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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
X
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
X
SLAS
COUNTY: Gaston
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 36-06
Closed
HHW
White
X
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
X
Tire T&P/
X
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 3/2/2023
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Gaston County Landfill
3155 Philadelphia Church Road
Dallas, NC 28034
Date of Last Inspection: 6/7/2022
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.3887 Long.:-81.17237
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Dan Ziehm, Public Works Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: dan.ziehm&2aston og v.com
Name: Barry Cloninger, Landfill Administrator
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: barry.clonin egerr&ag ston o
Name: Marcie Smith, Assistant Director of Environmental Services
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: Marcie. smithggaston og v.com
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS:
Barry Cloninger, Landfill Administrator
Marcie Smith, Assistant Director of Environmental Services
Kim Sue, NCDEQ — Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Current — Approved May 3, 2017 (DIN 27480) Life of Site
Operations Plan — Approved November 1, 2016 (DIN 26770)
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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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1. Proper signage was observed at the entrance of the facility.
2. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated within Gaston County and the area encompassed by a
radius of 100 miles extending from the Gaston County line.
3. The facility accepted an average of 709 tons per day from Jan. 1, 2022 - Dec. 31, 2022 at the MSW LF.
4. The facility accepted an average of 296 tons per day from Jan. 1, 2022 - Dec. 31, 2022 at the C&D LF.
5. The facility is currently working in Unit 1, Phase 2, Cell 1.
6. The working face was small and manageable.
7. Edge of liner markers were observed.
8. The facility utilizes soil and spray -applied mortar coating (SMC) as alternative cover. Soil cover is applied at least
once a week and more often when deemed appropriate.
9. Several pallets were observed in the working face. Mr. Cloninger radioed the compactor operator to push them to
the side to be picked out and taken to the composting area.
C&D Landfill Unit
10. Working faceless than '/z acre in size.
11. The facility utilizes soil for cover which is applied weekly.
12. No ponding of water on the landfill was observed.
13. No unacceptable waste was observed.
White Goods & Scrap Metal Collection Area
14. Area is well maintained.
15. White goods are staged upright on a concrete pad.
16. CFC's are removed from all white goods by Rapid Recovery of Monroe, NC.
17. Scrap metal is collected by Web Metal for recycling.
Scrap Tires
18. Scrap tires are collected and stored in US Tire semi -trailers.
19. Facility had two trailers on -site and facility staff lace the tires in the trailers.
20. Area is well maintained.
21. US Tire collected 2,650.98 tons from July 2021 to June 2022.
Electronics Recycling
22. All electronics are staged by county staff prior to being taken for recycling by ERI.
23. During the inspection observed electronics palletized and wrapped.
24. Area is well maintained.
Small Type I Composting
25. Attendant on duty checks all incoming loads.
26. Only yard waste, silvicultural waste, untreated and unpainted wood waste is accepted and ground into mulch.
27. Area was well organized and maintained.
28. A 20-yard roll -off is staged for unacceptable waste.
29. During the inspection newly ground material was observed staged on the western side of the asphalt. Henson's, Inc.
was on -site in February to grind the material.
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Records Review
30. A copy of the current permit and operations plan are maintained in the landfill office.
31. 1st and 2nd Semi-annual groundwater monitoring 2021 and 1st Semi-annual groundwater monitoring 2022 were
reviewed for Unit II, Phase 1 & 2, 1st and 2nd Semi-annual groundwater monitoring 2020 were reviewed for Unit 1,
Phase 1, 1st and 2nd Semi-annual groundwater monitoring 2021 and 1st Semi-annual groundwater monitoring 2022
were reviewed for C&D.
32. Reviewed 1 st Quarter 2022, 2nd Quarter 2022, 3rd Quarter 2022 and 4t' Quarter 2022 methane reports.
33. Waste screening reports were reviewed. Facility staff perform one (1) random inspection each day at the MSW and
C&D LF. Records reviewed were from January 1, 2022 to December 30, 2022.
Certified Operators are as followed:
Barry Cloninger, Certified Manager of Landfill Operations expires 5/22/2023
Marcie Smith, Certified Manager of Landfill Operations expires 9/30/2024
Kevin Jones, Certified Manager of Landfill Operations expires 9/6/2025
Gary Nickens, Certified Manager of Landfill Operations expires 2/9/2025
Matthew Deaton, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires 9/8/2023
Mark Hill, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires 3/16/2024
Marty Bradley, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires 3/16/2024
Scottie Gates, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires 3/16/2024
Michael Deese, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires 3/22/2025
Daniel Shull, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires 9/12/2025
Alex Smith, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires 9/12/2025
Jabbar Sutton, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires 11/12/2025
Richard Rud, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires 2/21/2026
Tim Jennings, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires 2/21/2026
Landon Propst, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires 9/8/2026
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Kim Sue
DN: cn=Kim Sue, o=Division of Waste Management,
.-Solid Waste Section,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2023.03.03 12:13:01 -05'00'
Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent to: Dan Ziehm 3/3/2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No.L_1
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Barry Cloninger, Landfill Administrator
Marcie Smith, Assistant Director of Environmental Services
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