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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: BURKE
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 12-05T
Closed
HHW
white
X
Incm
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
X
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 8/4, 8/06, and 8/07, 2014 Date of Last Inspection: 11/21/13
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Burke Co. John's River Waste Management Facility
Burke County Transfer Facility
2500 Marsh Trail
Morganton, NC, 28680
GPS COORDINATES:
N: 35.78712' E:-81.64333'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Brock Hall, Interim Director — Burke County General Services: 828-764-9034
Greg Watts, Facility Operations Supervisor: 828-433-9500
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS (IF DIFFERENT):
Bryan Steen — Burke County Manager
Box 219
Morganton, NC. 28680-0219
AUDIT PARTICIPANTS:
Bill Wagner — Environmental Senior Specialist, Solid Waste Section
David Penley — Burke County
Brock Hall — Burke County
Greg Watts — Burke County
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Site Active:
Permit Issued 3/20/14
Permit Expires 3/20/19
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Audit with two follow-up inspections.
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
On December 6, 2013 a Notice of Violation (NOV) was issued to Burke County for the following violations:
1. 15A NCAC 13B .0201(a) :
This violation has been corrected.

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2. 15A NCAC 13B .0201(b):
This violation has been corrected.
3. 15A NCAC 13B .0201(c)
This violation has been corrected.
4. 15A NCAC 13B .0201(g) :
This violation has been corrected.
5. 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) Item Number 1 of Part IV, Item Number 5 of Part IV, and Item Number6 of Part IV:
These violations have been corrected.
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
Applicable Rules and Permit Conditions.
Section 59.2(c) of Session Law 2013-413 requires containers used to collect and transport solid waste to "be
designed and maintained to be leak -resistant in accordance with industry standards."
15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) states: "By receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the permittee(s) shall be considered
to have accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply with the conditions of the permit."
Permit Condition Attachment #1, Part I, #5, of the March 20, 2014 Permit to Operate (DIN 20453) states:
"By receiving wastes at this facility the permittee shall be considered to have accepted the terms and
conditions of the permit."
Permit Condition Attachment #1, Part I, #6, of the March 20, 2014 Permit to Operate (DIN 20453)
states, in part, that: "Operations of this solid waste management facility must be in accordance with the
Solid Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B, Article 9 of the Chapter 130A of the North Carolina
General Statutes (NCGS 130A-290, et seq.)..."
Permit Condition Attachment #3, Part VI, #50 of the March 20, 2014 Permit to Operate (DIN 20453)
states, in part that: "All water that comes in contact with solid waste, including vehicle wash -down water,
is leachate and must be captured and properly treated before release to the environment. (a) The leachate
control system, such as floor drains, leachate collection devices, sanitary sewer connections and leachate
storage tanks, must be operational during facility operations.
15A NCAC 13B .0402 (3) states that: "Water that comes in contact with solid waste will be contained on -site or
properly treated prior to discharge from the site."
Burke County is in violation of Session Law 2013-413 - Section 59.2(c), .0203 (d), and .0402 (3) for permit
conditions and Rule violations associated with the release of leachate.

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1. Leachate leaking onto the asphalt apron from the
semi -trailed filled with municipal solid waste that was
just moved out of the receiving bay. (Photo taken by
B.Wagner 8/04/14)
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3. Looking (E) at the area of dead vegetation (21-ft.
long X 3 to 5-ft. wide) south of the asphalt apron on
the west side of the transfer station. (Photo taken by
B.Wagner 8/06/14)
5. Leachate leaking form hole in the bottom of
trailer #T-240. (Photo taken by B.Wagner 8/07/14)
2. Area of grass that appears to have been killed by
leachate leaking from semi -trailers that are routinely
stabbed on asphalt apron on the WSW sided of the
transfer station. (Photo taken by B.Wagner 8/04/14)
4. Looking (S) at what is believed to be leachate that
has recently leaked onto the asphalt apron on the west
side of the transfer station, from a transfer trailer filled
with municipal solid waste, that has been moved off -
site. (Photo taken by B.Wagner 8/06/14)
6. Leachate leaking from hole in the bottom of
trailer #T-240, pooling on the asphalt apron. (Photo
taken by B.Wagner 8/07/14)

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7. License plate on trailer #T-240. (Photo taken by
B.Wagner 8/07/14)
8. Trailer #T-240. (Photo taken by B.Wagner
8/07/ 14)
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 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.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
PERMIT HITORY:
TRANSFER FACILITY PERMIT
NO: 12-05T
ISSUANCE DATE
Document ID No. (DIN)
Original Issue: Permit to Construct
July 1, 1997
5921
Permit to Operate
March 20, 2014
20453
OTHER PERMITED ACITIVITIES:
• White Goods Collection operated in accordance with NCGS Article 9, Part 2D
• Scrap Tire collection operated in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .1107
• Yard Waste operated in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .1400
OPERATIONS PLAN:
November 1997, Revised February 2014 (DIN 20646)
AREAS OF CONCERN AND COMMENTS:
1. All photos by taken by Bill Wagner.
2. Hours of operation: M-F: 7AM — 4PM Sat: 7AM — 1PM
3. Staff Certifications:
Name
Certification
Expires
David Penley
Transfer Station Operator
03/12/16
Anthony Ray
Transfer Station Operator
10/20/14
Gregg Watts
Transfer Station Operator
11/18/14

