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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
MICHAEL SCOTT
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 21, 2020
CERTIFIED MAIL 7019 0700 0000 8867 9563
RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED
Mr. Bryan Steen
Burke County Manager
P.O. Box 219
Morganton, NC 28680
Email: [e-mail]
SUBJECT: Notice of Deficiency
Solid Waste Facility Annual Reporting
Fiscal Year 2019-2020
Burke County Transfer Facility
Permit No. 1205T-TRANSFER-1998
Burke County
Dear Mr. Steen:
North Carolina General Statute 130A-309.09D(b) requiresthat, on or before 1 August, each
solid waste management facility shall report to the Department, for the previous year
beginning 1 July and ending 30 June, the amount by weight of the solid waste that was
received at the facility and disposed of in a landfill, or recovered for recycling. As of this
date, we have not received your Transfer Facility Annual Report.
Based upon theforegoing, Burke County Transfer Facility, Permit No.1205T-TRANSFER-
1998, is deficient in meeting North Carolina General Statute 130A-309.09D(b). Please
comply by submittingthe completed Facility Annual Report within 5 days of receipt of this
Notice.
The deficiency noted above requires action on behalf of the facility in order to come into or
maintain compliance with the Statutes, Rules, and/or other regulatory requirements
applicableto this facility. Be advised that pursuantto 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
NORTH CAROLJNAD_E (-
Department of Environmental Quality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Waste Management
Asheville Regional Office 1 2090 U.S. Highway 70 1 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
828.296.4500

Burke County Transfer Facility
Notice of Deficiency
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September21, 2020
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.
You can access an electronic version of the Transfer Facility Annual Report atthis web site:
https://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/solid-waste-section/annual-
reportin
If you have any questions, please contact me at 828-296-4705 or e-mail
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
DigitKris Riddle
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Kris Riddle
Environmental Senior Specialist
Division of Waste Management - Solid Waste Section
E-copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head - Solid Waste Section
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Amanda Freeman, Compliance Officer - Solid Waste Section
Geof Little, Environmental Engineer - Solid Waste Section
Miles Champion, General Services Director, Burke County;
[e-mail]
NORTHCAROUNAD_E Q�I
Department of Envlronroontal Quality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Waste Management
Asheville Regional Office 1 2090 U.S. Highway 70 1 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
828.296.4500