9404_INSP_20180711

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID
T&P YW X Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Washington
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9404-CDLF-1996
CDLF X Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill X Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 11 July 2018 Date of Last Inspection: 15 March 2018

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Washington County C&D Landfill
718 Landfill Rd
Mackeys, NC 27970

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.91866 E: -076.66496

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Gene Biggs
252.793.5615

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Director; Washington County Landfill
PO Box 1007
Plymouth, NC 27962
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
Doremus Luton; Washington County Utilities
Gene Biggs; Washington County Solid Waste
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Life-of-Site Permit to Operate (PTO) Phases I and II; Permit to Construct (PTC) Phase III (Lateral Expansion)
and Phases IV and V (Vertical Expansion) issued 24 August 2017.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Facility Compliance Inspection without records review.

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None applicable

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection; please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
section below.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This Facility is a Construction and Demolition Landfill, Yard Waste Notification, White Goods Collection,
and Scrap Tire Collection facility.
2) This Facility is permitted to receive Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste as defined in NCGS 130A-
290(a)(4), Inert Debris as defined in NCGS 130A-290(a)(14), Land Clearing Debris as defined in NCGS
130A-290(a)(15), and Asphalt in accordance with NCGS 130-294(m) generated in Washington County.
3) This Facility does not accept asbestos containing waste.
4) Yard Waste as defined in Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0101(56) and Land-Clearing Debris as defined in NCGS
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130A-290 may be accepted and managed in the Yard Waste Processing Area/Small Type I Composting
Facility.
5) The Facility is secured by means of a locked gate at the Facility entrance. The gate was open upon my arrival
and Washington County Solid Waste Personnel were on-site during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
6) Proper signage is posted at the Facility entrance stating the permit number, emergency telephone number, the
hours of operation, and listing acceptable and banned waste types.
7) Hours of operation for this facility are Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM to
1:00 PM. Eleven Holidays are observed: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr Day, Good Friday,
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving (2 days), and Christmas (2
days).
8) This Facility is currently receiving +/- 75 tons of C&D waste per month.
9) This Facility is currently operating in Phase II.
10) The certified operators for this Facility are as follows:
Gene Biggs: SWANA Certified Landfill Operations Specialist; expires 18 November 2019
11) The Facility Groundwater monitoring wells were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection. All the
wells were readily accessible and secured with functioning locks. The label for well CD-2 has been removed
from the well cover. *Please reaffix the label to the well and ensure that all labels are permanently affixed as
required. The paint on the wells has faded and some of the surfaces have rusted. It is recommended that the
exterior of the wells be cleaned and repainted with high visibility paint.
12) A Caterpillar 953C Crawler is maintained on-site for use in landfill operations and maintenance.
13) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being maintained in overall good condition at
this time.
14) Soil is stockpiled adjacent to the landfill and on the top lift of the landfill in an area adjacent to the active
working face for use as weekly cover.
15) Waste asphalt has been stockpiled in an area adjacent to the working face for use in road-building activities.
16) Inert debris consisting of soil, concrete, and asphalt are being staged in an area to the southwest of the landfill
in order to build up the base before the construction of the new access road to the top lift of the landfill.
*Please ensure that all inert debris is free of contaminants such as paint, tile, mastic, etc.
17) Permanent Edge of Waste Markers are in place around the footprint of the inactive areas of landfill and are
being maintained as required. *The waste disposal boundary needs to be marked in the active expansion area.
18) The waste type was reviewed; only Construction & Demolition waste was observed and no unpermitted waste
streams were noted in the active disposal area during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
19) *Please ensure that all waste is being covered with a minimum of six inches of soil at least once per week or
when the active disposal area reaches ½ acre in size, whichever occurs first.
20) Windblown debris is being well managed at this time.
21) Minimal windblown debris was observed on the landfill sideslopes and no windblown debris was observed
leaving the Facility during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
22) The outside slopes of Phase I have a cover crop of native warm season grasses and mixed coppice-type
vegetation. Some small trees and other woody vegetation were observed growing in this area. *Within thirty
days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, plans need to be underway for the removal of
all woody vegetation from the outside slopes of the landfill. All outside slopes should be maintained free of
brush and woody vegetation, graded at a slope not greater than 3:1 and seeded and mulched to establish a
groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system.
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23) The soil cover on the outside slopes of Phase II is inadequate and not providing for complete coverage of all
disposed waste. These areas also appear to be sloped at a slope greater than 3:1. * Within thirty days of
receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, plans need to be underway please provide for adequate
cover of all disposed waste and ensure that all slopes are graded at a slope not great than 3:1. All slopes
should be seeded and mulched to a established a cover crop suitable to prevent erosion of the landfill cap
system.
24) The area around the toe of the landfill needs to be cleared of brush and vegetation to provide for free access
around the landfill for inspections and maintenance. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance
Inspection Report, plans need to be underway for the removal of all woody vegetation from the area around
the toe of the landfill.

