitude coordinates are accurate and are not locked in IBEAM.
Email Contacts:
Email contacts found in IBEAM were verified.No changes are needed at this time.
COVID-19 Information:
- Did you complete the DEQ COVID Screening Questionnaire on the day you conducted an on-site
facility inspection and based on the responses are you able to safely report to the worksite? Yes.
The morning of the field portion of this inspection I completed the NC Employee Screening for
Employees Reporting Onsite form on the oshr.nc.gov website.
- Who did you speak with regarding the facility's COVID-19 inspection procedures?
Michele Mitchell, Environmental and Compliance, 828-358-4854.
- Does the facility allow on-site inside the facility buildings, on-site but outside only or virtual only
inspections?
On-site inside and outside.
- Does the facility follow social distancing, mask wearing and hand washing procedures in the
facility?
Mask wearing,temperature check.

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- Are there any COVID-related requirements of inspectors before entering the facility?
Mask wearing.
- What type of inspection did you perform?
On-site outside only.
- If the facility allows on-site,in the building inspections and you chose not to conduct an inspection
inside then clarify why.
All critical items/equipment can be viewed from outside.
1. General Information:
The purpose of this site visit was to conduct a routine air quality inspection. This facility recycles
consumer electronics. The front desk is not manned which may require the inspector to use a cell
phone to call the facility contact to inform them of their arrival. The front desk is monitored via
closed circuit camera by Ms. Mitchell who should eventually notice the inspector's arrival. The
facility is currently operating 5 days a week, 1 shift a day. The facility currently employs around
20 people.
A review of the facility information was conducted via telephone on March 9, 2021 with Ms.
Michele Mitchell, Env. And System Compliance. I arrived at the facility around 10:00 AM on
March 10, 202 1. 1 met Ms. Mitchell for the on-site inspection.
2. Facility Contact Information:
During the inspection I verified the facility contact information in IBEAM.No changes are needed
at this time.
3. Compliance history file review:
The facility was issued an NOD, May 10, 2017, for the installation of a new bagfilter on wire
recycling line (ES-02)without notification and modification of the air permit.
4. Observations of permitted air emission sources and control devices:
Emission Emission Source Control Control System
Source ID Description System ID Description
ES-02 wire recycling line 2 (2 CD-02 bagfilter(3,420 square
tons per hour maximum feet of filter area)
process rate)
Observed.This line was removed from the facility and moved to another facility. The bagfilter is still in
the facility. The facility is going to keep the line and the bagfilter in the permit until they know what to
do with the bagfilter.
ES-03 electronics recycling CD-03 bagfilter(5,237 square
lines 3 and 4(10 tons per feet of filter area)
hour maximum process
rate)

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Emission Emission Source Control Control System
Source ID Description System ID Description
Observed.Electronic components are separated by hand,broken to smaller pieces,and then specific
materials and components are separated and collected. These lines consist on a processing line that
conveys at different height and vents to a bagfilter(CD-03) located outside the building. Each line has its
own vent to the bagfilter.A bag is connected to the bottom of the bagfilter to catch the particulates. The
bagfilter was observed with no visible emissions.
5. Observations of insignificant air emission sources and control devices listed on the current permit:
None noted.
6. Observations of air emission sources and control devices not listed on the current permit:
None noted.
7. Compliance with specific permit conditions and limitations:
a. Condition A.2. 15A NCAC 2D .0202 The Permittee, at least 90 days prior to the
expiration date of this permit, shall request permit renewal by letter.
Observed.The permit expires 09/30/2021. I reminded Ms. Mitchell to submit the
paperwork at least 90 days before the permit expires. Compliance is indicated.
b. Condition A.3. 15A NCAC 2D .0515 "Particulates from Miscellaneous Industrial
Processes," particulate matter emissions from the emission sources shall not exceed
allowable emission rates.
Observed. No recordkeeping or monitoring is required. The facility complies with this
condition by using the bagfilter CD-03.
C. Condition AA 15A NCAC 2D .0521 "Control of Visible Emissions," visible emissions
from the emission sources, manufactured after July 1, 1971, shall not be more than 20
percent opacity when averaged.
Observed. No visible emissions were observed during the inspection. Compliance is
indicated.
d. Condition A.5. 15A NCAC 2D .0535,the Permittee of a source of excess emissions that
last for more than four hours and that results from a malfunction, a breakdown of process
or control equipment or any other abnormal conditions, shall notify the Director or his
designee of any such occurrence by 9:00 a.m. Eastern time of the Division's next business
day of becoming aware of the occurrence.
Observed. No excess emissions have been reported since the last inspection. Compliance
is indicated.
e. Condition A.6. 15A NCAC 2D.0540"Particulates from Fugitive Dust Emission Sources,"
the Permittee shall not cause or allow fugitive dust emissions to cause or contribute to
substantive complaints or excess visible emissions beyond the property boundary.

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Observed. No fugitive dust emissions were observed during the inspection. Compliance
is indicated.
f. Condition A.7. 15A NCAC 2Q .0315 "Synthetic Minor Facilities," to avoid the
applicability of 15A NCAC 2Q .0501 "Purpose of Section and Requirement for a Permit,"
the Permittee shall perform periodic inspections and maintenance(I&M)as recommended
by the manufacturer.In addition,the Permittee shall perform an annual(for each 12 month
period following the initial inspection) internal inspection of each bagfilter system. A log
book shall be kept on site for each control device and made available to Division of Air
Quality personnel upon request.
Observed. The facility is conducting internal annual inspections for CD-03. These
inspections also include suction piping and external bag filter inspections. The last
inspections were conducted 2/27/2019,2/12/2020, and 2/12/21. Compliance is indicated.
8. NSPS/NESHAP Review
There are no generators or fire pumps at the facility,therefore the facility is not subject to
NESHAP Subpart 4Z. There are no boilers at the facility,therefore the facility is not subject to
NESHAP Subpart 6J. There are no gasoline storage tanks at the facility,therefore the facility is
not subject to NESHAP Subpart 6C.
9. Summary of changes needed to the current permit:
None.
10. Compliance assistance offered during the h�pection:
None.
11. Section 112(r) gpplicabilitX:
This facility does not appear to be subject to the requirements of the Chemical Accident Release
Prevention Program, Section 112(r)of the Clean Air Act.
12. Compliance determination:
Based on my observations,this facility appeared to be in compliance with the applicable air quality
regulations at the time of the inspection.
AFC:
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