3608_INSP_20240206

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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: Gaston
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 36-08-Transfer-1993
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: 2/6/2024
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Waste Management of Carolinas
2712 Lowell Road
Gastonia, NC 28054
Date of Last Inspection: 4/12/2023
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.27943
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Kyle Mertens, Environmental Protection Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: kmertenskwm.com
Name: Steve Edwards, Commercial RM
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: sedward8gwm.com
Name: Travis McClung, Sr. District Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
Lon2.:-81.12120
PARTICIPANTS:
Kyle Mertens, Environmental Protection Manager
Travis McClung, Sr. District Manager
Kim Sue, NCDEQ — Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Manager
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Current — Approved February 3, 2022 (FID 1640263) Life of Site expires November 12, 2053
Operations Plan — Approved October 5, 2021 (FID 1616169)
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. The facility is owned by Waste Management of Carolinas and operated by Custom Ecology Inc. (CEI).
2. The required signage is posted at the entrance to the facility to prevent unauthorized access.
3. The facility is secured by an automatic gate at the entrance to the facility.
4. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste from Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln,
Mecklenburg, and Union Counties.
5. Waste can be transported for final disposal to the Richland County Landfill, Elgin, SC or BFI-Charlotte Motor
Speedway Landfill V, Cabarrus County, NC. Currently all waste is transported to Richland County Landfill,
Elgin, SC.
6. The facility is currently accepting approximately 200 tons of waste per day.
7. No unacceptable waste was observed.
8. 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. Pressure washing of the inside and outside of the transfer station was performed
on July 2, 2023, and January 7, 2024.
9. The facility was actively accepting waste during the inspection.
10. Windblown waste was well managed by facility staff.
I t . The trench drain along the entrance to the tipping floor and trailer loading bay were free of debris and are
cleaned daily by facility staff.
12. The trench drains feed into an underground storage tank (UST) located on the NW side of the transfer station.
This UST serves as a "grit chamber" to settle out any solids before the liquids flow into an adjacent
underground oil -water separator. The outfall from the oil -water separator is direct piped to the Town of Ranlo
for final treatment and disposal. The "grit chamber" UST is pumped as needed by Crystal Clean. The "grit
chamber" and oil -water separator were pumped out on November 3, 2023, and January 24, 2024.
13. Reviewed the permit, operations plan, waste screening records (April 11, 2023, to February 2, 2024), training
records and tonnage records. The facility is in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .0405(8)(A) in meeting the
requirement for screening incoming loads weekly.
14. The transfer station scales were last certified on September 26, 2023, for tolerance by Fairbanks Scales out of
Huntersville, NC.
14. Certified Operators:
Marco Morales — Transfer Station Operations Specialist expires April 13, 2025
Nelson Benegas - Transfer Station Operations Specialist expires April 13, 2025
Anthony James - Transfer Station Operations Specialist expires April 13, 2025
Steven Edwards - Transfer Station Operations Specialist expires November 2, 2024
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
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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—[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2024.02.08 09:05:49-05'00'
Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent to: Travis McClung
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. 11
2/8/2024
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Kyle Mertens, Environmental Protection Manager
Steve Edwards, Commercial RM
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