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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
X
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Forsyth
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 3402-MSWLF-1997
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: September 7, 2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Hanes Mill Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
325 West Hanes Mill Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Date of Last Inspection: April 20, 2021
GPS COORDINATES (decimal decrees): Lat.: 36.18806' Long.:-80.28263'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Jan McHargue, Assistant Utilities Director/Solid Waste
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
P. O. Box 2511
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
PARTICIPANTS:
Gordon Dively, Solid Waste Operations Manager — City -County Utilities
Barry Harris, Solid Waste Supervisor — Hanes Mill MSWLF
Adam Rickett, Senior Project Supervisor — City/County Utilities
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Life of Site Permit to Operate Phases 1 & 2 (Cells 1 through 5): issued July 25, 2017; expires March 6, 2030.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None.
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Solid Waste Section
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.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. Photos included in this report were taken by Susan Heim on September 7, 2021, during the inspection unless
otherwise noted.
2. The facility is comprised of an active, lined, municipal solid waste landfill, a closed MSW landfill (Unit 1), a
scrap tire collection area, a white goods and scrap metal collection area, and a collection/treatment and
processing area for concrete, asphalt, and brick (CAB). The closed landfill was not inspected during this site
visit.
3. A residential convenience area is located near the scale house, where small loads of household waste and
recyclables are directed to unload.
4. A landfill gas plant is located near the leachate storage tanks.
5. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated within Forsyth, Davie, Stokes, Yadkin, and Surry
Counties.
6. The facility is bisected by railroad tracks, with the active landfill located to the west of the tracks and the
remainder of the facility located to the east.
Records Review:
7. The current Permit to Operate and the approved Operations Plan (dated January 2017) are maintained at the
landfill office and are available for review upon request.
8. Mr. Rickett provided copies of tonnage records for the facility via email following the inspection, as requested.
During fiscal year 2020-21, the facility accepted a total of 281,227.98 tons of waste for disposal. This figure
represents a small increase over the total tonnage of waste accepted during fiscal year 2019-20. In July 2021,
records indicated 29,380.66 tons of waste were received at the facility, and 26,201.69 tons were received in
August 2021.
9. A digital copy of the white goods and scrap metal collection program records was provided for review via email
following the inspection. For the period July 1 through August 31, 2021, the records indicated a total of 40.11
tons had been received at the facility. Mr. Rickett stated that the facility still contracts with Rapid Recovery for
the evacuation and disposal of refrigerant gases from the white goods units. He also confirmed that the facility
hauls its scrap metal to the OmniSource scrap yard in Kernersville for recycling.
10. A digital copy of scrap tire program records for the July 2021 was made available for review via email
following the inspection; August 2021 totals had not yet been received from the facility's tire disposal
contractor, US Tire. Scrap tires accepted at the facility during the month of July totaled 527.73 tons, 452.45 tons
of which were passenger tires with the remaining 75.28 tons being truck tires.
11. Scrap tire certification forms are filed by month and maintained at the landfill office for inspection upon
request.
12. Incoming loads of waste are randomly selected for inspection, as required. Waste screening logs are compiled
by the month and are maintained in the facility office. Waste screening records for 2021 were reviewed and
found to be complete, including the disposition of any unacceptable wastes found.
13. Training records for facility staff were reviewed, and indicated the following certifications are current:
• Gordon Dively, Manager of Landfill Operations Certification No. 874221, expires 11/04/2022;
• Adam W. Rickett, Manager of Landfill Operations Certification No. 92044, expires 08/06/2023;
• George Tilley, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2008025, expires 02/08/2023;
• Brian Parker, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2018002, expires 02/20/2024;
• Caleb Tilley, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2001093, expires 11/02/2022;
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• Dwayne Stevens, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF- 2019017, expires 04/16/2022;
• Barry F. Harris, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2011012, expires 03/01/2023;
• Jason Hutchens, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2021012, expires 02/26/2024;
• David Lamed, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2021014, expires 02/26/2024;
• Clayton Hart, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2017003, expires 02/17/2023;
• Chris Zirpolo, landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2021015, expires 02/26/2024;
• Devin Easter, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2020021, expires 06/18/2024.
14. The Forsyth County household hazardous waste program is managed through a contract with Resource
Recovery and Reduction (permit # 34-15), located in Winston-Salem. The contract allows county residents to
drop off HHW, electronics and televisions at the contractor's facility where materials are sorted, packaged for
transportation, and then disposed of or recycled properly. Program records are maintained by the contractor at
the collection facility.
15. A review of the 2021 leachate tank inspections confirmed that inspections are carried out weekly as required.
The inspection form includes the depth of leachate in each of the two tanks, as well as information about the
condition of the tanks and any maintenance issues observed. The tank inspection records appeared to be
complete, with no concerns or maintenance requirements having been noted.
16. Leachate lines were inspected and cleaned on December 22, 2018, by JetClean America. Mr. Dively confirmed
that video inspection and cleaning of the leachate lines takes place every 5 years.
