2906_NOV_20180420

State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Waste Management
450 West Hanes Mill Road | Suite 300 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105-9667
336-776-9800
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
MICHAEL SCOTT
Director

April 20, 2018

CERTIFIED MAIL No. 7011 1570 0001 8545 6001
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

Mr. Zeb Hanner, County Manager
Davidson County
913 Greensboro Street
P. O. Box 1067
Lexington, NC 27292

SUBJECT: Notice of Violation
Compliance Inspection Report
Davidson County Solid Waste Management Facility
Permit No. 2906
Davidson County

Dear Mr. Hanner:

On April 13, 2018, Susan Heim, representing the State of North Carolina, Division of Waste
Management Solid Waste Section (Section), inspected the above referenced facility for
compliance with North Carolina solid waste statutes and rules. Rex Buck, Charlie Brushwood,
Mike Lankford were present and represented the Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste
Management Facility during this inspection. The following violation(s) were noted:

A. 15A NCAC 13B .1626(2)(a) states: “the owners and operators of all MSWLF units must
cover disposed solid waste with six inches of earthen material when the waste disposal at the
end of each operating day, or at more frequent intervals if necessary, to control disease vectors,
fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging.”

Davidson County is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .1626(2)(a) by inadequately covering disposed
solid waste at the end of each operating day. A large area surrounding the working face of Phase
2, Cell 2 of the MSW landfill was observed to have inadequate cover, thus allowing waste to
remain exposed.

B. 15A NCAC 13B .1626(2)(c) states: “Areas which will not have additional wastes placed on
them for 12 months or more, but where final termination of disposal operations has not
occurred, shall be covered with a minimum of one foot of intermediate cover.”

Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility
Notice of Violation
Page 2 of 3
April 20, 2018

Davidson County is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .1626(2)(c) by failing to maintain 12” of
intermediate cover to a portion of the northern and northeastern slopes of the active landfill and
on the top of the landfill cap where final elevations have been achieved but closure has not taken
place.

Based upon the foregoing, Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility shall
come into compliance by with all requirements of the regulations in 15A NCAC 13B .1626(2)(a)
and (2)(c) by completing the following:

1. Immediately cover all exposed waste in the operations area surrounding the working face
with at least 6” of clean soil;
1. By April 27, 2018, submit a plan listing the corrective actions needed and a schedule
for completing each. The plan may be developed as a list of bullet points with
completion dates associated with each. The plan should be submitted to:

Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist
NCDEQ – DWM – Winston-Salem Regional Office
450 W. Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, NC 27105

The plan will be reviewed and approved by the Solid Waste Section, and Davidson
County will be responsible for implementing it as approved.

The violations 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.

Please keep me informed of your progress in this matter. Solid Waste Section staff will conduct
follow-up inspections to verify that the facility has completed the requirements of this Notice of
Violation.

If you have any questions please contact me at 336-776-9672 or via e-mail
[e-mail] .

Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility
Notice of Violation
Page 3 of 3
April 20, 2018

Sincerely,

Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Division of Waste Management - Solid Waste Section

copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor
Ming-Tai Chao, Permit Engineer
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer
Perry Sugg, Hydrogeologist
Rex Buck, Davidson County
Charlie Brushwood, Davidson County
Steven Sink, Davidson County