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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 13, 2020
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Yadkin County Solid Waste Transfer Facility
1149 Landfill Road
Yadkinville, NC 27055
Date of Last Inspection: August 6, 2019
GPS COORDINATES (decimal decrees): Lat.: 36.181597'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Shannon Harris, Solid Waste Director — Yadkin County
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS:
Shannon Harris, Solid Waste Director — 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.
Long.:-80.638101'
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. The facility is permitted as an MSW transfer station, which also accepts white goods and scrap metal, scrap
tires, electronics and televisions, used oil and oil filters, cardboard, and comingled recyclables. In addition, the
facility permit includes a small LCID landfill and the acceptance of land clearing and inert debris and yard
waste. The county disposes of this vegetative waste in the landfill.
2. The transfer 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 to
transport the waste to the disposal site.
3. The scale house is operated by Yadkin County staff and initial screening of incoming loads is conducted by the
scale house operator.
4. All photos were taken by Susan Heim on August 13, 2020 unless otherwise noted.
Records Review:
5. The facility's Permit to Operate and current approved Operations Plan are maintained at the scale house and are
available for review.
6. Data from the annual facility report, covering the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, indicated that the
transfer station accepted a total of 25,703 tons of waste for the fiscal year. All waste accepted at the facility is
currently being transferred to the Foothills Environmental Landfill (Permit # 14043-MSWLF-1998) for
disposal.
7. Reports covering the four most recent landfill gas monitoring records were provided via email by county staff
and by Municipal Engineering Services. These records included data from sampling events conducted on
9/18/19, 10/18/19, 3/26/20 and 6/16/20. No exceedances were detected during any of these sampling events.
Please ensure that copies of methane monitoring reports are maintained at the scale house either in
digital or paper form and are available for review upon request.
8. The facility contracts with Pace Analytical for monthly leachate testing, based on an agreement with the City of
Yadkinville Wastewater Treatment Plant. Records of these tests are maintained at the scale house.
9. The county contracts with New River Tire Recyclers for the transport and disposal of scrap tires. A review of
the facility annual report found that 516.80 tons of scrap tires were collected during the 2019-20 fiscal year.
This equates to an average of approximately 45 tons of scrap tires accepted per month at the facility.
10. As requested, Ms. Harris provided copies of 4 Scrap tire certification forms randomly selected from the forms
received during February 2020. The forms were found to be complete and properly filled out.
11. Triad Metal Recyclers is contracted by the county to manage white goods and scrap metal collected at the
facility, including the evacuation of CFCs. Records indicated that 357 tons of white goods and scrap metal were
collected at the facility during FY 2019-20.
12. Comingled recyclables are accepted at a residential convenience area at the facility. The facility annual report
noted that 560 tons of recyclables were collected at the site during the 2019-20 fiscal year.
13. Computer equipment and televisions are also accepted at the facility, and the county contracts with Synergy
Electronics Recycling for recycling/disposal. Facility records showed that the county collected a total of 15.29
tons of televisions and 8.31 tons of computer waste during FY 2019-20.
14. In lieu of reviewing the facility's waste screening logs, Ms. Harris was asked to email copies of 10 or 12
randomly selected log sheets from the period January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020. All of the 12 log sheets
were reviewed and found to be complete, indicating the final disposition of any unacceptable waste received.
15. The following NCSWANA Transfer Station Operations Specialist 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
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
NORTH CAROLINA
Solid Waste Section
Field Inspection:
16. 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 throughout every working day by facility
staff.
17. Access roadways are of all-weather construction and maintained in good condition.
18. Unauthorized access to the facility is prevented by means of a locking gate.
19. Proper signage was posted at the facility entrance, and additional informational signage was located along the
access roadway leading to the scale house and residential convenience area.
20. Loaded trailers are parked in a designated area on the east side of the access roadway just inside the entrance
gate. Two trailers were parked in this location at the time of the inspection. Both were examined and found to
be tarped and ready for transport to the disposal facility. No visible holes were found on the sides or undersides
and no liquid was seen leaking from either trailer.
