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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: Guilford
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 41-17
CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: January 24, 2023 Date of Last Inspection: January 26, 2022
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
A-1 Sandrock, Inc. C&D Landfill 2111 Bishop Road
Greensboro, NC 27406 GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.98907 W: -79.84712 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Ronnie Petty, Owner – A-1 Sandrock, Inc. w. 336-855-8195
c. 336-207-6052 f. 336-855-8164
[e-mail] FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
A-1 Sandrock, Inc.
Ronnie Petty, Owner 2111 Bishop Road
Greensboro, NC 27406

PARTICIPANTS: Chuck Kirchner, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section (SWS) Jason Tarkenton, General Manager – A-l Sandrock, Inc. STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit To Operate (PTO), 4117-CDLF-2008, issued May 20, 2021 for Phases 1-4, Life-Of-Site (LOS) Permit
PTO 4117-TP-2009 for Treatment and Processing Operations expires May 20, 2026 Permit To Construct (PTC) issued May 20, 2021 for Phases 3C and 4 C&D Landfill
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: Status: Resolved. 15A NCAC 13B .0542(g) previously cited for windblown material not being collected and disposed of at the conclusion of each operating day. During the inspection no windblown litter was observed on site. Continue to collect and dispose of any windblown litter at the conclusion of each operating day. OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None.

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Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On January 24, 2023, Chuck Kirchner met with Jason Tarkenton to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the A-1 Sandrock, Inc. C&D Landfill on Bishop Road in Greensboro, Guilford County.
1. The facility is a construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfill with a C&D treatment and processing (T&P) operation. 2. The facility is in operation Monday through Friday 7:00 am – 5:00 pm and Saturday as needed. Saturday is open seasonally from March to October from 7:00am until 12:00pm. 3. The facility permit, site plan, and operations plan were discussed. 4. The facility permit approves the operation of C&D landfill Phases 1 through 4 and the T&P [LCID and concrete recycling] operation. Permit to Construct issued for Phase 3C and 4 has been approved. 5. The facility is accepting C&D in Phase 3, Cell B. 6. Phase 1 is covered with soil and contains vegetative ground cover. 7. The facility service area is located up to 50 miles from the landfill. Counties within the fifty-mile radius include: Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin.
8. The facility is permitted to receive C&D, inert debris, land clearing debris (LCD), and (used) asphalt. RECORDS REVIEW

9. The following are facility certified personnel:
a. Jason Tarkenton, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2014017, exp. 03/9/24 b. Hunter Travis, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2019068, exp. 11/15/25
c. Mickey Bowman, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, No. TS-2022022, exp. 04/13/25 d. Jason King, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2022068, exp. 11/18/25
10. The facility is required to conduct a minimum of three waste screenings a week. The facility currently conducts one waste screening per day. Waste screening records were observed for January 19, 2022 through January 19,
2023. 11. The facility maintains semiannual groundwater and surface water monitoring and leachate test records submitted by SCS Engineers, P.C. and analyzed by Pace Analytical out of Huntersville, North Carolina. Records were
observed for groundwater and surface water monitoring and leachate testing conducted on June 17, 2021, November 2, 2021 and April 5, 2022. An exceedance was indicated on each report. 12. The facility conducts landfill gas monitoring via twelve gas monitoring wells. Wells are located around the C&D
landfill footprint. No building interiors are sampled as part of the landfill gas monitoring requirements due to a creek separating the landfill footprint from any structures at this facility. Sampling is conducted on site by Pace Analytical. Records were observed for January 27, 2022, April 4, 2022, October 27, 2022 and November 27,
2022. No exceedances were recorded.
13. Weekly soil cover logs were observed this inspection from July 14, 2021 through December 30, 2022.
14. The C&DLF unit is approved to accept up to 300 tons per day. The franchise agreement with Guilford County has been increased to 500 tons per day but until a new permit is approved the C&DLF unit may only receive 300 tons per day on average per the permit approved on May 20, 2021. Monitor the incoming tonnage and divert waste as needed to ensure compliance with the existing permit until such a time the DEQ permit includes the modified franchise language.

