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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: CABARRUS
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 1306-CDLF-2000
CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 3/28/18 Date of Last Inspection: 7/20/17
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Greenway Waste Solutions of Harrisburg, LLC. (Formerly Highway 49 C&D Landfill Inc.) 2105 Speedrail Court
Harrisburg, North Carolina 28025
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.33811 W: -80.61046 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Mike Griffin, Greenway Waste Solutions of Harrisburg, LLC Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
19109 West Catawba Avenue, Suite 200
Cornelius, North Carolina 28031
PARTICIPANTS: Andy Burris – Landfill Manger, Greenway Waste Solutions of Harrisburg, LLC
Teresa Bradford, DEQ – Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
The Permit to Construct the Phase 1 Expansion and the Permit to Operate the Construction and Demolition Landfill -Existing Phases 1-3, Construction and Demolition Treatment and Processing Facility and Type 1 Composting Facility
was issued on July 1, 2011. The Permit to Operate expired on July 1, 2016. Permit information has been received by
the Solid Waste Section - Permitting Branch and is under review.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
15A North Carolina Administrative Code 13B .0542(f)(1) states: “Except as provided in Subparagraph (3) of this Paragraph, the owners and operators of all C&DLF units must cover the solid waste with six inches of earthen material when the waste disposal area exceeds one-half acre and at least once weekly. Cover must be placed at more frequent
intervals if necessary to control disease vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging. A notation of the date and time of the cover placement must be recorded in the operating record as specified in Paragraph (n) of this Rule.”
During the inspection, an area of uncovered waste was observed to the southwest of the active working face. Greenway Waste Solutions of Harrisburg, LLC was in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0542(f)(1) for failing to adequately cover all
solid waste with six inches of earthen material at least once weekly. On March 30, 2018, Ms. April Caroll submitted
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photographs on behalf of Mr. Andy Burris, Landfill Manager, showing that the waste had been completely covered.
This violation is considered to be resolved.

View of exposed waste southwest of the working face.
(Photo by T. Bradford)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility consists of a Construction and Demolition Landfill, a Treatment and Processing facility and a Type 1 Composting facility.
2. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated within the following counties: Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union, Stanly, Iredell and Rowan. 3. The facility is secured by a locked gate at the facility entrance.
4. Access roads are of all-weather construction. 5. On September 14, 2017, the Solid Waste Section - Permitting Branch received a Permit Modification Amendment. The amendment included an expanded footprint for the existing Phases 1-3 of the CDLF. Please note that no
activity (i.e. grading or disposal) can occur in the area of the proposed expanded footprint of the existing Phases 1-3 of the CDLF unless written approval is issued by the Solid Waste Section.

Operations Inspection of the CDLF: 6. The facility was working in Phase 3 during the inspection.
7. The working face appeared to be less than ½ acre in size and was well controlled.
8. Observed wood waste consisting of pallets and dimensional cut lumber being stockpiled to be recycle. 9. Observed concrete and asphalt being stockpiled to be ground and reused.
10. Edge of waste markers were being maintained. 11. Windblown waste was well controlled. 12. Good vegetative cover was observed on inactive areas.
Operations Inspection of the Type 1 Compost Facility:
13. No unacceptable waste was observed.
Operations Inspection of the Treatment and Processing Facility:
14. Only gypsum wallboard/sheetrock is being processed in the recycling facility. No other waste type was 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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15. Measures need to be taken to ensure that paper from the gypsum wallboard/sheetrock is picked up on a daily basis.
Records Review: 1. Reviewed permit, operations plan, soil cover log, training records, quarterly methane monitoring records, semi-annual
groundwater and surface water monitoring, random inspection records (3 per day) and compost temperatures. 2. Post inspection research of the quarterly methane monitoring reports found that methane exceedances were
documented in MW-1, MW-2 and MW-3 during the April 25, 2017, December 5, 2017 and March 15, 2018 sampling
events. Please contact Perry Sugg, Hydrogeologist, to discuss the necessary steps to confirm the extent of any gas migration towards the property boundary. Mr. Sugg can be contacted at [phone] or [e-mail]. 3. Certified Manager of Landfill Operations Certification:
• Andy Burris (expires 5/4/2018) 4. Certified Landfill Operations Specialist Certifications:
• John Dotson (expires 9/12/2019)
• Darrell Ewig (expires 7/30/2019)
• Mario Adame (expires 10/19/2018)
• Beth Clay (expires 10/19/2018)
• April Carroll (expires 10/8/2020)

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: 5/8/18 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section Perry Sugg, Hydrogeologist – Solid Waste Section
Andy Burris, Landfill Manger – Greenway Waste Solutions of Harrisburg, LLC