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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Yadkin
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9903T-TRANSFER-1994
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 12/02/2016 Date of Last Inspection: 02/20/2015

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Yadkin County Solid Waste Transfer Facility
1149 Landfill Road
Yadkinville, NC 27055

GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.18737° W: -80.63805°

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Christopher Ong, Assistant County Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Yadkin County
P. O. Box 220
217 E. Willow Street
Yadkinville, NC 27055

PARTICIPANTS:
Christopher Ong, Assistant County Manager – Yadkin County
Shannon Harris, Solid Waste – Yadkin County
Charlie Jones – Hilco Transport, Inc.
David Gauntt, Operations Manager – Republic Services
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist -- Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate MSW Transfer Facility Issued: May 13, 1994
Permit Amendment and Renewal: June 19, 2008
Permit Modification: April 6, 2009 (change in disposal facilities)
Permit Renewal: June 5, 2014
Permit to Operate Expires: May 31, 2018

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive 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. The facility serves as the MSW transfer station for Yadkin County.
2. The transfer facility is owned by Yadkin County and operated by Republic Services of North Carolina, LLC.
3. Currently, Republic Services has contracted with a third-party vendor, Hilco Transport, Inc., to staff and operate
the transfer station. Yadkin County staff continue to operate the scale house and manage the scrap tire, white
goods, electronics, used oil and LCID operations at the facility.
4. Initial transfer operations began at the facility in 1994, and were carried out at that time by Yadkin County staff.
5. The transfer station is permitted to receive waste from Yadkin and neighboring counties.
6. Waste collected at this facility is permitted to be disposed of at any lined MSW landfill owned by Republic
Services, Inc. that is permitted to receive waste from this facility’s service area, as described in #5 above.
Currently, all waste is transported to Republic’s Foothills Regional landfill (Permit # 14-03) in Caldwell
County.
7. A small area for storage of Republic Services’ roll-off containers and dumpsters is located behind the
southwestern corner of the transfer station building.
8. Although a copy of the Permit to Operate was available at the scale house, where county staff manage incoming
loads, no copy was present at the transfer station building itself. Ensure that copies of the current facility
Permit to Operate and the approved Operations Plan are available in the transfer station office for
review by staff and upon request by the Solid Waste Section.
9. Approximately 2200 tons of MSW is accepted at the facility monthly, all from Yadkin County. Because the
county now contracts for recycling services, the facility no longer accepts single stream recyclable materials. A
review of the tonnage reports indicates that from July 1, 2016 to date a total of 12,847.05 tons of waste have
been received at the transfer station.
10. The entire facility, including the transfer station area, the scale house area and the material collection areas, was
clean and well kept, with no windblown trash observed outside the transfer station. County staff have an
established daily maintenance checklist, and also police the facility throughout the day and at the end of each
work day. A section of chain link fencing along the east side of the approach to the tipping floor serves to catch
trash as it escapes the transfer building, and the fence is cleared of waste and debris during daily operations as
well.
11. Access roads are of all-weather construction and well-maintained.
12. Training documentation for the transfer facility staff was reviewed, and the following current NC SWANA
certifications were found: Curtis R. Davis, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, expires 09/03/2018;
Jeff Kauffman, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, expires 03/12/2019; Charles A. Jones, Certified
Transfer Station Operations Specialist, expires 03/27/2018; Charlie E. Jones, Certified Transfer Station
Operations Specialist, expires 03/27/2018.
13. A fire event took place at the facility on November 12, 2016, and a fire notification was received from Derek
Bouchard, Republic Services, on November 28, 2016. The fire originated in a transfer trailer and, when the
trailer was dumped onto the tipping floor, spread to other waste accumulated in the transfer building. Based on
the report from the fire department, no determinations were made as to how the fire started. Damage to the
facility includes the framing at the left side of the entry to the tipping floor (cosmetic damage), soot and dirt on
the interior walls, and the destruction of the caution sign for the pit area and an overhead light fixture. Mr. Jones
indicated repairs would be made on December 3, 2016.
14. On December 5, 2016, photos of the repairs were received by the Solid Waste Section (see before and after
photos below the comment section of this report).
15. Water and foam applied to the fire during the event were successfully directed to the leachate collection system.
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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Solid Waste Section
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16. The leachate collection system is designed to direct all leachate from the tipping area down into the loading bay,
where it is collected by a floor drain and flows from there into a 500-gallon holding tank on the south side of the
transfer building, just outside the loading bay. The leachate lines and floor drain appeared to be free from debris
and functioning as designed.
17. As required by an agreement between the county and the Town of Yadkinville, the county ensures that leachate
is sampled and tested weekly. In addition, the county has the leachate pumped out of the holding tank every
week and transported by a licensed septage hauler to the Town of Yadkinville’s waste water treatment plant for
treatment and disposal.
18. An inspection of the tipping floor revealed that, while the floor is aging, it appears to be intact, with no apparent
