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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
X
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: YANCEY
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 10003T-TRANSFER-1995
Closed
HHW
White
X
Incin
T&F
X
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&F/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 4/3/2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Yancey -Mitchell Transfer Station
555 Landfill Road
Burnsville, NC 28714
Date of Last Inspection: 7/23/2018
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.930271' W:-82.178251'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Lynn Austin, Yancey County Manager — 828-682-3971; lynn.austinkyance cam, n�c.gov
Kathy Young, Mitchell County Manager — 828-688-2139 ext.1394; kathy.youn mitchellcoun , .or
Donald Miller, Garbage Disposal Service, Inc. (GDS) — 828-766-5987; dmiller7(krepublicservices.com
Derek Bouchard, Republic Services of NC, LLC — 314-302-3634; dbouchard(a,republicservices.com
Teresa Summerlin, Office Manager — 828-675-4043; teresa.summerlin(awanceycounty,, c.gov
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Lynn Austin, Yancey County Manager — Owner
Yancey County Courthouse
110 Town Square, Room 11
Burnsville, NC 28714
Kathy Young, Mitchell County Manager Owner
26 Crimson Laurel Circle
Bakersville, NC 28705
Republic Services of North Carolina, LLC (d.b.a. Garbage Disposal Services, Inc.) — Operator
CT Corporation System, Registered Agent
160 Mine Lake Court, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27615
PARTICIPANTS:
Kris Riddle, Environmental Senior Specialist, Solid Waste Section (Section)
Teresa Summerlin, Office Manager, Yancey -Mitchell Transfer Station
Donald Miller, Manager — Republic Services (d.b.a GDS)
Adam Hudgins, Operator — Republic Services (d.b.a. GDS)
STATUS OF PERMIT:
As required, a permit renewal application for the Yancey -Mitchell Transfer Station Permit to Operate (PTO) 10003T-
TRANSFER-1995 was received by the Section in September 2018 (FID 1254827). The Section issued Yancey County a
"Determination of Completeness — Application Letter" letter (FID 1258161) dated September 13, 2018. The permit
renewal application is currently under review by the Section.
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
D_E Q Division of Waste Management
NORTH CAROLINA
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Solid Waste Section
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Site Inspection.
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None.
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.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. On -site April 3, 2019, for partial inspection of transfer facility operations. Transfer Station facility records will be
reviewed during the next comprehensive facility compliance inspection.
2. The facility is owned by Yancey and Mitchell Counties, managed by Yancey County and operated by Republic
Services of NC, LLC (d.b.a. Garbage Disposal Services, Inc. (GDS)).
GDS has contracted with K.R. Drenth Trucking Inc. to transfer waste to an approved permitted facility. Currently,
waste from the facility is transported to Foothills Environmental Landfill, Permit No. 14-03, located in Caldwell
County, NC.
4. Access was controlled at the facility and proper signage was displayed at the facility entrance(s). The signageat the
Scale House entrance needs to be repaired and should be maintained (Photo #1).
1. Western view of damaged signage at Scale House of
Transfer Station.
5. During this inspection, the tipping fee at the facility was $58.68 per ton.
6. The facility's operating hours are: Monday — Friday: 8:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m.; and
Saturday: 8:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
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7. As discussed during this inspection, although facility roads were passable, access roads at the facility should be
maintained (photos #2, #3, & #4).
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2. Western view of access road to
Scale House. Arrows point to areas
on access road in need of
maintenance.
3. Southwestern view of access road
adjacent to rear of transfer station
and trailer storage area(s). Arrow
points to area on access road in need
of maintenance.
4. Southeastern view of access road
located southwest of transfer station
(adjacent to the treatment and
processing/wood grinding area.
Arrows point to areas on access
road in need of maintenance.
8. The White Goods and Scrap Metals area/container (photo #5), located southwest of the transfer building was
maintained.
9. The Treatment and Processing Area was maintained and appeared to be well managed (photo #6). Grinding
operations are performed on an as -needed basis by a private contractor. No unpermitted waste was observed in this
area.
5. Northern view of White Goods and Scrap
Metals container adjacent to transfer station.
6. Southern view of treatment and
processing/wood grinding area at facility.
10. The interior and exterior walls of the transfer station appeared to be maintained. Continue maintenance cleaning of
the interior walls of the transfer station as necessary.
11. As noted in previous Facility Compliance Inspection Reports dated 12/5/12, 9/26/13, 12/4/15, 3/15/16, 7/31/17, and
7/23/18, and as discussed during this inspection, additional wearing of the tipping floor surface was observed. The
tipping floor surface appeared very rough and several surface cracks were visible. In multiple areas of the tipping
floor exposed rebar was observed (photo #7). On November 9, 2018, the Section received a Transfer Station Floor
Resurfacing Plan (FID 1258119) which outlined tipping floor repairs planned for the facility. The Section approved
the plan in a letter to Yancey County, dated December 21, 2018 (FID 1261807). At the time of this inspection, the
tipping floor had not been repaired. Maintain the facility tipping floor as necessary, per the approved Transfer
Station Floor Resurfacing Plan.
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7. Example of
exposed rebar on the
facility tipping floor.
Multiple areas of
exposed rebar on the
facilitv tinnine floor
were observed
during this
inspection. (Ivy X
packet included in
photo for scale.)
12. During this inspection, the leachate collection grates/drains located along the tipping floor and inside the receiving
bay of the transfer station appeared to be functioning effectively. Leachate is collected in two (2) underground
holding tanks located on the northern and southeastern sides of the transfer station. Leachate is currently collected as
necessary by a private contractor.
13. The receiving bay was maintained at the facility.
14. No unpermitted waste was observed at the facility during this inspection.
15. The trailer staging area located to the west and northwest of the transfer station was maintained. Continue to
maintain the trailer staging area and stormwater and surface water control measures at the facility as necessary.
16. During this inspection windblown material appeared to be well managed at the facility. As discussed on -site,
continue daily windblown litter collection efforts at the facility.
17. Vector control measures were maintained at the facility.
18. Erosion control measures were maintained at the facility.
19. All photographs taken by Kris Riddle on April 3, 2019.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Kris Riddle
Kris Riddle Date: 2019.04.11 16:14:32-04'00' Phone: [phone]
Kris Riddle, Environmental Senior Specialist
Division of Waste Management, NC DEQ
Regional Representative
Sent on April 11, 2019, to
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. f2
Lynn Austin, Kathy Young,
& Derek Bouchard via:
E-Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Donald Miller, GDS — Burnsville, NC
Jeff McRee, Division Manager — Boone Division, Republic Services; [e-mail]
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