9014T_INSP_20220505

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.: 9014-TRANSFER-2014
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 5/5/22 Date of Last Inspection: 10/1/21
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Waste Connections Monroe Transfer Station 3320 Westwood Industrial Drive Monroe, North Carolina 28110 GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.01299 Long.: -80.61240 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Name: Pat Austin, Waste Connections, Inc. – Operations Manager
Telephone: [phone] Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS:
Pat Austin, Waste Connections, Inc. – Operations Supervisor Zay Louis, Waste Connections, Inc. – District Manager
Teresa Bradford, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section STATUS OF PERMIT:
The Permit to Construct and Operate was issued on December 18, 2020. The Life of Site permit shall expire on December 17, 2074*. *The Life of Site, subject to conditions of this permit and NC General Statute 130A-294. Refer to Attachment 2, Permit Condition 1. PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
A. 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d). Resolved. The facility has added a screen fencing outside of the trailer loading bay to contain and collect windblown waste. Continue to ensure that windblown material is collected by the end of each operating day.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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Photograph of drive leading out of the trailer loading bay.
Photograph of drive leading out of the trailer loading bay.

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Solid Waste Section

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OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: None

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility is a permitted solid waste transfer facility. 2. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated within Union, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Anson and Stanly Counties in North Carolina and Lancaster, Chesterfield and York Counties in South Carolina. 3. All waste received must be transported for disposal to the BFI-Charlotte Motor Speedway Landfill V (Permit No. 1304-MSWLF-1992) or the Chambers Development Landfill (Permit No. 0403-MSWLF-2010).
4. Proper signage was observed at the entrance of the facility. 5. Access to the site is secured by a gate and fencing surrounding the facility.
Operations Inspection of the Transfer Facility: 6. Observed operations of the transfer facility. 7. The facility accepts approximately 425 tons per operating day. 8. No unacceptable waste streams were observed. 9. The floor of the building is sloped to allow leachate from the tipping floor to drain into the trailer loading bay thru scupper holes in the lift-over wall. Sumps located in the trailer loading bay collect the leachate which is gravity fed to
an oil water separator. The leachate discharges directly into the City of Monroe sewer system. 10. The facility receives commingled recyclable materials from GBUSA/Waste Connection routes only. The recyclables are off-loaded on the left side of the transfer station building tipping floor. Throughout the day, recyclables are
loaded into transfer trailers and hauled to a recycling center in Greensboro, NC. 11. 15A NCAC 13B .0405(11) requires the tipping floor, push walls and truck loading bay be cleaned with a pressure washer not less than once per month. The remaining areas of the site building including side walls and material
storage areas outside of the building be cleaned with a pressure washer not less than twice per year. Cleaning and maintenance records shall be kept on site and available for review. Take measures to ensure that the entirety of the inside of the transfer station building including walls are cleaned. Records Review: 12. Reviewed the permit, operations plan, training records, random load inspection records (3-4 per day) and oil/water
separator cleanout records. 13. It was discussed with facility staff to include tonnage on the random load inspection forms to ensure that weekly screening of incoming loads is no less than 5% of the average daily waste tonnage reported in the site’s annual report
for the previous year. 14. Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist Certifications:
• Pat Austin (expires November 14, 2022)
• Lenny Bessone (expires June 22, 2023)

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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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: 5/27/22 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section