9217_INSP_20170803

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: WAKE
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9217-TRANSFER-1994
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: August 3, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: February 23, 2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Waste Industries Solid Waste Transfer Facility
Crosswinds Industrial Park
3714 Conquest Drive
Garner, NC 27529-9487

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.72748 W: -78.56935

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Travis Hitchcock, General Manager, 919-534-3724, [e-mail]
Nick Zdeb, Operations Supervisor, 919-534-3730, [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Travis Hitchcock, General Manager
Waste Industries, Inc.
3741 Conquest Drive
Garner, NC 27529

PARTICIPANTS:
Liz Patterson, NCDEQ-Solid Waste Section
Howard Wiseman, Jr. – Waste Industries
Will Debnam – Waste Industries

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Construct: September 13, 1994
Permit to Operate: September 13, 1994
PTO (Modification #1): March 23, 2000
PTO (Modification #2): July 6, 2000
PTO (Modification #3): July 25, 2001
PTO (Amendment): March 20, 2008
PTO (Modification/change in service area): April 21, 2009
PTO (Amendment): November 16, 2012
Permit Expiration: March 20, 2018

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
This facility is a solid waste transfer facility that is permitted to receive solid waste as defined in NCGS 130A-290
(a)(35). The following must not be accepted at this facility: hazardous waste, yard trash, liquid wastes, regulated
medical waste, sharps not properly packaged, PCB waste and regulated-asbestos containing material. Wastes banned
from landfill disposal in North Carolina by NCGS 130A-309.10 (f) and by 15A NCAC 13 .0542(e) must not be
transferred for landfill disposal.

1. The current permit was issued November 16, 2012. The permit expiration date is March 20, 2018

2. The facility operating hours are Monday through Friday from 5:00 am to 4:30 pm.

3. The facility site plan and operations plan were readily available and reviewed with the Operator.

4. The facility is permitted to receive municipal solid waste (MSW) and construction and demolition waste (C&D)
generated in Chatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, and Wake Counties. MSW is transferred to the Sampson County
Landfill, Permit 82-02, located in Roseboro, North Carolina for disposal. The Wake County South Wake
Landfill, Permit 92-22, located in Apex, North Carolina may be used as alternate receiving facility (DWM will be
notified prior to using the alternative disposal site). C&D must be transported to the Red Rock Disposal, LLC
Landfill, Permit 92-28, located in Holly Springs, North Carolina.

5. The following are facility certified personnel:
a. Dennis J. Braxton, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2011037, exp. 7/20/2017
b. Ricky M. Creel, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015095, exp. 11/5/2018
c. William E. Debnam, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2009143, exp. 4/14/2018
d. Jeremiah Jay DuFresno, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015031, exp. 3/15/2018
e. Eric Thompson, Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015109, exp. 12/11/2018
f. Howard Wiseman, Jr., Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialist, TS-2015110, exp. 12/11/2018

6. The contingency plans were reviewed and were current. Emergency numbers have been posted by the
telephone and are up to date.

7. The facility is managing approximately 450 to 550 tons of waste per day.

8. Waste screening reports were verified for July 3, 2017 through July 28, 2017. The facility conducts screenings on
1 percent of loads received.

9. Leachate from the tipping floor is collected via a floor drain through an oil/water separator. A similar collection
system and second oil/water separator collects the leachate that drips in downgradient from the compactor unit in
the loading bay for transfer trailers. The drains are cleaned weekly or more often as needed. Liquid levels in the
separators are manually checked on a weekly basis or as needed to keep proper flow.

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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10. Waste on the tipping floor was being well managed.

Tipping Floor Loading Bay

11. The tipping floor and loading bay floor are cleaned daily using the fire hose.

12. The facility had multiple fire extinguishers at the facility. All appeared to be properly charged and maintained.

13. Windblown waste at the site was very well controlled.

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: 8-17-2017 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section