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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
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: February 3, 2020
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Lowder Recycling & Disposal Facility
2840 Griffith Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 36.036906'
Date of Last Inspection: May 30, 2019
Long.: 80.313346 °
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Gene Lowder, Owner
Telephone: [phone] (office)
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Lowder Recycling & Disposal, LLC
2810 Griffith Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
PARTICIPANTS:
David Teague, Yard Foreman — 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 renewal issued: November 21, 2019; Permit to Operate expires: December 11, 2024.
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
1. Photos included in this report were taken by Susan Heim during this inspection on February 3, 2020.
2. 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 at this site. Composting is not a permitted operation at the facility.
3. The facility's Permit to Operate and approved Operations Plan (dated August 11, 2019) were available for
review.
4. A review of the 2018-19 Facility Annual Report indicated that the facility accepted 2,670.71 tons of wood
waste during the reporting period. This amount is up slightly from the reported 2,248.85 tons received during
fiscal year 2017-18. Waste volumes are calculated annually for use with the Facility Annual Report, as specified
in the approved Operations Plan.
5. The facility is protected from unauthorized access by perimeter fencing, berms and large concrete blocks; and, it
is secured by means of a locking gate that closes off the entrances after business hours.
6. A new sign had been installed at the entrance to the facility, inside the gate. The sign included information as to
the types of material accepted for disposal, emergency contact information and the facility permit number, as
required.
7. The site appeared to be clean and well -maintained. No windblown litter was observed. A roll -off container is
available for the storage of any trash or unacceptable material that might be found in an incoming load.
8. The facility access roadway is of all-weather construction and was found to be in good condition. Mr. Teague
stated that the wet weather had made it difficult to keep the road from becoming muddy and rutted.
9. All required buffers appear to have been met. On the side of the site adjacent to the public roadway, the 50'
buffer is marked with signs that are clearly visible to equipment operators.
10. It appeared that the regrading of the site, observed in progress during the previous inspection, had been
completed. No ponding water was observed around the windrows.
11. The operations area is designed to direct stormwater runoff to two ponds located along the southwestern side of
the facility.
12. The pond situated closest to the public roadway was almost full and the second pond held a small amount of
water. All erosion control measures appeared to be functioning properly, including the perimeter ditch line and
the check dams.
13. Unprocessed wood waste is usually stored in the northwestern section of the operations area. However, only a
very small pile of unprocessed material was evident. Mr. Teague explained that grinding operations had just
been completed the week before, and only a small amount of wood waste had been received since then.
14. Processed wood waste was found to be stored in neatly maintained windrows on the southwestern portion of the
site. Windrows appeared to within the 10' high x 20' wide guidelines specified in both the permit to operate and
the operations plan. 8' aisles were visible between windrows, as required.
15. Composting is not a permitted operation at the facility. Mr. Teague stated that facility staff check the
temperature in the wood waste piles at least weekly, and piles are turned as necessary to keep temperatures low
to prevent composting from occurring and to avoid fire in the piles.
16. Temperature records are maintained in the facility office and were made available. A review of the temperature
logs indicated that temperatures recorded within the windrows were well below the 105' maximum established
in the Permit to Operate.
17. No unacceptable material was found in the processed and unprocessed wood waste stockpiles.
18. Stockpiles of clean dirt are also maintained at the site. Mr. Teague explained that the leftovers from grinding
operations or at the bottom of the windrows are collected, along with the dirt they are mixed with, and added to
the stockpiles to help enrich the quality of the soil. He further stated that the dirt is screened and sold as topsoil
or is mixed with mulch to create a soil amendment product.
19. No screening was taking place during the inspection. Mr. Teague stated that site conditions were currently too
wet to permit any type of treatment and processing operations.
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Solid Waste Section
Above: a view of the windrows and some of the concrete blocks THE FOLLOWING:
that limit access to the facility. The site is clean and well- a UNCONTAMINATED SOILS
.LAND CLEARING DEBRIS:
maintained. Trees - Stumps - Brush
FOR ASSISTANCE
CALL DAVID
�57-2234
OR-
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Right: the new facility sign provides required information to David
,
customers and contact information in case of an emergency.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Susan Heim
DN: cn=Susan Heim, o=Solid
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Operations Branch,
email=[e-mail]
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Date: 2020.02.05 14:37:14
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Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: February 5, 2020 to
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Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. j__1
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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