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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
X
I LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Forsyth
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 3402-MSWLF-1997
Closed
HHW
White
X
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
X
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: February 22, 2024
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Hanes Mill Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
325 West Hanes Mill Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 36.18806'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Jan McHargue, Assistant Utilities Director/Solid Waste
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
P.O. BOX 2511
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
Date of Last Inspection: July 11, 2023
Long.:-80.28263'
PARTICIPANTS:
Gordan Dively, Solid Waste Operations Manager — City -County Utilities
Barry Harris, Solid Wase Supervisor — Hanes Mill MSWLF
Robert Pike, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Life of Site Permit to Operate Phases ] & 2 (Cells l through 5) issued: July 25, 2017
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.
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility is composed of a closed MSW landfill, a scrap tire collection area, a white goods collection area,
scrap metal collection area, a collection and processing area for concrete, asphalt, and brick (CAB), and an
active, lined MSW landfill. The closed MSW landfill was not inspected during this inspection.
2. The facility has a gas plant located across form the leachate storage tanks.
3. A residential convenience area is located Southwest of the scale house.
Records Review:
4. The Permit to Operate and the approved Operations Plan are stored at the landfill office and are available for
review upon request.
5. Digital copies of the facility tonnage records were provided by Mr. Dively prior to the inspection for review.
The FAR 2022-23 was reviewed and reported that the facility received a total of 238,866 tons of waste. The
facility tonnage records from July 2023 through January 2024 were provided for review after the inspection by
Gordan Dively. Records indicated that the facility has received a total of 135,010.32 tons of waste.
6. Incoming loads are randomly selected for inspection as required by the permit. Waste screening records were
provided for review from Jue 2023 through January 2024 and were found to be complete.
7. A digital copy of the white goods and scrap metal collection program records was provided by Mr. Dively after
the inspection. The records indicated a total of 85.61 tons of white goods were collected from July 2023 through
January 2024 and a total of 284.03 tons of scrap metal were collected from July 2023 through January 2024.
8. A digital copy of the scrap tire collection program was provided after the inspection by Mr. Dively. The records
indicated that the facility has collected 3,791.62 tons of scrap tires from July 2023 through January 2024.
9. Leachate tank inspections are conducted weekly by facility staff. Inspection forms were reviewed for July 2023
through January 2024.
10. Leachate lines were inspected and cleaned in January 2024, by JetClean America. Leachate lines are inspected
and cleaned every five years.
11. The facility separates clean loads of concrete, asphalt, and brick (CAB) at the scale house and directs them to
the CAB collection area on the eastern side of the active landfill. When the loads arrive at the CAB collection
area staff inspect the material as it is unloaded to ensure no unpermitted material is accepted. Facility staff
complete a log noting the types of materials received and if any material was removed to be disposed of on the
active face. These records were reviewed for July 2023 through January 2024.
12. Ground water and leachate monitoring are conducted semiannually as required. The two most recent sampling
events, March 2023 and September 2024, were reviewed.
13. Landfill gas monitoring takes place quarterly as required. The sampling is performed by the contractor that
manages the gas extraction plant. The two most recent sampling events were provided by Mr. Dively for
review. The records indicated sampling occurred on June 6, 2023, and December 12, 2023. Mr. Dively stated
that the most recent sampling event occurred in January 2024 and is waiting for the results.
14. Training records for facility staff were reviewed:
a. Gordon Dively, Manager of Landfill Operations Certification No. 874221, expires 02/04/2026
b. Adam Butler, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. 2024007, expires 02/05/2027
c. George Tilley, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2008025, expires 02/08/2026
d. Brian Parker, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2018002, expires 02/20/2027
e. Caleb Tilley, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2007093, expires 11/02/2025
f. Dwayne Stevens, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF- 2019028, expires 04/16/2025
g. Robert Bitnacor, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2024008, expires 02/05/2027
h. Barry F. Harris, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2011012, expires 03/01/2026
i. Jason Hutchens, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2021012, expires 02/26/2027
j. Clayton Hart, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2017003, expires 02/17/2026
k. Chris Zirpolo, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2021015, expires 02/26/2027
1. Michael Gemme, Landfill Operations Specialist Certification No. LF-2023106, expires 1 l/15/2026
Field Inspection:
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Solid Waste Section
15. The facility access roadways are of all-weather construction and were found to be in good repair.
16. The facility was observed to be clean and well maintained. Windblown litter was observed to be minimal with
litter pick-up crews actively picking up any windblown litter on site.
17. Proper signage was observed at the entry gate and on the access roadway leading to the scales.
18. The leachate collection system consists of two leachate tanks contained in a secondary containment pit. The
leachate tanks were observed to be in good condition along with the secondary containment pit.
19. The residential convenance center is located to the southwest of the scale house on a concrete pad with trailer
loading spaces below each drop-off location. The convenience area is manned during operating hours. The area
appeared to be well maintained with no windblown material observed.
20. Scrap tire collection area is located to the west of the scale house. The facility contracts with US Tire to operate
the scrap tire collection area. A total of 4 trailers were on site at the time of the inspection. US Tire staff directs
residents to back up to the loading dock where they offload the tires and load them into the trailers.
21. The scrap tire collection area has ample room to allow residents to maneuver there vehicles safely.
22. The facility has a concrete, asphalt, and brick collection area (CAB) to keep this material separate from the
landfill. The CAB is secured by a locking gate that is kept locked except when facility staff is present. CAB
material is directed to the CAB Area at the scale house and facility staff are present during any material
unloading. Any unacceptable material is identified and directed to the active landfill. At the time of the
inspection the CAB material was being crushed. Mr. Dively stated that the material would be used for roadway
and site maintenance. No unacceptable material was observed during the inspection.
23. White goods and scrap metal are collected in an area located west of the CAB collection area.
24. White goods are staged in an upright position on a large concrete pad. The units are arranged in a way to allow
easy access for refrigerants to be removed. Mr. Dively stated that the facility contracts with G-Gas Rapid
Recovery to remove the refrigerants.
25. Scrap metal is collected and staged on the opposite side of the concrete pad as the white goods. At the time of
the inspection a large amount of scrap metal was observed.
26. At the time of the inspection Mr. Dively stated that the active working face was in Phase 2 Cell 5. The working
face was observed to be of a manageable size. No unacceptable waste was observed in the working face at the
time of the inspection.
27. The operations and tipping areas were observed to be in good condition. Facility staff stationed at the working
face act as spotters and directs traffic to ensure traffic flow.
28. The facility uses tarps as a form of alternate daily cover along with soil that is brought in from the borrow area
throughout the day.
29. Landfill side slopes were observed to be in good condition. However, some areas of side slopes were observed
to have developed erosion rills during the winter rain fall events. Per 15A NCAC 13B .1626(7), ensure that
erosion control measures are utilized to prevent silt from leaving the site and to prevent on -site erosion.
30. No evidence of leachate seeps was observed along the landfill side slopes during the inspection.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by James R.
James R. Pi ke Dat : 2024.03.08 14:29:21
-05'00' Phone: [phone]
Robert Pike
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: March 8, 2024 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. f j
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Gordan Dively, Solid Waste Operations Manager — City -County Utilities
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