4602_HertfordTS_RevOpsPlan_20220802

Operations Plan
Hertford County Transfer Station
Winton, North Carolina
Permit No. 46-02T
Hertford County Public Works
Revised July 2022

Table of Contents
A. General
B. Hours of Operation
C. Operations Description
D. Waste Acceptance and Screening
E. Wastewater Disposal
F. Fire Control
G. Hazard and Nuisance Control
H. Equipment
I. Personnel
J. Record keeping
K. Closure Requirements
L. Site Location and Aerial Photo
Figure 1 — Hertford County Transfer Station Site Location
Figure 2 — Hertford County Transfer Station Aerial Photo
Appendix A - Hertford County Transfer Station Contingency Plan
Appendix B - Pandemic COVID-19 Operational Procedures

I. General Information
This permit application and operations plan has been developed for the Hertford County Department of
Public Works for the operation of the Hertford County Transfer Station on Mt. Moriah Road in Winton,
North Carolina. The purpose of the plan is to provide guidelines for the operation of the transfer facility
in accordance with the North Carolina Solid Waste Management Rules and generally sound environmental
and waste management practices.
The physical address is:
Hertford County Transfer Station
227 Mt. Moriah Road
Winton, NC 27986
The mailing address is:
Hertford County Transfer Station:
P.O. Box 556
Winton, NC 27986
Key personnel associated with the operation of the facility are:
Ashley Jilcott, Manager
Solid Waste Department
227 Mt. Moriah Road
P.O. Box 556
Winton, NC 27986
Telephone: [phone]
Latesha Freeman
SR Administrative Assistant II
P.O. Box 556
Winton, NC 27986
Telephone: [phone]

II. Property Information
The Hertford County Transfer Station is located at 227 Mt. Moriah Road (SR 1174) at the
end of SR 1203 approximately three miles north of the Town of Winton and south of the
intersection with Highway 158 North. Hertford County received their Life -Of -Site (LOS) permit
effective April 10, 2019, with an expiration date of December 15, 2055.

A. General
The Hertford County Transfer Station Facility (Permit No. 4602T-TRANSFER-1995) is located at 227 Mt.
Moriah Road, Winton, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by the County of Hertford.
Hertford County received their Life -Of -Site (LOS) permit effective April 10, 2019, with an expiration date
of December 15, 2055. The facilities consist of the transfer station and associated buildings, recycling
and reuse areas for specific types of wastes, access roads and a parking area, and a leachate collection
system and storage tank.
Waste is brought to the facility from residential, commercial, and industrial sources within the
service area that includes all of Hertford County. The transfer station accepts municipal solid
waste (MSW); construction and demolition debris waste (C&D); special wastes, such as tires,
electronics, white goods, used oil, asphalt shingles, yard trash and recyclables. Based on the
latest annual report for the Fiscal Year period FY2020-21, approximately 7,680 tons per year
were shipped from the facility to the East Carolina Regional Landfill in Bertie County, Permit
No. 08-03.
To control access, the entrance to the facility is secured by a locked gate at all times except during
operating hours. Access roads are all-weather construction. Signs at the entrance list the
permit number, hours of operation, lists of acceptable and unacceptable waste, and
emergency contact name and telephone number.
The facility is operated in accordance with the conditions of Permit No. 46-02T issued by the State of
North Carolina, Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section.
B. Hours of Oaeration
The Hertford County Transfer Station is open Monday thru Saturday except holidays observed
by the county. The operating hours are Monday thru Friday 08:30 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. Saturday
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Holidays when the facility will be closed are New Years Day, Martin
Luther King Jr., Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and the day after, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the day after.

