1903_INSP_20201124

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Chatham
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 19-03
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: November 24, 2020 Date of Last Inspection: August 22, 2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Waste Management of the Carolinas, Inc. – Chatham County Transfer Station 361 Waste Treatment Plant Road
Siler City, NC 27344
GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.73047 Long.: -79.42813
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Ronald Smith, District Manager - Waste Management of the Carolinas, Inc.
w. 910-480-4024
[e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Waste Management of the Carolinas, Inc.
Ronald Smith, District Manager 691 Tom Starling Road
Fayetteville, NC 28306
PARTICIPANTS:
Chuck Kirchner, Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section (SWS) Don Misenheimer, Environmental Protection Manager - Waste Management of the Carolinas, Inc. (via phone)

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit To Operate (PTO) issued May 7, 2019
Life of Site Permit
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None 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.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On November 24, 2020, Chuck Kirchner conducted a comprehensive inspection of the Waste Management
of the Carolinas, Inc. – Chatham County Transfer Station located on Waste Treatment Plant Road in Siler
City, Chatham County.
1. The facility is a municipal solid waste (MSW) transfer station. 2. The facility is owned by Waste Management of the Carolinas, Inc.
3. The facility is currently not accepting any waste or recycling materials.
4. The facility is permitted to receive MSW generated within Alamance, Anson, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Randolph, Richmond, Sampson, Scotland, and Wake Counties.
5. The facility annual report (FAR) was received by the SWS dated July 29, 2020. Tonnage
received July 2019 through June 2020 is 6,282.30. Tonnage transferred to the Great Oak Landfill, permit 76-07, during the same period is 6,238.27 tons.
6. An annual report will still need to be submitted to the Solid Waste Section as long as the permit is open.
7. During the inspection, there were no transfer trailers observed on site.
8. No wastes were observed at the transfer station during this inspection.
9. The transfer station tipping floor and loadout bay appeared clean.
10. The leachate floor drain appeared free of debris and functional. The leachate catch basin extends across the transfer station building entrance and is sloped from left to right such that leachate is gravity-fed to the leachate drain located on the far right of the entrance. This drain should be
inspected periodically to ensure proper unobstructed flow of the leachate system.
11. Leachate is piped to the Town of Siler City Public Owned Treatment Works (POTW), located adjacent to the facility.
12. No windblown material or other waste material was observed around the facility.
13. The Town of Siler City Fire Department can be contacted to address an emergency at the
facility. 14. The facility is secured by a locked gate. 15. Certified personnel must be on site during operating hours if facility reopens.
16. Access roads are of all-weather construction. No areas of erosion were observed around site.
17. The facility has proper signage.
18. The PTO expiration date is August 17, 2024.
19. Permit renewal application shall be submitted to the SWS by February 18, 2024.
20. Please contact the Solid Waste Section if you desire to close this permit. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. ________________________________________ Phone: [phone] _ Chuck Kirchner Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
Sent on: December 03, 2020 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Don Misenheimer – Waste Management of the Carolinas, Inc., [e-mail]