1805_INSP_20220222

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: Catawba
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 1805-TRANSFER-2001
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: February 22, 2022 Date of Last Inspection: April 7, 2021

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
GDS Recycling Services
130 Somerset Drive Extension
Conover, North Carolina 28613

GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.72515 Long.: -81.25117

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: LaDonna Bolton, Division Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Post Office Box 1097
Conover, North Carolina 28613

PARTICIPANTS:
LaDonna Bolton, Division Manager
Allen Reed, Maintenance Supervisor
Charles Gerstell, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
A Permit to Operate “1805-TRANSFER-2001 GDS Recycling Services” was issued to Republic Services of North
Carolina, LLC on January 24, 2017. The Permit to Operate was issued for the life-of-site.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A

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. The facility consists of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) which receives, processes, and stores source-
separated recyclable solid waste materials. It also consists of a permitted transfer facility which receives waste
generated within Catawba County. Waste is received is overflow from the GDS hauling division.
2. All waste from the facility is disposed at the Blackburn Resource Recovery Facility (Permit #: 18-03).
3. The Permit and Operations Plan were verified. Both documents were current and available upon request.
4. Transfer Station Operation Specialist Certifications were provided by Ms. Bolton via e-mail on March 1, 2022:
x LaDonna Bolton (expires 6/18/25)
x Levi Franklin (expires 3/12/23)
x David Hicks (expires 6/24/24)
x Paul Mendenhall (expires 8/6/23)
x Allan Reed (expires 4/17/22)
x Joey Winger (expires 2/11/24)
5. Tonnage records for July 2021 to present were verified. The facility received 251.93-tons of waste during this
time.
6. A gate was provided at the entrance to the facility to prevent unauthorized access.
7. The facility had proper signage.
8. Waste Screening Reports were verified.
x Waste screenings are performed at a rate of one each week when waste is received. However, the facility
can go weeks without receiving waste.
9. Initially upon inspection, a motorcycle tire was observed within the waste stream located on the tipping floor. One
load of residential waste was received just prior to inspection. Facility staff immediately removed the tire from the
tipping floor. Please continue to remove unacceptable waste streams as they are observed.
10. The I-beams above the push walls were free of waste at the time of inspection.
11. The interior walls above the transfer station floor had recently been pressure washed.
12. Leachate drains within the floor of the transfer trailer loading bay were not observed as a truck and trailer were
stationed in the bay at the time of inspection. However, there was no evidence to indicate the drains were not
functioning properly.
13. Please ensure all waste on the floor of the trailer loading bay is collected and properly disposed at the end of the
operating day.
14. During the inspection, windblown waste was observed along the fence at the northern portion of the site. It
appeared that majority of this waste was generated from the materials recovery process. However, due to the close
location of the trailer loading bay, it appeared that some of the material could have generated from the transfer
facility. Ms. Bolton provided photos on February 22, 2022 showing all windblown waste had been collected from
the area of concern. Photos also provided evidence of site improvements that were made in an effort to reduce
windblown waste on site. For example, additional concrete barriers were added to the cleanout area for recycling
trucks to contain material within that area. Thank you for your efforts to address windblown waste on site.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

________________________________________ Phone: [phone]
Charles T. Gerstell
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: 3/2/22 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Digitally signed by Charles T. Gerstell
DN: cn=Charles T. Gerstell, o=Divsion of Waste
Management, ou=Solid Waste Section,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2022.03.02 14:16:10 -05'00'