25) The waste type at the working face was reviewed. Only construction and demolition waste was observed
during this Facility Compliance Inspection. *While no unpermitted waste types were observed during this
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inspection, it is strongly recommended that additional personnel be maintained on-site during operating hours.
With the present staff, it is extremely difficult to screen incoming waste for unpermitted materials. Receiving
unpermitted waste at this Facility is a violation which can result in a fine of $15,000 per day per violation.

26) The Land Clearing Debris/Vegetative Waste Management Area was reviewed during this Facility Compliance
Inspection.
27) All Landclearing Debris and other vegetative waste is staged on site for grinding and removal from the site
for use as boiler fuel.
28) No grinding operations were in progress during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
29) The vegetative waste stockpile appears to have reached its maximum size. *Plans need to be underway for the
grinding and removal of the vegetative waste or for the composting of these materials.
30) Adequate access is being maintained around the vegetative waste stockpile for fire suppression and safety
inspections.
31) The vegetative waste stockpile is being maintained at a minimum of 25’ from all drainage ditches and swales,
and a minimum 25’ clear area is maintained around the processing area.
32) Unpermitted wastes consisting of treated landscaping timbers, painted wood, whole scrap tires, plastic,
dimensional lumber, paper trash, cups, plastic bottles, and other miscellaneous trash were observed disposed
in the vegetative debris management area during this Facility Compliance Inspection. *Please remove all
unpermitted waste from this area and dispose of them at a Facility permitted by the State to receive such
wastes. To prevent the disposal of unpermitted waste types, personnel should be on-site to observe waste
loads as they are being disposed.

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33) The recycling area was reviewed during this Facility Compliance Inspection. The white goods/metal recycling
area is being well managed at this time:
- All metal containing materials collected for recycling are deposited on-site on the concrete pad and
are maintained in an orderly fashion until collected by the metal salvage contractor.
-All Freon containing white goods are placed and maintained in an upright condition and are kept
separate from non-Freon containing white goods/metals.
34) The electronics recycling areas needs attention. Electronics were observed to be piled randomly and are not
being maintained on the concrete pad. Electronics received at this site should be maintained in an orderly
manner until collected for transport to the recycling facility. *Please return all electronics to the concrete pad
and maintain them in an orderly fashion. Palletizing and securing the electronics with shrink wrap is the
recommended method for storage.
35) All automobile-sized scrap tires are placed directly into a trailer for removal by direct haul to the scrap tire
management facility. Equipment tires are placed weekly into the tire trailer. An adequate number of trailers
are maintained on-site for the volume of scrap tires managed by this Facility.
36) *Corrective measures are required as a result of this Facility Compliance Inspection.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.

Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]
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Regional Representative

Delivered on: 17 July 2018 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
Doremus Luton; Director/Washington County Utilities: [e-mail]

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