4120T_GreensboroPTO_LOS_DIN27045_20161128

Permit No: 4120T-TRANSFER-
City of Greensboro Transfer Station
November 28, 2016
Document ID No. 27045
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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: [phone] Internet: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/solid-waste-section

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

CITY OF GREENSBORO
(Owner and Operator)
is hereby issued a
PERMIT APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT
Not Applicable
PERMIT APPROVAL TO OPERATE
4120T-TRANSFER-, City of Greensboro Transfer Station

located at 6310 Burnt Poplar Road at the intersection of Burnt Poplar Road (SR 1556) and Chimney
Rock Road (SR 1554), west of the City of Greensboro, in Guilford 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 deed recorded for this property listed in Attachment 1 of this permit.

Edward F. Mussler, III, P.E.
Permitting Branch Supervisor
Solid Waste Section

Permit No. 4120T-TRANSFER-
City of Greensboro Transfer Station
November 28, 2016
Document ID No. 27045
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ATTACHMENT 1
GENERAL PERMIT CONDITIONS INFORMATION
Permit Status Issuance Expiration
4120T-TRANSFER- Active November 28, 2016 Life of Site

Part I General Facility
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 approval to construct and a permit approval to operate.
The permit approval to construct must be implemented in accordance with Attachment 2 of
this permit. The permit approval 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 must contain in the deed 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 solid waste management facility 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. Operation of this solid waste management facility shall be in accordance with the North
Carolina Solid Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B; Article 9 of the Chapter 130A
Permit No. 4120T-TRANSFER-
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of the North Carolina General Statutes (N.C.G.S. 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
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.
9. In accordance with N.C.G.S. 130A-295.2(g) the permittee shall 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 a change in the operator of the facility or
parent company of the operator.
10. 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 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 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 MANAGEMENT FACILITIES
Guilford County Register of Deeds
Book Page Grantor Grantee Acres
5892 902 Piedmont Corporate Park, LLC City of Greensboro 9.385
Part II Transfer Station/Treatment & Processing Unit(s)
Permitting History
Permit Type Date Issued DIN
Permit to Construct September 30, 2004
Permit to Operate September 14, 2006 418
PTO Amendment July 25, 2011 14410
Permit to Operate – Life of Site November 28, 2016 27045
DIN = Document Identification Number
Permit No. 4120T-TRANSFER-
City of Greensboro Transfer Station
November 28, 2016
Document ID No. 27045
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List of Documents for the Approved Plan