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4. Garbage Disposal Services, Inc. (GDS) is under contract with Burke County to haul municipal solid waste
from the Burke County Transfer station to the Foothills Landfill in Lenoir, NC which includes providing the
waste transfer trailers; moving the waste trailers in and out of the receiving bay of the transfer station; and
hauling the waste from the transfer station to the Foothills Landfill in Lenoir, NC. GDS has subcontracted
K.R. Drenth Trucking, Inc. (KRD) to meet the conditions of GDS's agreement with Burke County.
5. The transfer station is permitted to receive municipal solid waste that has been generated from within Avery,
Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland Lincoln, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford and Yancey Counties.
6. Wastes must be transported to the Foothills Municipal Solid Waste landfill in Lenoir, Caldwell County.
7. The transfer station is currently taking in an average of approximately 4,000-tons of municipal waste per month.
8. The "residential" tipping fee at the transfer station is included in each resident's county property tax bill. The
"commercial / industrial" tipping fee is $60.00 per ton.
9. Used oil and used oil filters collection receptacles are located on the asphalt apron in front of the transfer
station. FCC Environmental out of Concord, NC (800-535-9694) collects the used oil and used oil filers as
needed. This area is clean and well maintained. (Photo #9)
10. There are multiple roll -off boxes staged outside of the transfer station for the collection of recyclable
materials. This area is clean and well maintained. (Photo #10)
9. Used oil, used oil filter, & used battery
collection area located outside of the transfer
10. Roll -off boxes staged outside of the transfer
station for the collection of recyclable materials
(e.g. cardboard, scrap metal, electronics, etc.)
11. Waste screening records were reviewed. Random loads of wastes are screened two to three times each week.
12. The transfer station was actively receiving waste during the inspection. (Photo #11)
11. Waste being pushed from the tipping floor
and into the receiving bay.
12. Looking down the trench drain that runs across
the entrance to the transfer station.

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13. Leachate from the tipping floor is collected in a trench drain that runs across the entire front of the Transfer
Station. Leachate from the receiving bay is collected in a trench drain the runs across the width of the east end
access. Both of these trench drains feed into a 5,000-gallon underground storage tank that is located off the SE
quadrant of the transfer station. The grates to both of these trench drains were free of debris. (Photo # 12)
14. According to the September 2008 Revised Operations Plan (DIN 5821) prepared by Joyce Engineering, Inc.
the leachate holding tank has a capacity of 5,000-gallons.
15. The leachate is pumped out and hauled to the City of Morganton's Wastewater Treatment plant by Asbury's
Septic Tank Cleaning Service, Inc. of Morganton, NC. (828-433-7104)
16. The interior walls of the transfer station are clean, and in good condition. (Photo #11)
17. Lead -acid batteries had been set aside for recycling outside of the transfer station. (Photo #9, next to the oil
recycling tank.)
18. Multiple bait traps had been set outside of the transfer station to control rodents and other vermin.
19. Wind-blown litter was very well controlled.
20. There is a 2-inch water hose on site for fire control. The Chesterfield volunteer fire department also provides fire
response for the facility.
21. The tipping floor was in good condition — no cracks and no worn concrete.
22. A roll -off box is maintained at the entrance to the facility, after the scale house, for the collection of household
trash and wastes from residents of Burke County. This roll -off box is equipped with a retractable tarp. (Photo
#13)
13. Roll -off box staged adjacent to the scale house
for the collection of wastes. (Note the retractable
14. Scrap metal & white goods staging area.
23. Asphalt diversion berms have been constructed at the west (exit) end of the transfer stations receiving bay to
help prevent run-off water from entering the receiving bay. (Photo #15)
24. The walls of the receiving bay are in need of cleaning. (Photo #16)
25. The area behind the "push -wall" in the SE corner of the transfer station has been cleaned. (Photo #18)
WHITE GOODS AND SCRAP METAL:
26. White goods and scrap metal are staged on a new concrete pad that is surrounded by a chain -link fence that
is topped with concertina wire. (Photo #14).
27. Refrigeration gases (CFCs) are removed from the white goods by OmniSource Southeast LLC.
28. OmniSource Southeast LLC collects the scrap metal as needed.

