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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
X
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: POLK
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 7504T-TRANSFER-2005
Closed
HHW
White
X
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 02/28/2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Polk County Transfer Station
322 Landfill Rd
Mill Spring, NC 28756
Date of Last Inspection: 01/03/2019
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.3188° W: 82.1820'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Larry Walker, Solid Waste Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS:
Larry Walker, Polk County
Lee Hill, NCDEQ — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Construct issued November 5, 2004
Permit to Operate issued December 9, 2015
Operations Plan approved December 9, 2015
Permit expires February 1, 2021
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
UNRESOLVED VIOLATION: 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) cited for allowing waste to escape outside the
transfer building. Waste was observed at the entrance and exit of the loading bay prior to the start of daily
operations.
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
1. 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) states: `By receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the permittee(s) shall be
considered to have accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply with the conditions of the permit."
Permit to Operate No. 7504T-TRANSFER-2005, Attachment 3, Part IV- General Conditions #18(a) states: "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."
Polk County is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) for failing to clean the trailer loading area daily as
specified by Permit to Operate No. 7504T-TRANSFER-2005, Attachment 3, Part IV- General Conditions
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#18(a).
During the February 28, 2019 inspection, the trailer loading bay was observed and a large amount of waste was
noted on both sides of the transfer trailer. Waste was also observed outside the entrance and exit to the loading
bay.
To correct the violation, Polk County must clean the transfer trailer area at the end of each working day in
accordance with the Permit to Operate No. 7504T-TRANSFER-2005, Attachment 1, Part I General Permit
Conditions # 7.
2. 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) states: `By receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the permittee(s) shall be
considered to have accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply with the conditions of the permit."
Permit to Operate No. 7504T-TRANSFER-2005, Attachment 1, Part I General Permit Conditions # 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, "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." The Transfer Station Operations Plan, 3.2 Housekeeping and Litter Control states in part
"Throughout and at the end of each working day, facility personnel should police the facility for litter. Collected
litter should be placed in containers for proper disposal."
Polk County is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) for failing to clean the trailer loading area daily as
specified in the Transfer Station Operations Plan, 3.2 Housekeeping and Litter Control.
During the February 28, 2019 inspection, the trailer loading bay was observed and a large amount of waste was
noted on both sides of the transfer trailer. Waste was also observed outside the entrance and exit to the loading
bay.
To correct the violation, Polk County must clean the transfer trailer area at the end of each working day in
accordance with Transfer Station Operations Plan, 3.2 Housekeeping and Litter Control.
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.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. All photos were taken by Lee Hill on February 28, 2019.
2. The facility is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm and on Saturday, 8:00 am to 4:00
pm.
3. Waste is transported from the facility by KR Drenth Trucking, Inc. to the Union County Regional Landfill in
Enoree, South Carolina.
Operations Inspection of the Transfer Station (7504T-TRANSFER-2005)
4. The inspection commenced at approximately 7:55 am, before the facility was open to the public.
5. One trailer was parked in the loaded trailer storage area at the time of this inspection. This trailer appeared to
be leak resistant. Minimal waste was observed on the ground of the loaded trailer parking area.
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6. A partially filled trailer had been left in the loading bay following the previous days operation. Waste was
observed on both sides of the trailer which had not been picked up at the end of the working day. The tipping
floor and loading bay must be cleaned at the end of each working day. (See Observed Violations section of
this report.)
7. Waste that had not been collected at the end of the previous working day was observed outside the entrance to
the loading bay. Facility staff were actively cleaning the area. Dimensional lumber, bagged garbage, and other
waste was noted outside the loading bay entrance. When questioned, staff stated that clean-up is accomplished
by pushing waste out of the loading bay to the area beside the retaining wall where it can later be collected in
the bucket of the loader. Material shall not be pushed out of the loading bay to clean the area. Whether by
equipment or by hand, the material shall be collected inside the tunnel and not allowed to leave the
building and the leachate collection system, as specified in the permit and approved operations plan. (See
Observed Violations section of this report.)
8. Violations for waste outside the transfer station have also been observed during the January 5, 2016, January 5,
2017 and January 3, 2019 inspections. Failure to clean the loading bay was also cited in the June 27, 2018
inspection report.
9. Facility staff were cleaning the trench drains at the time of the inspection. Staff raked wet soil and waste off the
top of the grates then removed the grates and began shoveling soil and waste out of the trench. The drain was
clogged with waste and soil to the point that it could not function as designed. The trench drain is an integral
part of the leachate collection system and as such must be functioning as designed to allow the facility to
operate as permitted. Failure to clean the drain system on a daily basis will prevent the system from
operating as designed, thus compromising the leachate collection system, and may result in additional
enforcement action. The approved operations plan, section 4.1 Drainage Control and Wastewater
Collection, states in part: "The trench drains are cleaned out daily following the cleanup of the Transfer
Station floor."
10. A portion of the metal armoring on the west push wall has been compromised. A piece of the metal has broken
off and is detached from the wall, allowing waste to get between the metal plate and the concrete wall. Repair
the metal armoring to prevent material from becoming lodged between the armor and wall.
11. The center of the tipping floor has eroded exposing rebar in some areas. Staff stated that the floor was damaged
during a fire that occurred approximately ten years ago. The fire caused this area of the floor to wear more
quickly than the surrounding floor. The facility is currently working with Anchor QEA on an engineering plan
to repair the damaged portion of the tipping floor.
Other Comments
11. White goods containing refrigerants were observed to be stored separately and upright at the time of inspection.
12. During the previous inspection on January 3, 2019, grading work had resulted in waste mixing with soil in the
area where scrap metal was being loaded into an open top trailer. The waste had been cleaned out of the soil
and facility staff stated that they were in the process of acquiring molded concrete blocks to construct a wall in
that area.
13. The cardboard baling area was found to be clean at the time of inspection.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Lee Hill
DN: cn=Lee Hill, o=Solid Waste Section,
ou=Field Operations Branch,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2019.03.0413:06:35-05'00'
Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
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Sent on: March 4, 2019 to
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Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No.
Larry Walker by
Copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer
D. Marche Pittman, Polk County Manger
Loaded Trailer Area
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Loading Bay
Loading Bay
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Waste Outside Entrance to Loading Bay
Waste Outside Entrance to Loading Bay
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Tipping Floor Erosion with Exposed Rebar
Damaged Armor with Waste Between Metal and Concrete
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