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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: JACKSON
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 5003T-TRANSFER-
Closed
HHW
White
X
Incin
T&P
X
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
X
Tire
Industrial
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 09/09/2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Scott Creek Transfer Station
48 Recycle Place
Sylva, NC 28779
Date of Last Inspection: 11/06/2020
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.40155' Long.:-83.16249'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Chad Parker
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Jackson County Solid Waste Department
401 Grindstaff Cove Rd, Ste A-207
Sylva, NC 28779
PARTICIPANTS:
Pete Thomasson, Jackson County
Lee Hill, NCDEQ — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate issued March 12, 2019
Permit expires February 5, 2062
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
A. Corrective Measures in Progress: 15A NCAC 13B .0405(11) states in part"... all waste shall be removed from
the tipping floor at the end of the operational day and disposed of in accordance with this Subchapter...."
Jackson County is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0405(11) for failing to remove all waste from the
tipping floor at the end of each operational day.
Mr. Thomasson provided notification that waste was left on the tipping floor overnight on September 8,
2021. During an inspection on September 9, 2021, Mr. Thomasson explained that construction and
demolition waste had been left on the floor overnight due to the lack of drivers and empty transfer
trailers from the contracted hauler. Mr. Thomasson provided a photo of the transfer station tipping floor after
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the close of operations on September 9, 2021. This photo also indicated that waste had been left on the floor after
the close of operations on September 9, 2021. Mr. Thomason provided a photo after the close of operations on
September 10, 2021. This photo showed the tipping floor clean and free of waste.
To correct the violation, Jackson County must remove all waste from the tipping floor at the end of each
operational day and dispose of it in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .0405. Additional inspections will be
conducted to ensure that the tipping floor is clean at the end of each operational day.
Waste on the Tipping Floor at the Close of Business on September 9, 2021 (Photo provided by Pete Thomasson)
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Tipping Floor at the Close of Business on September 10, 2021 (Photo provided by Pete Thomasson)
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 September 9, 2021, unless otherwise noted.
2. The facility is open to the public Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm and Saturday, 7:00 am to 12:00
pm.
3. Waste is transported by Kinsland Trucking, Inc. to the Waste Management Subtitle D landfill in Homer,
Georgia.
Records Review
4. The permit and operations plan were available upon request.
5. Waste screening forms from January 5, 2021 to September 7, 2021 were available for review. The forms
showed the final disposition of any unacceptable waste that was encountered. It appeared that additional waste
screenings need to be conducted to meet the requirements of 15A NCAC 13B .0405(8)(A). 15A NCAC 13B
.0405(8)(A), which became effective January 1, 2021, states, in part: "Site personnel shall screen
incoming loads weekly at a rate of no less than five percent of the average daily waste tonnage reported in
the site's annual report for the previous year ... Waste screening and rejected wastes shall be recorded in
writing, and the records shall be kept on site for no less than five years and shall be made available to
the Division during a site inspection or upon request." Please ensure sufficient waste screenings
are being conducted to satisfy the five percent of the average daily tonnage rate requirement.
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6. Tonnage records were reviewed from the FY2020-2021 Facility Annual Report. The facility received
34,786.89 tons of material from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
7. Pressure washing records were available for review. Pressure washing is being conducted in accordance with
15A NCAC 13B .0405(11).
8. Certified Transfer Station Operations Specialists:
• Grayson "Drew" Buchanan (expires April 16, 2022)
• John W. Thomasson, Jr. (expires October 15, 2023)
• Jeffery Cogdill (expires June 20, 2022)
• Tim Parris (expires June 20, 2022)
Operations Inspection of the Transfer Station (5003T-TRANSFER-)
9. Three trailers were parked in the loaded trailer parking area and all appeared to be leak resistant.
10. Minimal waste was observed in the loading bay floor and facility staff clean the area during and at the end of
each working day.
11. No unapproved waste was observed on the tipping floor at the time of inspection.
12. Facility staff stated that the metal sheeting on the rear wall that was damaged and noted in the November 6,
2020 inspection had been repaired; however, the repairs could not be seen due to construction and demolition
waste that was piled against the wall.
13. The facility has completed installation of the new fire suppression system. New hoses and reels have been
installed on the east side of the transfer building and near the loaded trailer parking area.
14. Windblown litter was well managed at the time of inspection.
15. The tipping floor and loading bay trench drains were observed to be clear and appeared to be functioning
properly.
16. Facility staff stated that waste was left on the floor the night of September 8, 2021 due to the lack of empty
trailers from the contracted hauler. 15A NCAC 13B .0405(11) states in part"... all waste shall be removed
from the tipping floor at the end of the operational day and disposed of in accordance with this
Subchapter....". See Observed Violations section of this report.
Operations Inspection of the Treatment and Processing (Wood Grinding) Area
17. The facility is permitted to receive land clearing waste and wooden pallets constructed of unpainted and untreated
natural wood.
18. The facility has separate stockpiles for wooden pallets and land clearing waste and no unapproved material was
observed in the unground stockpile. The facility contracts for grinding and the finished material is used by the
county or sold to the public.
Other Comments
19. Electronics are collected at the transfer station and eight convenience sites located across the county. The
material is loaded into gaylord boxes and onto pallets, then loaded on a van trailer and sent to an electronics
recycler for processing.
20. Scrap metal and white goods are collected on a concrete pad adjacent to the scrap tire area. White goods are
loaded into a roll off container and sent to Metalwood Recycling in Sylva. White goods are also collected at
county convenience sites and taken directly to the metal recycler from those locations. Refrigerant removal is
performed at Metalwood Recycling and removal records are sent to the county.
21. Two tire trailers were staged to the southeast of the transfer building to receive incoming scrap tires. No tires
were stored outside the trailer.
22. The facility has partnered with the NCDA to collect and recycle empty, triple rinsed, dry pesticide containers.
The containers are stored in a shipping container located near the tire trailers.
23. The facility has three monitoring wells on the property, one up gradient and two down gradient. MW-03 was
observed to be locked and tagged with the required identification plate; however, the vegetative growth around
the well needs to be mowed. Mow the vegetation around the well so that the well and base can be accessed
and inspected.
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Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
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Sent on: September 13, 2021
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to Chad Parker
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Pete Thomasson, Jackson County Solid Waste
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Vegetation Around MW-03
Loading Bay
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