1. Document titled “Environmental Assessment, Greensboro Transfer Station, Guilford
County, North Carolina.” Prepared for: City of Greensboro. Prepared by: HDR Engineering,
Inc., Charlotte, NC. September 2003. DIN 10038.
2. Letter from the North Carolina Department of Administration, Environmental Policy Act
Coordinator, referencing the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) for the facility. No comment and no further review action are required by
the State Clearinghouse under the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act. December 16,
2003.
3. Transfer facility permit application, submitted on behalf of The City of Greensboro by HDR
Engineering, Inc. including conceptual design, site plan, and operations plan. May 19, 2004.
4. Revisions to the transfer facility permit application, submitted on behalf of The City of
Greensboro by HDR Engineering, Inc. including special use permits addressing zoning,
approval for the sedimentation and erosion control plan from the NC Division of Land
Quality, and various changes to the operations plan. September 16, 2004.
5. Greensboro Transfer Station Operations Plan. Prepared for: City of Greensboro Facilities
Management Division, 1001 Fourth Street, Greensboro, NC 27405. Prepared by :HDR
Engineering, Inc. April 2006, revised through August 2006.
6. Letter from HDR Engineering, Inc. 128 South Tryon Street, Suite 1400, Charlotte, North
Carolina, 28202 providing as-built record drawings of the Transfer Station as requested in
the permit to construct. Included with the letter were four drawings (C-04, A-01, A-02, and
A-31) from the construction drawing set. August 25, 2006. DIN 412.
7. Letter from Jeryl Covington (City of Greensboro) providing a General Warranty Deed
showing proof of ownership for the Transfer Station property. September 8, 2006. DIN 510.
8. Letter from the City of Greensboro identifying eleven counties to be included in the transfer
station service area. September 12, 2006. DIN 509.
9. Transfer Station Permit Application. Prepared and submitted by the City of Greensboro,
Field Operations Department. May 11, 2011. DIN 14158.
10. Transfer Station Permit Application. Prepared and submitted by the City of Greensboro,
Field Operations Department. April 29, 2016. DIN 27044.
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Permit No. 4120T-TRANSFER-
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November 28, 2016
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ATTACHMENT 2
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT
Not Applicable
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ATTACHMENT 3
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT APPROVAL TO OPERATE
Part I: General Facility
1. The facility must be adequately secured by means of gates, chains, berms, fences, or other
security measures approved by the Section to prevent unauthorized entry.
2. Signs must be posted at the entrance to the facility that state that no hazardous waste or
liquid waste can be received at the facility; and provide information on dumping procedures,
the hours of operation, the permit number, contact name, telephone number, and other
pertinent information. Traffic signs or markers must be provided as necessary to promote an
orderly traffic pattern to and from the discharge area and to maintain efficient operating
conditions.
3. Interior roadway must be of all-weather construction and maintained in good condition.
4. 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 N.C.G.S. 130A-309.25.
An attendant must be present to oversee the loading and unloading of waste.
5. Copies of this permit, the approved plans, and all records required to be maintained by the
permittee must be maintained at the facility and made available to the Section upon request
during normal business hours.
6. 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. The Section must be notified of any approved modifications to the sedimentation
and erosion control plan.
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7. Facility construction, operations or practices must not cause or result in a discharge of
pollution, dredged material, and/or fill material into waters of the state in violation of the
requirements under Sections 401 and 4040 or the Clean Water Act, as amended.
8. Fire lanes must be established and maintained at all times. The dimensions of the fire lanes
must be coordinated with the Fire Marshall having jurisdiction over the site.
9. Open burning of solid waste is prohibited. Fires must be reported to the regional waste
management specialist with 24 hours or the occurrence, followed by a written notification
within 15 calendar days of the occurrence.
10. Financial assurance as required by state rules and statutes must be continuously maintained
for the duration of the facility and updated and submitted annually to the Section by the
anniversary date of the issuance of this permit.

Part II: Transfer Station / Treatment and Processing Unit
1. This permit approval is for the life-of-site as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-294(a2).
2. The facility is permitted to receive municipal solid waste as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A – 290
(a) (18a).
3. The following, at a minimum, must not be accepted for disposal at the facility: hazardous
waste, yard trash, liquid wastes, regulated medical waste, sharps not properly packaged,
regulated-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 N.C.G.S. 130A-309.10(f).
4. The waste collected at this transfer facility must be transported to a sanitary landfill facility
that is
a. permitted to receive the type of waste specified, and
b. whose service area includes the origin of the waste.
5. 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.
6. The permittee must develop and implement 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.
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d. Development of a contingency plan to properly manage any identified hazardous,
liquid, or other excluded or unauthorized wastes. The plan must address
identification, removal, storage and final disposition of these wastes.
7. 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 operation 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 vehicles or containers that are constructed, operated,
and maintained to be leak resistant in order to prevent the creation a nuisance to the
public health from the escape of solid, semi-solid, or liquid waste 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.
8. 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.
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.
9. 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 waste. The daily records are to be summarized into a monthly report
for use in the required annual reports.
10. 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 in tons and be
compiled:
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i) On a monthly basis.
ii) By county, city or transfer station of origin.
iii) By specific waste type.
iv) By receiving disposal facility.
v) By diversion to alternative management facilities.
c. The completed report must be forwarded to the Regional Environmental
Specialist for the facility by the date due on the prescribed annual facility report
form.
d. 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 Environmental Specialist by the date due on the prescribed annual
facility report form.
11. Processing of materials, shredding, or grinding must not take place at the facility unless
approval has been granted under the special use permit and a revised operations plan has
been submitted to the Section.

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