1310_INSP_20220217

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: CABARRUS
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 1310-TIRETP-2012
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection X Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 2/17/22 Date of Last Inspection: 5/9/19
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
U.S. Tire Recycling Partners, L.P. 6322 Poplar Tent Road
Concord, North Carolina 28027 GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.40694 Long.: -80.67869 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Gene Helton, Regional Vice President
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS: Ricky Hoffner, Grade/Operations Manager
Teresa Bradford, DEQ – Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT: 1310-TIRETP-2012: Permit to Operate Amendment-Extension of Franchise was issued on October 26, 2016 (DIN 26835) and expired on August 11, 2021. Information has been submitted to the Solid Waste Section-Permitting Branch and is under review.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None 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.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The scrap tire processing facility is permitted to store no more than 2,350 tons of stockpiled and processed tires at any time.
2. A minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the tire-derived products must be disposed in the U.S. Tire Recycling Partners, LP tire monofill or shipped offsite on an annual basis. 3. The Poplar Tent Fire Station provides fire protection services to the facility.
4. The facility is secured by a gate at the facility entrance. A security guard is also present during the evening and nighttime hours. 5. Proper signage was observed at the entrance of the facility.

Operations Inspection of the Scrap Tire Processing Facility:
6. Incoming tires are segregated into three primary types: 1) tires suitable for resale or recapping, 2) passenger tires, and tires from off-road equipment. 7. Passenger vehicles tires that are not culled for resale are shredded into drain field material or tire derived fuel. Tires too large for processing are split for disposal in the tire monofill. 8. No unacceptable waste was observed. 9. The facility has installed stakes to delineate the tire chip pile storage areas. 10. No vectors were observed during the inspection.
Records Review:
11. Reviewed the permit, operations plan, tonnage reports and scrap tire certification forms.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Phone: [phone] Teresa N. Bradford Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
Sent on: 3/10/22 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section Ricky Hoffner, Grade/Operations Manager