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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
X
YW
Transfer
X
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Yadkin
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 9903T-TRANSFER-1994
Closed
HHW
White
X
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P /
X
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: August 6, 2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Yadkin County Solid Waste Transfer Facility
1149 Landfill Road
Yadkinville, NC 27055
GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 36.181597'
Date of Last Inspection: February 8, 2019
Long.:-80.638101'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Shannon Harris, Solid Waste Director — Yadkin County
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: sharris@yadkincount. n�c.gov
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS:
Shannon Harris, Solid Waste Director — Yadkin County
Drew Hinkle, Assistant County Manager — Yadkin county
Gary Wyatt Earp, Transfer Station Operator — Hilco Transport, Inc.
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate MSW Transfer Facility Issued: May 13, 1994
Permit Amendment and Renewal: June 19, 2008
Permit Modification: April 6, 2009 (change in disposal facilities)
Permit Renewal: June 5, 2014
Life of Site Permit to Operate Issued: November 5, 2018
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None.
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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. The facility operates as an MSW transfer station, and is also permitted to accept white goods, scrap tires, used
oil and oil filters, and comingled recyclables. The county also operates a small LCID landfill at the site, and the
facility permit includes the operation of the landfill and the acceptance of land clearing and inert debris and yard
waste.
1. The facility is owned by Yadkin County. The county contracts with Republic Services to operate the transfer
station; and, Republic Services subcontracts with Hilco Transport, Inc. to operate the facility and transport the
waste to the disposal site.
2. The scale house is operated by Yadkin County staff, and initial screening of incoming loads is conducted by the
scale house operator.
3. All photos were taken by Susan Hill on August 6, 2019 unless otherwise noted.
Records Review:
4. The facility's Permit to Operate and current approved Operations Plan were available at the scale house and
reviewed.
5. A review of the annual facility report, covering the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, indicated that the
transfer station accepted a total of 21,802 tons of waste. Digital tonnage records for July 2019 were pulled up
and showed that 2,355 tons of waste were accepted during the month. All waste accepted at the facility is
transferred to the Foothills Environmental Landfill (Permit # 14043-MSWLF-1998) for disposal.
6. Landfill gas monitoring records were available, and the last four quarterly reports were reviewed. Sampling was
conducted on 9/19/18, 12/20/18, 3/19/19 and 5/20/19. No exceedances were detected during any of these
sampling events.
7. The facility contracts with Pace Analytical for monthly leachate testing, based on an agreement with the City of
Yadkinville Wastewater Treatment Plant. Records of this testing were available at the scale house for review.
8. Scrap tires are managed by the county through a contract with New River Tire Recyclers. Mr. Hinkle stated that
the contract had been newly awarded and would be in effect for a period of three years. July billing had not yet
been received, so tonnage records for June 2019 were reviewed, indicating that 50.57 tons of scrap tires had
been collected at the facility. Ms. Harris stated that + 5o tons of scrap tires are received at the facility monthly.
9. Scrap tire certification forms received during July 2019 were reviewed. Some forms were found to be missing
original signatures, dates tires were accumulated and other required information. Ms. Harris stated that she
would contact the companies responsible for most of the omissions and explain the requirements for completing
the certification forms that would allow them to dispose of their scrap tires at no charge.
10. The county contracts with Triad Metal Recyclers to manage white goods and scrap metal collected at the
facility. The contract also provides for the evacuation of CFCs from the white goods. records indicated that 90
tons of white goods and scrap metal were collected at the facility during FY 2018-19.
11. Comingled recyclables are accepted at a residential convenience area at the facility. Records showed that
560.73 tons of recyclables were collected at the facility during FY 2018-19.
12. Computer equipment and televisions are also accepted at the facility, and the county contracts with Synergy
Electronics Recycling for recycling/disposal. A review of facility records showed that, in FY 2018-19, the
county collected a total of 32.07 tons of computer/television waste.
13. The transfer station conducts random waste screenings and maintains records of these screening activities in the
transfer station office. Records for the current calendar year were reviewed and found to be complete, indicating
the final disposition of any unacceptable waste received.
