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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
SOTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: April 18, 2024
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Yadkin County Solid Waste Transfer Facility
1149 Landfill Road
Yadkinville, NC 27055
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 36.81597'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Keith Cain, Solid Waste Director
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: April 18, 2023
Long.:-80.638101'
PARTICIPANTS:
Keith Cain, Solid Waste Director — Yadkin County
Janice Brown, Scale Operator - 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 Issued: November 29, 2023; Expires: May 14, 2054
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. The facility is a MSW transfer station and includes a permit for a small LCID landfill. The facility is permitted
to accept white goods, scrap metal, scrap tires, electronics and televisions, used oil and filters, carboard, and
commingled recyclables.
2. The transfer facility is owned by Yadkin County, which contracts with Republic Services to operate the transfer
station. Republic Servies subcontracts with Hilco Transport, Inc. to operate the facility and to transport the
waste to the disposal site.
Records Review:
3. The Permit to Operate and the approved Operations Plan are kept in the scale house and are available for review
upon request.
4. Tonnage records are stored at the scale house and are available for review upon request. Tonnage records were
provided and reviewed from March 2023, through April 18, 2024.
5. 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 April 17, 2023, through April 17, 2024, were
reviewed. Records indicated that the facility is meeting the required waste screening as outlined in the permit.
6. 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 March 2023
through March 2024 and are maintained at the scale house.
7. Scrap tire certification forms are maintained at the scale house and are available for review upon request.
Records were reviewed from March 2023 through April 18, 2024, and were completed as required.
8. Cover logs for the LCID are kept at the scale house and were reviewed from March 2023 through March 29,
2024.
9. 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 2023 through March 2024 were reviewed
onsite.
10. Transfer station cleaning records are maintained in the transfer station building office. Records through April
18, 2024, were reviewed.
11. 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
12. The following NCSWANA Certified Manager of Landfill Operations:
a. Keith R. Cain —expires 11/23/2024
Field Inspection
13. The site is secured by perimeter fencing and access is controlled by a locking gate.
14. Proper signage was posted at the facility entrance.
15. The facility access roadways are of all-weather construction and in good condition.
16. The entire facility was observed to be clean and well -maintained. Windblown litter was not observed.
17. 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.
18. 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
unacceptable waste was observed in the working face.
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Solid Waste Section
19. The scrap metal and white goods collection area is located north of the scale house and consists of several
concrete bunkers. The scrap metal is loaded into one of the two roll -off containers located next to the concrete
bunkers for transport when necessary. White goods are stored upright and organized in a way to allow access
for the removal of CFC's.
20. At the furthest end of the concrete bunkers an oil collection tank is contained within a concrete pad. Mr. Cain
stated that Noble Oil is contracted to collect 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.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. 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 and the area appeared well maintained.
24. The entrance and area surrounding the transfer station were observed to be clean.
25. The transfer station building and tipping floor has been renovated with a new tipping floor and repairs to the
outside and interior walls.
26. Previous wooden panels that were installed above the push walls have been replaced with metal panels. The
entire building was observed to be clean and in good condition.
27. Waste is dumped onto the tipping floor where facility staff conduct waste screenings for any unacceptable
waste.
28. 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.
29. A fire extinguisher and water hose are located near the entrance of the tipping floor so that they are readily
available for fire control.
30. 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.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by James R.
II'' Pike
James R. P I Ke Date: 2024.05.02 16:04:13
-04'00' Phone: [phone] _
Robert Pike
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
[Sent on: May 2, 2024 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. f J
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
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