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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
X
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Forsyth
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 3426-LCID-2020
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: December 9, 2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Union Cross Land Development LCID Landfill
7301 Watkins Ford Road
Kernersville, NC 27284
Date of Last Inspection: February 23, 2021
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 36.043868'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Tanner Boyles, Operator
Telephone: 336-669-7808 (mobile)
Email address: tannerboyles l (a)yahoo.com
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Union Cross Land Development LCID Landfill
Tanner Boyles, Operator
7301 Watkins Ford Road
Kernersville, NC 27284
PARTICIPANTS:
Tanner Boyles, Operator — Union Cross Land Development LCID
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Approval of Notified LCID Landfill (NI 110) issued: 6/11/2019.
Permit to Operate LCID Landfill issued: December 21, 2020.
Permit to Operate expires: December 21, 2025.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None.
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
Long.:-80.099191 °
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 included in this report were taken by Susan Heim during the inspection on December 9, 2021.
2. The facility is permitted as an LCID landfill, a small Type 1 compost facility, and a treatment and processing
facility for wood waste and used concrete. It is permitted to accept only land clearing debris, untreated wood,
yard trash, and inert debris that is strictly limited to untreated/unpainted concrete, brick, concrete block,
uncontaminated soil, rock, and gravel.
3. The landfill is currently operating in Phase 2, which Mr. Boyles estimated to be approximately 60% filled at the
time of this inspection. Phase 3 is currently under construction. Please provide as -built drawings and a
construction certification to Permit Engineer Ming-Tai Chao (ming.chao(n,ncdenr.gov) when
construction of Phase 3 is completed so that an inspection can be scheduled prior to accepting waste in
Phase 3.
4. The cured concrete treatment and processing area has not yet been constructed. Mr. Boyles stated that inert
debris is being incorporated into the landfill at this time, and that he has no immediate plans to construct the pad
and begin recovering concrete from incoming waste loads. If the concrete operations area is constructed,
please contact the Solid Waste Section to schedule a pre -operations inspection of the area prior to
starting concrete recovery and processing operations.
5. The facility appeared to be clean and well -maintained. Operations at the site were observed to be well managed.
No windblown litter was noted, and no unacceptable waste was identified in the landfill or in the wood waste
operations areas.
6. Unauthorized entry into the site is prevented by means of fencing, wood lines and berms, and the facility is
secured by means of a locking gate at the entrance. Proper signage was observed at the facility entrance and
informational signage was posted along the entrance drive.
7. Facility roadways are of all-weather construction and were found to be in good condition. An access roadway
leading from the main parking area up the south side of the landfill to the tipping area appeared to be stable and
in good condition, capable of accommodating landfill traffic and equipment.
8. Landfill operations are conducted from an office located at the end of the entrance drive, and incoming waste is
tracked by volume as it arrives. Records are maintained in the office and are available for review upon request.
Volume records for the period July 1 through December 9, 2021 were reviewed and found to be detailed and
complete.
9. The facility maintains a cover log that lists the dates of each application of cover soil, slope repair, and seeding
that takes place at the landfill. Information is first recorded on the office calendar then transferred to the
logbook as a permanent record. The calendar was reviewed during this inspection and found to be very detailed
and up to date. The calendar notations indicated that cover is applied more frequently than once per month, and
that the entire landfill had received cover over the period from December 2 through 8, 2021.
10. An attendant is on duty during operating hours as required. The facility was operating during this inspection,
and customers were observed dumping loads of brush and tree waste as instructed by the attendant.
11. All erosion control measures appeared to be functioning as designed, and no visible signs of erosion were noted.
Mr. Boyles stated that he had been working with the city erosion control inspector to redesign the sediment
basin, located at the northwest corner of the facility. The new basin was empty and dry at the time of this
inspection.
12. Edge of waste markers were observed around the perimeter of the entire landfill as well as around the
boundaries between landfill phases. Markers were spaced so that the perimeter of the fill area is easily
discernable along each side of the landfill.
13. The working face was small and well contained. The tipping area is currently located on top of the Phase 1 fill
area and appeared to be of adequate size to allow customers and facility staff to maneuver safely.
14. Progress had been made on the construction of Phase 3 since the previous inspection on March 23, 2021.
Excavated slopes were observed to be in good condition, and soil had been stockpiled around the edge of the
new phase.
15. A large portion of Phase 1 was covered with well established vegetation. However, Mr. Boyles noted that many
areas that had been seeded during the fall were still bare, due in large part to the current drought.
16. The northern slope of the landfill had been pulled back and the grade had been reduced to allow cover to be
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applied and tracked into the slope more effectively, so that any surface water would sheet flow properly.
17. An emergency tipping area, designed during the fall following several periods of heavy rain events, had been
constructed at the northeast corner of the active landfill area of used asphalt. A small load of cut logs and wood
waste was observed on the slope in this area. Mr. Boyles stated that this waste had been dumped earlier in the
week and would be moved to the working face when time permitted.
18. The wood waste processing area held two windrows of wood mulch. The windrows appeared to be well within
the footprint of the wood waste operations area. Windrows were observed to be well maintained and were
surrounded by fire lanes of adequate size to permit vehicular access for turning the piles and provide emergency
access. Mr. Boyles stated that he turns the windrows frequently to prevent composting and to limit the potential
for fire. Several hot spots were noted at the facility, and Mr. Boyles stated that facility staff identify and
eliminate them quickly.
19. The compost operations area contained leaves that had been collected curbside by Town of Kernersville staff.
Mr. Boyles stated that he had tracked the incoming leaf loads and stopped them prior to reaching the 6,000
cubic yards of compost set in the facility permit. He explained that the leaves had been brought to the facility
during November, so no temperature readings had yet been recorded.
20. Logs are stockpiled along the southwestern end of the facility, where they are sorted and prepared for transport
to a local sawmill for processing. Mr. Boyles pointed out a small firewood operation adjacent to the facility on
the property to the east. He stated that he provides some of his logs to the neighbor for this purpose.
A view of the north slope of the active landfill area and the construction of Phase 3 below.
A view of the eastern
slope of the landfill
and a portion of the
working face.
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A view of the south
slope of the landfill.
The southeast corner
where the working
face is currently
located is visible at
left. The compost
area access road can
be seen in the
foreground.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Susan Heim
DN: cn=Susan Heim, o=Solid
Waste Section, ou=Field
Operations Branch,
email=susan.heim@ncdenr.go
v, c=US
Date: 2021.12.10 07:22:29
-05,00, Phone: 336-776-9672
Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: December 10, 2021
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. l�
to Tanner Boyles.
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Ming-Tai Chao, Permitting Engineer — Solid Waste Section
Scotty Woods, Environmental Specialist — Forsyth County
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