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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: HAYWOOD
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 4406-INDUS-1984
Closed
xxw
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P/
Tire
Industrial
X
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 01/09/2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Landfill No. 6
1155 Incinerator Rd
Canton, NC 28716
Date of Last Inspection: 06/21/2018
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.548508° W: 82.876149'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: John Frazier
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
John Frazier
Evergreen Packaging
PO Box 4000
Canton, NC 28716
PARTICIPANTS:
John Frazier, Evergreen Packaging
Lee Hill, NCDEQ — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Life of Site permit issued June 5, 2017
Closed Phases: Landfill No. 6 Areas A, B, C, F, G & H
Open Phases: Landfill No. 6 Area D
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial 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.
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Division of Waste Management
NORTH CAROLINA
Solid Waste Section
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. All photos were taken by Lee Hill on January 9, 2019
2. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated by Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc.
3. The facility accepts fly ash from multi -boilers, lime waste (mud), wastewater treatment sludge, wood waste
debris, cinders, biosolids and asbestos containing material (ACM). ACM is landfilled in a separate area from
all other materials.
4. The ACM disposal area is located on the east side of the facility and no issues were observed. The area had
good vegetative ground cover established. Facility staff stated that the next delivery of ACM from a
construction project at the plant was scheduled to occur on January 10, 2019.
5. Leachate is collected and transported through a gridwork of perforated pipes and drainage layers that are placed
along the side slopes of the landfill and between lifts. Leachate flows by gravity through the landfill, collected
in the 6D South basin, then pumped from the landfill to the leachate collection ponds and ultimately pumped by
force main to the Canton Mill wastewater treatment plant.
6. On Friday, December 28, 2018, a significant weather event hit Western North Carolina, affecting Landfill No.
6. Rain water data collected at the facility showed that 1.71 inches had fallen as of 6:45 am at the facility, and
no issues were observed. Between 6:45 am and 10:30 am an additional 1.07 inches of rainfall was recorded.
The additional rainfall, in conjunction with saturated conditions from previous rainfall events, caused the 6D
South basin to overflow across the access road, down an embankment and into stormwater basin 6-15. Facility
staff first observed the overflow at 10:45 am and began immediate measures to contain and stop additional
overflow. At approximately 10:55 am, facility staff took proactive steps, taking samples from stormwater
outfall 6-15 and testing them for pH, TSS, COD, Fecal Coliform.
Mr. Frazier called Lee Hill, Environmental Senior Specialist at the NCDEQ Asheville Regional Office, to report
the incident, as required. Mr. Hill was unavailable, and Mr. Frazier left a message. Mr. Frazier then contacted
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor, to report the occurrence. Ms. Aja notified Stan Aiken, Regional
Engineer, Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR) and Landon Davidson, Water Quality
Supervisor, about the release. On Saturday, December 29, 2018, Mr. Frazier sent photos of the areas where the
incident occurred. On Monday, December 31, 2018, Elizabeth Werner, Hydrogeologist for the Solid Waste
Section, requested that the facility submit a Leachate Release Sampling Plan. On Friday, January 4, 2019,
results from the December 28t` outfall sampling were provided to Solid Waste Section and DEMLR staff. On
Wednesday, January 9, 2019, the facility submitted the Leachate Release Sampling Plan; the plan was approved
by the Solid Waste Section on the same date.
7. Areas affected by the leachate release, including the access road, embankment, stormwater basin 6-15 and
outfall 6-15 were inspected and no visual signs of ash or waste were visible.
Mr. Frazier stated that the facility lost power to the leachate pond pumps at approximately 9:30 am on Sunday,
January 6, 2019. These pumps transfer leachate to the wastewater treatment plant. He further stated that, due to
power fluctuations, part of the pump control board was damaged and replacement parts had been ordered.
9. The leachate ponds were observed and there were approximately 18 inches of freeboard remaining in the ponds.
The perimeter of the ponds was walked, and no issues were observed.
10. Mr. Frazier stated that facility staff were working to install a temporary pump to pump the leachate to the
wastewater treatment plant.
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NORTH CAROLINA
Solid Waste Section
11. After the inspection at 3:21 pm, Mr. Frazier called to confirm that the temporary pump had been set up and had
pumped approximately 10,000 gallons of leachate. He explained that the pump would be turned off overnight
as a safety precaution since no staff would be onsite to monitor. Mr. Frazier stated that he hoped to have the
replacement parts for the main pumps by Thursday, January 10, 2019.
12. On January 10, 2019, Mr. Frazier sent an email stating that new motor starters, coils and fusing had been
installed, and that the pumps had been brought back online at 10: 10 am. He indicated that normal leachate
pumping operations had been resumed. He also stated the 6D South basin volume was back to its normal level,
but that it would be monitored closely.
13. On January 14, 2019, Mr. Frazier sent an email stating that there are currently 38 to 40 inches of freeboard in
the leachate ponds and that pumping to the wastewater treatment plant is ongoing at the rate of 137 gallons per
minute.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Lee Hill
DN: cn=Lee Hill, o=Solid Waste
Section, ou=Field Operations
Branch,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2019.01.1412:19:34-05'00'
Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: January 14, 2019 to
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. 11
John Frazier by:
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head — Solid Waste Section
Elizabeth Werner, Hydrogeologist — Solid Waste Section
Stan Aiken, Regional Engineer — Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
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Embankment Where Overflow Occurred Looking North
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