2908_INSP_20170112

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: Davidson
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 29-08
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 01/12/2017 Date of Last Inspection: 04/20/2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Todco, Inc. Wood Recycling Facility
1123 Roy Lopp Road
Lexington, NC 27292

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.82872° W: 80.17377°

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Todd Warfford
Telephone: [phone] (office)/ 336-240-2219 (mobile)
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Brian Warfford, Todco, Inc.
Dalton Warfford, Todco, Inc.
Becki Smith, Todco, Inc.
Cherie Warfford, Todco, Inc.
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist, Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate Solid Waste Treatment and Processing Facility Issued: April 29, 2004
Permit Renewal, Operations Plan Modification: April 30, 2009
Permit to Construct C&D Transfer Station and Processing Facility Issued: March 5, 2013
Permit to Operate C&D Transfer Station and Processing Facility Issued: June 10, 2013
Permit expires June 10, 2018 – submit permit renewal request by November 10, 2017

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
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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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility consists of construction and demolition (C&D) transfer and wood waste treatment and processing
(T&P) facility.
2. The facility operates as a subsidiary of Best Disposal, Inc., and accepts loads primarily from that company for
processing and disposal.
3. The facility is permitted to receive waste from Cabarrus, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph,
Rowan, Stanley and Davidson Counties.
4. The facility operates Monday through Saturday, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm; during the winter, Saturday hours are
shortened to 7:30 am to 12:30 pm.
5. The facility permit and operations manual were available and reviewed. Please ensure that a copy of the updated
operations manual, dated May 2013, is on hand at the scale house office and is available for review upon
request.
6. At the time of this inspection, the facility appeared to be clean and well maintained.
7. Access roadways were of all-weather construction and adequately signed to direct customers to the appropriate
areas for their needs.
8. The entrance sign includes the facility permit number and emergency contact information, and a sign at the
scale house indicates hours of operation, acceptable materials and prohibited wastes.
9. A review of the FY 15-16 Facility Annual Report for the T&P operation showed that 18,786 tons of wood waste
were accepted during the reporting period, for an average of 1,565 tons per month.
10. The FY 15-16 Facility Annual Report for the C&D transfer station indicated a total of 1,567 tons of waste were
accepted, averaging approximately 131 tons per month.
11. Tonnage records were reviewed for calendar years 2015 and 2016. 17,450.42 tons of waste was received for
the 2016 as compared to 19,161.51 tons in 2015. total of 11.10 tons of residual waste was transported to the
Davidson County MSW Landfill (2906-MSWLF-1994). Brian Warfford stated that all residual waste is
disposed of at this facility.
12. In December 2016, the facility received 1,028 tons of industrial wood waste and 48.61 tons of vegetative wood
waste and shipped out 1,104.07 tons of boiler fuel.
13. Vegetative waste and other wood waste are stored separately for processing into mulch and boiler fuel,
respectively. A large grinder is installed in both processing areas. A color injection system is used to produce
colored mulch Processing is accomplished onsite through use of two tub grinders.
14. Wood grinding operations were taking place during the inspection. Several large portable wind screens were
positioned around the conveyors that feed the grinder. These trap any pieces of material that escape the
conveyor system and prevent them from leaving the processing area.
15. After processing, mulch and boiler fuel are stored in separate areas to avoid cross contamination.
16. Inspection of the unprocessed wood waste storage area revealed a brush pile that also contained some industrial
wood waste. Brian Warfford explained that if time permits, staff removes the industrial wood waste from the
pile. If not, the entire pile is processed for use as boiler fuel.
17. Piles and windrows in the processed wood storage areas were well defined and of manageable size, with
adequate fire lanes to allow easy access to all areas. Brian Warfford explained that piles are turned at a rate that
ensures no composting takes place at the site. Upon inspection, no hot spots or steam were observed in the piles.
18. Identified C&D loads are processed on a covered picking line to recover recyclable materials, including
cardboard, metals and wood. At the time of this inspection, the picking line was not in operation.
19. Because C&D operations were not under way during the inspection, no containers for waste were present in the
C&D area. However, Dalton Warfford explained that covered containers are always used for waste storage to
ensure that water does not come into contact with waste prior to removal from the site for proper disposal.
20. In the C&D area, a row of portable wind screens is also staged on the south side of the concrete pad, outside of
the covered tipping floor. These screens, along with an aggressive policy of continually policing the site, have
been effective in keeping windblown trash to a minimum.
21. The tipping floor is covered with a fabric canopy structure that was observed to be intact. The tipping floor
appeared to be in good repair. At the time of this inspection, a pile of C&D debris was observed to be pushed
into a pile in one corner of the covered tipping area and tarped.
22. A pile of clean soil was stored on the opposite side of the covered tipping floor, and was being used for making
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Solid Waste Section
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repairs to the internal roadways and processed material storage areas following the heavy snowstorm of the
previous week.
23. Roadways were observed to be in good condition at the time of the inspection, and repairs were underway to
smooth and fill the remaining ruts that had been caused by snow plowing operations.
24. The facility operates under a general storm water permit, and staff perform semiannual water tests to ensure
compliance.
25. Silt fence was observed to be intact, is correctly positioned and appears to be functioning well in preventing
sediment from leaving the facility.
26. Storm drains, surface water conveyance ditches and sediment traps were observed to be clean and functioning
properly.
27. A review of the random load inspection/waste screening records from January 1, 2016 through the date of
inspection revealed that the minimum of one random load inspection per week, as specified in the approved
Operations Manual, was being met.
28. A review of the facility training records established that the following NC SWANA Transfer Station Operations
Specialist certifications were current: Becki A. Smith, expires 6/19/19; Todd A. Warfford, expires 4/16/19;
Brian Warfford, expires 3/23/19; Dalton Avery Warfford, expires 4/16/19.
29. Safety meetings for all facility staff are conducted monthly; staff training about recognizing prohibited and
hazardous wastes is provided during these meetings.
30. Brian Warfford confirmed that the site is still intended to be used as a temporary disaster debris storage site
(DS29-003). The contact information will remain the same.

Above: tipping floor with tarped waste and soil stockpile.

Below: Repairs underway to processed material storage areas.
Above: wood grinding operations with wind screens in place.

Below: silt fence in place and functioning properly.
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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: January 17, 2017 to
Todd Warfford, Brian Warfford
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ ]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section