2908_INSP_20170825

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: Davidson
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 29-08
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 08/25/2017 Date of Last Inspection: 01/12/2017

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Todco, Inc. Wood Recycling Facility
1123 Roy Lopp Road
Lexington, NC 27292

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.82872° W: -80.17377°

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Todd Warfford
Telephone: [phone] (office)/ 336-240-2219 (mobile)
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Brian Warfford, Todco, Inc.
Becki Smith, Todco, Inc.
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist, Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate Solid Waste Treatment and Processing Facility Issued: April 29, 2004
Permit Renewal, Operations Plan Modification: April 30, 2009
Permit to Construct C&D Transfer Station and Processing Facility Issued: March 5, 2013
Permit to Operate C&D Transfer Station and Processing Facility Issued: June 10, 2013
Permit expires June 10, 2018 – submit permit renewal request by November 10, 2017

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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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Records Review:
1. The facility consists of a C&D transfer and wood waste treatment and processing facility.
2. The facility operates as a subsidiary of Best Disposal, Inc., and accepts C&D loads primarily from that company
for processing and disposal.
3. The facility is permitted to receive waste from Cabarrus, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph,
Rowan, Stanley and Davidson Counties.
4. C&D transfer operations had been suspended in January 2017 due to unfavorable changes in the markets for the
materials being recovered. Mr. Warfford stated that the efficacy of restarting the C&D operations would
continue to be evaluated.
5. The facility permit and operations manual were available for review.
6. A review of the FY 16-17 Facility Annual Report for the T&P operation showed that 15,483.91 tons of wood
waste were accepted during the reporting period, for an average of 1,290 tons per month.
7. The FY 16-17 Facility Annual Report for the C&D transfer station indicated a total of 475.15 tons of waste
were accepted, averaging approximately 68 tons per month, for the 7 months during which C&D operations
took place.
8. Tonnage records were reviewed for June and July 2017. In June, 1,258.80 tons of wood waste were accepted at
the facility for processing; and, 708.80 tons of processed wood waste were sold as boiler fuel. In July, a total of
855.54 tons of wood waste were accepted at the facility for processing; and, 953.82 tons of processed wood
waste were sold as boiler fuel. Brian Warfford stated that all residual waste is disposed of at the Davidson
County Landfill (Permit #2906).
9. A review of the facility training records established that the following NC SWANA Transfer Station Operations
Specialist certifications were current: Becki A. Smith, expires 6/19/19; Todd A. Warfford, expires 4/16/19;
Brian Warfford, expires 3/23/19; Dalton Avery Warfford, expires 4/16/19.
10. A review of the random waste screening records for 2017 indicated that the minimum of one random load
inspection per week, as specified in the approved Operations Manual, was being met during the months that
C&D operations had been taking place.

Operations:
11. The facility appeared to be clean and well maintained.
12. An area to the south of the permitted facility was observed. Mr. Warfford explained that the site had originally
been identified as a new location for C&D operations, and had been cleared and graded for that purpose. He
added that, due to the stream crossing required to provide access to the site, permitting and inspection by the
Army Corps of Engineers had taken place. At the time of this inspection, the site held only a small stockpile of
concrete, brick and block. By September 30, 2017, provide copies to the Solid Waste Section of the
laboratory analysis of the painted block in the stockpile.
13. Ensure that a request for permit amendment and a revised operations manual are submitted to and
approved by the Solid Waste Section prior to moving any facility operations onto the new site.
14. Access roadways were of all-weather construction and in good repair. Adequate signage is posted to safely
direct vehicular traffic throughout the facility.
15. Proper signage was observed at the facility entrance, and a sign at the scale house indicates hours of operation,
acceptable materials and prohibited wastes.
16. Vegetative waste operations and other wood waste operations occur in separate areas, so that no cross-
contamination takes place. A large grinder is installed in each of these operational areas. A color injection
system, located beside the mulch storage bins, is used to produce colored mulch products.
17. Wood grinding operations were taking place during the inspection. Portable wind screens and netting were
positioned so that they would trap any large pieces of material that escape the conveyor system. Grinders are
fitted with spray nozzles to keep dust to a minimum and prevent it from leaving the processing area.
18. No unacceptable wastes were observed in the permitted areas of the facility during the inspection.
19. Piles and windrows in the processed wood storage areas were well defined and of manageable size. Adequate
fire lanes had been incorporated into the stockpiles to allow access to all areas.
20. At the time of this inspection, the covered picking line was not in operation, and no C&D materials were
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present. A roll-off container for cardboard was staged under the picking line. Mr. Warfford explained that
cardboard is still accumulated with some incoming loads of wood waste, so it is separated for recycling as it is
received.
21. The tipping floor is covered with a fabric canopy structure that appeared to be intact and the tipping floor was
observed to be clean and in good repair. A stockpile of clean soil, used for repairs to access roadways and
material stockpile areas, was stored on the tipping floor, along with a roll-off container used for the collection of
scrap metals.
22. No windblown litter was observed at the facility during the inspection.
23. Silt fence appeared to be intact and functioning well in preventing sediment from leaving the facility.
24. Storm drains, surface water conveyance ditches and sediment traps were observed to be clean and functioning
properly, including those located on the newly cleared site. No evidence of ponding water or erosion was
observed at the facility.
25. Brian Warfford confirmed that the site is still intended to be used as a temporary disaster debris storage site
(DS29-003). The contact information will remain the same.

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

_______________________________________ Phone: [phone]
Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: September 6, 2017 to
Todd Warfford, Brian Warfford
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ ]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Ming-Tai Chao, Permit Engineer – Solid Waste Section
Wood grinding operations producing boiler fuel are seen
taking place north of the C&D area. Dust emissions are
minimized by water nozzles that are afixed to the grinder.
Stockpiles of mulch are dry and neatly maintained, with
adequate access for facility or emergency vehicles and
equipment.