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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
X
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Rowan
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 80-04T
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 10/24/2023
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Waste Management of the Carolinas, Inc.
1000 North Long Street
Salisbury, NC 28144
Date of Last Inspection: 12/8/2022
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.69103
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Tim Davis, District Operations Manager
Telephone: (843) 214-3012
Email address: tdavis33gwm.com
Name: Kyle Mertens, Environmental Protection Manager
Telephone: (321) 403-2544
Email address: kmertens&wm.com
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
Lone.:-80.42127
PARTICIPANTS:
Tim Davis, District Operations Manager
Kyle Mertens, Environmental Protection Manager
Melanie Morse, CEI, General Manager Randolph Terminal
Kim Sue, NCDEQ — Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Current — Approved July 5, 2023 (FID 1809632) expires May 11, 2055
Operations Plan — Approved September 2, 2022 (FID 1716381)
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.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. owns the facility, and contracts with Custom Ecology, Inc. (CEI) to operate
the transfer station.
2. The required signage is posted at the entrance of the facility.
3. The facility is secured by a gate at the entrance to prevent unauthorized access.
4. The facility accepts an average of 200 tons of waste each operating day.
5. No unacceptable waste streams were observed.
6. The aggregate had become exposed in the surface of the tipping floor. Please maintain the integrity of the tipping
floor to prevent future deterioration of the surface and plan for any future repairs.
7. The floors and walls of the transfer station are washed daily, and facility staff pressure wash the floors and walls of
the transfer station monthly.
8. A slight amount of waste was observed in the trailer loading bay. Waste observed appeared to be no more than that
generated from daily activities.
9. During the inspection facility staff were picking up windblown liter.
10. The leachate drain at the entrance to the tipping floor was free of debris and flowing properly. The leachate drain
empties into the trailer loading bay.
I t . The leachate drain along the exterior wall in the trailer loading bay was free of debris and flowing properly.
12. Leachate is discharged into the Rowan County Sanitary Sewer system. The grit chamber and oil -water separator
were inspected and cleaned out by Crystal Clean on October 16, 2023.
13. D&D was on -site January 29, 2023, and July 2, 2023, to pressure wash the inside and outside of the transfer station.
14. An enclosed container is staged beside the transfer station for temporary storage of wooden pallets and tires.
15. Reviewed waste screening records from January 2, 2023, to October 23, 2023. Any unacceptable waste observed
was noted on the waste screening forms along with actions taken to dispose of that waste. The facility is in
accordance with the 15A NCAC 13B .0405(8)(A) in meeting the requirement for screening incoming loads weekly.
16. The transfer station scales were last certified on October 3, 2023, for tolerance by Fairbanks Scales out of
Huntersville.
17. Certified Operators:
Marco Morales - Transfer Station Operations Specialist expires April 13, 2025
George Sackett — Transfer Station Operations Specialist expires September 16, 2025
Cody Styers - Transfer Station Operations Specialist expires September 16, 2025
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed Kim Sue
DN: cn=Kim Sue,, o=Division of Waste
Management, ou=Solid Waste Section,
email=kimsue@deq.nc.gov, c=US
Date: 2023.10.2614:37:34-04'00'
Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: (704) 235.2163
Sent to: Tim Davis 10/26/2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. 1I
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Kyle Mertens, Environmental Protection Manager
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