3615_INSP_20170221

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Gaston
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 36-15
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 2-21-17 Date of Last Inspection: 5-13-15

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Assured Waste Solutions, LLC (Owner & Operator)
PO Box 536
Gastonia, NC 28053

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.28167 W: -81.18224

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Doug Bowman, VP of Operations
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Kim Edwards, Office Manager – Assured Waste Solutions
Jerry Norris, Plant Supervisor – Assured Waste Solutions
Kim Sue, NCDEQ - Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section
Deb Aja, NCDEQ – Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Current – Approved August 17, 2016 (DIN 26598) expires December 12, 2021.
Operations Plan – Approved August 17, 2016 (DIN 26180)

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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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

1. The required signage is posted at the entrance of the facility to prevent unauthorized access.
2. The facility is secured by an automatic gate at the entrance of the facility.
3. The facility is open from 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday.
4. The facility is permitted for the treatment of medical waste with steam sterilization, as well as the storage and
processing of treated and untreated medical waste.
5. The facility is permitted to use four steam sterilization (autoclave) units. Currently there are two sterilization units
on-site and in use.
6. The facility was clean and sanitary.
7. The operating floor, trailer storage area and unloading dock are cleaned daily.
8. Floor drains in the operational area were clean and free of debris. Floor drains are connected to City of Gastonia
sanitary sewer system.
9. The facility utilizes Dell Pest monthly as a vector control measure.
10. No windblown observed.
11. Assured Waste Solutions owns four vehicles for the pickup and transportation of medical waste in North Carolina
and South Carolina. All trucks are equipped with spill kits.
12. Pathological wastes are transported by Curtis Bay Energy to their facility in Baltimore, Maryland for incineration.
13. Hazardous waste is transported by Heritage, LLC to their Heritage-WTI facility in East Liverpool, Ohio for
incineration.
14. Treated medical waste is transported to Gaston County Landfill for disposal.
15. The facility leases a refrigerated trailer from Curtis Bay Energy. Current temperature of trailer during inspection
was 32.5 degrees.

16. All medical waste is processed within 24 to 48 hours from date of delivery.
17. Radiation detectors are mounted above each of the two receiving bay doors to screen for radioactive materials.

Leased refrigerated Curtis Bay Energy trailer. Photo taken by: Kim Sue 2-22-17.
Radiation detectors mounted over
receiving bay doors. Photo taken by:
Kim Sue 2-22-17
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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18. All recycled containers are washed, disinfected and inspected for damage prior to being returned to customers.
19. All treatment carts are relined after each autoclave cycle.

Records Review
20. The facility staff had the current permit and operations plan in their files.
21. Training records were reviewed.
22. Every Tuesday each autoclave is tested to ensure that sterilization is being achieved. These tests are logged on a
“Variclave Periodic Spore Test Log”. Spore test data records were reviewed.
23. Each load of waste that is received is tracked on a separate log sheet as well as on a “Waste Manifest” form which
details the date the waste was received, the source of the waste, the amount of waste and the type of waste received.
Waste Manifest records were reviewed.
24. Reviewed Equipment Maintenance sheets, Transportation records and Truck Inspection logs.
25. The facility processed 196,000 lbs. of medical waste for the month of January 2017.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

_________________________________________ Phone: [phone]

Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

E-mailed to: Doug Bowman
3-3-17
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer - Solid Waste Section
Kim Edwards, Assured Waste Solutions
Jerry Norris, Assured Waste Solutions