C. Oaerations Descriotion
The transfer station building consists of a roofed metal building open on all four (4) sides, encompassing
the tipping floor composed of a concrete slab, with access on one side to the tipping floor for vehicular
traffic to dispose of solid waste. On the floor of the transfer station was a large compactor into which the
solid wastes are disposed by a front-end loader, and compacted into trailers picked up as needed for
disposal at the landfill by the contracted hauling company.
All vehicles enter the facility through the entrance gate on Mt. Moriah Road. The vehicles are
weighed at the scale house and again as they leave the facility for record keeping purposes and
to prevent overloaded vehicles from leaving the facility. The scale house operator records the
weight received and the type of waste. The origin of the waste is recorded if they have an
account with the facility. Weight records are maintained and receipts are printed at the facility.
The scale house operator or the pad operator then directs the vehicles to the proper location
for the type of waste in the load. Specific waste locations are shown on site photo in Section K.
The Hertford County Transfer Station accepts yard trash (less than 4 inches in diameter). When
entering the facility yard trash is weighed in and directed to the designated area located on
county property at the back of the closed landfill. There will be no charge to Hertford County
residents. Commercial contractors will be required to pay the current tipping fee rate.
Acceptable yard trash is defined as landscaping and yard maintenance such as brush, grass, tree
limbs and similar vegetative materials. Land clearing debris including stumps, untreated wood
and other naturally occurring vegetation generated solely from land clearing activities are not
permitted at our facility.
Scrap tires are collected in a trailer located beside the scale house. Anyone bringing tires to the
facility must fill out a North Carolina Scrap Tire Certification indicating their name and the number
and size of the tires. At the end of the day the trailer is locked. When the trailer is full, a tire
recycler is called to bring another trailer and to pick up and take away the full trailer.
White goods are collected on a concrete pad with concrete push walls on three sides. White
goods with compressors are separated from other white goods. A contractor removes
refrigerants in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. A scrap metal company picks
up the white goods and other metal items as needed.

Recyclables are placed in closed containers with dividers. Each box is labeled noting the type of
recyclable to be disposed of in each box. When containers are full, they are emptied and the
recyclable material is sold.
Used Oil is received at the facility from county residents. The used oil is put in a 200-gallon drum.
Two of these drums are onsite. When one drum is full, an oil recycler is called to pick up the oil for
recycling.
Vehicles with waste for disposal are directed to back their vehicle onto the concrete tipping floor
to unload their waste. Random waste screenings are conducted by properly trained personnel
as outlined in Section D. Waste Acceptance and Screening. Records of the screening are kept
on file, and are made available during an inspection. If any unacceptable items are found
during this process, the person that brought the waste must remove it from the facility.
Unloaded waste is contained within the limits of the tipping floor by push walls. A front-end
loader is used to pick up the waste from the tipping floor and put it in one of the two 40-cubic
yard compactors for compacting. When full, they are hauled to East Carolina Regional Landfill in
Bertie County. MSW & C&D waste is collected on the tipping floor and put in the
compactor. All wastes will be removed from the tipping floor at the end of each day and
properly disposed of in a trailer or kept in the compactor for pick up the following day.
Old or broken furniture is placed in open top boxes located in the western side of the
tipping floor. When the boxes are full, they are taken to the East Carolina Regional
Landfill in Bertie County.
D. Waste Acceptance and Screening
The Hertford County Transfer Station is authorized to accept MSW and C&D waste.
"Municipal Solid Waste, is defined as solid waste resulting from the operation of residential,
commercial, industrial, governmental, or institutional establishments that would normally be
collected, processed, and disposed of through a public or private solid waste management
service". [N.C.G.S. 130A-290(a)(18a)]

"Construction and demolition Debris or Waste, is defined as a solid waste resulting solely from
construction, remodeling, repair, or demolition operations on pavement, building, or other
structures, but does not include inert debris or land -clearing debris". [N.C.G.S. 130A-290(a)(4)]
A sign is posted at the facility listing all items banned from acceptance at this facility and the East
Carolina Regional Landfill. Banned Items include:
• Lead -Acid Batteries,
• Liquid Paint or any Liquid Waste,
• Large Car Parts,
• Medical Supplies,
• Animals Waste or Carcasses,
• Poisons, and
• Oyster Shells
• Yard Trash (not acceptable at East Carolina Regional Landfill)
Waste is screened by trained personnel as it comes into the transfer station to prevent
banned items from entering the facility. Wastes containing hazardous wastes,
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) or asbestos containing wastes are not accepted for
disposal.
The scale house attendant asks the waste hauler the type of waste being disposed of at the
facility. Random waste screenings are conducted by properly trained personnel who visually
inspects the loads weekly at a rate of no less than 5% of the average daily waste tonnage
based on the previous year's annual report as required by 15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a)(8).
Records of the screening are kept on file, and are made available during an inspection. If a
banned waste item is brought to the facility, the person responsible for bringing the waste
is directed to remove it from the facility, and taken away for proper disposal.
Undesirable or prohibited waste that is discovered and where the owner of the waste cannot be
determined, will be removed from the tipping floor and stored until proper disposal of the unacceptable
waste can be arranged.

