9230_INSP_20161228

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: WAKE
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9230-CDLF-2014 &
9230-COMPOST-
CDLF X Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: December 28, 2016 Date of Last Inspection: March 7, 2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Greenway Waste Solutions of Apex, LLC
5940 Old Smithfield Road
Apex, NC 27502

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.68632 E: -78.84364

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
John Brown - Manager
[e-mail]
[phone] office; [phone] fax

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Greenway Waste Solutions of Apex, LLC
P.O. Box 699
Holly Springs, NC 27540-0699

PARTICIPANTS:
Liz Patterson - NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section
Amanda Freeman – NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section
Jay Donaldson - Greenway Waste Solutions of Apex, LLC

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Original Issue (PTC): August 12, 2002
Amendment 1 (PTO): December 10, 2002
Amendment 1 Modification, Compost & Reprocessing Facility (PTO): December 27, 2002
PTC-C&D Phase I Expansion: February 14, 2002
PTO-C&D Expansion: July 24, 2002
PTC-C&D Phase 2/PTO-Phase 1 and Compost Facility: March 24, 2009
PTC & PTO Phase 2, Cell 2: September 29, 2014
Expiration: September 29, 2019

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Page 2 of 5

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
Per 15A NCAC 13B .0542(f)(1), states “(f) Cover material requirements. (1) Except as provided in Subparagraph
(3) of this Paragraph, the owners and operators of all C&DLF units must cover the solid waste with six inches of
earthen material when the waste disposal area exceeds one-half acre and at least once weekly. Cover must be
placed at more frequent intervals if necessary to control disease vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and
scavenging. A notation of the date and time of the cover placement must be recorded in the operating record as
specified in Paragraph (n) of this Rule.”
At time of inspection the working face was exceeding one-half acre in size.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
The facility is a privately owned construction and demolition (C&D) landfill and large type 1 composting facility. The
facility is permitted to receive C&D waste, inert debris, land-clearing debris, and asphalt generated within Wake
County. The permit to operate shall expire on September 29, 2019. A permit renewal application must be submitted to
the SWS by March 29, 2019.

1. The facility is secured by a locking gate when it is not open for operation. The operating hours are Monday
through Friday, 7:00am to 5:00pm; and Saturday 7:00am to Noon.

2. The correct signage is at the entrance of the facility listing the facility name, permit number and emergency
contact information as well as materials accepted at the facility.

3. The current permit, site plan and operations plan were not reviewed during this inspection.

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.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Page 3 of 5

4. The following are certified operators at the facility:
a) John Brown – Certified Landfill Manager (MOLO), Cert #950459, expires June 6, 2017
b) Timothy Jones - Certified Manager of Landfill Operations, LF-2014026, expires September 5, 2017
c) Jay Donaldson – Certified Manager of Landfill Operations (copy of training certificate needs to be
available at this facility while Jay assisting with coverage due to staff turnover)

5. Random waste screening reports were reviewed and current through November 28,2016. The facility was
completing 1 or 2 recorded waste screenings per day. The screening forms included a good breakdown of
the randomly selected load. The facility was also doing a very good job of tracking loads that were
rejected. Facility needs to be screening at least 1% of waste received and continue to maintain consistent
records that can easily be reviewed at inspections. Recent turnover in staff are the most apparent reason
to blame for December records not being available for review.

6. It appeared that the compost area is still inactive. Once compost windrows are actively being composted
be sure temperatures are recorded and maintained. Ensure that compost windrows are being maintained
at temperatures at or above 55 degrees Celsius (131 degrees F) for 3 days and all temperature readings
are being documented for compost that is distributed to the public.

7. Per permit condition PART IV- MISCELLANEOUS TREATMENT AND PROCESSING UNIT
OPERATING CONDITIONS, Item #65: The facility is permitted to receive yard trash as defined in 15A
NCAC 13B, Rule .0101(55). However, this ground material containing yard trash may not be distributed
to the public unless it has been composted in accordance with Rule .1400.
A significant amount of yard trash and yard waste is being stored in the mulch storage area and on top of
the C&D landfill. Please contact the permitting branch to update the permit, operations plan, and site
plan to reflect the current use of the site.
8. Significant amount of plastic bags containing yard waste/yard trash were in the area designated as mulch
storage area at the northwest side of facility. Non-compostable bags need to be removed from the yard
waste/yard trash.

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Page 4 of 5

9. Western side slopes need mowing and trees removed within 30 days.

10. Appropriate methods such as fencing and diking must be provided within the area to confine solid waste
which is subject to be blown by the wind. Windblown waste was observed outside the landfill on the
southern slope and in the woodline buffer to the southern side of the landfill. Windblown waste must be
collected and returned to the working face prior to close of business daily.

11. Access roads are of all-weather construction.

12. Concrete and asphalt are stockpiled onsite and ground periodically. These materials are being used on haul roads
at the facility.

13. Land clearing debris is stockpiled onsite and ground 2 or 3 times per year for use as mulch.

14. Digital pictures were taken during the inspection.

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Page 5 of 5

15. Corrective measures are necessary at this facility. Measures to bring the facility into compliance must be
completed within 30 days’ receipt of this report. The SWS will conduct a follow-up inspection in 30 days
to ensure issues noted in this inspection report have been addressed
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

Phone: [phone](O) 919-805-6499(C)
[e-mail]

Liz Patterson
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: 1-13-2016 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head – Solid Waste Section
Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section
Sarah Rice, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section