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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW X Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Forsyth
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 3409-TP
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: December 12, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: April 10, 2017

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Overdale Road Yard Waste Facility
4010 Old Milwaukee Lane
Winston-Salem, NC 27107

GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.039524° W: -80.226216 °

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Jan McHargue, Solid Waste Administrator
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
P. O. Box 2511
Winston-Salem, NC 27102

PARTICIPANTS:
Adam Rickett, Senior Project Supervisor – City of Winston-Salem
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate Large Type 1 Compost Facility Issued: 1992
Permit to Operate Large Type 1 Compost Facility Renewed: May 4, 1999
Permit to Operate Large Type 1 Compost Facility Renewed: November 30, 2004
Permit to Operate Large Type 1 Compost Facility Renewed: October 2010
Permit to Operate LCID T&P Facility Issued: October 19, 2015
Permit to Operate Expires: October 6, 2020

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A

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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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

1. This facility serves as the yard waste treatment and processing site for Forsyth County.
2. The facility is permitted to receive wood waste, including yard waste, unpainted and untreated wood waste
(including wood pallets), woody waste from disaster debris management and land clearing activities, leaves and
grass clippings. Composting is no longer a permitted activity at this facility.
3. The City of Winston-Salem contracts with Wallace Farms, Inc. to manage operations at the facility. In turn,
Wallace Farms, Inc. sub-contracts with Wrico, Inc. to handle the day-to-day operation of the site. Wrico’s
primary responsibility is to assist customers, screen incoming loads, segregate and properly dispose of
unacceptable waste, stockpile ground materials, and load trailers on behalf of Wallace Farms, Inc. Wallace
Farms, Inc. grinds and transfers all yard trash and yard waste capable of being composted to its facility in Davie
County. Only boiler fuel and mulch products are produced at the facility.
4. The facility was found to be clean and well-maintained. No windblown litter was observed.
5. The facility is secured by means of a chain link fence with two locking gates. The northwestern gate is used by
all customers when entering and leaving the site.
6. Proper signage was observed at the entrance to the facility.
7. Storm water disperses and sheet flows across the site. An asphalt berm, situated near the top of the driveway
leading to the back (southeastern) gate, slows the flow of surface water and directs it to the grassy area along
the southern property line. No evidence of erosion or sedimentation was visible during this inspection.
8. The facility appeared to be in compliance with required setbacks.
9. Much of the facility is paved, including most internal roadways. Signs are posted to direct traffic, and adequate
space is provided to allow vehicles to maneuver safely to load and unload.
10. Access roads are of all-weather construction. Paved areas of roadway were observed to be in good condition.
One area of unpaved road had been damaged by heavy equipment, and ruts were observed with water ponding
in them. Ensure that maintenance is performed to the access road to eliminate ponding water.
11. Customers enter the site and pass over the scales, where city staff weighs the load and examines it using a
closed-circuit camera system. If the load is deemed acceptable, the customer is directed to a tipping area to
unload waste. Small vehicles and residents are directed to a small area in the lower section of the facility and
larger commercial vehicles are directed to a tipping area in the upper section of the facility near the permanently
installed electric grinder. Mr. Rickett indicated that an updated camera system was being purchased for the
facility to enable more effective screening of incoming loads.
12. No grinding operations were taking place during this inspection. However, trailers were being loaded with
processed wood waste for transport to Wallace Farms, Inc.
13. Fire suppression equipment includes fire extinguishers, located in the small field office, and water hose at the
grinder.
14. Storage areas contained piles of processed and unprocessed material. The piles appeared to meet the size
limitations specified in the Permit to Operate, and were accessible from all sides. No unacceptable waste was
observed in the wood waste piles.
15. Large logs that cannot be processed in the grinder are separated from material waiting to be processed. Some of
the logs are used to confine vehicles to the paved roadway and to delineate unloading areas. The remaining logs
are either sheared to a size that can be processed in the grinder or moved to the Wallace Farms facility.
16. Some ponding water was observed near several of the processed wood waste piles. Mr. Rickett stated that the
water was a result of the melting snow. Ensure that stockpile areas are reshaped and maintained to
eliminate the ponded water and prevent water from ponding in the future.
17. A roll-off container is located on the north side of the site near the entrance gate. It is used to collect any
unacceptable wastes found in the loads after they are dropped off at the site. The container is emptied as needed
at Hanes Mill Landfill (permit no. 3402). What appeared to be shrubbery and brush was observed in the roll-off
container during the inspection. Wrico staff removed the wood waste before the inspection was completed.
18. A small pile of scrap tires (~10 tires) was observed next to the roll-off container. These same tires had been
observed at the site during the previous inspection on April 10, 2017. At that time, city staff stated that the tires
would be removed for proper disposal that same week. Mr. Rickett directed his staff to load up the scrap tires
and take them to the Hanes Mill Landfill (Permit 3402) for proper disposal by the end of the operating day.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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19. Tonnage records were reviewed for the period July 2016 through November 2017. In fiscal year 2016-17, a
total of 21,400.86 tons of material was accepted at the site. During the current fiscal year, 10,324.25 tons of
waste had been accepted so far.

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: December 13, 2017
to Jan McHargue.
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ ]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Adam Rickett, Senior Project Supervisor – City of Winston-Salem