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Permit No: 9217-TRANSFER-1994
Permit to Operate Life-of-Site
October 19, 2017
Document ID No. 28552
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Waste Management
Roy Cooper Michael. S. Regan
Governor Secretary
1646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
Phone/Fax [phone] Internet: http://www.ncdenr.gov

An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
SOLID WASTE SECTION

SOLID WASTE TRANSFER FACILITY
Permit 9217-TRANSFER-1994

WASTE INDUSTRIES, LLC
(a wholly owned subsidiary of Waste Industries USA, Inc.)
(OWNER AND OPERATOR)

is hereby issued a

PERMIT TO OPERATE

GARNER TRANSFER STATION
(A MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE and CONSTRUCTION AND
DEMOLITION DEBRIS WASTE TRANSFER FACILITY)

Located at 3741 Conquest Drive within the Crosswinds Industrial Part, in Garner, Wake County, North
Carolina, in accordance with Article 9, Chapter 130A, of the General Statutes of North Carolina and all
rules promulgated thereunder and subject to the conditions set forth in this permit. The legal description
of the site is identified on the deed recorded for this property listed in Attachment 1, Part III of this
permit.

Edward F. Mussler, III, P.E.
Permitting Branch Supervisor
Solid Waste Section

Permit No. 9217-TRANSFER-1994
Permit to Operate Life-of-Site
October 19, 2017
Document ID No. 28552
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ATTACHMENT 1
Permit Status Issuance Expiration
9217-TRANSFER-1994 Active October 19, 2017 Life-of-Site

PART I: Permitting History
Permit Type Date Issued Document ID
Original Issue Permit to Construct September 13, 1994
Original Issue Permit to Operate September 13, 1994
Permit to Operate - Modification #1 March 23, 2000
Permit to Operate - Modification #2 July 6, 2000
Permit to Operate - Modification #3 July 25, 2001
Permit to Operate - Amendment March 20, 2008 4183
Permit to Operate - Modification April 21, 2009 7214
Permit to Operate - Amendment November 16, 2012 17662
Permit to Operate – Life-of-Site October 19, 2017 28552

PART II: List of Documents for the Approved Plan
1. Original site plan dated December 19, 1991. Last modified July 24, 1994. Approved
September 13, 1994.
2. Operations plan dated August 8, 1994. Prepared by Ven Poole, Risk Management Director.
Approved September 13, 1994.
3. Modification #1: Letter of renewal date October 12, 1999 from Ralph A. Ford, Risk
Manager.
4. Modification #2: Letter dated June 30, 2000. Letter addressed the location of disposal
utilized by the Garner Transfer Station.
5. Modification #3: Letter dated June 25, 2001. Received July 9, 2001. Letter addressed the
operational change for a ram/compacting into an enclosed trailer to a direct dump into an
open top trailer.
6. Operations Manual, Garner Transfer Station. Prepared for Waste Industries, LLC. Raleigh,
North Carolina. January 2008.
7. Operation Manual Revision, Construction Completion Certification and Warranty Deed for
the property. March 11, 2008. DIN 4160.
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8. Operations Manual Garner Transfer Station, Garner, North Carolina. Revised September
2008. Prepared by Richardson Smith Gardner & Associates, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Prepared for Waste Industries, LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina. September 2008. DIN: 7213.
9. Operational Manual, Garner Transfer Station, Garner, North Carolina. Revised by John
Pfleger, Sr., EHS Specialist. August 31, 2012. Revised November 14, 2012. DIN 17661.
10. Application for Life-of-Site permit renewal for Waste Industries LLC Wake Transfer Station
Submitted by John Pfleger, Waste Industries. August 11, 2017, updated through October 13,
2017. DIN 28476.
PART III: Properties Approved for the Solid Waste Facility
Wake County, NC Register of Deeds
Book Page Grantor Grantee Acres
6915 970 Property Management Group Waste Industries, Inc. 32.21

The facility is located on Lot 1 which is 18.89 acres.

