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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Forsyth
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 3419-T P-
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
X
H I R NI
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: July 19, 2024
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Lowder Recycling & Disposal Facility
2840 Griffith Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Date of Last Inspection: July 20, 2023
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 36.036906' Long.:-80.313346'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Matt Alspaugh
Telephone: [phone] (office)
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Lowder Recycling & Disposal, LLC
2810 Griffith Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
PARTICIPANTS:
Robert Pike, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate issued: November 21, 2019; expires: December 11, 2024
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
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
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
1. This facility is permitted as a land clearing and inert debris treatment and processing facility to receive land
clearing debris, untreated and unpainted wood waste, uncontaminated wood pallets, and uncontaminated soil.
The facility does not accept or process inert debris at this site.
2. Composting is not a permitted activity at this site and no composting takes place.
3. The facility's Permit to Operate and approved Operations Plan are maintained at the office located next to the
site and are available for review upon request. The Permit to Operate expires on December 11, 2024; Mr.
Alspaugh stated that a Permit Renewal Application was being prepared for submittal in August 2024.
4. The site is secured through a perimeter fence and berms with site access secured through a locking gate and
large concrete blocks.
5. Signs are posted at the site entrance and provide the information required in the permit.
6. The facility does not accept any material from the public and only accepts material form Lowder land clearing
operations.
7. The facility is currently not open to the public and indicated that the site has not sold mulch to the public since
July 6, 2023.
8. The site was in good condition and was observed to be well maintained with no windblown material on site.
9. The facility roadways are of all-weather construction. The roadway is constructed of gravel and in good
condition.
10. The site buffers were observed and appeared to meet all conditions set in the permit.
11. The facility has finished processing the wood waste stockpile with no unprocessed wood waste observed onsite.
12. The windrows were observed to be of manageable size with adequate buffers to permit emergency vehicles to
have access in case of fire.
13. A collection of large concrete rubble and a small pile of clean rock was observed. No unacceptable material was
observed.
14. The site is designed to direct stormwater runoff to two check dams located along the western side if the facility.
No ponding water was observed on or near the processed and unprocessed wood waste.
15. The site continues to focus on the clean soil side of the operations. Large stockpiles of clean soil were observed
on the Western edge of the property as well as on the Northern side of the property.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by James R.
James R. Pike Pike
Date: 2024.08.01 16:01:46
-04'00' Phone: [phone]
Robert Pike
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
[Sent on: August 1, 2024 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. L,_1
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
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