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Facility Permit No: 2202T-TRANSFER-1997
Permit to Construct / Operate
Clay County Transfer Station
Issuance: June 9, 2016
Doc ID: 26182
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Waste Management
Pat McCrory Donald R. van der Vaart
Governor Secretary
1646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
Phone/Fax 919-707-8200 Internet: http://www.ncdenr.gov
An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
SOLID WASTE SECTION
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY
Permit No. 2202T-TRANSFER-1997
CLAY COUNTY
is hereby issued a
PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT
NOT APPLICABLE
PERMIT TO OPERATE
CLAY COUNTY TRANSFER STATION
PERMIT FOR CLOSURE
NOT APPLICABLE
Located at 1160 Hinton Center Road, in Hayesville, Clay County, North Carolina, in accordance with
Article 9, Chapter 130A, of the General Statutes of North Carolina and all rules promulgated thereunder
and subject to the conditions set forth in this permit. The legal description of the site is identified on the
deeds recorded for this property listed in Attachment No. 1 of this permit.
Edward F. Mussler, III, P.E.,
Permitting Branch Supervisor
Solid Waste Section
Facility Permit No: 2202T-TRANSFER-1997
Permit to Construct / Operate
Clay County Transfer Station
Issuance: June 9, 2016
Doc ID: 26182
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ATTACHMENT 1
Permit to Operate Data Table
Permit Status Issuance Expiration
2202T-TRANSFER-1997 Active June 9, 2016 April 13, 2021
PART I: GENERAL PERMIT CONDITIONS
1. This permit is issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section (Section). In accordance with
North Carolina Solid Waste Management Rule 15A NCAC 13B.0201(d), a solid waste
management facility permit shall have two parts: a Permit to Construct and a Permit to
Operate. The Permit to Construct must be implemented in accordance with Attachment 2
of this permit. The Permit to Operate must be implemented in accordance with
Attachment 3 of this permit.
2. The persons to whom this permit is issued (“permittee”) are the owners and operators of
the solid waste management facility.
3. This permit shall not be effective until the certified copy of this permit which references
legal descriptions for all land within the solid waste management facility boundary is
recorded in the Register of Deeds office and indexed in the grantor index under the name
of the owner of the land in the county or counties in which the land is located. The
certified copy of the permit affixed with the Register's seal and the date, book, and page
number of recording must be returned to the Solid Waste Section within thirty (30)
calendar days of issuance of this permit. If the Solid Waste Section does not receive the
certified copy of the recorded permit within 30 calendar days of issuance of the permit,
then and in that event, the permit is suspended and of no effect until the date the Solid
Waste Section receives the certified copy of the recorded permit.
4. When this property is sold, leased, conveyed, or transferred in any manner, the deed or
other instrument of transfer shall contain in the description section in no smaller type than
that used in the body of the deed or instrument, a statement that the property has been
used as a sanitary landfill and a reference by book and page to the recordation of the
permit.
5. By initiating construction or receiving waste at this facility the permittee shall be
considered to have accepted the terms and conditions of this permit.
6. Construction and operation of this solid waste management facility must be in accordance
with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B, Article 9 of the Chapter 130A
of the North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS 130A-290, et seq.), the conditions
contained in this permit; and the approved plan. Should the approved plan and the rules
conflict, the Solid Waste Management Rules shall take precedence unless specifically
Facility Permit No: 2202T-TRANSFER-1997
Permit to Construct / Operate
Clay County Transfer Station
Issuance: June 9, 2016
Doc ID: 26182
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addressed by permit condition. Failure to comply may result in compliance action or
permit revocation.
7. This permit is issued based on the documents submitted in support of the application for
permitting the facility including those identified in Attachment 1, “List of Documents for
Approved Plan,” and which constitute the approved plan for the facility. Where
discrepancies exist, the most recent submittals and the Conditions of Permit shall govern.
8. This permit may be transferred only with the approval of the Section, through the
issuance of a new or substantially amended permit in accordance with applicable statutes
and rules. In accordance with NCGS 130A-295.2(g) the permittee must notify the Section
thirty (30) days prior to any significant change in the identity or business structure of
either the owner or the operator, including but not limited to a proposed transfer of
ownership of the facility or a change in the parent company of the owner or operator of
the facility.
9. The permittee is responsible for obtaining all permits and approvals necessary for the
development of this project including approval from appropriate agencies for a General or
Individual NPDES Stormwater Discharge Permit. Issuance of this permit does not
remove the permittee’s responsibilities for compliance with any other local, state or
federal rule, regulation or statute.
Properties Approved for the Solid Waste Facility
Clay County, N.C. Register of Deeds
Book Page Acreage Grantee PIN
137 31 6.2± Clay County 556000800164
137 31 0.5± Clay County 556000803319
137 31 6.7± Clay County 546900000000
137 31 6.7± Clay County 556000805363
137 32 3.3± Clay County 556000808992
150 38 1.1± Clay County 546900890570
25.6± Total Facility Acreage
Notes:
1. Facility parcel references are from email data submitted by Mr. Jim Smith on April 12,
2011 (DIN 13601) and the Clay County Tax Mapping website accessed in June 2016.
PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART III: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
Facility Permit No: 2202T-TRANSFER-1997
Permit to Construct / Operate
Clay County Transfer Station
Issuance: June 9, 2016
Doc ID: 26182
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PART IV: INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART V: LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S)
Permitting History
1. A Permit to Operate was issued on April 30, 1997 for a transfer facility.
2. On April 11, 2006 an amendment was made to the Permit for the five-year renewal of
operations.
3. On April 13, 2011 an amendment was made to the Permit for the five-year renewal of
operations.
4. On June 9, 2016 an amendment was made to the Permit for the five-year renewal operations.
List of Documents for the Approved Plan
DOCUMENT ID NO. DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
5053 Operations Plan: Solid Waste Transfer Stations and Convenience
Center. Prepared by: McGill Associates. Prepared for: Clay County.
March 29, 2006.
13566 Operations Plan: Solid Waste Transfer Stations and Convenience
Center. Prepared by: McGill Associates. Prepared for: Clay County.
March 29, 2006. Revised April 5, 2011.
25239 Request for Five-year Permit Renewal with Operations Plan. Prepared
by: Clay County. Prepared for: Clay County. October 27, 2015.
PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Not Applicable
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No. Permit Type Date Issued DIN
1. Permit to Operate April 30, 1997
2. Permit Amendment April 11, 2006 5058
3. Permit Amendment April 13, 2011 13567
4. Permit Amendment June 9, 2016 26182
Facility Permit No: 2202T-TRANSFER-1997
Permit to Construct / Operate
Clay County Transfer Station
Issuance: June 9, 2016
Doc ID: 26182
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ATTACHMENT 2
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT
PART I: GENERAL FACILITY
Not Applicable
PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART III: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART IV: INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART V: LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Not Applicable
- End of Section -
Facility Permit No: 2202T-TRANSFER-1997
Permit to Construct / Operate
Clay County Transfer Station
Issuance: June 9, 2016
Doc ID: 26182
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ATTACHMENT 3
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT TO OPERATE
PART I: GENERAL FACILITY
1. The Permit to Operate shall expire April 13, 2021. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B
.0201(e), no later than October 13, 2020, the owner or operator must submit a request to
the Section for permit review and must update pertinent facility plans including, but not
limited to, the facility operation and waste screening plans.
2. All sedimentation and erosion control activities must be conducted in accordance with the
Sedimentation Control Act N.C.G.S. 113A-50, et seq., and rules promulgated under 15A
NCAC 4.
3. The permittee must not knowingly dispose of, or accept for transfer for subsequent
disposal, municipal solid waste that is generated within the boundaries of a unit of local
government that by ordinance:
a. Prohibits generators or collectors of municipal solid waste from disposing of that
type or form of municipal solid waste.
b. Requires generators or collectors of municipal solid waste to recycle that type or
form of municipal solid waste.
4. Copies of this permit, the approved plans and all records required to be maintained by the
permittee must be maintained at the facility, unless otherwise approved by the Section,
and made available to the Section upon request during normal business hours.
PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART III: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART IV: INDUSTRIL LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART V: LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S)
5. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste as defined in NCGS 130A -290 (35).
6. The facility must meet the requirements of 15A NCAC 13B.0105. In addition, the
following, at a minimum, must not be accepted for disposal at the facility; hazardous
waste, liquid wastes, regulated medical waste, sharps not properly packaged, regulated-
Facility Permit No: 2202T-TRANSFER-1997
Permit to Construct / Operate
Clay County Transfer Station
Issuance: June 9, 2016
Doc ID: 26182
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asbestos containing material as defined in 40 CFR 61, PCB waste as defined in 40 CFR
761, and wastes banned from disposal in North Carolina by G.S. 130A-309.10(f).
7. This facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated within Clay County. Waste
must be transported to the Pine Bluff MSW Landfill Facility (Permit 028-039D[SL]) in
Ball Ground, Georgia for disposal. Proposed changes to the service area and/or the
disposal facility must be approved by the Section and will constitute a permit
modification and be subject to the applicable permitting fee.
8. A responsible individual trained and certified in facility operations must be on-site at all
times during all operating hours of the facility, in accordance with G.S. 130A-309.25.
9. The permittee must develop, and use, a training and screening program at the facility for
detecting and preventing unauthorized wastes from being accepted at the facility. At a
minimum, the program must include:
a. Random inspections of incoming loads or other comparable procedures.
b. Records of all inspections.
c. Training of personnel to recognize hazardous, liquid and other excluded waste
types.
10. The facility must not cause nuisance conditions.
a. The tipping floor and transfer trailer loading area must be maintained in a clean,
sanitary condition at all times and must be cleaned at least daily in accordance with
the approved Operational Plan.
b. Waste must only be deposited on a “tipping floor” or directly into a transfer
container. Waste must not be stored on the “tipping floor” after operating hours.
c. Waste may be stored on-site, in leak proof transfer trailers, with watertight covers,
a maximum of 24 hours except that a minimal amount of waste may be stored for
a maximum of 72 hours when the facility is closed during a weekend or holiday.