Records of waste screening and unacceptable, rejected waste will be maintained as described in Section
J. Record keeping and will be made available to the Division of Waste Management (DWM) for
inspection. Contact information is as follows:
NCDEQ
Division of Waste Management
217 W. Jones St
Raleigh, NC
Mailing Address:
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1646
Phone: [phone]
Contacts for the facility within the Solid Waste Section Compliance Branch are:
Field Operations Branch Head: Jason Watkins
Phone: [phone]
Email: lason.watkins@ncdenr.�ov
Eastern Regional Supervisor: Andrew Hammonds
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Waste Management Specialist: John College
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
E. Wastewater Disposal
Water that contacts waste is considered to be leachate and must be collected and
properly treated prior to discharge. The only area where water can come into contact

with waste is the tipping floor. The transfer station is a roofed metal structure open
on all sides. If any water blows under the roof and onto the tipping floor it is collected
in a 1,000-gallon septic tank through a drainage system.
Leachate generated from periodic pressure washing operations as outlined in Section
G. Hazard and Nuisance Control, is also collected by the leachate collection system
piping and stored in the leachate storage tank. The tank is monitored monthly by
facility staff and leachate is pumped and hauled for proper disposal as needed to
ensure the tank has sufficient capacity to contain any leachate generated at the facility.
Records concerning the volume of leachate pumped and hauled will be maintained in
accordance with Section J. Record keeping, and be made available for inspection.
When the tank is pumped, the water is taken to the Ahoskie Waste Water Treatment
Plant (WWTP) located about 12 miles away, for disposal and proper treatment.
F. Fire Control
Waste is screened for prohibited or banned waste to keep potential fire hazards out of
the facility. Hot ashes, cinders and waste that is smoldering will not be accepted. Waste
is stored in metal containers or on concrete pads which also reduce the fire hazard. If a
fire occurs, the primary fire control method is to notify the Winton Fire Department
located approximately three miles away in the Town of Winton. The County will also
notify the DWM within 24 hours of the fire and submit a written report to the DWM
within 15 days of the fire.
Fire extinguishers are available onsite and may be used on small fires if it can be done
safely by County staff until the Fire Department arrives. The extinguishers are checked
monthly and personnel are trained in their use. In the event of a fire verbal notification
will be provided within 24 hours of a fire to the DWM. A written report will be submitted
to the DWM submitted within fifteen (15) days of a fire.
G. Hazard and Nuisance Control
Some of the major components of hazard and nuisance in any waste transfer operation
are prohibited or off -spec waste materials, litter, odor, and disease vectors.

The facility screens waste for prohibited or banned waste when vehicles enter the
transfer station and as it is dumped on the tipping floor. Banned waste is not allowed
and must be removed from the site by the person bringing it in.
The Hertford County Transfer Station is surrounded by woods and the tipping floor has
a back -push wall and a compactor on both sides. This reduces the spread of litter. Any
trash that blows from the pad or anywhere at the facility is picked up each day and
disposed of as part of the site cleaning and maintenance activities. The facility will be
maintained to limit and prevent to the extent possible onsite populations of vectors.
The tipping floor, push walls and truck loading areas will be pressure washed at least
monthly as required by the rules. The remainder of the facility including the building
structure will be pressure washed no less than twice per year. Since the transfer station
building is open on all sides there are no building walls to pressure wash. The pressure
washing activities will be limited to parts of the structure and equipment exposed to
dust and debris that may harbor vectors or cause odor issues.
Records of the pressure washing activity will be maintained at the facility. All leachate
generated as part of the pressure washing activities will be collected by the leachate
collection system and contained in the onsite storage tank until it is pumped by an
approved contractor.
Odor and disease vectors are further reduced by properly storing and removing waste
from the site. There are two front-end loaders and if one breaks down, the facility can
operate with the other one. In the case of a power failure, waste can be hauled directly
to the East Carolina Regional Landfill.
H. Equipment
The equipment is operated by the Hertford County Staff. The county staff conducts
preventative and other maintenance of county owned equipment as necessary to keep
the equipment in good operational condition. The following equipment is used in the
operation of the facility. All malfunctions of leased equipment are reported to the
leasing company.

• Compactor
• 2 Front -End Loaders
• Open -Top Transfer Boxes 20,30,40 cu/yd
• Closed -Top Recyclable Boxes 8 cu/yd
• 4 Non-leakable Pesticide Containers 40 cu/yd
The front-end loaders are used to collect the waste from the tipping floor and dump it
into the compactors. They are also used to keep the driveways and areas leading up the
concrete pads smooth. When a compactor is filled, it is taken to East Carolina Regional
Landfill in Bertie County.
All equipment and storage containers will be maintained to ensure they are leak
resistant, or stored in such a manner so as to prevent the release of leachate through
covering or in a manner that allows any leachate to be collected and disposed of
properly.
I. Personnel
County employees operate the transfer station. Staff will receive no less than eight
(8) hours of training updates annually that includes review of the operations plan and
permit documents. Documentation of the training will be maintained in the operating
record and be made available to the DWM upon written request in accordance with
15A NCAC 13B .0405 (a)(7).
Trained staff will be onsite at all times during operating hours. Three employees have
Weigh Master Licenses and are trained to man the scale house and weigh vehicles in
and out of the facility. One is designated as regular scale house operator and the other
two are used as needed for backup.
There are three certified Transfer Station Operation Specialists that screen and load
waste. One is designated as the regular operation specialist and the others are used as
needed for back up.

