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NORTM CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
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Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: GASTON I
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PERMIT NO.: 36-09TP I
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FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
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Industrial
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Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 9/21/13 Date of Last Inspection: 4/30/13
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Gaston County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
200 Leisure Lane
Dallas, NC 28034
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.3128' E:-81.1994'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Ray Maxwell, Gaston Co. Public Works Director
[phone]
rmaxwellgco. gaston.nc.us
Marcie Smith - Solid Waste & Recycling Administrator
[phone]
marcie. smithkco. gaston.nc.us
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 1578
Gastonia, NC 28053-1578
PARTICIPANTS:
Bill Wagner, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section.
Marcie Smith, Solid Waste & Recycling Administrator — Gaston County
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate is current and shall expire on April 1, 2015
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Audit
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS —All previous noted violations have been corrected:
1. 15A NCAC 13B .0302 states: "Any person who maintains or operates a treatment and processing facility shall
maintain and operate the facility in accordance with the following practices unless otherwise specified in the
permit."
Condition 13 in Part II of Attachment 3 of the Permit to Operate states: "Facility personnel shall inspect the
facility's emergency equipment and supplies on a weekly basis." At the time of the inspection, there were no
records of these required weekly inspections available for review.
This violation has been corrected.

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2. 15A NCAC 13B .0302 states: "Any person who maintains or operates a treatment and processing facility shall
maintain and operate the facility in accordance with the following practices unless otherwise specified in the
permit."
Condition 18 in Part II of Attachment 3 of the Permit to Operate states: "The date upon which each period of
accumulation begins shall be clearly marked and visible on each container. Each container shall be labeled or
marked clearly with the words "Hazardous Waste" unless the container separately holds recyclable materials." At
the time of the inspection, multiple drums were observed that (1) were not marked with the beginning date of
accumulation or (2) were not marked with the words "Hazardous Waste".
This violation has been corrected.
3. 15A NCAC 13B .0302(1) states in part: "Operational plans shall be approved and followed as specified for the
facility."
Section 2.3 of the approved operational plan of March 2010 (DIN9951) states in part: "All facility communications
or alarm systems, fire protection equipment, spill control equipment, and decontamination equipment will be
inspected monthly." At the time of the inspection, there were no records of these required monthly inspections
available for review.
This violation has been corrected.
4. 15A NCAC 13B .0302(1) states in part: "Operational plans shall be approved and followed as specified for the
facility."
Section 4.4 of the approved operational plan of March 2010 (DIN9951) states in part: "All containers holding
accumulated HHW will be checked at least monthly to ensure that they have not been stored longer than 180 days
and also to ensure their integrity." At the time of the inspection, there were no records of these required
monthly inspections available for review.
This violation has been corrected.
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS
NONE.
1. Drums holding household hazardous waste that
are not properly marked with the date of first
acceptance or the words "Hazardous Waste."
2. Locker #3 for "flammable liquids".

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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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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 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.
SITE HISTORY and BACKGROUND:
Document Type
Date
DIN*
Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Permit to Operate: Original Issuance
June 6, 2000
N/A
Permit to Operate: Amendment
March 4, 2005
N/A
Permit to Operate: Amendment
April 1, 2010
10147
DIN* - Document Identification Number
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The current Permit to Operate and the current Operations plan are maintained at the Gaston County Hardin
Landfill.
2. The facility's Household Hazardous Waste Identification Number is: NCPH0300001
3. The Household Hazardous Waste Facility consists of permanent containment unit that has three separate
lockers for the temporary storage of household hazardous wastes (Locker #1- Pesticides & Poisons; Locker
#2 — Corrosives; and Locker #3 — Flammable Liquids.)
4. This unit is located on the grounds of the Gaston County Parks & Recreation facility at 1303 Dallas
Cherryville Hwy (NC Hwy 276).
5. All three lockers are secured with padlocks that can only be accessed by landfill staff.
6. Household hazardous materials were actively being collected during the inspection.
7. Four collection events are scheduled between Mach and October each year
8. Landfill staff sorts and packages all household hazardous wastes. (Photos #142)
1. Household hazardous (HHW) materials being
collected & sorted by Gaston Co. landfill staff. (Note
the 3-locker containment unit for the temporary
storage of HHW in the background.)
2. One of two roll -off boxes used for the collection
of paint. (One box for oil based paint and one box
for latex paint.)
9. Each of the three lockers in the containment unit is equipped with an Ansur Fire Suppression System. (Photo
#3)

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Solid Waste Section
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3. Ansulo fire suppression system control box.
(Note the intrinsically safe light to the upper
right of the Ansul® control box.)
5. Liquids with similar chemical characteristics
being packaged together in steel drums with a
mixture of perlite and vermiculite for stabilization
and to absorb any liquid that my leak or spill.
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4. Landfill staff checking the pH of liquids prior to
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6. Separate drums for the collection of used oil and
for anti -freeze.
10. The following total amounts of household hazardous wastes that were collected during this event:
Aerosols
(4) 55-Gal Drums
Paint related items
(4) 55-Gal Drums
Oxidizers
(2) 55-Gal Drums
Bases
(2) 55-Gal Drums
Acids
(1) 55-Gal Drums
11. FCC Environmental® collects and transports petroleum wastes to their facility in Concord, NC.
12. Pesticides and herbicides are collected and disposed of by the United States Department of Agriculture.
13. Cleanlites Recycling collects and disposes of florescent bulbs at their Spartanburg, SC facility.
14. A roll -off box is maintained on -site during the collection events for the collection and disposal of any
incidental non -household hazardous wastes.
15. Electronic equipment is not accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste Events as they are accepted every
day at the County's convenience sites.
16. The facility's emergency response plan is detailed in Item 21 of Part 11 of the Permit to Operate.
17. Emergency response is provided by Gaston County Emergency Management.

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18. The facility is inspected weekly by landfill staff. (Figure 1)
19. Gaston County Staff that work the collection events have completed the 40-hour HAZWOPER training and
the 8-hour refresher course.
Figure 1: Weekly & Monthly HHW facility inspection records.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Phone: [phone]
Bill Wagner
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: 10/03/13
To: Ray Maxwell, Gaston Co.
Email
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Delivery
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Public Works Director
ec: Jason Watkins, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Sarah Rice, Compliance Officer — Solid Waste Section
Marcie Smith, Solid Waste & Recycling Administrator — Gaston County marcie.smithkco.gaston.nc.us