17. The facility separates clean loads of concrete, asphalt, and brick (CAB) and directs them to a collection area on
the eastern side of the active landfill unit. Loads of CAB materials are screened at the scale house before being
directed to the CAB area where facility staff are present to inspect the material as it is unloaded to ensure no
unpermitted waste is accepted. A log sheet is filled out by facility staff noting the types of materials received
and the type and disposition of any unacceptable materials that were removed from the load and redirected to
the working face or returned to the customer for disposal elsewhere. A review of the CAB load logs for 2021
found all entries to be comprehensive and complete.
18. Digital copies of five waste determinations processed in 2021 to date were provided for review. Each request
had been reviewed by facility staff and approved for disposal during a specific time frame at the facility.
19. Ground water and leachate are sampled twice a year, as required. The two most recent reports were for
sampling events that occurred March 22 — 25, 2021 and September 15 — 17, 2020, covering the closed and
active MSW landfill units. These reports were reviewed online and verified.
20. Landfill gas monitoring takes place quarterly, as required, and is performed by the contractor that manages the
gas extraction plant. However, facility staff also perform more frequent monitoring when exceedances in
methane levels are detected. Mr. Rickett confirmed that installation of the 13 new landfill gas wells had been
completed. Digital copies of the three most recent landfill gas sampling events performed by the contractor
were provided for review via email following the inspection. These records indicated that sampling occurred on
the following dates: November 23, 2020; March 23, 2021; and, June 25, 2021.
Field Inspection:
21. Facility access roadways are of all-weather construction and were found to be in good repair. However,
windblown litter was observed in abundance along both sides of the entire length of the roadway, from the scale
house to the working face, with the highest concentration closest to the working face. A 3-person litter crew was
observed working in the vicinity of the scale house at the close of the inspection. 15A NCAC 13B 16.26(11)(c)
requires that all windblown material resulting from the operation shall be collected and returned to the
area by the owner or operator at the conclusion of each day of operation. Mr. Rickett provided photos of
the access roadway at the end of the workday following the inspection. Ensure that windblown litter is
collected and returned to the working face at the end of every workday.
22. Proper signage was observed at the entry gate and on the access roadway leading to the scales. Colorful signs,
some in two languages, are posted throughout the facility to inform customers of disposal procedures and to
guide them to the proper disposal locations and back to the facility exit.
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Concrete, Asphalt and Brick (CAB) Collection Area
23. Scale house operators identify clean loads of CAB materials and direct them to a separate area of the facility
located along the access roadway to the east of the active landfill unit.
24. The CAB area is gated and locked except when facility staff are present to supervise incoming loads or manage
materials. Staff remain with the load as it is dumped and ensure that any unacceptable materials are loaded back
into the customer's vehicle and taken to the working face for disposal. A customer was observed unloading a
small load of bricks during the inspection.
25. The stockpile of CAB material was large, and Mr. Dively stated that the bid process for a crushing contract was
underway.
26. Two or three small pieces of painted concrete were observed in the CAB stockpile. Mr. Rickett stated that he
would direct staff to move the painted debris to the working face for proper disposal.
White Goods and Scrap Metal Collection Area
27. White goods and scrap metal are collected at a location northwest of the closed landfill unit. An attendant is on
duty during operating hours.
28. White goods are staged on a large concrete pad. Units containing refrigerants were observed to be stored upright
to protect the integrity of each unit's coils and compressors and to prevent gas leaks. The white goods area was
almost filled to capacity at the time of the inspection but appeared to be clean and well organized.
29. Scrap metal and non-CFC white goods units were stored in a roll -off container adjacent to the concrete storage
pad.
Active MSW Landfill Operations
30. During this inspection, waste was observed being placed in the new Phase 2 - Cell 5.
31. Traffic at the tipping area is effectively managed by a spotter who directs incoming loads and outgoing vehicles,
ensuring tight control over the movement of vehicles and equipment.
32. Truckloads of soil were being dropped off around the operations area surrounding the working face for use as
daily cover and for repairing the side slopes. In addition, a small pile of CAB material had been staged near the
working face so that the access road could be repaired as needed.
33. The operations area was observed to be in poor condition. Tire and track ruts from vehicles and heavy
equipment were evident throughout. Stormwater had collected in some of them, effectively ponding water over
and in waste. 15A NCAC 13B .1626(8) states that surface water shall be diverted from the operational
area and shall not be impounded over or in waste. Mr. Harris provided photos of the operations area at the
end of the workday following the inspection. Ensure that maintenance is performed on the operations area
throughout the workday as needed to prevent surface water from ponding in and over waste.
34. Uncovered waste was visible across the entire top of the landfill as a result of vehicle traffic. 15A NCAC 13B
.1626(2) requires that the owners or operators of all MSWLF units cover all disposed solid waste with six
inches of earthen material or an approved alternative cover at the end of each operating day, or at more
frequent intervals if necessary. Mr. Harris provided photos of the operations area at the end of the workday
following the inspection. Ensure that all waste is covered as required before closing operations at the end
of every operating day.