21. The facility was operating during the inspection, and 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 to observe and screen the contents of loads. The scale house operator then directed each
vehicle to the appropriate location for unloading.
22. Ms. Harris stated that the scale had been damaged by lightening strikes and that repairs had been made to keep
the scale operating in the short term. She explained that the county had been researching pricing for a new scale
that would be placed in an area slightly north of the current location. This would allow the existing scale to
remain in operation during installation of the new equipment. She added that various other improvements,
including roadway improvements, repairs and improvements to the transfer building, and an impermeable pad
or building to house the white goods and scrap metal, were also being planned. Please contact Allen Gaither,
Permit Engineer, to discuss any permitting requirements relating to changes in the facility prior to
proceeding with purchasing or installing new equipment or beginning any construction at the site. Mr.
Gaither may be reached by phone at [phone], or via email at allen.gaither(a ncdenr.gov.
23. A residential convenience area for recyclables is located to the east of the scale house and is visible to the scale
house operator. Dumpsters are provided for comingled household recyclables and drums are staged for the
collection of used oil. The gravel lot was found to be well maintained with no tire ruts or low spots that would
allow water to pond. A number of residents were seen using the convenience area during the inspection, and the
lot appeared to allow ample room for vehicles to maneuver safely.
24. Scrap metal and white goods are collected on a dirt pad located east of the convenience center 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. The area was muddy, with ponding water found both in and
around the scrap metal that had been pushed up into a large pile. Among the scrap metal, some unacceptable
materials were visible, including bicycle tires and window glass. The act of condensing the pile had resulted in
the creation of small pieces of debris that had become mixed into the dirt and mud. Ensure that the bicycle
tires and window glass, as well as any other unacceptable materials, are removed from the scrap metal
pile and taken to the tipping floor for proper disposal.
The area used for scrap metal collection has been the subject of discussion during previous inspections.
The Solid Waste Section has recommended that this operation be moved to a concrete pad, a covered
area, or a building so that no waste would be stored on the ground, so that surface water runoff would
not pond in and around the metal stockpile, and so that metal debris would not become mixed with soil.
The operating area should be designed to confine any liquids that might leak from objects in the stockpile
to prevent them from being absorbed into the soil.
Please provide a plan for operating scrap metal collections in a manner that:
• confines the scrap metal stockpile and prevents scrap from mixing with soil;
• confines any fluids or liquids that leak from scrap appliances and machinery;
• eliminates the potential for water to pond in and around the stockpile; and,
• ensures removal of unacceptable materials from incoming loads before scrap metal is stockpiled.
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Division of Waste Management
NORTH CAROLINA
Solid Waste Section
25. A small area adjacent to the scrap metal collection area is dedicated to inert debris. Ms. Harris explained that
this material is carefully screened as it comes into the facility, stockpiled, then used as beneficial fill to repair
ditches and roadways as needed.
26. A container for cardboard and three tire trailers were staged along a loading dock, providing customers with
easy access for unloading. County staff was observed removed cardboard from the mud that had accumulated
around the container. It is recommended that additional gravel be laid to level and regrade the
container/trailer staging area to prevent storm water and mud from accumulating around the collection
containers and trailers.
27. A covered pad, situated east of the loading dock area, is used as the drop-off point for computer equipment and
televisions. Facility staff sort and palletize these items and load the pallets into a trailer provided by Synergy
Electronics Recycling. The drop-off area appeared to be well -managed, and materials were confined to the pad
and out of the weather.
28. A series of concrete bunkers is located north of and adjacent to the recycling convenience area. White goods
containing refrigerants were staged in the concrete bunkers awaiting refrigerant evacuation by the county's
metal recycling contractor.
29. One of the bunkers was found to contain a number of scrap tires, several of which were over -sized equipment
and tractor tires. Ms. Harris explained that someone had dumped this load of tires unbeknownst to the scale
house operator, and that county staff would work to load them into one of the tire trailers prior to the end of the
operating day.
