9005T_INSP_20160706

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: UNION
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9005T-TRANSFER-1999
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 7/6/16 Date of Last Inspection: 7/9/15

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Union County Transfer Facility
2125 Austin Chaney Road
Wingate, North Carolina 28174

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.03444 W: 80.46176

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Ron Gilkerson, Solid Waste Division Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
500 North Main Street, Suite 500
Monroe, North Carolina 28112

PARTICIPANTS:
Teresa Bradford, NCDE Q-Solid Waste Section
Ervin Lane, NCDEQ-Solid Waste Section
Ron Gilkerson, Solid Waste Division Director
Chris Medlin, Manager of Landfill Operations

STATUS OF PERMIT:
A Permit to Operate the Union County Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill Cells 1-5, 7 & 8 and the Union
County Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Facility was issued to Union County on May 13, 2014. The Permit to Operate
shall expire on May 13, 2019.

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 consists of a transfer facility, convenience area for recyclables, electronics recycling, antifreeze
collection and used oil collection.
2. The facility is permitted to receive waste generated within Union County.
3. All waste received must be transported for disposal to the Chamber’s Development MSWLF (Permit No. 04-03),
Uwharrie Regional Landfill (62-04) or the BFI-Charlotte Motor Speedway Landfill V (13-04).
4. The Permit to Operate issued on May 13, 2014 incorrectly lists the service area as Rutherford County and the
disposal location as the Foothills Environmental Landfill.
5. A gate is provided at the entrance to the facility to prevent unauthorized access.
6. The facility had proper signage.
7. All access roads were of all-weather construction and well maintained.

Operations Inspection of the Transfer Facility:
8. The facility receives approximately 300 tons of waste each operating day.
9. Observed operations of the transfer facility.
10. The transfer facility was well managed.
11. An area of damaged metal sheeting on the back of the trailer loading bay was pointed out to landfill staff to be
repaired.
12. No unacceptable waste streams were observed.
13. Windblown waste was well controlled at the time of the inspection.

Records Review:
14. Reviewed the permit, operations plan, training records, tonnage records, random load inspection records, leachate
pump and haul records and the clean-up log which documents the date the transfer station walls, floor, drains and
scale areas are cleaned.
15. Leachate is collected in a trench drain and piped to a 3000-gallon leachate concrete holding tank. The leachate is
pumped and hauled, as needed, to a discharge point and then discharged into the Union County Public Works
Sanitary Sewer System.
16. Certified Landfill Operations Specialist Certifications:
 Mark Whitley (expires 3/23/19)
 Chris Medlin (expires 4/13/18)
 Justin Stutts (expires 12/19/17)
 Richard Guffey (expires 10/19/16)

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: 1/6/17 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

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