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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Rockingham
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 7902T
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 03/09/2016 Date of Last Inspection: 05/04/2015

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
City of Reidsville Transfer Station
709 Marcellus Street
Reidsville, NC 27320

GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.35476 ° W: 79.67937 °

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Patricia Knowles, Solid Waste Superintendent
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Division of Solid Waste
City of Reidsville Public Works Department
1100 Vance Street
Reidsville, NC 27320

PARTICIPANTS:
Patricia Knowles, Solid Waste Superintendent – City of Reidsville
Gary French, Solid Waste Division – City of Reidsville
John Patrone, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate Issues: March 15, 1991
Permit Renewal: May 7, 1995
Permit Renewal: August 22, 2000
Permit Renewal, Operations Plan Revision: August 31, 2005
Permit Renewal, Operations Plan Revision: September 7, 2010
Permit Renewal: July 20, 2015

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

1. All photos included in this report were taken by Susan Heim, Solid Waste Section, on March 10, 2016.
2. This facility serves as the MSW transfer station for the City of Reidsville and accepts waste only from city
trucks.
3. The transfer operation takes in between 15 and 25 tons per day or 450 to 500 tons per month from City of
Reidsville trucks only; no private company or residential tipping is permitted.
4. According to the Annual Facility Report for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, a total of 5,748.95
tons were accepted at the transfer station for disposal.
5. Waste received at the transfer station is transported directly to the Rockingham County MSWLF (Permit #
7904) for proper disposal.
6. Permit to Operate, Operations Plan, emergency contact information and contingency plans are all posted in the
scale house.
7. Training records were reviewed, and the following SWANA Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist
certifications were found: Curtis W. Lovelace, expires 11/16/2016; Billy Joe Watlington, expires 3/25/2018.
8. Transfer station activities and operations were observed, including a city truck dumping its load into the hopper,
the facility operator screening the load as it was dumped, the load being compacted into a transfer trailer and the
inspection and clean-up of the tipping area afterwards.
9. Each load of waste is screened by the facility operator as it is dumped. If banned materials are observed they are
removed from the hopper prior to the load being released and compacted into the transfer trailer.
10. The transfer trailer was observed to be in good repair and without leaks, including the water tight cover.
11. Leachate is collected in drains in the hopper and transfer/loading areas piped to a settling pit and oil separator,
then sent directly to the sanitary sewer for proper treatment. The City of Reidsville pumps out solids from the
drains, settling pit and oil separator as needed.
12. The facility is clean, the site is fenced and well maintained; no trash or windblown material was observed.
13. Ensure that random load inspection logs are maintained to demonstrate compliance with provisions of Permit to
Operate.
14. The Solid Waste Section will conduct a follow-up inspection to review records, including tonnage reports
and waste screening logs.

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.
Waste transfer truck being loaded in foreground; TV drop-off
in background; residential recycling drop-off area on the left.
Residential recycling drop-off area.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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Scale house, hopper and tipping area.
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Solid Waste Section
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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

______________________________________ Phone: [phone]
Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: March 21, 2016 to Pat
Knowles.
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section
John Patrone, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section