1912_INSP_20230224

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: Chatham
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 1912-TP-2020
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: February 24, 2023 Date of Last Inspection: February 8, 2022
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Triad Transfer Station 13415 US 421 South Goldston, NC 27252

GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.568367 Long.: -79.300286

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Tommy Smith, General Manager, Meridian Waste 919-777-0371 c. 919-770-4585
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FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Meridian Waste North Carolina, LLC
Attn: Tommy Smith, General Manager 13415 US 421 South Goldston, NC 27252

PARTICIPANTS: Chuck Kirchner, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section (SWS) Tommy Smith, General Manager - Meridian Waste North Carolina, LLC
Murray Long, Corporate Director of Landfills - Meridian Waste North Carolina, LLC Taylor Iceman, Scale house Operator - Meridian Waste North Carolina, LLC

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate (PTO) Treatment & Processing (T&P) issued July 20, 2022 T&P Permit expires on March 2, 2025 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Video Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: A. Resolved: 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) cited for not placing scrap metal in containers. During the inspection no unpermitted wastes were observed outside of the transfer station. OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On February 24, 2023, Chuck Kirchner, met with Tommy Smith Sr., Murray Long and Taylor Iceman to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the Meridian Waste North Carolina, LLC, Triad Transfer Station Facility located at 13415
US 421 South in Goldston, Chatham County. General Facility and Permit Information 1. The facility was permitted as Pinnacle Waste, LLC on July 22, 2020 as a mixed waste processing facility and transfer station.
2. A Change in Ownership amendment to the permit was made on July 20, 2020 changing the ownership from Pinnacle Waste, LLC to Meridian Waste North Carolina, LLC. 3. The facility was recorded with the Chatham County Register of Deeds and notification of recordation
was provided to the Solid Waste Section on December 15, 2020. 4. The facility is in operation Monday through Friday 7:30 am – 4:30 pm and closed on Saturday. 5. The T&P facility is designed to handle a maximum average rate of 400 tons per day. The facility currently receives about 80-100 tons per day on average according to Mr. Smith. 6. The facility currently receives construction and demolition debris waste resulting solely from construction, remodeling, repair, or demolition operations on pavement, buildings, or other structures.
7. Mr. Smith stated the Transfer Station was getting away from accepting LCID waste. Currently there is approximately 600-700 cubic yards of land clearing debris stockpiled on site according to Mr. Smith. Records Review 8. The following are certified personnel: a. Jonathan Matthews, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, No. TS-2020065, exp. 8/26/23 9. Permit Attachment III, Part I, Permit Condition Number 18 states: “A responsible individual trained and certified in facility operations must be on-site during all operating hours of the facility, in accordance with G.S. 130A-309.25. An attendant must be present to oversee the loading and unloading of waste.” 10. The facility permit and site operations plan were discussed during this inspection.
11. Waste screening records were observed from July 7, 2022 through February 21, 2023. Records were well done and organized well. A waste screening is typically performed one time per day. 12. Waste throughput records were observed on site from July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. During that
time 10,314 tons of C&D was received at this facility and 9,799 tons of C&D waste was sent to the Shotwell C&D landfill in Wake County, Permit number 92-26. 13. A facility annual report (FAR) was submitted to the Solid Waste Section on July 28, 2022. From July 1, 2021
until June 30, 2022 this facility received 18,115.40 tons of material of which 16,422.72 tons went to Great Oak Landfill Permit Number 76-07. In addition, 785.83 tons were recovered. 14. Mr. Smith stated the NPDES permit application was in process with NCDEMLR.
15. The facility no longer has an air curtain burner. The Division of Air Quality Permit, Permit Number 10656G00, was rescinded on February 9, 2023. Facility Inspection
16. Two certified attendants were observed present to oversee the loading and unloading of waste at the tipping floor. 17. The tipping floor and transfer trailer loading area was observed to be maintained in a clean, sanitary condition.
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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18. Tipping floor was observed free of any unpermitted waste material during this inspection. 19. C&D waste must only be deposited on the designated tipping floor, directly into a transfer container, or directly into a recycling container. 20. C&D waste placed on the tipping floor must be sorted each operating day, and no waste shall remain on the tipping floor pad after operating hours. Only an amount of waste sufficient to begin sorting operations the next day may be left on the tipping floor. A minimum amount of waste was observed on the tipping floor during this
inspection. 21. One transfer trailer was being loaded during this inspection. 22. Transfer trailer observed on site was in good condition. 23. Mr. Smith stated that the transfer station sends 5-6 transfer trailers to the landfill on an average day. 24. Additional stone shall be placed on all interior roadway areas as discussed in the field. Permit Attachment III, Part I, Permit Condition number 9 states: “Interior roadways must be of all-weather construction and maintained in good condition.” 25. A minimal amount of LCD waste was observed on site. Mr. Smith stated that the transfer station was getting away from accepting LCD waste. 26. Wood material and mulch must be stored in piles no larger than 30 feet high and 50 feet wide, unlimited length within the approved site boundaries. 27. No yard waste material observed in LCID area.
28. A small amount of recovered concrete was also observed on site. 29. No windblown materials observed outside of the transfer station. This material shall be collected by the end of the day and no windblown material may be allowed to leave the facility boundary. 30. Tires are still accepted at this C&D transfer station at a cost of $250 per tire. No tires were observed on site during this inspection. 31. No odor from the transfer station was noted during this inspection. General Comments
32. Waste transported from this facility for disposal must go to a landfill that is permitted to receive this type of waste specified and whose service area includes the origin of the waste. 33. Continue to seed and mulch remaining disturbed areas including ditch lines until all remaining disturbed areas are stabilized with permanent grass cover sufficient to restrain erosion.
34. Any fires on site must be reported to the Solid Waste Section within 24 hours of the occurrence and a written notification must be submitted to the Solid Waste Section within 15 calendar days of the
occurrence.
35. The transfer station will contact the Goldston Fire Department in case of fire. 36. The facility is secured by a locked gate. 37. The facility has proper signage.
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: February 28, 2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Jordan Russ, Engineer Project Manager – Solid Waste Section