9005T_INSP_20220210

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: UNION
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9005T-TRANSFER-1999
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 2/10/22 Date of Last Inspection: 6/19/19
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Union County Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facility 2125 Austin Chaney Road
Wingate, North Carolina 28174 GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.03574 Long.: -80. 46176 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Chris Medlin, Landfill Operations Superintendent
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Ron Gilkerson, Union County Solid Waste Division Director Chris Medlin, Landfill Operations Superintendent Tyler Stutts, Assistant Superintendent Teresa Bradford, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section Claire Osborne, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT: 9005-TRANSFER-1999 : Permit Approval to Operate, Life of Site was issued on December 10, 2020 and expires
December 22, 2057. (FID 153461)

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 1. Union County contracts with Hilco Transport, Inc. to haul waste to the disposal facility. 2. All waste received must be transported for disposal to the Chamber’s Development MSWLF (Permit No. 04-03) or the BFI-Charlotte Motor Speedway Landfill V (13-04). 3. A gate is provided at the entrance to the facility to prevent unauthorized access. 4. Proper signage is located at the entrance of the facility. 5. All access roads were of all-weather construction and well maintained. Operations Inspection of the Transfer Facility:
6. The facility currently receives approximately 480 tons of waste each operating day. 7. Observed operations of the transfer facility.
8. No unacceptable waste streams were observed. 9. Windblown waste was well controlled at the time of the inspection.
Records Review: 10. Reviewed the permit, operations plan, training records, tonnage records, random load inspection records, leachate pump and haul records and the log which documents the date the transfer station walls, floor, drains and scale areas are cleaned. 11. 15A NCAC 13B .0405(11) which became effective January 1, 2021, states in part: “The tipping floor, push walls, and truck loading bays shall be cleaned with a pressure washer no less than once per month. The remaining areas of the site building including side walls and any material storage areas outside of the building shall be cleaned with a pressure washer no less than twice per year. Wash water generated from cleaning waste handling areas shall be contained and treated as leachate.” 12. 15A NCAC 13B .0405(8)(A) which became effective January 1, 2021 states in part: “Site personnel shall screen incoming loads weekly at a rate of no less than five percent of the average daily waste tonnage reported in the site's annual report for the previous year. Site personnel shall be trained annually to identify liquid waste, hazardous
waste, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) wastes, special wastes as defined in G.S. 130A290(a)(40), wastes banned from landfill disposal in accordance with G.S. 130A-309.10(f) if the site receiving the waste for disposal is a landfill, and wastes that the intended final disposal site is not permitted by the Division to accept. The screening shall be conducted as described in the approved operations plan prepared in accordance with Rule .0404(i) of this Section. Waste screening and rejected wastes shall be recorded in writing, and the records shall be kept on site for
no less than five years and shall be made available to the Division during a site inspection or upon request.” Please ensure that weights are recorded on the waste screening forms to ensure the five percent of the average daily tonnage rate is being achieved
13. Leachate is collected in a trench drain and piped to a 3000-gallon leachate concrete holding tank. The leachate is pumped and hauled, as needed, to a discharge point and then discharged into the Union County Public Works Sanitary Sewer System. The leachate holding tank was pumped out on 2/13/22 and 2/19/22. 14. Transfer Station Operations Specialist Certifications:
• Mark Helms (expires 9/22/2024)
• Jeremy Secrest (expires 9/22/2024)
• Jonathan Williams (expires 3/20/2024)
• Justin Stutts (expires 12/19/2023)
• Matthew Carpenter (expires 3/21/2022)
• Bailey Simpson (expires 9/15/2022)

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. Phone: [phone] Teresa N. Bradford
Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative

Sent on: 2/18/22 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section Ron Gilkerson, Union County Solid Waste Division Director