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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Yadkin
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9903T-TRANSFER-1994
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection X Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: August 26, 2022 Date of Last Inspection: July 13, 2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Yadkin County Solid Waste Transfer Facility 1149 Landfill Road Yadkinville, NC 27055 GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 36.181597° Long.: -80.638101° FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Keith Cain, Solid Waste Director – Yadkin County Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail] FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Yadkin County Solid Waste Transfer Facility 1149 Landfill Road Yadkinville, NC 27055

PARTICIPANTS: Keith Cain, Solid Waste Director – Yadkin County
Gary Wyatt Earp, Transfer Station Operator – Hilco Transport, Inc. Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section Robert Pike, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Life of Site Permit to Operate Issued: November 5, 2018 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.
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Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

1. The facility is a MSW transfer station, which is also permitted to accept white goods, scrap metal, scrap tires,
electronics and televisions, used oil and oil filters, cardboard, and commingled recyclables. The facility permit includes a small LCID landfill and the acceptance of land clearing and inert debris and yard waste. 2. The transfer facility is owned by Yadkin County which contracts with Republic Services to operate the transfer station. Republic Services subcontracts with Hilco Transport, Inc. to operate the facility and to transport the waste to the disposal site. 3. The scale house is operated by Yadkin County Staff and initial screening of the incoming waste is conducted by the scale house operator. 4. All photos were taken by Robert Pike during this inspection. Records Review:
5. The Permit to Operate and the approved Operations Plan are available for review in the scale house. 6. Landfill gas monitoring records for the closed MSW and C&D landfills were reviewed during the transfer station inspection. Groundwater records are provided to the Solid Waste Section semi-annually and are
available for review online. Monitoring reports dates from March 2020 through March 2022 were reviewed onsite. 7. The facility contracts Pace Analytical to conduct monthly leachate testing, based on an agreement with the City
of Yadkinville Wastewater Treatment Plant for leachate disposal. Records were reviewed up to August 2022 and are maintained at the scale house. 8. Mr. Cain confirmed that the county contracts with the following service providers for recycling/disposal: a. New River Tire Recyclers for transport and disposal of scrap tires b. Noble Oil for the transport and recycling of used oil c. Republic Services for transport and processing of household recyclables d. Synergy Electronics Recycling for the transport and disposal/recycling of electronics and televisions e. Triad Metal Recyclers for the transport and disposal/recycling of scrap metal and white goods 9. Waste screening is handled by transfer station operator, Gary Earp, and the records are maintained in the office at the transfer building. Records from May 11, 2021 through August 25, 2022 were reviewed. Records indicated that the transfer station personnel were meeting the required 5% average daily waste tonnage.
10. Scrap tire certification forms are maintained at the scale house and are available for review upon request. Forms accepted for the month of August were reviewed. 11. Cover logs for the LCID were reviewed from 6/18/2022 through 8/24/2022.
12. The following NCSWANA Transfer Station Operations Specialist certifications were revied: a. Keith Cain – expires 6/24/2024 b. Jared Gilliam – expires 3/9/2025
c. Curtis Davis – expires 9/3/2024 d. Gary Earp – expires 10/16/2024 13. The following NCSWANA Certified Manager of Landfill Operations: a. Keith R. Cain – expires 11/23/2024 Field Inspection 14. The entire facility was observed to be clean and well-maintained. Windblown litter was not observed, with Mr. Cain stating that facility staff collect litter daily. 15. Access roadways are of all-weather construction and in good condition. 16. Proper signage was posted at the facility entrance. 17. The site is secured by fencing and access is controlled by a locking gate. 18. Loaded trailers are parked in a designated area near the entrance of the access road. Two trailers were parked there at the time of the inspection. The trailers were inspected to be in good condition with no visible holes or leaks.
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19. Residents with household recyclables or small loads of bagged trash use the small convenience area located across the access road to the east of the scale house. Residents are obliged to show the attendant a decal indicating that they are allowed access to the convenience center. All customers without decals cross the scales and pay for disposal by weight. The convenience area was observed to be clean and well