breaches in the surface that would allow leachate to seep into the ground. A water hose is positioned at the right
side of the entry area and is used to hose the floor down daily. The resulting waste water is directed to the
leachate collection system.
19. The inside of the transfer building was observed to be well maintained. Walls were free from a build-up of
waste, although there was soot and dirt from the fire event on the walls toward the rear of the building and in
the loading bay area. Push walls were intact and functional and waste was properly deflected from the tipping
floor into the pit.
20. Some waste had collected along the inside wall of the loading bay beside the trailer. Ensure that waste is
routinely policed up in the loading bay and throughout the transfer facility as needed during operating
hours.
21. A small section of sheet metal at the bottom of the outside wall in the loading bay had been pulled aside to
facilitate the use of a hose bib. A photo of this section of sheet metal wall was provided to the Solid Waste
Section on December 6, 2016 showing that the repair had been completed and the wall was now intact (see
photos at the end of the comment section of the report).
22. An area at the southwestern end of the loading bay along the bottom of the outside wall had accumulated a
build-up of waste. A photo of this section of the loading bay was provided to the Solid Waste Section on
December 6, 2016 showing that this area had been thoroughly cleaned and was free from waste (see photos at
the end of the comment section of the report). Ensure that the entire facility, including the loading bay, is
cleaned daily and maintained in a sanitary condition.
23. At the time of this inspection, several loads of waste were received at the transfer facility. As each load was
dumped on the tipping floor, the operator visually assessed the waste before pushing it off the tipping floor into
the pit to the transfer trailer below.
24. A review of the waste screening records dated May 1, 2016 through December 1, 2016 revealed that a random
load is inspected almost daily, exceeding the 1% inspection rate set forth in the Operations Plan. Each screening
event was recorded on an individual form; any unacceptable wastes found were itemized and their disposition
noted on the form.
25. An inspection of the partially loaded transport trailer in the loading bay of the facility revealed no leaks, and the
trailer appeared to be in good repair. Four empty trailers were staged along the access road approaching the
transfer station. All four of these trailers also appeared to be good repair, with no obvious damage visible. One
loaded tractor trailer was parked on the access road just east of the transfer building. There were no leaks visible
from this trailer, and it also appeared to be in good condition.
26. The facility also serves as a collection site for scrap tires. Tires are laced in trailers placed onsite by the county’s
tire disposal contractor, New River Tire. Scrap tire certification forms were reviewed for the months of
November and December 2016. The forms reviewed were filled out correctly and included all of the required
information. The tonnage report indicated that a total of 194.05 tons of tires had been received so far in the
current fiscal year – an average of approximately 39 tons per month.
27. The white goods collection area is located on a concrete pad divided into bins, formerly used for separating
recyclable materials. Units are stored upright, protecting the coils and minimizing the risk of CFCs being
released. The collection area is clean and appears to be well managed by county staff. White goods and scrap
metal recycling and CFC evacuation are handled through a county contract with Metal Recycling Services. For
the present calendar year to date, facility records indicate that 457.65 tons of white goods and scrap metal have
been collected at the facility, or approximately 41 tons per month.
28. Televisions and electronics are collected on a covered concrete pad adjacent to the white goods collection area.
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Solid Waste Section
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County staff sort, process and palletize these materials as they are received. Pallets are then loaded into trailers
provided by the county’s contractor, Synergy Recycling, and transported to Synergy’s facility in Madison for
further processing and recycling. During the current fiscal year, 32.67 tons of electronics and televisions have
been collected at the facility, or approximately 6.5 tons per month.
29. The county also maintains a small LCID fill area managed by county staff and located between the scale house
and the transfer station building. Brush is collected at the facility adjacent to the fill area, and is pushed off and
covered at least weekly. At the time of this inspection, a small brush pile had been accumulated. The area was
easily accessible, clean and appeared to be well-maintained.
30. Using funds received by the county through a recycling grant from DEACS, a new used oil/oil filter collection
container was purchased and is now staged in the material collection area. The new container provides a self-
service drop-off for county residents, and appeared to be clean and well maintained by county staff.

LEFT: Sheet metal pulled back from
wall to access hose bib.
RIGHT: Sheet metal put back into
place and secured.
LEFT: Accumulated waste at the bottom
of the outer wall of the loading bay.
RIGHT: Area along outer wall of
loading bay cleaned.
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Solid Waste Section
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LEFT: Soot on walls; sign damaged.

RIGHT: Transfer station walls cleaned
of soot; new sign in place.
Transfer station well maintained
and free from windblown trash.
Interior of transfer station cleaned of soot, overhead light fixture
replaced and new sign posted.
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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: December 9, 2016 to
Chuck Jones, Hilco Transport,
Inc.
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ ]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section
Christopher Ong, Assistant County Manager – Yadkin County
Shannon Harris, Solid Waste – Yadkin County
David Gauntt, Operations Manager – Republic Services