J. Record keeping
Hard copies of daily transactions at the Transfer Station are kept in files at the Scale
House. Electronic data is on a computer at the Scale House and also down loaded to
a zip drive and then loaded on a computer in the main office at 307 W Tryon St. in
Winton daily as a backup. Screening reports are kept at the scale house.
The operating record will contain the following information:
1. Records of waste inspections, screenings, rejected wastes, monitoring results,
certifications of training, and training procedures required by the rules at 15A
NCAC 13B .0400;
2. Amounts by weight of solid waste received at the site including county and
state of generation, in accordance with G.S. 130A-309.09D;
3. Demonstrations, certifications, findings, monitoring, testing, or analytical data
required by the rules at15A NCAC 13B .0400;
4. Closure or post -closure care monitoring, testing, or analytical data if required;
5. Cost estimates and financial assurance documentation required by 15A NCAC
13B .1800;
6. Site audit records, compliance records, maintenance records, and inspection
reports;
7. A copy of the current Permit to Construct and Permit to Operate;
8. A copy of the plans that have been incorporated into the permit in accordance
with Rule .0404(d);
9. A Corrective Action Plan, if required by 15A NCAC 02L .0106.
Records identified in Item 1 and 2 will be maintained for a period of no less than 5
years. Records identified in Item 3-9 will be maintained for the life of the site.
K. Closure Requirements
In the event it is determined by the County that the transfer station is no longer
needed, closure of the facility will be commenced in accordance with the rules and
the Closure Plan.

L. Site Location and Aerial Photo
See next page.

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APPENDIX A
Hertford County Transfer Station Contingency Plan
Procedures in the Event of a Fire
Staff will take the following steps if a fire is discovered:
• Contact the Local Fire Department by calling 911.
• Alert other facility personnel.
• Assess extent of fire, possibilities for the fire to spread, and alternatives for extinguishing the
fire.
• If it appears that the fire can be safely fought with available firefighting devices until
arrival of the Local Fire Department, attempt to contain or extinguish the fire.
• Upon arrival of Local Fire Department personnel, direct them to the fire and provide
assistance as appropriate.
• Do not attempt to fight the fire alone. Do not attempt to fight the fire without adequate personal
protective equipment. Be familiar with the use and limitations of firefighting equipment available
onsite.
• State Solid Waste Inspection Officer must be notified within 24 hours and a report must be filed
within 15 days of the fire.
• The report can be found on the following hyperlink:
https://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/solid-waste-section/solid-waste-forms
Fire Fighting Methods
Firefighting methods for burning solid waste include smothering the waste, separating burning
material from other waste, or spraying with water if available from an on -site water truck or
detention pond. Small fires might be controlled with hand-held extinguishers.
If a fire occurs on a vehicle or piece of equipment, the equipment operator will bring the
vehicle or equipment to a safe stop. If safety of personnel will allow, the vehicle will be
parked away from fuel supplies, uncovered solid wastes, and other vehicles. The engine will
be shut off and the brake engaged to prevent movement of the vehicle or piece of equipment.
Fire Equipment
The facility will be equipped with fire extinguishers of a type, size, location, and number as
recommended by the local fire department. Each fire extinguisher will be fully charged and
ready for use at all times. Each extinguisher will be inspected on an annual basis and
recharged as necessary. A qualified service company will perform these inspections, and all
extinguishers will display a current inspection tag.
Inspection and recharging will be performed following each use. The receiving gatehouse,
and all waste management equipment and vehicles will be equipped with fully charged fire
extinguisher.