35. The working face was small enough to be well controlled, and the two equipment operators were working to
adequately compact the waste.
36. A small load of tree branches was observed being pushed into the working face. Mr. Harris was unable to
contact the equipment operator in time to stop the vegetative material from being incorporated in the landfill so
that it could be removed. Ensure that facility staff are trained to recognize and spot unpermitted wastes so
they can be removed from the working face for proper disposal.
37. Conditions at the landfill were still somewhat wet from recent storm events. However, side slopes appeared to
be in good condition. Some small erosion rills were visible in spots, but no uncovered waste was observed in
these areas. Mr. Dively stated that attempts at re -seeding sparsely vegetated spots had not been very successful
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so far this season, due to frequent heavy rain events often followed by periods of drought.
38. The two small stormwater ponds located on the northeastern side of the landfill appeared to be intact.
Previously, unchecked surface water runoff had forced the walls of both ponds to collapse. It appeared that the
landfill side slope above the ponds had been reshaped, and the walls of both ponds had been reinforced. Mr.
Dively stated that staff were still working to develop a plan that could effectively control the water runoff in
that area in the long term.
39. Sediment basins located on the eastern side of the access roadway were inspected and found to be at least half
full of sediment; the perimeter ditch line that runs along the eastern side of the landfill appeared to be full. Mr.
Dively stated that the amount of staff time required to properly maintain these devices was needed to contend
with the constant repairs required on the landfill slopes due to the continual heavy rain events of the past year.
He also stated that he had been having a difficult time filling equipment operator positions due to the radical
changes in the job market caused by the pandemic. Mr. Dively explained that currently he has four equipment
operators and two supervisors working at the landfill, with two positions vacant.
40. Slopes with an established vegetative cover were generally found to be in good condition.
41. The leachate collection system includes two leachate storage tanks contained within a secondary containment
pit. The tanks, containment area and control panels are enclosed in a chain link fence with locking gate to
prevent unauthorized entry. Each tank has a capacity of 206,000 gallons, and both tanks appeared to be clean
and in good condition. The containment area was clean and dry. The control system includes two digital
readouts that indicate the level of leachate in each tank. Both tanks were observed to be less than half full.
Residential Convenience Area
42. The residential drop-off area is situated southwest of the scale house on a concrete pad with trailer loading
spaces below each drop-off station. Safety fencing and barricades mark the limits of the convenience site. The
entire area was observed to be clean and well -maintained.
43. The design of the convenience site provides ample space to allow vehicles and equipment to maneuver safely.
44. The convenience area is manned during operating hours. Facility staff control the flow of traffic and screen
incoming loads for unacceptable materials. Residents are redirected to other locations at the facility or at other
permitted facilities where these materials can be disposed of properly.
45. Signage was posted at each drop-off bay identifying the type of material to be placed in the container.
46. The convenience area was found to be clean and well -maintained.
Scrap Tire Collection Area
47. Scrap tire certification forms are collected and reviewed at the scale house, and scale house staff direct vehicles
to the scrap tire collection area to drop off tire loads.
48. A total of 4 transport trailers were observed at the loading dock, which is located west of the convenience area.
Vehicles back up to the loading dock to offload tires for disposal. US Tire staff load the tires from the dock into
the trailers and provide empty trailers as needed.
49. The site provides easy access and ample space for vehicles to maneuver safely as they enter and exit the area.
50. Several customers were unloading tires at the time of the inspection. However, the collection area appeared to
be clean and well organized.
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A view from the operations area where surface water has accumulated in and over waste. The spotter can be seen in
the background at left directing traffic in the tipping area. Note the uncovered waste visible throughout the area.
Another
view of the
operations
area with
exposed
waste.
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A wider view of the operations area with
daily cover applied. Equipment ruts and
standing water have been eliminated. (Photo
provided by B. Harris 91712021.)
A view of the operations area at the
close of operations. Facility staff
have applied the required daily cover
and are spreading a tarp over the
working face. (Photo provided by B.
Harris 91712021.)
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Trash and windblown litter
on the roadway near the
tipping area.
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Waste and
windblown
litter on and
around the
access
roadway.
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Waste and windblown litter strewn along the side of the access roadway.
A view of the
access roadway at
the end of the
workday. Waste
and windblown
litter has been
collected as
required. (Photo
provided by Mr.
Rickett 91812021.)
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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Susan
Heim
Susan Heim, l Solid
Waste Section, ou=Field Operations Branch,
email=susan.heim@ncdenr.g
ov,c=US
Date: 2021.09.10 10:37:04
-04'00'
Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: September 10, 2021 to
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. [ ]
Jan McHargue.
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Gordon Dively, Solid Waste Operations Manager — City/County Utilities
Adam Rickett, Senior Project Manager — City/County Utilities
Barry Harris, Solid Waste Supervisor — Hanes Mill Road Landfill
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