Storage of the waste must not cause any nuisance, such as odor or attraction of
vectors.
d. Effective vector control measures must be applied at all times to control any
potential vectors including flies, rodents, insects, and other vermin.
e. Control measures must be utilized to minimize and eliminate visible dust
emissions and blowing litter.
i) Fugitive dust emissions are prohibited.
ii) Windblown materials must be collected by the end of the day and no
windblown material may be allowed to leave the facility boundary.
11. All water that comes in contact with solid waste, including vehicle wash-down water, is
leachate and must be captured and properly treated before release to the environment.
Facility Permit No: 2202T-TRANSFER-1997
Permit to Construct / Operate
Clay County Transfer Station
Issuance: June 9, 2016
Doc ID: 26182
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a. The leachate control system, such as floor drains, leachate collection devices,
sanitary sewer connections and leachate storage tanks, must be operational during
facility operations.
b. The tipping floor must drain away from the building entrance and into the leachate
collection system.
12. The permittee must maintain a record of the amount of solid waste received at the facility,
including daily records of waste received and origins of the loads. Scales must be used to
weigh the amount of waste received. The daily records are to be summarized into a
monthly report for use in the required annual reports.
13. On or before August 1 annually, the Permittee must submit an annual facility report to the
Solid Waste Section, on forms prescribed by the Section.
a. The reporting period shall be for the previous year beginning July 1 and ending
June 30.
b. The annual facility report must list the amount of waste received and landfilled in
tons and be compiled:
i) On a monthly basis.
ii) By county, city or transfer station of origin.
iii) By specific waste type.
iv) By disposal location within the facility.
v) By diversion to alternative management facilities.
c. A measurement of volume utilized in the landfill cells must be performed during
the second quarter of the calendar year. The date and volumes, in cubic yards,
must be included in the report.
d. The amount of waste, in tons from scale records, disposed in landfill cells from
October 8, 1993 through the date of the annual volume survey must be included in
the report.
e. The completed report must be forwarded to the Regional Waste Management
Specialist for the facility by the date due on the prescribed annual facility report
form.
f. A copy of the completed report must be forwarded to each county manager for
each county from which waste was received at the facility. Documentation that a
copy of the report has been forwarded to the county managers must be sent to the
Regional Waste Management Specialist by the date due on the prescribed annual
facility report form.
PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
General Conditions
Facility Permit No: 2202T-TRANSFER-1997
Permit to Construct / Operate
Clay County Transfer Station
Issuance: June 9, 2016
Doc ID: 26182
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14. Wastes received and product stored shall be maintained in reasonably sized piles with
adequate fire breaks and lanes in accordance with the approved operational plans and the
pertinent rules.
15. Surface water shall be diverted from all operational and storage areas to prevent standing
water in operational areas and under or around storage piles. Water that comes in contact
with solid waste shall be contained on-site or properly treated prior to discharge.
16. These areas shall be operated and maintained with sufficient dust control measures to
minimize airborne emissions and to prevent dust from becoming a nuisance or safety
hazard.
17. These areas shall be operated and maintained in a manner so as to minimize odors,
prevent the creation of a nuisance, potential health hazard, or a potential fire hazard.
18. Effective vector control measures shall be applied as necessary to control flies, rodents,
insects, or vermin.
19. The facility must manage all operations according to all applicable statutes and rules of
the State of North Carolina.
Operational Conditions – White Goods
20. The facility is permitted to receive white goods as defined in North Carolina General
Statute Article 9, Chapter 130A-290(44).
21. The facility must manage white goods according to the Operation Plan included in
Attachment I, Part VI, "List of Documents for the Approved Plan". This document is
included in the approved plan. Any revisions to the approved plan shall be approved by
the North Carolina Division of Waste Management (DWM), Solid Waste Section, prior
to implementation.
22. White goods collection areas shall provide for the proper removal of chlorofluorocarbon
refrigerants.
Operational Conditions – Tires
23. The facility is permitted to receive tires and scrap tires as defined in North Carolina
General Statute Article 9, Chapter 130A-309.53(6) & (7).
24. Scrap tire collection areas shall be operated in accordance with the requirements of 15A
NCAC 13B, Rule .1107.
25. The facility must manage tires according to the Operation Plan included in Attachment I,
Part VI, "List of Documents for the Approved Plan". This document is included in the
approved plan. Any revisions to the approved plan shall be approved by the North
Carolina Division of Waste Management (DWM), Solid Waste Section, prior to
implementation.
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Facility Permit No: 2202T-TRANSFER-1997
Permit to Construct / Operate
Clay County Transfer Station
Issuance: June 9, 2016
Doc ID: 26182
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ATTACHMENT 4
CONDITIONS FOR CLOSURE
PART I: GENERAL FACILITY
Not Applicable
PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART III: CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART IV: INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART V: LAND CLEARING & INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Not Applicable
- End of Permit Conditions –