14. Staff training records were reviewed, and the following NCSWANA Transfer Station Operations Specialist
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certifications were found to be current:
Curtis Davis — expires 9/3/2021
Gary Wyatt Earp — expires 10/18/2021
Jeff Lowdermilk — expires 3/23/2021
Charlie Jones — expires 3/27/2021
Chuck Jones — expires 3/27/2021
Field Inspection:
15. The entire facility was observed to be clean and well -maintained. Windblown litter was well -managed, and Ms.
Harris stated that it is collected and returned to the transfer station every day throughout the working day by
facility staff.
16. Access roadways are of all-weather construction and maintained in good condition.
17. Proper signage was posted at the facility entrance, which is protected from unauthorized entry by a locking gate.
18. Loaded trailers are parked in a designated area inside the entrance gate. At the time of the inspection, three
trailers were loaded, tarped and ready to transport to the disposal facility. Upon inspection, all three were found
to be in good condition, with no visible holes on the sides or undersides, or in the tarps that had been deployed
to cover and secure the waste inside.
19. The facility was in operation during the inspection. Incoming and outgoing vehicles were observed crossing the
scales. Loads entering the facility were visually inspected by the scale house operator, using the camera system
and monitor that had been installed the previous year to more thoroughly observe the contents of loads. The
scale house operator then directs each vehicle to the appropriate location for unloading.
20. A convenience area for recyclables and other separated material is located to the east of the scale house.
Dumpsters are provided for comingled household recyclables, and drums are staged to accept used oil. A
number of residents were observed using this area during the inspection. The gravel lot is maintained so that tire
ruts and low spots are eliminated, preventing water from ponding.
21. A container for cardboard and three tire trailers were located along a loading dock, providing customers with
easy access for unloading. Cardboard was observed on the ground around the container. Ms. Harris stated that
the area would be cleaned up prior to the end of daily operations. After the inspection, she provided a photo
showing the area with no cardboard visible on the ground. Because this issue arose during a previous
inspection, it is recommended that procedures be modified so that the cardboard container is monitored
more closely by facility staff throughout the operating day or that facility staff are present to monitor
unloading by customers as it occurs.
22. A covered pad, situated east of the loading dock area, is used as the computer equipment and television drop-off
point. Facility staff sort and palletize these items and load them into a trailer staged by Synergy Electronics
Recycling. The electronics/tv drop-off area was clean, and materials were confined to the pad and out of the
weather.
23. A series of concrete bunkers is located north of and adjacent to the recycling convenience area. White goods
containing refrigerants are staged on the concrete pads of the bunker awaiting refrigerant evacuation, which is
performed by the metal recycling contractor prior to transporting them to their facility for further processing.
Ms. Harris stated that she had contacted the metal recycling contractor to request pick-up of the white goods
and scrap metal.
24. The last bunker in the series was observed to contain a pile of miscellaneous waste and plastic television cases.
Ms. Harris explained that this material is culled from the recyclables throughout the day, then collected and
taken to the transfer station before close of operations daily. Ensure that waste and unacceptable materials
culled from incoming loads are taken directly to the transfer station for disposal; or, is placed directly
into a container that is either covered or is emptied at the transfer station before the end of each working
day.
25. Scrap metal and white goods are collected on a dirt pad located east of the convenience center in an area at the
edge of the closed MSW landfill. When a load is determined to contain uncontaminated scrap metal, the scale
house operator directs the customer to this area to unload and then observes the process through the closed-
circuit camera system that had been installed at the facility the previous year. No unacceptable material was
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observed in the scrap metal pile.
26. During previous inspections, the advisability of relocating the scrap metal stockpile to a concrete pad or paved
area so that waste is not stored on the ground, and also to prevent fluids and other liquids that leak from metal
machinery and containers in the pile from coming into contact with the soil, resulting in contamination. Ms.
Harris stated that she had not been able to come up with a suitable area for collecting scrap metal. It is
recommended that the county locate or construct an impermeable pad on which to collect scrap metal.
The pad should be designed to confine any liquids that might leak from objects in the stockpile from
leaving the pad.
