9703_INSP_20180621

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Wilkes
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 97-03
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill X DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
Date of Site Inspection: June 21, 2018 Date of Last Inspection: May 11, 2017
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Louisiana Pacific Corporation
1151 ABTCO Road
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28659
GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.20102 W: 81.04109
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Sharon Wetzel, Environmental Manager
Telephone: [phone] (o) or [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Post Office Box 98
Roaring River, North Carolina 28669
PARTICIPANTS:
Sharon Wetzel, Environmental Manager – Louisiana Pacific
James Bowles, Land Application ORC – Louisiana Pacific
George Stroud, Woodyard Supervisor – Louisiana Pacific
Charles Gerstell, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
A Permit to Operate Existing Landfill Unit & Horizontal Expansion Unit was issued to Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
on February 4, 2016. This permit shall expire on December 28, 2019.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
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.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1.) The Louisiana-Pacific Corporation manufactures hardboard (construction) siding and operates a wood ash landfill
located adjacent to the manufacturing facility.
2.) The landfill is permitted to accept wood ash generated from the wood-fired boilers and zinc borate sludge from the
facility’s wastewater treatment plant.
3.) The permit and operations plan were verified. Both documents were current and available upon request.
4.) The facility is required to maintain a record of the amount of solid waste received at the landfill unit, compiled on a
monthly basis. Disposal records for May 2017 to May 2018 were verified. The facility received a total of
10,781.15 tons of waste during this time.
5.) Groundwater monitoring was being performed semiannually as required. Facility staff take samples which are sent
to Meritech, Inc. Environmental Laboratory for testing. Second semiannual sampling for 2017 (performed August
16, 2017) and first semiannual sampling for 2018 (performed February 20, 2018) were verified.
6.) Ms. Wetzel explained that contractors had been on site prior to the inspection to perform geotechnical work in
relation to the future permit renewal application.
Operations Inspection of the Landfill Unit:
7.) Waste was being placed in Phase 3B at the time of inspection.
8.) Inactive portions of the landfill were stable with native vegetation. The landfill had recent been mowed allowing
for a thorough view of the entire landfill footprint.
9.) Multiple fire boxes equipped with hydrants and fire hoses were provided on top of the landfill to aid in fire control.
10.) The working face was well controlled at the time of inspection.
11.) The facility is approved to mix zinc borate sludge with ash for disposal within the landfill. The sludge to ash ratio
is required to be an average of 2:1.
12.) No ponding or significant settling was observed on the landfill.
13.) The rock check dam located at the inlet to the culvert leading under the access road was in place and maintained at
the time of inspection. However, Mr. Stroud explained that the culvert had been filled with concrete.
14.) Vegetation had begun to take root in the impoundment area of the riser basin located on site. It is recommended
that all vegetation be removed from the basin during the next time the basin is dipped out to ensure proper storage
within the device.
15.) A small area bare of vegetation was observed at the toe of the top lift and above the wooden posts provided for
mowing purposes. This area was approximately 20-feet in length. Please take steps to stabilize this area with a
groundcover sufficient to restrain erosion. No significant erosion of this area was observed at the time of
inspection, but stabilization is needed.
16.) All groundwater monitoring wells were observed during the inspection. All wells were locked and labeled.
17.) Edge of waste markers were in place.
18.) The facility is secured by a gate and access must be granted via scale house personnel.
19.) All access roads were of all-weather construction and well maintained.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
________________________________________ Phone: [phone]
Charles T. Gerstell
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: 6/29/18 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Digitally signed by Charles T. Gerstell
DN: cn=Charles T. Gerstell, o=Divsion of Waste
Management, ou=Solid Waste Section,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2018.06.29 11:52:23 -04'00'