0303T_INSP_20220406

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer X Compost X SLAS COUNTY: Alleghany
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 0303T-TRANSFER-1994
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection X Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: April 6, 2022 Date of Last Inspection: April 21, 2021

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Alleghany County Transfer Facility
419 Osbourne Road
Sparta, North Carolina 28675

GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 36.49343 Long.: -81.14980

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: David Spicer, Public Works Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Post Office Box 366
Sparta, North Carolina 28675

PARTICIPANTS:
David Spicer, Public Works Director – Alleghany County
Andy Harris, Facility Supervisor – Alleghany County
Charles Gerstell, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
A Permit to Operate the Alleghany County Transfer Facility was issued to Alleghany County on October 11, 2019.
This permit was for the life-of-site of the facility.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None Observed

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. The facility consists of a transfer facility, a used oil collection area, white goods collection area, tire collection
area, metal collection area, and a Small Type-1 Compost Facility.
2. The facility is permitted to receive municipal solid waste generated within areas consistent with the service area of
the receiving landfill. Waste must be transported for disposal to an appropriately permitted sanitary landfill.
3. A recycling center is located within a building adjacent to the transfer station. Since the previous inspection,
recycling operations have resumed.
x Single stream recyclables consisting of paper, plastic, aluminum and metal cans, are collected into an
automatic compactor.
x Cardboard is collected into an enclosed 40-yard roll-off container.
x Recyclables are hauled by County staff to the recycling vendor.
x This area was well managed.
4. A gate was located at the entrance to the facility to prevent unauthorized access.
5. The facility had proper signage.

Records Review:

6. The Permit and Operations Plan were verified. Both documents were current and available upon request.
7. Tonnage records for July 1, 2021 to April 6, 2022 were submitted to the Solid Waste Section on April 19, 2022 via
e-mail. The facility received 9,287.39-tons of waste during this time.
8. Temperature records for compost operations were observed. It appeared that most recent temperatures met
requirements. Please ensure all compost achieves 131˚F for three days prior to distribution.
9. Waste screening reports were verified for April 27, 2021 to present. Screenings appeared to have been performed
with adequate frequency and provided good documentation of observed unacceptable waste streams and final
disposition of those wastes.
x New screening frequency requirements effective January 2021 were discussed with facility staff during the
inspection.

Operations Inspection of the Transfer Station:

10. No unacceptable waste streams were observed.
11. During the inspection, several broken welds were observed in the floor of the transfer station. Mr. Spicer and Mr.
Harris explained major repairs and expansion of the tipping floor and transfer station building are planned to start
in the fall of the year. Repairs will include replacement of the steel floor with concrete and adding a 30-foot
covered expansion to the tipping floor.
12. The facility walls were in need of pressure washing. The new Administrative Rule requirement regarding pressure
washing requirements were discussed with facility staff.
13. Windblown waste was well managed.
14. A small amount of waste was observed on the floor of the transfer trailer loading bay. Waste is removed from the
floor of the bay throughout the day. This area was well managed at the time of the inspection.
15. Leachate drains within the floor of the transfer trailer loading bay could not be observed during the inspection due
to a trailer being located within the bay. However, there was no evidence observed indicating that the drains were
not functioning properly.

Operations Inspection of the White Goods Area:

16. White goods are collected on a covered concrete pad south of the transfer station building.
17. All white goods were observed standing in an upright condition at the time of inspection.
18. No food wastes were observed on the concrete pad.
19. This area was well managed.

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Operations Inspection of the Scrap Tire Collection Area:

20. Scrap tires were being collected into a covered trailer southeast of the transfer facility building.
21. All tires were maintained within the designated trailer at the time of the inspection.
22. This area was well managed.

Operations Inspection of the Type-1 Compost Area:

23. No active composting was occurring on site at the time of inspection as material had yet to be ground.
24. A thorough inspection of this area could not be made due to wet conditions.
25. Please continue to ensure the stockpile of unground material does not encroach on the footprint of the closed
landfill.

Supporting Comments:

26. A 500-gallon above ground storage tank is provided adjacent to the entrance to the transfer facility building for
collection of used oil. A fuel tank is located adjacent to the used oil tank.
x Since the last inspection, a concrete secondary containment device has been installed around the subject
tanks.
x Mr. Spicer and Mr. Harris explained a roof will be constructed over the secondary containment device in
the near future.
27. Used pesticide containers are collected into a covered trailer adjacent to the trailer designated for collection of used
tires. All containers were maintained within the designated trailer at the time of inspection.
28. A beneficial fill area is located west of the transfer facility building. During the inspection, multiple pieces of
rebar were observed protruding from pieces of concrete on site. Rebar should be cut flush with the surface of
concrete in order to encase the metal within the concrete.
x Multiple pieces of fabric were observed within the fill area. This appeared to be erosion control fabric.
A single playing card and a piece of cardboard were also observed. This material does not meet the
definition of beneficial fill and must be removed.
x As noted on the previous inspection report, it is recommended that signs be installed informing the public
what types of material are acceptable for fill in this area.
29. As previously noted, major construction activities to improve the condition of the transfer station building are
planned to commence in the fall of the year. An Assessment Repair Request Response was issued by the Solid
Waste Section on March 21, 2022.
x Facility improvements include extending the transfer station building 30-feet to the north, replacing the
tipping floor and adding new push walls, installing chutes at the tipping floor edge to direct waste into the
trailer and replacing the inoperable rollup doors.
x To facilitate the work, plans are to improve the loading dock to the south of the transfer station building for
the temporary management of solid waste. These improvements include replacing the concrete pad and
adding a leachate collection drain with a storage tank, the construction of block push walls along two sides
of the concrete pad and the installation of fencing to minimize windblown waste.
x The March 21, 2022 letter from the Solid Waste Section authorized the improvements for the
loading dock necessary for the temporary management of solid waste given certain conditions
outlined in the letter. Repairs for the existing transfer station building will be authorized in the
future under separate cover.

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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

________________________________________ Phone: [phone]
Charles T. Gerstell
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

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