PART IV: General Permit Conditions
1. This Permit to Operate permit shall expire on September 13, 2054. Significant site changes
may require permit modification. The owner or operator must contact the North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste
Section (Section) for coordination of significant site changes, including, but not limited to,
pertinent facility plans, facility operation and waste screening plans.
2. The persons to whom this permit is issued (“permittee”) are the owners and operators of the
solid waste management facility.
3. The Permit to Operate for this facility dated March 20, 2008, was recorded in the Wake
County Register of Deeds on March 28, 2008, in Deed Book 13023, page 1371.
4. When this property is sold, leased, conveyed, or transferred in any manner, the deed or
other instrument of transfer must contain in the deed description section, in no smaller type
than that used in the body of the deed or instrument, a statement that the property has been
used as a solid waste transfer station and a reference by book and page to the recordation of
the permit.
5. By receiving waste at this facility the permittee shall be considered to have accepted the
terms and conditions of this permit.
6. Operation of this solid waste management facility shall be in accordance with the North
Carolina Solid Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B; Article 9 of the Chapter 130A
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of the North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS 130A-290, et seq.); the conditions contained
in this permit; and the approved plan. Should the approved plan and the rules conflict, the
Solid Waste Management Rules shall take precedence unless specifically addressed by
permit condition. Failure to comply may result in compliance action or permit revocation.
7. This permit is issued based on the documents submitted in support of the application for
permitting the facility including those identified in Attachment 1, Part II, “List of
Documents for Approved Plan,” and which constitute the approved plan for the facility.
Where discrepancies exist, the most recent submittals and the Conditions of Permit shall
govern.
8. This permit may be transferred only with the approval of the Section, through the issuance
of a new or substantially amended permit in accordance with applicable statutes and rules.
In accordance with NCGS 130A-295.2(g) the permittee shall notify the Section thirty (30)
days prior to any significant change in the identity or business structure of either the owner
or the operator, including but not limited to a proposed transfer of ownership of the facility
or a change in the parent company of the owner or operator of the facility.
9. The permittee is responsible for obtaining all permits and approvals necessary for the
development of this project including approval from appropriate agencies for a General or
Individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Stormwater Discharge Permit.
Issuance of this permit does not remove the permittee’s responsibilities for compliance
with any other local, state or federal rule, regulation, or statute.
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ATTACHMENT 2
Conditions of Permit to Construct
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ATTACHMENT 3
Conditions of Permit to Operate
PART I: Operation Conditions
1. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste as defined in NCGS 130A-290(a)(35).
“Municipal solid waste” means any solid waste resulting from the operation of residential,
commercial, industrial, governmental, or institutional establishments that would normally be
collected, processed, and disposed of through a public or private solid waste management
service. Municipal solid waste does not include hazardous waste, sludge, industrial waste
managed in a solid waste management facility owned and operated by the generator of the
industrial waste for management of that waste, or solid waste from mining or agricultural
operations. NCGS 130A-290(a)(18a)
"Construction" or "demolition" when used in connection with "waste" or "debris" means
solid waste resulting solely from construction, remodeling, repair, or demolition operations
on pavement, buildings, or other structures, but does not include inert debris, land‑clearing
debris or yard debris. NCGS 130A-290(a)(4)
2. The following, at a minimum, must not be accepted for disposal at the facility; hazardous
waste, liquid wastes, regulated medical waste, sharps not properly packaged, regulated-
asbestos containing material as defined in 40 CFR 61, PCB waste as defined in 40 CFR 761,
wastes banned from disposal in North Carolina by NCGS 130A-309.10(f).
3. This 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.
4. Waste must only be transported to facilities that are properly permitted to receive the waste.
5. The permittee must not knowingly dispose of, or accept for transfer for subsequent disposal,
MSW that is generated within the boundaries of a unit of local government that by
ordinance:
a. Prohibits generators or collectors of C&D solid waste from disposing of that type or
form of C&D waste.
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b. Requires generators or collectors of C&D solid waste to recycle that type or form of
C&D waste.
6. A responsible individual trained and certified in facility operations must be on-site during all
times during operating hours of the facility, in accordance with NCGS 130A-309.25.
7. The permittee must develop, and use, a training and screening program at the facility for
detecting and preventing unauthorized wastes from being accepted at the facility. At a
minimum, the program must include:
a. Random inspections of incoming loads or other comparable procedures.
b. Records of all inspections.
c. Training of personnel to recognize hazardous, liquid, and other excluded waste types.
d. Development of a contingency plan to properly manage any identified hazardous,
liquid, MSW, or other excluded or unauthorized wastes. The plan must address the
identification, removal, storage, and final disposition of these wastes.
8. The facility must not cause nuisance conditions.
a. The tipping floor and transfer trailer loading area must be maintained in a clean,
sanitary condition at all times and must be cleaned at least daily in accordance with the
approved Operational Plan.
b. Waste must only be deposited on a “tipping floor” or directly into a transfer container.
Waste must not be stored on the “tipping floor” after operating hours.
c. Waste may be stored on-site, transfer trailers designed and maintained to be leak
resistant, with watertight covers, a maximum of 24 hours except that a minimal amount
of waste may be stored for a maximum of 72 hours when the facility is closed during a
weekend or holiday. Storage of the waste must not cause any nuisance, such as odor or
attraction of vectors.
d. Effective vector control measures must be applied at all times to control any potential
vectors including flies, rodents, insects, and other vermin.
e. Control measures must be utilized to minimize and eliminate visible dust emissions and
blowing litter.
i. Fugitive dust emissions are prohibited.
ii. Windblown materials must be collected by the end of the day and no windblown
material may be allowed to leave the facility boundary.
9. All water that comes in contact with solid waste, including vehicle wash-down water, is
leachate and must be captured and properly treated before release to the environment.
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a. The leachate control system, such as floor drains, leachate collection devices, sanitary
sewer connections, and leachate storage tanks, must be operational during facility
operations.
b. The tipping floor must drain away from the building entrance and into the leachate
collection system.
10. All sedimentation and erosion control activities must be conducted in accordance with the
Sedimentation Control Act NCGS 113A-50, et seq., and rule promulgated under 15A NCAC
4.
11. Copies of this permit, the approved plans, and all records required to be maintained by the
permittee must be maintained at the facility, unless otherwise approved by the Section, and
made available to the Section upon request during normal business hours.
12. The permittee must maintain a record of the amount of solid waste received at the facility
including daily records of waste received and origins of the loads. Scales must be used to
weigh the amount of waste received. The permittee must also maintain a record of the
amount of waste transported out of the facility and the destination. The daily records are to
be summarized into a monthly report for use in the required annual reports.
13. On or before August 1 annually, the Permittee must submit an annual facility report to the
Solid Waste Section, on forms prescribed by the Section.
a. The reporting period shall be for the previous year beginning July 1 and ending June 30.
b. The annual facility report must list the amount of waste received in tons and be
compiled:
i. On a monthly basis.
ii. By county, city or transfer station of origin.
iii. By specific waste type.
iv. By receiving disposal facility.
v. By diversion to alternative management facilities.
c. The completed report must be forwarded to the Regional Environmental Specialist for
the facility by the date due on the prescribed annual facility report form.
d. A copy of the completed report must be forwarded to each county manager for each
county from which waste was received at the facility. Documentation that a copy of the
report has been forwarded to the county managers must be sent to the Regional
Environmental Specialist by the date due on the prescribed annual facility report form.
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