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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. 3608
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CAROLINAS
is hereby issued a
PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT
Not Applicable
PERMIT TO OPERATE
3608-TRANSFER-1993, WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CAROLINAS
PERMIT FOR CLOSURE
Not Applicable
Located at 2712 Lowell Road, Town of Ranlo, Gaston 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 1 of this permit.
Edward F. Mussler, III, P.E., Supervisor
Permitting Branch, Solid Waste Section
Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ
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ATTACHMENT 1
GENERAL PERMIT CONDITIONS/INFORMATION
PART I: GENERAL FACILITY
Permit to Operate Date Table
Permit Status Issuance Expiration DIN
3608-TRANSFER-1993, Waste
Management Of Carolinas
Active May 12, 2016 May 10, 2021 26093
General Conditions
1. This permit is issued by the North Carolina Department 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. The permit shall not be effective until the certified copy of this permit which shows current
ownership and 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 Section within 30 calendar days of
issuance of this permit. If the 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 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
solid waste management facility and a reference by book and page to the recordation of the
permit.
5. By beginning construction or receiving waste at this facility the permittee shall be considered
to have accepted the terms and conditions of this permit.
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6. Operation of this solid waste management facility shall 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 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 Management Facility
Gaston County, N.C., Register of Deeds
Book Page Property Owner Acres
2291 0439 Waste Management of the Carolinas, Inc. 42.29
Total Site Acreage: 42.29 acres
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
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PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S)
3608-TRANSFER-1993, Waste Management Of Carolinas
Permitting History
Permit Type Date Issued DIN
Permit to Operate – Original Issuance. November 1993 14216
Permit to operate amended, five (5) year renewal. July 2001 14124
Permit to operate amended, five (5) year renewal. May 2006 12838
Permit to operate amended, five (5) year renewal. October 2011 14217
Permit to Operate Amended, five (5) year renewal. May 12, 2016 26093
List of Documents for Approved Plan
Historical documents may be found in Permit to Operate, DIN 14217.
DIN Description
14216 Transfer facility application and Operation Plans submitted by the Waste
Management of the Carolinas, approved on November 12, 1993, including letters
addressing zoning and the disposal of leachate. September 1993.
14215 Letter requesting renewal of the Permit to Operate for the Gaston County Transfer
Facility. November 2000.
14214 Letter from Waste Management of the Carolinas requesting the BFI/Lowes Motor
Speedway Landfill as an additional disposal point and including a revised Operations
Plan for the Facility. January 2001.
15243 Waste Management, Waste Transfer Station, Ranlo Facility, Operations Plan, Waste
Management of Carolinas, Gastonia, North Carolina, Revised March 2011, Revised
September 2011. Prepared for Waste Management. Prepared by Atlantic Coast
Consulting, Inc. September 2011.
25637 Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc., Gastonia (Ranlo) Transfer Station – 3608-
TRANSFER-1993, 2712 Lowell Road, Town of Ranlo, Gaston County, NC, Request
for 10-Year Permit Renewal. Prepared by Waste Management. February 2016.
PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Not Applicable
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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
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ATTACHMENT 3
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT TO OPERATE
PART I: GENERAL FACILITY
1. All sedimentation and erosion control activities must be conducted in accordance with the
Sedimentation Control Act NCGS 113A-50, et seq., and rules promulgated under 15A
NCAC 4. All required sedimentation and erosion control measures must be installed and
operable to mitigate excessive on-site erosion and to prevent silt from leaving the area of the
landfill unit during the service life of the facility.
2. 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 404 of the Clean Water Act, as amended.
3. Modifications to the approved sedimentation and erosion control activities require approval
by the North Carolina Land Quality Section. The Section must be notified of any
sedimentation and erosion control plan modifications.
4. Copies of this permit, the approved plans, and all records required to be maintained in the
operating record 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.
5. All forms, reports, maps, plans, and data submitted to the Section must include an electronic
(pdf) copy.
6. Open burning of solid waste is prohibited. Fires must be reported to the Regional Waste
Management Specialist within twenty-four (24) hours of the occurrence with a written
notification to be submitted within fifteen (15) calendar days of the occurrence. Fire lanes
must be maintained and passable at all times. Dimensions of the fire lanes must be
coordinated with the Fire Marshall having jurisdiction over the site.
7. 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 Solid Waste Section.
8. 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.
9. Interior roadways must be of all-weather construction and maintained in good condition.
10. 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 that provide information on dumping procedures, the
hours of operation, the permit 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.
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11. 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. An attendant
must be present to oversee the loading and unloading of waste.
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)
3608-TRANSFER-1993, Waste Management of Carolinas
12. The Permit to Operate shall expire May 10, 2021. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B .0201(g), no
later than November 10, 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.
13. Intentionally Blank
14. The Permit to Operate approves the continued operation of the facility.
15. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste as defined in NCGS 130A -290 (35).
16. The facility must meet the requirements of 15A NCAC 13B.0105. In addition, the following,
at a minimum, must not be accepted at the facility; hazardous waste, 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.
17. This facility is permitted to receive municipal solid waste generated within; Cabarrus,
Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and Union Counties. Waste must be
transported for disposal to the Palmetto Landfill located in Spartanburg South Carolina, the
Richland County Landfill, in Elgin South Carolina or the BFI-Charlotte Motor Speedway
Landfill V, Permit No. 1304, located in Cabarrus County. 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.
18. 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:
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b. Prohibits generators or collectors of municipal solid waste from disposing of that type or
form of municipal solid waste.
c. Requires generators or collectors of municipal solid waste to recycle that type or form of
municipal solid waste.
19. 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.
20. The facility must not cause nuisance conditions.
a. The tipping floor and loading area must be maintained in a clean, sanitary condition at all
times and must be cleaned at least daily.
b. Waste must only be deposited on a “tipping floor” or directly into a transfer container.
Waste may be stored on the “tipping floor” after operating hours, in accordance with the
approved plans, Attachment 1, List of Documents for the Approved Plan.
c. Waste may be stored on-site, in leak proof transfer trailers, with watertight covers, a
maximum of 5 working days. 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.
21. 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.
22. The permittee must at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the permittee
to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit. Proper operation and maintenance
includes effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staffing and training, and
adequate laboratory and process controls, including appropriate quality assurance procedures.
23. In the event of noncompliance with the permit, the permittee must take all reasonable steps to
minimize releases to the environment, and must carry out such measures as are reasonable to
prevent adverse impacts on human health or the environment.
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24. 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.
25. 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:
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 Senior Specialist by the date due on the prescribed annual facility report
form.
PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
General Conditions
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. 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.
30. Effective vector control measures shall be applied as necessary to control flies, rodents,
insects, or vermin.
31. The facility must manage all operations according to all applicable statutes and rules of the
State of North Carolina.
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Operational Conditions – Medical Waste
32. The facility is permitted to receive, store and transport medical waste as defined in North
Carolina General Statute Article 9, Chapter 130A-290(a)(17a).
33. The facility must manage the medical waste in accordance with the requirements of 15A
NCAC 13B.1205 and 13B.1206 and the Operation Plan included in Attachment I, Part II,
"List of Documents for the Approved Plan". This document is included in the approved plan.
Any revisions to the approved plan must be approved by the North Carolina Division of
Waste Management, Solid Waste Section, prior to implementation.
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ATTACHMENT 4
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT FOR CLOSURE
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
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