3606_INSP_20220607

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
X
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
X
SLAS
COUNTY: Gaston
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 36-06
Closed
HHW
White
X
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
X
Tire T&P/
X
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 6/7/2022
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Gaston County Landfill
3155 Philadelphia Church Road
Dallas, NC 28034
Date of Last Inspection: 8/16/2021
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.3887
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Dan Ziehm, Public Works Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: dan.ziehm&gastongov.com
Name: Barry Cloninger, Landfill Administrator
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: barry.cloninger(crs_ag stop og v.com
Name: Marcie Smith, Solid Waste & Recycling Administrator
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: Marcie. smith(crs_ag stop og v.com
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
Long.:-81.17237
PARTICIPANTS:
Barry Cloninger, Landfill Administrator
Marcie Smith, Solid Waste & Recycling Administrator
Kim Sue, NCDEQ — Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Current — Approved May 3, 2017 (DIN 27480) Life of Site
Operations Plan — Approved November 1, 2016 (DIN 26770)
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Inspection — Operational
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
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. Proper signage was observed at the entrance of the facility.
2. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated within Gaston County and the area encompassed by a
radius of 100 miles extending from the Gaston County line.
3. The facility accepted an average of 635 tons per day from January 1, 2021— December 31, 2021 at the MSW LF.
4. The facility accepted an average of 288 tons per day from January 1, 2021— December 31, 2021 at the C&D LF.
5. The facility is currently working in Unit 1, Phase 2.
6. The working face was small and manageable.
7. Edge of liner markers were observed.
8. The facility utilizes spray -applied mortar coating (SMC) as alternative cover and soil. Soil cover is applied at least
once a week and more often when deemed appropriate.
C&D Landfill Unit
9. The working face was small and manageable.
10. The facility utilizes soil for cover which is applied weekly.
11. No ponding of water on the landfill was observed.
12. Facility staff were applying soil on the northeast side slope in the area where the monitoring gas wells had been
extended.
White Goods & Scrap Metal Collection Area
13. Area is well maintained.
14. White goods are staged upright on a concrete pad.
15. CFC's are removed from all white goods by Rapid Recovery of Monroe, NC.
16. Scrap metal is collected by Web Metal for recycling.
17. Facility staff have installed a concrete bunker to store glass from convenience centers. Facility staff use a loader
with foam filled tires to crush the glass. Glass is loaded into Strategic Materials Inc. trailers to be recycled in
Wilson, NC.
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P-W Solid Waste Section
Scrap Tires
18. Scrap tires are collected and stored in US Tire semi -trailers.
19. Facility had two trailers on -site. One was full and ready to be swapped out by US Tire.
20. Area is well maintained.
Electronics Recycling
21. All electronics are staged by county staff prior to being taken for recycling by ERI.
22. During the inspection electronics were palletized and wrapped.
23. Area is well maintained.
Small Type I Composting
24. Attendant on duty checks all incoming loads.
25. Only yard waste, silvicultural waste, untreated and unpainted wood waste is accepted and ground into mulch.
26. Area was well organized and maintained.
27. Henson's Inc. is scheduled to grind in August. The facility schedules Henson's Inc. to grind twice a year (March &
August).
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed Kim Sue
DN:'i, cn=Kim Sue,, o=Division of Waste
Management, ou=Solid Waste Section,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2022.06.10 08:19:53-04'00'
Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Emailed to: Dan Ziehm
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. L_j
6/10/2022
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Barry Cloninger, Gaston County Landfill Administrator
Marcie Smith, Gaston County Solid Waste & Recycling Administrator
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