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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Forsyth
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 3419-TP-
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
X
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: March 5, 2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Lowder Recycling & Disposal Facility
2840 Griffith Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Date of Last Inspection: July 6, 2018
GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.036906' W: 80.313346 °
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Gene Lowder, Owner
Telephone: [phone] (office)
Email address: glowderAlowderinc.com
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Lowder Recycling & Disposal, LLC
2810 Griffith Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
PARTICIPANTS:
David Teague, Yard Foreman — Lowder Recycling & Disposal
Matt Alspaugh, Assistant Controller — Lowder Recycling & Disposal
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Construct and Operate Solid Waste Treatment and Processing Facility Issued: December 11, 2004
Permit Renewal, Operations Plan Modification: December 11, 2009
Permit Renewal, Operations Plan Modification: December 11, 2014
Permit expires December 11, 2019 — submit permit renewal request by June 10, 2019
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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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
1. This operation is permitted as a land clearing and inert debris treatment and processing facility and is permitted
to receive land clearing debris, untreated and unpainted wood waste, uncontaminated wood pallets and
uncontaminated soil. Yard trash is not a permitted waste stream. The facility does not currently accept or
process inert debris.
2. The facility's Permit to Operate and approved Operations Plan (dated December 1, 2014) were available onsite
for review.
3. Mr. Alspaugh provided a copy of the report listing all outgoing processed material/product for the time period
July 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019. The report indicated that a total of 1,318.75 cubic yards of mulch were
sold during this timeframe.
4. A review of the 2017-18 Facility Annual Report indicated that the facility accepted 2,248.85 tons of wood
waste during the reporting period.
5. On June 28, 2018, a request for modification of the facility's Operations Plan was approved by the Solid Waste
Section. The modification changed the recordkeeping requirements for the facility, eliminating the weekly
recording of incoming and outgoing tonnages and allowing for these figures to be calculated annually instead.
6. Windblown litter was observed to be well -managed at the facility. The site appeared to be clean and well -
maintained. Facility staff were seen trimming trees and shrubs during this inspection.
7. Facility access roadways are of all-weather construction and were found to be in fair condition. Continual heavy
rain storms that have occurred in the area over the past six months have kept the site wet. As a result, heavy
equipment operating at the site and maneuvering on the muddy internal roadways created ruts that allow water
to pond. Ensure that maintenance is performed to fill in equipment ruts on the internal roadways and
operating areas, and eliminate the ponding water observed during this inspection, as required by Section
F of the approved Operations Plan.
8. The facility border is protected by fencing, berms and natural terrain, and is secured by means of a gate which is
kept locked when the facility is not in operation. Large concrete blocks are used to direct site traffic away from
areas where mud is a problem.
9. All required buffers appear to have been met. On the southeastern side of the site, adjacent to the public
roadway, the 50' buffer is marked with signs that are clearly visible to equipment operators.
10. The operations area is designed to direct stormwater runoff to two ponds located along the southwestern side of
the facility. Mr. Teague stated that heavy storms have altered the site grades, and, in some areas, the path of the
storm water has been blocked or inappropriately re -directed. He explained that, as dry weather appears, he uses
the loader and excavator to regrade sections of the site so that positive drainage can be re-established.
11. Two stormwater ponds are located along the southwestern property line. The pond located closest to the public
roadway was full, and some water was standing in the grassy area approach area. Ensure that this pond is
cleared and repaired so that it functions as designed. The second pond appeared to be functioning properly,
as did the perimeter ditch line and check dams.
12. Unprocessed wood waste was stored in the northwestern section of the operations area. The pile appeared to
meet the maximum size of 30' high and 50' long. Mr. Teague explained that the site was too wet to allow
customers to dump anywhere other than directly beside the central access roadway. He added that he had not
been able to push the wood waste up to consolidate the pile because of the damage the heavy equipment would
do by operating in the muddy conditions that exist in this section of the site.
13. Processed wood waste was stored in neatly maintained windrows on the southwestern portion of the site.
Windrows were observed to be smaller in size than the 30' x 50' size limit specified in the permit to operate.
Aisles between windrows appeared to meet the 15' minimum specified in the permit to operate.
14. No composting takes place at the facility, and Mr. Teague stated that facility staff check the temperature in the
wood waste piles regularly, and piles are turned as necessary to keep temperatures low. A temperature log is
maintained in the facility office.
15. No unacceptable material was found in the processed and unprocessed wood waste stockpiles.
16. Some water was observed to be ponding in the aisles between several of the windrows. Mr. Teague stated that
he had been working to regrade the aisles to eliminate equipment ruts where water had ponded. He added that
the ground was so saturated that regrading was largely unsuccessful. After some discussion, Mr. Teague agreed
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to create a soil berm around the windrows to keep water from standing in and around the piles.
17. Stockpiles of fill dirt are also maintained at the site. The dirt is screened and sold as is or mixed with mulch to
create a soil amendment product.
18. No operations were taking place during this inspection. Mr. Teague stated that, when weather permits, grinding
and screening take place at the site daily.
Some stormwater can be seen ponding in the aisle between two processed wood waste windrows.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Susan Heim
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Waste Section, ou=Field
Operations Branch,
email=[e-mail]
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Date: 2019.03.08 11:14:10
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Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: March 8, 2019 to
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Email
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US Mail
Certified No. fI
Gene Lowder.
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Ming-Tai Chao, Permitting Engineer — Solid Waste Section
Matt Alspaugh, Assistant Controller — Lowder Recycling and Disposal
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