6017_INSP_20220603

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: MECKLENBURG
Closed MSWLF HHW X White goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 6017TP-HHW
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 6/3/22 Date of Last Inspection: 2/26/20
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Hickory Grove Permanent HHW Collection Facility 8007 Pence Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28215 GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.22001 Long.: -80.69885 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Name: Steve Hoffman, Senior Projects Manager Telephone: [phone] Email address: [e-mail] FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
140 Valleydale Road
Charlotte, North Carolina 28214
PARTICIPANTS: Nick Crawford, Solid Waste Facility Manager – Mecklenburg County Jamie Dulin, Solid Waste Facility Supervisor – Mecklenburg County Teresa Bradford, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
The Permit to Operate – Amendment, 5-Year Renewal was issued on May 21, 2021. The Permit to Operate shall expire on June 5, 2026. 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. The facility consists of a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility and Treatment and Processing Unit (Grinding Operations). 2. The facility is secured by a gate at the entrance of the facility.
Operations Inspection of the Household Hazardous Waste Facility: 3. The facility is permitted to receive household hazardous waste generated within Mecklenburg County. To qualify
as HHW the waste must be: (a) Generated by individuals on the premises of a residence for individuals (a household); and (b) Composed primarily of materials found in the waste generated by consumers in their homes. 4. No unacceptable material was observed.
5. The facility was well managed. 6. The HHW storage building is separated into three compartments. The compartments have a containment area beneath the metal grate floor. 7. The compartments are equipped with a dry chemical suppression system. The suppression system was inspected in March 2022. Also, one fire extinguisher was observed to have been inspected in November 2021 and a lithium fire extinguisher inspected November 2021. 8. A spill kit is located next to the storage building. 9. All drums or containers were marked with the start date of accumulation of waste as required by the approved operations plan. Operations Inspections of the Treatment and Processing Unit (Grinding Operation)
10. The facility is permitted to receive land clearing waste as defined in 15A NCAC 13B, Rule .0101(23), yard waste as defined in 15A NCAC 13B, Rule .0101(56), unpainted and untreated natural wood and wooden pallets constructed of unpainted and untreated natural wood. 11. No unacceptable waste was observed. 12. According to the approved operations plan, wood mulch and boiler fuel produced through the grinding of woody waste and yard trash, respectively, is either sold and directly shipped to be used as boiler fuel (both woody waste
and yard trash) or is sold as mulch to on-site customers (woody waste only). 13. On December 29, 2021, Mecklenburg County notified the Section that due to unusually high volumes, low market demand and supply chain issues, ground yard waste from the Hickory Grove Recycling Center is being stored at the adjacent Closed Harrisburg Road Landfill debris management site. Mecklenburg County is considering submission of a compost permit application in the near future.
Records Review: 14. Reviewed the permit, operations plan, weekly inspection forms, customer registration forms, material characterization forms and records for waste manifests. 15. The facility accepted 30,089 pounds of HHW in May 2022. 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: 6/16/22 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

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