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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
MSWLF COUNTY: MECKLENBURG
X X PERMIT NO.: 6017TP-HHW
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 8/29/24 Date of Last Inspection: 6/3/22
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Hickory Grove Permanent HHW Collection Facility 8007 Pence Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28215 GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.22001 Long.: -80.69885
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Nick Crawford, Operations Manager Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail] FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
140 Valleydale Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28214
PARTICIPANTS: Mike Belk, Solid Waste Facility Technician – Mecklenburg County Teresa Bradford, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
The Permit to Operate – Amendment, 5-Year Renewal was issued on May 21, 2021. The Permit to Operate shall expire on June 5, 2026.
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
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility consists of a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility and Treatment and Processing Unit (Grinding Operations).
2. The facility is secured by a gate at the entrance of the facility. Operations Inspection of the Household Hazardous Waste Facility: 3. The facility is permitted to receive household hazardous waste generated within Mecklenburg County. To qualify as HHW the waste must be: (a) Generated by individuals on the premises of a residence for individuals (a household); and (b) Composed primarily of materials found in the waste generated by consumers in their homes. 4. No unacceptable material was observed. 5. The facility was well managed. 6. The HHW storage building is separated into three compartments. The compartments have a containment area beneath the metal grate floor. 7. The compartments are equipped with a dry chemical suppression system. The suppression system was inspected in
March 2024. Also, one fire extinguisher was observed to have been inspected in April 2024 and a lithium fire extinguisher inspected April 2024. 8. A spill kit and overpack kit is located next to the storage building.
9. All drums or containers were marked with the start date of accumulation of waste as required by the approved operations plan.
Operations Inspections of the Treatment and Processing Unit (Grinding Operation) 10. The facility is permitted to receive land clearing waste as defined in 15A NCAC 13B, Rule .0101(23), yard waste as defined in 15A NCAC 13B, Rule .0101(56), unpainted and untreated natural wood and wooden pallets constructed of unpainted and untreated natural wood. 11. No unacceptable waste was observed. 12. According to the approved operations plan, wood mulch and boiler fuel produced through the grinding of woody waste and yard trash, respectively, is either sold and directly shipped to be used as boiler fuel (both woody waste and yard trash) or is sold as mulch to on-site customers (woody waste only). Records Review: 13. The Permit to Operate and operations plan could not be located during the inspection. A copy of the Permit to Operate and operations plan was provided to the facility during the inspection. 14. Reviewed the weekly inspection forms, customer registration forms, material characterization forms and waste manifests for waste sent off site.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

________________________________________ Phone: [phone] Teresa N. Bradford Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
Sent on: 10/4/24 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section