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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: MACON
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 5704T-TRANSFER-2008
Closed
HHW
White
X
Incin
T&P
X
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P/
X
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 11/13/2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Highlands MSW Transfer Station
1080 Rich Gap Rd
Highlands, NC 28741
Date of Last Inspection: 05/16/2019
GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.019312o W: 83.174476'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Chris Stahl
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
109 Sierra Dr
Franklin, NC 28734
PARTICIPANTS:
Dakota Webb, Macon County
Lee Hill, NCDEQ Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Transfer Facility Permit to Construct/Permit to Operate issued December 6, 2007
Permit Amendment for Life of Site Issued April 9, 2018
Permit Expires December 6, 2067
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial 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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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
NORTH CAROLINA
Solid Waste Section
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. All photos were taken on November 13, 2019 by Lee Hill.
2. Waste is transported from the Highlands Transfer Station to the Macon County Landfill (5703-MSWLF-1992)
by J&B Disposal, Inc.
Operations Inspection of the Transfer Station (5704T-TRANSFER-2008)
3. The transfer station tipping floor is used Monday through Friday and is not used on Saturday. On Saturdays,
customers dump their waste in a roll off container located to the north of the scale house.
4. Minimal waste was on the tipping floor and no unapproved material was observed.
5. The tipping floor was in good condition and the trench drains at the front appeared to be clear and working
properly.
6. Minimal waste was observed on the loading bay floor and facility staff stated that it is cleaned at the end of each
working day.
Other Comments
7. Electronics are collected in a roll off container and are taken to the Macon County Recovery Center in Franklin
for packaging.
8. Tires are collected in a van trailer located to the north of the scale house. Tires were stacked inside the trailer
and no tires were on the ground.
9. Cardboard is collected in a van trailer next to the tire trailer. The collected cardboard is taken to the Macon
County Recovery Center for processing.
10. White goods are collected on a concrete pad and are taken to the Macon County Landfill for refrigerant
extraction. White goods containing refrigerants were observed to the stored upright.
11. The facility collects land clearing debris and yard waste to the southwest of the transfer building. No
unapproved material was observed in the stockpiles. The collected material is ground and taken to the Macon
County Landfill and mixed with soil for use as approved alternative daily cover.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Lee Hill
DN: cn=Lee Hill, o=Solid Waste
Section, ou=Field Operations
Branch,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2019.11.15 08:37:38-05'00'
Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: November 15, 2019
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. fj
to Chris Stahl by:
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Transfer Station
Tipping
Floor
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