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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 Compost SLAS COUNTY: Guilford
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 41-17
CDLF X Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: October 5, 2016 Date of Last Inspection: October 15, 2015

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
A-1 Sandrock, Inc. C&D Landfill
2091 Bishop Road
Greensboro, NC 27406

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.98907 W: -79.84712

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Ronnie Petty, Owner – A-1 Sandrock, Inc.
w. 336-855-8195
c. 336-207-6052
f. 336-855-8164
[e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
A-1 Sandrock, Inc.
Ronnie Petty, Owner
2091 Bishop Road
Greensboro, NC 27406

PARTICIPANTS:
John Patrone, Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section (SWS)
Ronnie Petty, Owner – A-1 Sandrock, Inc.
Jason Tarkenton, General Manager – A-l Sandrock, Inc.

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit To Operate (PTO) issued September 15, 2015
PTO expiration date December 6, 2018
Permit To Construct (PTC) issued September 11, 2015

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On October 5, 2016, John Patrone met with Ronnie Petty and Jason Tarkenton to conduct a comprehensive inspection of
the A-1 Sandrock, Inc. C&D Landfill on Bishop Road in Greensboro, Guilford County.

1. The facility is a construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfill with C&D sorting and recycling operation.
2. The facility permit, site plan, and operations plan were discussed.
3. The facility is in operation Monday through Friday 7:00 am – 5:00 pm and Saturday 7:00 am – noon (when
necessary).
4. The facility permit to operate approves the operation of Phase 2, Cell A and the continued operation of Phase 1,
Cell A, Cell B, and Cell C.
5. The permit to construct (PTC) pertains to Phase 2. Ensure that the requirements of the PTC are met prior to the
operation of Phase 2, Cell B.
6. Mr. Petty stated that construction of Phase 2, Cell B is planned to begin in November 2016.
7. The facility is accepting C&D in Phase 2, Cell A.
8. Phase 1, Cells A, B, and C are covered with soil and contain vegetative ground cover.
9. The facility service area is located up to 50 miles from the landfill. Counties within the fifty-mile radius include:
Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Lee, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin.
10. The facility is permitted to receive C&D, inert debris, land clearing debris (LCD), and (used) asphalt.
11. The facility shall not accept yard trash for disposal.
12. The following are facility certified personnel:
a. Ronald (Ronnie) Petty, Certified Landfill Manager, No. 84664, exp. 06/10/17
b. Jason Tarkenton, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2014017, exp. 06/13/17
c. Andy Tucker, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2005090, exp. 02/28/18
13. The facility is required to conduct a minimum of three waste screenings a week. The facility currently conducts
one waste screening a day. Waste screening records were verified for November 4, 2015 through October 4,
2016.
14. The facility maintains a record of the amount of material received. The amount of C&D received for October
2015 through September 2016 is 93,658.87 tons. The amount of recyclables received are calculated when
processed on site or hauled off to end users. The facility ground 4,498.77 tons of land clearing debris (LCD) in
December 2015/January 2016. Mr. Tarkenton stated that the amount of concrete accepted for recycling has
increased for 2016. Currently, the facility receives ~ 3,000 tons a month of recyclable materials.
15. Mr. Petty stated that the facility reclaims > 10 percent of the material received.
16. The facility annual report (FAR) dated July 26, 2016 was received by the SWS. Tonnage of C&D received July
2015 through June 2016 is 96,278.67. Tonnage of recovered material (cardboard, metal, pallets, clean wood,
LCD, and concrete) during the same time period is 33,355.67.
17. The recovered material storage area for concrete is adjacent to the scale house and LCD and clean wood are stored
in a portion of future Phase 3.
18. Vehicle scale test was conducted by J.A. King and Company LLC on June 23, 2016.
19. Vehicle scale test was conducted by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services in
August 2015.
20. Mr. Petty stated that the facility does not operate the treatment and processing (TP) picking line.
21. High nitrogen:carbon ratio yard trash shall not be accepted as a recovered material.
22. No grinding of wastes shall take place in the rain.
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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23. Processed and unprocessed clean wood, pallets, and LCD were observed. Mr. Tarkenton stated that the material
will be ground in the next few weeks.
24. Mr. Petty stated that postconsumer recycled asphalt shingles (PRAS) are no longer accepted for reclamation.
25. Mr. Petty stated that the facility maintains a record of reclaimed materials sold and that ground concrete and
mulch are sold to businesses and to the general public, metal is sold to scrap metal processors, and cardboard is
sold to recycling companies.
26. Fire lanes were maintained between stockpiles of combustible material.
27. Ensure erosion rills on the landfill cap are repaired accordingly.
28. Ensure bare areas on the landfill cap are sown with grass seed.
29. The facility shall cover solid waste with six-inches of soil when the waste disposal area exceeds one-half acre and
at least once weekly.
30. The facility maintains a weekly soil cover log. Records were verified for January 8, 2016 through September 30,
2016. The facility applies soil cover weekly on Friday morning.
31. The working face was small and compact.
32. Mr. Petty stated that when material known to contain asbestos is received, it is brought to a previously GPS
designated area, a hole is dug, and the material covered with soil.
33. The landfill footprint is designated by edge of waste markers.
34. Mr. Petty stated that the facility does not use alternative daily cover.
35. The facility maintains semiannual groundwater and surface water monitoring test records submitted by SCS
Engineers, PC and conducted by Pace Analytical. Records for June 1 & 2, 2016 and November 23 & 24, 2015
were verified. An exceedance is noted for each monitoring event.
36. The facility conducts landfill gas monitoring using a bar hole punch. It is suggested that the bar hole punch test
locations be permanently marked.
37. The facility maintains quarterly methane and hydrogen sulfide monitoring records. Landfill gas monitoring is
conducted by SCS Engineers, PC. Monitoring records were verified for October 12, 2015 (4th quarter), February
19, 2016 (1st quarter), April 8, 2016 (2nd quarter), and September 29, 2016 (3rd quarter). Zero percent methane
and zero percent hydrogen sulfide is noted.
38. Maintain a readily accessible unobstructed path to each groundwater monitoring well and landfill gas bar hole
punch test location.
39. The facility obtains soil from operations conducted on site.
40. Facility financial assurance is up to date.
41. The Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire District can be contacted to address an emergency at the facility.
42. Windblown materials must be collected by the end of each operating day.
43. The landfill sediment basin appeared maintained.
44. The facility has a water truck used for dust control.
45. The facility has all-weather access roads.
46. The facility is secured by a locked gate.
47. The facility has a proper sign.
48. The PTO expiration date is December 6, 2018.
49. The PTO renewal application shall be submitted to the SWS by June 9, 2018.

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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

Phone: [phone]

John Patrone
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: October 17, 2016 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - SWS
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer - SWS
Ming-Tai Chao, Environmental Engineer – SWS
Jason Tarkenton, General Manager – A-l Sandrock, Inc. (c. 336-382-9707, [e-mail])

Digital pictures taken October 5, 2016
by John Patrone, DWM – SWS

North facing external side slope

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West facing external side slope Working face/area

LCD storage area South facing internal side slope

East facing external side slope