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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15. The facility maintains records of the quantity, type, and source of material received for processing. The total amount of material received from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 is 106,776.98 tons of
which 78,713.79 tons was C&D waste. 16. The facility maintains records of the quantity and type of material sold or removed. The amount of material sold or removed from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 is 12,838.24 tons of recycled concrete material and 6,334.73 tons of mulch material. Some material brought onto site is outsourced from other producers and is sold by A-1 Sandrock, Inc at this facility. The outsourced material outbound quantity is not included in the Facility Annual Report or in these outbound quantities. 17. Mr. Tarkenton stated that there is currently approximately 10,000 tons of recyclable concrete material on site and approximately 8,000 cubic yards of LCD material on site.
18. The facility provides two facility annual reports (FAR). One FAR is to fulfill the 41-17 C&D permit requirements and the other is to fulfill the 41-17 T&P permit requirements. Both reports dated July 19, 2022 were received by
the Section. Material received from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 is 104,313.00 tons of total materials received at the facility of which 86,568.68 was C&D material, 6,132.36 tons LCID material and 11,611.96 tons of concrete material. The amount of mulch and recycled concrete products reflects the incoming numbers since
all the material is ground and sold according to Mr. Tarkenton.
OPERATIONS INSPECTION of the FACILITY 19. The concrete collection and processing area is adjacent to the scale house. The LCD and clean wood are stored in Storage Area B & C. An area along Bishop Road has been graded out and is used to store mulch and stone material. 20. The facility is crushing concrete on an ongoing basis. A large amount of concrete was observed on site this inspection. Dirt from concrete screening was being removed for internal use as cover during this inspection. 21. No leaves or grass were observed in the LCID collection area. 22. There are approximately 8,000 cubic yards of LCID material currently on site according to Mr. Tarkenton. 23. LCID area and ground mulch observed in good condition. Only a small amount of mulch is currently in the grinding area. 24. No grinding of wastes shall take place in the rain. 25. Only a small amount of processed material was observed on site during this inspection. Continue to keep 25’ fire lanes maintained around and between windrows of combustible material. 26. The facility shall cover solid waste with six inches of soil when the waste disposal area exceeds one-half acre and at least once weekly. Sufficient soil to be used for cover was observed near the working face this inspection.
27. The working face was small and compact. 28. The landfill footprint is designated by edge of waste markers. Markers appeared in good condition. Ensure markers maintain line of sight connectivity and are maintained as needed throughout life of the facility. 29. Repair and stabilize rills on east side of the facility as discussed at the landfill. 30. Ensure all exposed waste outside the working face is covered with a minimum of 6” soil as discussed at the landfill. 31. Two roll away containers observed at the landfill are used to hold tires removed from the waste stream. Whole and partial scrap tires capable of holding water shall be covered upon receipt with a water shedding material or disposed of, processed, or removed from the site within ten days of receipt per 15A NCAC 13B .1107(2)(c).
32. Facility is required to maintain unobstructed pathways so that groundwater wells, landfill gas monitoring wells and surface water sampling locations remain accessible. During this inspection MW-2, MW-3, MW-4, and LG-7, LG-8, LG-9, LG-10, LG-11 and LG-12 were observed. All pathways to wells observed were regularly
maintained and easily accessible.

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SUPPORTING COMMENTS 33. Remove accumulated sediment from diversion swales around the landfill and repair and stabilize as needed. 34. Ensure erosion rills on the landfill cap are repaired and stabilized accordingly. 35. The laydown area on the north side of the facility is used to store recycled concrete and LCID material. In addition, outsourced mulch, quarry stone and sand are sold from this facility.
36. The facility has a 2,200-gallon water truck which can be used for dust control.
37. The Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire District can be contacted to address an emergency at the facility. 38. The facility has all-weather access roads. 39. The facility is secured by a locked gate. 40. The facility has a proper sign. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
________________________________________ Phone: [phone] _
Chuck Kirchner Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: January 26, 2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section
Jason Tarkenton, General Manager – A-l Sandrock, Inc., [e-mail]