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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Cleveland
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 2304-TP-2020
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
X
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 3/12/2024 Date of Last Inspection: 4/13/2023
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
City of Shelby Treatment & Processing Facility (Air Curtain Incinerator)
1940 South Lafayette Street
Shelby, NC 28150
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.24227
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Scott Black, City of Shelby Public Works Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: scott.blacknci , ofshelb,
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS:
Scott Black, Public Works Director
Kim Sue, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Long.:-81.57218
Current Permit to Operate — Approved June 13, 2022 (FID 1681550), expires November 17, 2025. Permit renewal must
be submitted to the Section no later than May 17, 2025.
Operations Plan — Approved May 24, 2022 (FID 1678445)
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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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility is fenced and is secured by a locking gate to prevent unauthorized entry.
2. Proper signage was observed at the entrance of the facility.
3. The hours of operation are 8:00 am to 12:00 pm with a typical operating schedule of four days per week (Monday -
Thursday).
4. The Air Curtain Incinerator (ACI), Model AirBurner S327E is used to process clean wood waste. The maximum
rated capacity of the ACI is 11 tons per hour. The combustion air for the ACI is provided by a blower which is
driven by an electric engine.
5. Facility staff load the ACI with pallets on the bottom and apply diesel fuel to the pallets and then load clean wood
waste on top. Once the ACI loading is complete the facility staff use a propane torch to light the wood waste within
the ACI.
6. The facility is permitted to receive land clearing debris, yard trash, yard waste and untreated and unpainted clean
lumber generated within the City of Shelby's city limits. All clean wood waste and yard trimmings are hauled by
the City of Shelby. This facility is not open to the public for disposal.
7. The facility has an approved General Title V Air Quality Permit for Air Curtain Incinerators — Air Quality Permit
Number 20677G00.
8. The facility allows the ash to cool and waters the ash prior to its removal to prevent the ash from becoming
airborne. The ash is removed and stored under a covered shed at the City of Shelby Public Works facility located at
820 West Grover Street, Shelby, NC 28150. The ash is hauled to Cleveland County Landfill Self-McNeilly
quarterly.
9. The storage area for wood waste is surrounded by an unused and cleared buffer area of no less than 25-feet to allow
for fire or emergency vehicle access.
10. Three fire hydrants were observed, one near the ACI and two located near the stockpiles to provide fire suppression.
Facility staff have two sprinklers to wet the field every hour next to the ACI to ensure any sparks that escape the
ACI do not result in fire outside of the unit.
11. No unacceptable waste streams were observed. Three rollout containers are located on -site to deposit the occasional
unacceptable waste.
12. No objectionable odors or standing water were observed on -site.
Records Review
13. A current copy of permit and operational plan were provided for review during the inspection.
14. Mr. Black stated the random inspection reports were discontinued after implementing stricter inspections of the
loads being picked up on the routes. It was discussed with Mr. Black to have the staff continue to fill out the
random inspection forms and to document if unacceptable waste was found and the disposition of the waste.
15. Air curtain burner operations daily tonnage logs were reviewed from 4/19/2024 to 3/5/2024. No exceedances of
tonnage processing limits were observed.
16. Facility staff were watering down the ash in preparation for removal of the ash from the unit.
17. Montrose Environmental is scheduled in April to perform the yearly opacity test.
2022-2023 Brush Totals
Month
Loads
Tons
April
62
137.02
May
85
187.85
June
68
150.28
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
2023-2024 Brush Totals
Month
Loads
Tons
July
68
150.28
August
89
196.69
September
52
114.92
October
45
99.45
November
20
44.2
December
39
86.19
January
47
103.87
February
60
132.6
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed , o Kim Sue
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Date: 2024.03.19 10:02:24 -04'00'
Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent to: Scott Black
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Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. 11
3/19/2024
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
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