NCG210446_Inspection Report_20220609

Compliance Inspection Report
Permit: NCG210446 Effective: 08/01/18 Expiration: 07/31/23 Owner : Goldston Lumber Supply LLC
SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Goldston Lumber Supply LLC
County: Chatham 2304 S Main St
Region: Raleigh
Goldston NC 27252
Contact Person: William R Copeland Title: Phone: [phone]
Directions to Facility:
System Classifications: SWNC,
Primary ORC:
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
Related Permits:
Inspection Date: 06/09/2022
Primary Inspector: Lauren Garcia
Secondary Inspector(s):
Certification:
Phone:
Entry Time 09:OOAM Exit Time: 10:OOAM
Phone: [phone]
Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit Inspection Type: Timber Products Stormwater Discharge COC
Facility Status: Compliant ❑ Not Compliant
Question Areas:
Storm Water
(See attachment summary)
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Permit: NCG210446 Owner - Facility: Goldston Lumber Supply LLC
Inspection Date: 06/09/2022 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
Inspection was in response to a new individual permit application. The site has been covered under the general industrial
permit number NCG210446. The new individual permit number is NCS000610. Since the NCS application was submitted in
March 2022, the company was sold and is under new management. Previously, the facility operated as a saw mill, that
utilizes rejected logs and log cores. The material is recycled into lumber for pallets, crating and dunnage. This activity will
continue under the new ownership. The facility also operated a wood preserving plant using copper azole. The new owners
are switching to treatment with arsenic.
There are no discharge monitoring reports for the facility in the historic file and the new owners are not aware of any being
stored onsite. Will Copeland, a new owner, is responsible for three other NCG21 permits in Apex and is aware of SWPPP
and monitoring requirements. The new owners should have no trouble bringing the site into compliance.
Lee Hankins met me onsite today and we walked the facility together. Since the property transfered ownership, Lee Hankins
has facilitated an overhaul of the site. Multiple dumpsters of stored scrap metal have been removed. Old equipment is in the
process of being removed from the site. Wood waste has been consolidated from where it was spread throughout the site.
This wood will be chipped and sold. There is still some saw dust and mulch still present onsite that is left over from the
previous owners activities. These are set to be removed as needed.
All outfalls were observed during the inspection. A fourth outfall was identified below/behind the saw mill. The site visit was
ocnducted following a substantial amount of rain. Leachate was observed in several areas of the site where the old mulch
and wood materials were observed. We discussed how the leachate will cause the stormwater samples to exceed
benchmark values. The new owners will likely have to manage stormwater onsite with berms and diversions or other
methods, to reduce the sample values. Removing the material from the site will also take care of the leachate issue. Water
was pooling in some areas where old equipment, scrap metal or wood, and old buidlings previously existed. The facility is in
a large transition period between the way the facility operated from the old owners. The new owners have had to clean up
and remove alot of material from the site. Lee Hankins said they are currently working on plans to address the pooling water
and some areas where erosion has occurred from stormwater flow.
Currently onsite there is a saw mill, a kilm, and an autoclave. The kilm is not currently functioning. The autoclave is where
facility personel will be dealing with arsenic. They are waiting on an engineering inspection of the concrete slab beneath the
autocalve and warehouse area to make sure there are no cracks or damage. There is a sump pump benteath the production
areas in this building. The autoclave system is self contained, all water used is recycled in the system. All chemicals will be
stored within this building. Wood comining out of the autoclave sits on the drip pad until dry and is then ready to be
transported offsite. There are currently no plans for the treated wood to be stored onsite.
There is an area along the access road at the northern portion of the site where wood peices left over from the saw mill
activities are currently stored. This wood is untreated. We walked along the back side of this wood pile to see if there was
an outfall. The area was so heaviliy vegetated, we were not able to find a distinct outfall. If one is ever identified, it will need
to be added to the facility map and sampled as the other outfalls are.
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Permit: NCG210446 Owner - Facility: Goldston Lumber Supply LLC
Inspection Date: 06/09/2022 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
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