3615_AssuredWaste_MedWaste_PTO_DIN26598_20160817

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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Waste Management
Pat McCrory Donald R. van der Vaart
Governor Secretary

1646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
Phone/Fax [phone] Internet: http://www.ncdenr.gov

An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
SOLID WASTE SECTION
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY
Permit No. 3615
ASSURED WASTE SOLUTIONS, LLC (Owner and Operator)
and
BARKLEY ENTERPRISES INC. (Property Owners)
are hereby issued a
PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT
Not Appicable
PERMIT TO OPERATE
Medical Waste Treatment Facility
3615-TP-2012, Assured Waste Solutions LLC
PERMIT FOR CLOSURE
Not Appicable
Located at 148 Boxwood Lane, City of Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, in accordance with
Article 9, Chapter 130A, of the General Statutes of North Carolina and all rules promulgated thereunder
and subject to the conditions set forth in this permit. The legal description of the site is identified on the
deeds recorded for this property listed in Attachment 1 of this permit.

Edward F. Mussler, III, P.E., Supervisor
Permitting Branch, Solid Waste Section
Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ
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ATTACHMENT 1
GENERAL PERMIT CONDITIONS/INFORMATION
PART I: GENERAL FACILITY
Permit to Operate Date Table
Permit Status Issuance Expiration DIN
3615-TP-2012, Assured Waste
Solutions LLC
Active August 17, 2016 December 12, 2021 26598
General Conditions
1. This permit is issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division
of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section (Section). In accordance with North Carolina
Solid Waste Management Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0201(d), a solid waste management facility
permit shall have two parts: a Permit to Construct and a Permit to Operate. The Permit to
Construct must be implemented in accordance with Attachment 2 of this permit. The Permit
to Operate must be implemented in accordance with Attachment 3 of this permit.
2. The persons to whom this permit is issued (“permittee”) are the owners and operators of the
solid waste management facility.
3. The Permit to Operate for this facility dated November 15, 2012, was recorded in the Gaston
County Register of Deeds on November 12, 2012 in Deed Book 4644, Pages 1264 - 1272.
4. When this property is sold, leased, conveyed, or transferred in any manner, the deed or other
instrument of transfer shall contain in the description section in no smaller type than that
used in the body of the deed or instrument, a statement that the property has been used as a
solid waste management facility and a reference by book and page to the recordation of the
permit.
5. By receiving waste at this facility the permittee shall be considered to have accepted the
terms and conditions of this permit.
6. Operation of this solid waste management facility shall be in accordance with the Solid
Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B, Article 9 of the Chapter 130A of the North
Carolina General Statutes (NCGS 130A-290, et seq.), the conditions contained in this permit;
and the approved plan. Should the approved plan and the rules conflict, the Solid Waste
Management Rules shall take precedence unless specifically addressed by permit condition.
Failure to comply may result in compliance action or permit revocation.
7. This permit is issued based on the documents submitted in support of the application for
permitting the facility including those identified in Attachment 1, “List of Documents for
Approved Plan,” and which constitute the approved plan for the facility. Where
discrepancies exist, the most recent submittals and the Conditions of Permit shall govern.
8. This permit may be transferred only with the approval of the Section, through the issuance of
a new or substantially amended permit in accordance with applicable statutes and rules. In
accordance with NCGS 130A-295.2(g) the permittee must notify the Section thirty (30) days
prior to any significant change in the identity or business structure of either the owner or the
operator, including but not limited to a proposed transfer of ownership of the facility or a
change in the parent company of the owner or operator of the facility.
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9. The permittee is responsible for obtaining all permits and approvals necessary for the
development of this project including approval from appropriate agencies for a General or
Individual NPDES Stormwater Discharge Permit. Issuance of this permit does not remove
the permittee’s responsibilities for compliance with any other local, state or federal rule,
regulation or statute.
Properties Approved for the Solid Waste Management Facility
Gaston County, NC Register of Deeds
Book Page Property Owner Acres
1032 0153 Barkley Enterprises Inc. 6.13±
Total Site Acreage: 6.13± acres
PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART III: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART IV: INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART V: LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S)
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Permitting History
Permit Type Date Issued DIN
Operate; original issuance. December 12, 2011 15688
Operate; modification name change November 15, 2012 17639
Operate; amendment five (5) year renewal August 17, 2016 26598
List of Documents for Approved Plan
DIN Description
15333 MedWaste Solutions, LLC, Medical Waste Treatment Facility, Gastonia, North
Carolina, OPERATIONS PLAN, October 1, 2011.Prepared by MedWaste Solutions,
LLC. October 2011.
15687 MedWaste Solutions, LLC, Medical Waste Treatment Facility, Gastonia, North
Carolina, OPERATIONS PLAN, Original date: October 1, 2011, Revised date:
October 27, 2011, Revised date: November 30, 2011. Prepared by MedWaste
Solutions, LLC. November 2011.
17634 Assured Waste Solutions, LLC, Medical Waste Treatment Facility, Gastonia, North
Carolina, NC Permit #3615, OPERATIONS PLAN, October 15, 2012, Revised:
November 8, 2012. Prepared by Assured Solutions, LLC. November 2012.
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26180 Assured Waste Solutions Solid Waste Permit # 3615 Renewal. Prepared by Assured
Solutions, LLC. June 2016.
PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Not Applicable
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ATTACHMENT 2
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT
PART I: GENERAL FACILITY
Not Applicable
PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART III: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART IV: INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART V: LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Not Applicable
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ATTACHMENT 3
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT TO OPERATE
PART I: GENERAL FACILITY
Not Applicable
PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART III: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART IV: INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART V: LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
