1303_INSP_20170131

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: CABARRUS
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 1303-TIRELF-1988
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill X Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 1/31/17 Date of Last Inspection: 11/18/15

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
U.S. Tire Recycling Partners, L.P.
6322 Poplar Tent Road
Concord, North Carolina 28027

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.40861 W: 80.68166

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Gene Helton, Regional Vice President
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Ricky Hoffner, Grade/Operations Manager
Teresa Bradford, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
An amendment to the Permit to Operate a Scrap Tire Disposal Facility was issued to Liberty Tire Services of North
Carolina, LLC dba U.S. Tire Recycling Partners, Limited Partnership on September 28, 2016. The Permit to Operate
shall expire on August 11, 2021, based on the existing franchise of the facility.

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.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility is permitted to operate a Scrap Tire Monofill as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .1101 for the exclusive
disposal of scrap tires.
2. The service area for the facility includes North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee
and Florida.
3. The facility is secured by a gate at the facility entrance. A security guard is also present during the evening and
nighttime hours.
4. The current franchise agreement with the City of Concord expires on August 11, 2021.

Operations Inspection of the Tire Monofill:
5. Continue to ensure that the working face is kept as small as practicable.
6. Shredded tires from the scrap tire processing facility and tires too large to process (off-road vehicles and heavy earth
moving equipment) are disposed of in the monofill.
7. No unacceptable waste was observed.
8. The facility has been approved by the Section to cover the waste with six inches of earthen materials at least twice per
week.
9. A good vegetative cover was being maintained on inactive areas. Continue to seed and mulch as needed.

Records Review:
10. Reviewed the permit, operations plan, groundwater and surface water sampling reports (April 2016 and October
2016), tonnage records and scrap tire certification forms.
11. Take measures to ensure that a notation of the date and time of soil cover placement is recorded in the operating
record.

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

Phone: [phone]
Teresa N. Bradford
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: 3/31/17 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

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