maintained. 20. Th old scrap metal collection area was observed and appeared to be free of any left-over waste. Mr. Cain stated
that the waste had been removed and disposed of properly. 21. The county operates a small LCID landfill located between the transfer station roadway and the closed MSW landfill. The tipping area has adequate space to allow residents and facility staff to maneuver safely. No
unacceptable waste was observed in the working face. Mr. Cain stated that he was in the process of covering and shaping the working face. 22. The scrap metal and white good collection area is located north of the scale house and consists of several concrete bunkers. The scarp metals had recently been loaded into transfer trailers to be transported by Triad Metal Recyclers. 23. No white goods were observed at the time of inspection. Mr. Cain stated that the white goods had recently been drained and transported by Triad Metal Recyclers. 24. At the furthest end of the concrete bunkers an oil collection tank is contained within a concrete pad. Mr. Cain stated that Noble Oil collects the oil regularly from both this tank and from the convenience center were used oil filters are collected. The tank was observed to be in good condition with no visible leaks. However, evidence of oil escaping the containment pad was observed. Mr. Cain discussed raising the containment walls to increase
the storage capacity to help stop the overflow. Mr. Cain also stated that the facility would look at the possibility of adding more drains into the containment area to help keep water from collecting. The facility also stated that they would remove the contaminated soils from around the oil tank. Please contact the Doug Whitmire with the
Division of Waste Management UST Section at (336)-776-9685 for their requirements for the disposal of petroleum contaminated soils and any other requirements they may have for the cleanup.
Photo of the used oil collection tank located next to the scrap metal concrete bunker. What appears to be oil staining and residue can be seen in the grass leading away from the concrete containment pad.
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25. A covered concrete pad is used for the drop off point for computer equipment and televisions. Facility staff sort and palletize these items in preparation for pick up by Synergy Electronics Recycling. The drop-off area appeared to be well maintained. 26. A container for cardboard collection was observed just north of the electronic drop off area. The area was observed to be well maintained and clean.
27. Scrap tires are collected and stored in trailers North of the cardboard collection area. Three trailers were parked in the area. The trailers were observed to be in good condition. 28. Empty transfer trailers were parked along the access roadway approaching the transfer station. The trailers were observed to be in good condition with no obvious holes are leaks. 29. Two trailers were staged at the end of the access roadway and were tagged out of service. Mr. Earp stated that Hilco Transport. Inc services the trailers monthly and any trailers in need of repairs are marked out of service
and are taken to be repaired. 30. The entrance and area surrounding the transfer station were observed to be clean. 31. The tipping floor was inspected and appeared to be in good condition with no major cracks or damage. The pushing walls were also inspected and found to be in good condition. 32. Waste is dumped onto the tipping floor where facility staff conduct waste screenings for any unacceptable waste. 33. The interior walls of the transfer station appeared to be clean with Mr. Earp stating that he washes down the interior walls twice a week with a hose and Hilco cleans the side walls and any material storage areas twice a year. The leachate collection system is designed to direct all liquids to the loading bay where a floor drainpipe transports the leachate to a 500-gallon storage tank. 34. The leachate storage tank was observed to be clean with no evidence of leaks. The facility staff stated that the
tank was scheduled to be pumped in the coming weeks to remove some debris in the tank. 35. A fire extinguisher and water hose are located near the entrance of the tipping floor so that they are readily available for fire control.
36. The out-side walls of the transfer facility have openings where waste may escape from the walls. Yadkin County is in the process of bidding out the contract to start working on making repairs to the facility. Mr. Cain stated that the facility will be getting a new scale house, repair the walls of the transfer station, along with other
improvements to the site.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
________________________________________ Phone: [phone] _ Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative

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Solid Waste Section

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Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Doug Whitmire, Hydrogeologist – Underground Storage Tank Section