Access Control and Facility Security
Public access will be controlled to minimize unauthorized vehicular traffic, unauthorized and
illegal dumping, and public exposure to hazards associated with waste management. Controlled
access will be obtained by fences, gates, and any natural barriers.
Schedule for notification and repair of perimeter access control breaches.
Access Breach
Access Breach Not
Requirement
Permanently
Permanently Repaired
Repaired Within
Within 8 Hours
8 Hours
Notify county office of
Not required
Within 24 hours of breach detection
breach and repair schedule
Make temporary repairs
(not applicable)
Within 24 hours of breach detection
Make permanent repairs
Within 8 hours of
Within schedule indicated in initial breach
breach detection
report submitted to county office
Notify county office when
Not required
Within schedule indicated in initial breach
permanent repair completed
report submitted to county office
Vehicle Access
Public access roads to the transfer station will be all-weather roads. Signage will provide
direction to customers and the public to the public entrances of the facility. Additional signage
within the facility will provide direction to public unloading areas.
Vehicles transporting solid waste arriving at the facility will be directed to an unloading area
by on -site personnel or signage. Operations will be conducted in a manner that allows the
prompt and efficient unloading of waste.
Spill Prevention and Control
Storage and processing areas are designed to control and contain spills and contaminated water
from leaving the facility. The transfer station is designed to capture all leachate into an
underground holding tank. This is pumped out as needed.
Our off -road fuel tank is housed in an enclosed cement pad with four surrounding walls.
We do offer used oil recycling for the public at the HCSW premises and these are kept in steel
tanks. For any other oil spills, we utilize granular oil -dry.
The scales are periodically washed out on a seasonal basis to remove blown dust from them.
Long Term Power Outages
We have access to portable industrial size generators to allow our scale electrical system as well
as our compacting system to function. This ensures operations of our most critical equipment.
Everything else is mechanical and diesel operated.

Overloading and Breakdown
The design capacity of the solid waste facility will not be exceeded during operation. The facility
will not accumulate solid waste in quantities that cannot be processed within such time as will
preclude the creation of odors, insect breeding, or harborage of other vectors. If such
accumulations occur, additional solid waste will not be received until the adverse conditions are
abated.
If a significant work stoppage should occur due to a mechanical breakdown or other causes, the
facility will restrict additional solid waste receipt. Under such circumstances, incoming solid
waste will be diverted to an approved backup storage, processing or disposal facility. If the work
stoppage is anticipated to last long enough to create objectionable odors, insect breeding, or
harborage of vectors, steps will be taken to remove the accumulated solid waste from the facility
to an approved backup storage, processing, or disposal facility within 24 hours.
In the event of equipment repairs or during equipment maintenance periods, the facility will
obtain equipment from other facilities, contractors, or local rental companies to avoid
interruption of waste services.
In the event of equipment malfunction or breakdown the facility will use the available backup equipment.
If the backup equipment does not work, to prevent overloading, the facility will shut down until the problem
can be solved. All town trucks and commercial haulers will be notified and diverted to the Bertie County
Landfill (East Caroline Environmental). Bertie County Landfill will also be notified of the possible additional
traffic caused by the closure.
National. State or Local State of Emerge
Actions: Upon notification of State of Emergency;
• Notify all employees of requirements.
• Document any and all changes required to comply with State of Emergency.
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Notify County Manager of any needed Policy Change.
Notify Webmaster of needed changes to County Web site and Face Book page.
Contact local media for public service announcement as needed.
See Appendix B for Pandemic COVID-19 Operational Procedures

APPENDIX 6
PANDEMIC COVID-19 OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, officially has been deemed a pandemic. It is disrupting events
within and outside of the Hertford County workplace. It has closed schools in certain parts of the
country and it is causing overall chaos and confusion as it quickly spreads across the U.S.
As a department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division, we are continuing to urge our employees and
the greater public to refer to CDC guidelines, to take proper steps to protect our workers and the
broader community. We also urge the Hertford County Community to stay updated on changing
conditions.
We recommend some of the following strategies for our employees:
• Actively encourage sick employees to stay home and separate sick employees.
• Perform routine environmental cleaning in the workplace. Wipe commonly used surfaces like
telephones and handles with disinfectants.
• Advise employees before traveling to take certain steps.
• Check the CDC's Traveler's Health Notices for the latest guidance and recommendations.
• Advise employees to check themselves for symptoms of acute respiratory illness.
• Ensure employees who become sick notify their supervisor and promptly call a healthcare
provider for advice if needed.
• Employees who are well but who have a sick family member at home with COVID-19 should
notify their supervisor and refer to CDC guidance for how to conduct a risk assessment of their
potential exposure.
• Field staff is encouraged to check in remotely with supervisor, not reporting directly to the
office.
• Director, supervisor and administration will work recognizing social distancing by way of
telecommunication venues (i.e. conference call, group text, group chat, etc.).
• If an employee is confirmed to have COVID-19, employers should inform fellow employees of
their possible exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace but maintain confidentiality as required
by the Americans with Disabilities Act.