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PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S)
General
1. Copies of this permit, the approved plans, and all records required to be maintained by the
permittee must be maintained at the facility and made available to the Section upon request
during normal business hours.
2. A responsible individual familiar in facility operations and the facility operations plan must
be on-site at all times during all operating hours of the facility.
3. The permittee must maintain a record of the amount of solid waste received at the facility
including daily records of waste received and origins of the loads, in accordance with the
approved documents. Scales must be used to weigh the amount of materials received,
recovered and disposed. The daily records should be summarized into a monthly report for
use in the required annual reports.
4. On or before August 1 annually, the Permittee must submit an annual facility report to the
Solid Waste Section, on forms prescribed by the Section.
a. The reporting period shall be for the previous year beginning July 1 and ending June 30.
b. The annual facility report must list the amount of waste received, in tons and be
compiled:
i) On a monthly basis.
ii) By state, county or city of origin.
iii) By diversion to alternative management facilities.
c. The completed report must be forwarded to the Regional Waste Management Specialist
for the facility by the date due on the prescribed annual facility report form.
d. A copy of the completed report must be forwarded to each county manager for each
county from which waste was received at the facility. Documentation that a copy of the
report has been forwarded to the county managers must be sent to the Regional Waste
Management Specialist by the date due on the prescribed annual facility report form.
5. Signs must be posted at the facility that state no hazardous waste or liquid waste can be
received at the facility and provide information on handling procedures, hours of operation,
the permit number, and other pertinent information. Traffic signs or markers must be
provided as necessary to promote an orderly traffic pattern to maintain efficient operating
conditions.
6. The facility must not cause nuisance conditions.
a. The facility must be maintained in a clean, sanitary condition at all times.
b. The operating floor, trailer storage and unloading dock area must be cleaned at least daily
during facility operations.
c. The storage of the waste must not cause any nuisance, such as odor or attraction of
vectors.
d. Effective vector control measures must be applied at all times to control any potential
vectors including flies, rodents, insects, and other vermin.
e. Control measures must be utilized to minimize and eliminate visible dust emissions and
blowing litter.
i) Fugitive dust emissions are prohibited.
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ii) Windblown materials must be collected by the end of the day and no windblown
material may be allowed to leave the facility boundary.
7. Contingency plans for transport of non-processible and/or non-conforming wastes to an
approved disposal and/or treatment facility shall be implemented as described in the
approved plans.
8. All water that comes in contact with solid waste, including vehicle wash-down water, is
leachate and must be captured and properly treated before release to the environment.
a. The leachate control system, such as floor drains, leachate collection devices, sanitary
sewer connections and leachate storage tanks, must be operational during facility
operations.
b. The operating floor must drain away from the building entrance and into the leachate
collection system.
9. Financial assurance as required by state rules and statutes must be continuously maintained
for the duration of the facility in accordance with applicable rules and statutes. Closure and
Post-Closure cost estimates and financial instruments must be updated annually.
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10. This permit shall expire December 12, 2021. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B .0201(g), no later
than June 12, 2021, the owner or operator must submit a request to the Section for permit
review and must update pertinent facility plans including, but not limited to, the facility
operation.
11. This permit approves; the operation of a medical waste treatment facility consisting of four
(4) steam sterilization units and associated facility appurtenances for storage and processing
of treated and untreated medical waste.
12. Steam sterilization shall not be employed for treatment of pathological wastes. All
pathological wastes accepted at the facility shall be handled, stored and subsequently
transported to a permitted medical waste incinerator, in accordance with all applicable
sections of 15A NCAC 13B .1200.
13. The Regional Waste Management Specialist will be notified of any plant shutdown, other
than normal course of business, due to the business closing, major repairs, or similar
interruptions in operation. The specialist will be given the opportunity to perform an
inspection, including a demonstration showing that the facility meets the operational
requirements listed in 15A NCAC 13B .1200, prior to re-opening.
14. The facility is permitted to only receive medical waste as defined in NCGS 130A-290 (17a)
and as described in the approved plan.
15. Hazardous wastes, radioactive wastes, non-processible, and other wastes that may pose a
threat to public health or the environment are prohibited.
16. Medical Waste is subject to the general requirements of 15A NCAC 13B .1202.
17. Regulated Medical Waste is subject to the requirements of 15A NCAC 13B .1203.
18. Transportation of untreated regulated medical waste shall conform to the requirements of
15A NCAC 13B .1205.
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19. Storage facilities for untreated medical waste shall be provided at the treatment facility as
described in the approved plan and in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .0104, .1206 and
.1207(1).
20. This facility shall conform to all operating procedures described in the approved plans, 15A
NCAC 13B .1207(1), (2), and the conditions specified herein.
21. Treated medical waste shall be properly disposed of at a permitted municipal solid waste
landfill, medical waste incinerator, or municipal solid waste incinerator.
22. Recycled containers will be washed, disinfected, and inspected for damage prior to be being
returned to the customer.
PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Not Applicable
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ATTACHMENT 4
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT FOR CLOSURE
PART I: GENERAL FACILITY
Not Applicable
PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART III: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART IV: INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART V: LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S)
Not Applicable
PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Not Applicable
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