30. The last bunker in the series contains an above -ground storage tank, where large quantities of used oil are
stored. Ms. Harris stated that the county's contractor, Noble Oil, empties both the above ground storage tank
and the drums located in the residential convenience area on a regular basis, and removes the waste oil from the
facility for processing and recycling.
31. The county operates a small LCID landfill in a low area located between the access roadway and the closed
MSW landfill. Yard waste and land clearing debris are collected in a tipping area, then pushed into the fill area
where they are compacted and covered. The landfill appeared to be well compacted, and most of the waste was
adequately covered, with a small working face left open to accommodate incoming loads of waste. 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. Ms. Harris stated that she would develop a log in which facility staff would
record the dates when all waste in the LCID landfill is covered as required. She added that the log will be
maintained at the scale house so that it is available for review upon request.
32. The access roadway leading to the transfer station was found to be maintained in good condition and free from
windblown litter. Sections of chain link fence are installed at critical locations around the transfer station
building itself to prevent windblown litter from leaving the immediate area.
33. Three empty trailers were parked along the access roadway ready for use in the loading bay. All three trailers
were inspected and what appeared to be holes in the bottom of two of them were brought to the attention of Mr.
Earp. Mr. Earp stated that these holes had been identified and repaired using metal plates welded to the floors
inside the trailers. He explained that he inspects each trailer prior to pulling it into the loading bay for use.
34. The entrance to the transfer station and the grounds surrounding the building were observed to be clean and
well -maintained. The entrance drive is comprised of well -compacted gravel and soil that provides a level and
stable area for trucks to maneuver onto and off of the tipping floor.
35. 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. An incoming commercial waste vehicle
dumped a load which contained several wooden pallets. The driver of the truck was advised to load the pallets
back onto his truck, and Mr. Earp assisted him by moving some of the contents of the load to make the pallets
more accessible.
36. An inspection of the tipping floor found that it was in good condition, with no major cracks or other damage
observed. Push walls and deflector panels appeared to be intact.
37. The interior walls of the transfer station building were found to be relatively clean and intact. However, the
exterior front panels along the roof line had been damaged, and some of the sheet metal appeared to be hanging
loosely from the top of the structure. Mr. Earp stated that two separate incidents had occurred in which trucks
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had attempted to leave the tipping floor with their forks deployed. The forks had ripped through the metal
panels and disconnected them almost entirely from the steel superstructure. Ensure that the transfer building
is repaired and maintained as designed.
38. The leachate collection system is designed to direct all liquids from the tipping floor down into the loading bay,
where a floor drain pipes them 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.
39. The leachate holding tank is located on a concrete pad adjacent to the outside wall of the loading bay. 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 county staff empty the tank once a week and transport the leachate to the Yadkinville Sewage
Treatment Plant for disposal.
40. 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.
41. A fire extinguisher and water hose are located near the entrance to the tipping floor so that they are readily
available for fire control if necessary. Mr. Earp stated that he also uses the hose to wash off the tipping floor and
push walls daily.
The transfer station is clean and windblown litter is well managed.
The front panel on the roof
line of the transfer building
is badly damaged, and the
sheet metal appears to be
hanging, unsecured, from
the building's superstructure.
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Solid Waste Section
The white goods/scrap metal collection area is muddy, with water ponding in and around the stockpile. Small
pieces of metal and debris, created by the use of heavy equipment to manage the operation, have become
mixed with the mud and water, contaminating the area.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Susan
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Susan Heim, l Solid
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email=susan.heim@ncdenr.g
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Date: 2020.08.21 08:27:32
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Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: August 21, 2020 to
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. L_1
Lisa Hughes, County Manager,
and Shannon Harris, Solid
Waste Director.
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Allen Gaither, Permit Engineer — Solid Waste Section
John Isenhour, Operations Manager — Republic Services
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