1808T-TRANSFER_INSP_20181128

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Catawba
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 1808T-TRANSFER-
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: November 28, 2018 Date of Last Inspection: November 30, 2018

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
City of Hickory Transfer Station
1050 1st Avenue Southwest
Hickory, North Carolina 28601

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.73126 W: 81.35588

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Andrew Ballentine, Solid Waste Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Post Office Box 398
Hickory, North Carolina 28603

PARTICIPANTS:
Andrew Ballentine, Solid Waste Manager – City of Hickory
Louis Berry, Solid Waste Supervisor – City of Hickory
Charles Gerstell, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
A Permit to Operate 1808T-TRANSFER-, City of Hickory Transfer Station was issued to the City of Hickory on
February 22, 2016. The permit shall expire on February 19, 2020.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

The item(s) listed above were observed by Section staff and require action on behalf of the facility in order to come into or maintain compliance
with the Statutes, Rules, and/or other regulatory requirements applicable to this facility. Be advised that pursuant to N.C.G.S. 130A-22, an
administrative penalty of up to $15,000 per day may be assessed for each violation of the Solid Waste Laws, Regulations, Conditions of a Permit,
or Order under Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the N.C. General Statutes. Further, the facility and/or all responsible parties may also be subject to
enforcement actions including penalties, injunction from operation of a solid waste management facility or a solid waste collection service and any
such further relief as may be necessary to achieve compliance with the North Carolina Solid Waste Management Act and Rules.
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Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

1. The facility consists of a Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facility having a service area of the City of Hickory
only.
2. The Permit and Operations Plan were verified. Both documents were current and available upon request.
3. Tonnage Records for January – October 2018 were submitted by electronic correspondence on December 4, 2018.
The facility received 14,793.66-tons of waste during this time.
4. Waste Screening Reports were observed for January 2018 to present. Screenings appeared to have been performed
with adequate frequency and provided good documentation of observed unacceptable waste streams and final
disposition of those wastes.
5. Transfer Station Operations Specialist Certifications:
x Ronald Lewis Berry, II (expires 2/22/20)
x Leopold A. Bodden (expires 9/15/19)
x Randall Cline (expires 4/3/21)
x Justin Gross (expires 4/3/21)
x Michael A. Pisani (expires 9/15/19)
6. Gates were provided at the entrance to the facility to prevent unauthorized access.
7. Waste is offloaded into hoppers by city vehicles. As waste is offloaded, transfer station attendants view the waste
being deposited into the hoppers through one of two windows in the operator room.
8. The tipping floor of the facility was well managed and free of residues.
9. Leachate drains within the floor of the facility were free of obstructions and appeared operational.
10. No unacceptable waste streams were observed.
11. Windblown waste was well managed at the time of inspection.
12. Bait boxes were provided around the perimeter of the building to control vectors.
13. Exterior drains within the paved and concrete areas on the south side of the facility deposit directly into the
sanitary sewer system.
x At the time of inspection, a large portion of the grate over the eastern most exterior drain running the
length of the staging area for the compaction trailer and truck was missing allowing much of the drain to
be filled with leaves. This condition could prevent proper function of the device. Mr. Gross explained
during the inspection that some portions of the concrete support for the grate had worn away preventing
the grate from staying in place. Please ensure that necessary repairs to the drain are completed as
quickly as possible to allow for the grate to remain in place as designed.
14. Per the Operations Plan, after each truck has unloaded and finished its route for the day, the trucks move from the
tipping floor to the area where the compaction trailers are located to remove any debris from their clean-outs. This
process is to be completed in an area that drains to the sanitary sewer system where it can be properly processed.
Any debris left on the ground is to be cleaned up immediately and placed in the dumpster and or rollout containers
provided in the designated area. The dumpster and rollout containers are to be emptied and deposited into the
transfer station at the end of the working day.
x During the inspection, the dumpster located in the truck cleanout area was full and had not been emptied at
the end of the previous working day as detailed and required by the approved Operations Plan. This
dumpster must be emptied at the end of each working day to prevent a violation of the approved
plan for the facility.
x The dumpster located within the truck cleanout area is fitted with a drain within the front of the device.
This drain could result in leachate not being properly contained when the dumpster is moved to the transfer
station to be emptied. An alternate, leak-resistant dumpster must be used in the truck cleanout area
to prevent leachate from being lost.
x Please ensure that there are no deposits of waste material left on the ground at the truck cleanout area at the
end of the working day.
15. During the inspection, a dumpster was observed in the paved lot west of the transfer station. Staff stated that the
dumpster is used to dispose of bulky waste that gets caught behind the blades of the waste vehicles. A small
amount of waste was observed on the ground (paper and plastic). All truck cleanout activities must take place
in the designated area where the compaction trailers are located as detailed in the approved operations plan
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Solid Waste Section

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for the facility. Please ensure that all waste on the ground adjacent to the aforementioned dumpster are
removed and returned to the transfer station for proper disposal.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

________________________________________ Phone: [phone]
Charles T. Gerstell
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: 12/10/18 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
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Date: 2018.12.10 14:54:53 -05'00'