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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
X
YW
Transfer
X
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Yadkin
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 9903T-TRANSFER-1994
Closed
HHW
White
X
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P/
X
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: April 18, 2023
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Yadkin County Solid Waste Transfer Facility
1149 Landfill Road
Yadkinville, NC 27055
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 36.181597'
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
Date of Last Inspection: August 26, 2023
Long.:-80.638101 °
PARTICIPANTS:
Keith Cain, Solid Waste Director — Yadkin County
Gary Wyatt Earp, Transfer Station Operator — Hilco Transport, Inc.
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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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. All photos were taken by Robert Pike during the inspection on April 18, 2023.
2. 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.
3. 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.
Records Review:
4. The Permit to Operate and the approved Operations Plan are kept in the scale house and are available for review
upon request.
5. Tonnage records are stored at the scale house and are available for review upon request. Tonnage records
indicated that from January 1, 2023, through March 31, 2023, the facility has accepted 7,220.50 tons of waste.
6. Waste screening is handled by the transfer station operator, Gary Earp, and the records are maintained in the
office located at the transfer station building. Records from August 25, 2022, through April 17, 2023, were
revived. Records indicated that the facility was meeting the required waste screening as outlined in the permit.
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 from August 2022
through March 2023 and are maintained at the scale house.
8. Scrap tire certification forms are maintained at the scale house and are available for review upon request.
Records were reviewed from August 2022 through March 2023 and were completed as required.
9. Cover logs for the LCID were reviewed from August 2022 through March 30, 2023.
10. 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 2022 through March 2023 were reviewed
onsite.
11. Transfer station cleaning records are maintained in the transfer station building office. Records through April
18, 2023, were reviewed.
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 perimeter fencing and access is controlled by a locking gate.
18. 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.
19. 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
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unacceptable waste was observed in the working face. Mr. Cain stated that the county was working on plans to
add an access roadway to the LCID to move the tipping area.
20. The scrap metal and white goods collection area is located north of the scale house and consists of several
concrete bunkers. The scarp metals had been loaded into one of the two roll -off containers located next to the
concrete bunkers for transport. No white goods were observed on site at the time of the inspection.
21. 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 where oil
filters are collected. The tank was observed to be in good condition with no visible leaks. During the previous
inspection an area of contaminated soil was observed outside of the concrete containment. The contaminated
soil had been removed and regraded.
22. A covered concrete pad is used as 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.
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. The entrance and area surrounding the transfer station were observed to be clean.
27. The tipping floor was inspected. The were no cracks observed on the surface; however, the tipping floor surface
is rough as noted in the Transfer Station Assessment Report dated June 21, 2021.
28. The push walls were found to be in the same condition as previously noted in the assessment report.
29. The cracked condition previously observed on the entrance ramp to the tipping floor has worsened since what
was previously reported in the assessment and noted in the previous facility inspection. As stated in the report
these cracks potentially allow leachate to enter the subsurface. Therefore, there is also a potential for
leachate to be released into the environment. To ensure that leachate is not released these repairs need to
be completed. Mr. Cain stated that Republic Services are in the process of bidding out the repairs to
contractors. Please provide information as to when repairs to the entrance ramp will be made.
Photo of the damaged concrete at the entrance of the transfer facility.
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30. Waste is dumped onto the tipping floor where facility staff conduct waste screenings for any unacceptable
waste.
31. The interior walls of the transfer station appeared to be clean with Mr. Earp stating that he washes down the
interior walls every two weeks with a pressure washer. Hilco cleans the side walls and any material storage
areas twice a year.
32. A fire extinguisher and water hose are located near the entrance of the tipping floor so that they are readily
available for fire control.
33. 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. The leachate storage tank was observed to be clean with no
evidence of leaks. The facility staff stated that the leachate tank is usually pumped every Tuesday.
34. A fire extinguisher and water hose are located near the entrance of the tipping floor so that they are readily
available for fire control.
35. The outside walls of the transfer facility are still damaged, which may allow waste to escape from the walls.
The walls have had metal added to prevent any waste from escaping. No waste was observed outside the walls
during the inspection. 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.
D Digitally signed by James R. Pike
James R . I e Date: 2023.04.24 14:30:29-04'00'
Phone: [phone]
Robert Pike
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: Apri124, 2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No.1_1
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
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