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15. Looking at the (W) end of the receiving bay.
(Note the asphalt diversion berm that prevents
stormwater from flooding the receiving bay.)
SCRAP TIRE COLLECTION:
16. Back wall of the receiving bay in need of
cleaning.
29. Scrap tires that are still on the rim are disposed of for $2.50 to $3.50 each.
30. There are three semi -trailers on site for the collection, storage and transport of scrap tires to US Tire's facility
in Concord, NC. (Photo #19)
31. Scrap tires that are still mounted on rims are collected and recycled by OmniSource Southeast LLC.
17. Looking at the west (exit) end of the receiving
bay — the walls are and ceiling grates are clean.
YARD WASTE:
18. Area behind the "push wall" in the SE corner of
the transfer station is clean & well maintained
32. Yard waste is ground into mulch for use on site and for sale to the public. (Photos # 14)
33. Burke County no longer owns a "tub grinder" for making mulch from yard waste or for making boiler fuel.
The county "puts out to bid" the grinding of mulch on an "as needed" basis.
34. Mulch is sold to the public for:
Small Pickup $9.50 Large Pickup $11.00 Bulk Mulch $11.00/yd.3

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19. Three trailers used for the storage and transport
of scrap tires.
20. Mulch pile for sale to the public.
ELECTRONICS RECYCLING:
35. Electronic wastes are collected at the transfer station and then moved to an out -building locate east of the landfill
offices for segregation, palletizing and loading onto semi -trailers in preparation for shipment to Metech
Recycling out of Creedmoor, NC 919-528-6000. (Photo #21)
21. Pallets of electronics to be recycled, loaded into a
semi -trailer, and eventually to be shipped to Metech
Recycling's facility in Creedmoor, NC.
22. Semi -trailed filled with municipal solid waste that
was just moved out of the receiving bay & onto the
asphalt apron on the WSW sided of the transfer
station. (Photo taken by B.Wagner 8/04/14)
August 4, 2014
36. Mr. Wagner observed on semi -trailer (believed to be trailer #T-812) (owned and operated by KRD), filled with
MSW, parked outside of the Transfer Station's receiving bay. This trailer was leaking leachate was leaking onto
the asphalt apron on the west side of the transfer station. It appeared that the trailers filled with MSW are often
staged in this location before they are taken to the Foothills Landfill in Lenoir, NC. The leachate was and
flowing off the asphalt and onto the grassed area to the SW of the transfer station. There was an area of dead
grass measuring approximately 21-ft long by 3 to 5-ft. wide were the flow of leachate would tend to flow.
(Photos #1 - #4 and #22)

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August 6, 2014
37. Mr. Wagner conducted a follow-up inspection to determine if there were any additional leaking transfer trailers
at the transfer station. While there were no leaking transfer trailers on site at the time of the follow-up
inspection, Mr. Wagner did observed wet/stained asphalt in the same location where transfer trailers filled with
MSW are staged outside of the Transfer Station waiting to be transported to the Foothills Landfill in Lenoir, NC.
(Photos #23 & #24)
23. Looking (S) across the asphalt apron outside of 24. Looking (S) at wet/stained area on the asphalt
the Transfer Station's receiving bay at wet/stained apron outside of the Transfer Station's receiving
area. (Photo taken by B.Wagner 8/06/14) bay. (Note the area of dead grass in the upper
background. Photo taken by B.Wagner 8/06/14)
August 7, 2014
38. Mr. Wagner met with Brock Hall and Greg Watts to discuss the results of Mr. Wagner's inspections. Burke
County has contracted with GDS / Republic Services to handle all activities associated with the loading of
municipal solid waste (MSW) collected at the Burke County Transfer Station and the subsequent transportation
of that waste to the Foothills Landfill in Lenoir, NC. In turn, GDS / Republic Services has sub -contracted these
activities to K.R. Drenth Trucking, Inc.(KRD). KRD furnishes the semi -trailers, the tractor -trailers, and the staff
necessary to move the MSW form the Burke County transfers station to the Foothills Landfill in Lenoir, NC.
[Burke County has been aware of the possible release of leachate from transfer trailers. On July 25, 2011 a
Notice of Violation (NOV) was issued to Burke County for violation of "15A NCAC 13B .0105(c) in that it
failed to ensure trailers utilized for hauling waste within and from this facility are leak proof and are being
maintained in good repair after been previously notified of the issue by the Section. "]
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
zz,4_ — Phone: [phone]
Bill Wagne
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Re resentative
Sent on: 8/25/14 to:
Bryan Steen
Burke County Manager
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
X
Certified No. 7012 1010 0002 1965 8069
Box 219
Morganton, NC. 28680-0219
ec: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head — Solid Waste Section
Sara Rice, Compliance Officer — Solid Waste Section
Brock Hall — Interim Director — Burke County General Services Engineer ([e-mail])