27. Yard waste and land clearing debris are collected in an area between the LCID landfill unit and the scrap metal
stockpile. Since the previous inspection on February 8, 2019, all of the wood waste that had been pushed off the
top of the landfill approach and stockpiled on the intended fill area had been deposited in lifts, compacted and
covered with clean soil. Ms. Harris explained that clean wood waste loads are identified by the scale house
operator and sent to the tipping area above the landfill itself to dump their loads. She added that staff then move
the material down into the fill area, placing it and compacting it as it is received. Ms. Harris also stated that she
had managed to stockpile a large amount of clean soil that had been provided by NCDOT from one of their
local construction sites, so facility staff can add clean soil cover as needed. 15A NCAC 13B .0566(4) requires
that all waste in the LCID landfill is covered with clean soil at least monthly, or when the active area
reaches an acre in size. It is recommended that a cover log be established in which facility staff note each
date that the landfill is covered, to establish a record of compliance with this rule.
28. The transfer station was in operation at the time of the inspection, and a number of vehicles were viewed as they
entered the facility, dumped their loads on the tipping floor, and exited. Mr. Earp was observed as he interacted
with each customer, providing direction as to where the load was to be dumped and, prior to pushing material
into the transfer trailer, spreading out each load to ensure no unacceptable materials were contained in it.
29. The access roadway leading to the transfer station was found to be maintained in good condition, and free from
windblown litter.
30. Sections of chain link fence are installed at critical locations around the transfer station building to prevent
windblown trash from leaving the area. Mr. Earp stated that he collects the windblown materials that get caught
in the fencing throughout each working day.
31. An inspection of the tipping floor found it to be in good condition, with no major damage or cracks observed.
Push walls and deflector panels appeared to be intact.
32. No unacceptable materials were observed on the tipping floor or in the portion of the trailer load that was
visible.
33. The interior walls of the transfer station building were observed to be dirty, and waste appeared to be
accumulating along the deflector panels above the loading bay and on the steel beams that form the skeleton of
the building. Mr. Earp stated that he had requested a date for pressure washing the facility, and had been
advised that it had been scheduled take place on Saturday, August 17, 2019. Ensure that the facility is
maintained in a sanitary condition, as required by 15A NCAC 13B .0402(6).
34. The leachate collection system is designed to direct all liquids from the tipping floor down into the floor drain
in the loading bay, then into a 500-gallon holding tank. The drain appeared to be functioning properly; no
leachate was observed standing in the drain or in the loading bay.
35. The leachate holding tank is located on a concrete pad behind the transfer station building. The tank appeared to
be intact, and no leachate was visible around the tank, the pump hose or the concrete pad. Ms. Harris stated that
the tank is emptied at least once a week, and leachate is transported to the Yadkinville Sewage Treatment Plant
for disposal.
36. Trash had accumulated on both sides of the nearly full transport trailer that was parked in the loading bay. Mr.
Earp explained that he cleans the loading bay after each full trailer is removed, and also at the end of each
operating day. After the inspection, Ms. Harris provided end of day photos of the loading bay to demonstrate
(See photos below.)
37. A fire extinguisher and water hose are located near the entrance to the tipping floor. Mr. Earp stated that he uses
the hose to wash off the tipping floor and push walls daily. He added that he hoses off the interior walls as well,
up to the height that his water hose is effective.
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A view of the transfer station
entrance. The approach to the
facility is clean, and no waste is
evident outside of the transfer
station building.
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A view of the transfer
station building from
the east. The area
around the facility is
clean, and windblown
litter is well controlled.
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The floor of the loading bay with waste accumulated
along the wall beside the transfer trailer.
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The loading bay is clean at the end of the working day.
(This photo taken by Shannon Harris on 816119.)
A view of the LCID
landfill from the
tipping area.
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A customer is seen
dumping a load of
brush in the tipping
area, which is located
above the LCID landfill
on the south side.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Susan
Heim
Susan Heim, l Solid
Waste Section, ou=Field Operations Branch,
email=susan.heim@ncdenr.g
ov,c=US
Date: 2019.08.09 14:37:46
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Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: August 9, 2019 to
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. L_l
Drew Hinkle, Assistant County
Manager, and Shannon Harris,
Solid Waste Director.
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
John Isenhour, Operations Manager — Republic Services
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