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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: HENDERSON
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 4504T-TRANSFER-1998
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: 07/31/2020
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Henderson County Transfer Station
191 Transfer Station Drive
Hendersonville, NC 28791
Date of Last Inspection: 10/16/2019
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.3528' Long.:-82.4973'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Greg Wiggins
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as Above
PARTICIPANTS:
Greg Wiggins, Henderson County
Lee Hill, NCDEQ — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Life of Site Permit issued on October 30, 2018
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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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
NORTH CAROLINA
Solid Waste Section
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. All photos were taken by Lee Hill on July 31, 2020.
2. The facility is open to the public Monday through Friday 7:00 am to 4:00 pm.
3. The facility has a new contracted hauler, Atomic Transport, who takes the waste to the Upstate Regional
Landfill in Enoree, South Carolina.
Records Review
4. Tonnage records were reviewed from the 2019-2020 Facility Annual Report. The facility disposed of
110,477.58 tons of waste from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
5. The facility supplied a random selection of waste screening forms by email for review. The waste screening
forms showed the final disposition of any unacceptable material that was found.
6. Refrigerant recovery records were provided by email. The last refrigerant extraction was performed on March
30, 2020 by Daniel Smith, CMC Commercial Metals.
7. A random selection of scrap tire forms was reviewed by email and appeared to be filled out correctly.
8. Electronics are sent to Ecycle Secure for recycling and electronic totals were available from the 2019-2020
Facility Annual Report.
9. Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialists:
• Tyler Martone (expires February 16, 2021)
• Greg Wiggins (expires June 22, 2021)
• Cassidy McCombs (expires August14, 2021)
• Joseph Roberts (expires November 12, 2021
• Earl Gillespie (expires February 9, 2021)
• Jose Garcia (expires February 9, 2021)
• Robert Kelly (expires March 12, 2023)
• Bob Bestor (expires March 12, 2023)
• Joe Gallo (expires March 12, 2023)
• Courtney Merrill (expires March 12, 2023)
Operations Inspection of the Transfer Station (4504T-TRANSFER-1998)
10. The transfer station consists of two pre-engineered buildings. Commercial trucks and vehicles with hydraulic
lifts unload in Shed 1 and residential customers and hand unloaders use Shed 2.
11. The facility had recently completed repairs on the rear armor of Shed 2. The tipping floor and push walls were
in good condition in both sheds.
12. Windblown litter was minimal and well managed at the time of inspection. Facility staff were actively picking
up litter at the time of inspection.
13. The trench drains in both buildings were clear and appeared to be working properly.
14. Both loading tunnels were clean and well maintained at the time of inspection.
15. Loaded trailers are parked on an asphalt and concrete pad to the southwest of the transfer buildings. Any
leachate that is lost from the trailers is collected by a drainage system that is connected to the Cane Creek Sewer
System.
16. The facility has a new contracted hauler for waste disposal, Atomic Transport. All transfer trailers on site were
in good condition and appeared to be leak resistant.
Operations Inspection of Area 4 (Scrap Tire and Electronic Waste Collection)
17. Scrap tires are collected in four van trailers and are sent to US Tire in Concord, North Carolina for processing.
18. Electronics are collected, sorted and palletized, and sent to ECycle Secure in Charlotte, North Carolina for
recycling.
19. Area 4 was well managed at the time of inspection.
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
NORTH CAROLINA
Solid Waste Section
Operations Inspection of Area 5 (Treatment and Processing, Beneficial Fill)
20. The wood waste treatment and processing operation is permitted to receive land clearing waste and
untreated/unpainted pallets. Pallets and land clearing waste are collected in separate stockpiles and the facility
had recently contracted for grinding.
21. No unapproved material was observed in either of the stockpiles at the time of inspection.
22. Adequate access was provided around the stockpiles for firefighting equipment if it was needed.
23. The facility collects clean, unpainted concrete, brick and block, stockpiles the material and uses it for roadbed
throughout the facility.
Other Comments
24. The facility is in the process of reconstructing a relocated pole barn in Area 5. The facility plans on using this
barn for their food waste composting program. The facility currently collects food scraps at the Citizens
Convenience Center and sends them to Atlas Organics in South Carolina for composting. Please update your
Operations Plan and site map to reflect the new activities. Please submit by email to:
Allen Gaither
Engineer
[e-mail]
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Lee Hill
ON: cn=Lee Hill, o=Solid Waste
Section, ou=Field Operations
Branch,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2020.08.07 13:07:32-04'00'
Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: August 7, 2020 to
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. L_1
Greg Wiggins by:
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Marcus Jones, County Engineer — Henderson County
Allen Gaither, Engineer — Solid Waste Section
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Department pl Environmental Ouali�
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Transfer Station Sheds
Shed 2 Loading Bay
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