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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
X
I LCID
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Transfer
compost
SLAS
COUNTY: HAYWOOD
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 4407-MSWLF-1993
Closed
IIHW
white
Incin
T&P
X
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 01/15/2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
White Oak Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
3898 Fines Creek Rd
Waynesville, NC 28786
Date of Last Inspection: 08/21/2018
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.66343o W: 82.99866'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Kris Boyd, Solid Waste Administrator
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Haywood County
157 Paragon Pkwy, Suite 200
Clyde, NC 28721
Name: John Preston, Santek Landfill Superintendent
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
Santek Environmental of North Carolina, LLC
650 25th St. NW, Suite 100
Cleveland, TN 37311
PARTICIPANTS:
Fred Whitner, Santek Environmental of North Carolina, LLC
Cindy Marcum, Santek Environmental of North Carolina, LLC
Susan Heim, NCDEQ — Solid Waste Section
Lee Hill, NCDEQ — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Original Permit to Construct: July 22, 1992
Original Permit to Operate: October 8, 1993
Permit Amendment/Modification PTC Phase 3: May 5, 2009
Permit modification — Santek Environmental of North Carolina, LLC as facility operator — November 28, 2011
Current Permit to Operate issued on December 21, 2018
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. All photos were taken by Lee Hill on January 15, 2019.
2. The facility is owned by Haywood County and operated by Santek Environmental of North Carolina, LLC
3. The service area for the facility is Avery County, Buncombe County, Burke County, Cherokee County, Clay
County, Graham County, Henderson County, Jackson County, Macon County, Madison County, McDowell
County, Mitchell County, Polk County, Rutherford County, Swain County, Transylvania County, and Yancey
County.
Records Review
4. Methane monitoring is being conducted on a quarterly basis by Environmental Monitoring Services, LLC and
records were available for review. Monitoring was conducted at landfill gas monitoring wells 1, 2, 4R, 7, 8, 9, 10,
maintenance building and the scale house. The monitoring was performed on February 15, 2018, May 8, 2018,
August 23, 2018, November 19, 2018 and no exceedances were noted.
5. Leachate hauling logs were reviewed. Records indicated the facility hauled 3 million gallons of leachate to the
Town of Waynesville Wastewater Treatment Plant in 2018.
6. Leachate daily head logs and maintenance records from December 2017 to November 2018 were available for
review. Some inspection dates were missing from the forms. Please ensure that the date of the inspection is
noted on the form.
7. Groundwater monitoring was conducted on October 25-26, 2017 and April 25-26 and May 1, 2018. Both reports
had exceedances of the 2L standard.
8. Daily tonnage records from January 2018 to December 2018 were available for review. The facility disposed of
149,463 tons during 2018 which is within the maximum variance allowed by GS 130A-294(bl)(1) of the
permitted amount of 146,000 tons.
9. Asbestos disposal records from 2018 were available for review. When asbestos is received the facility records the
latitude, longitude and the elevation where the material was buried.
10. A current Manager of Landfill Operations (SWANA) or Certified Landfill Manager (Joyce) certificate
could not be produced at the time of inspection as required by GS 130A-309.25. By February 1, 2019,
a copy of a current Manager of Landfill Operations or Certified Landfill Manager certificate must
be provided by email. Email the current certificate to: lee.hillnncdenr.2ov
11. North Carolina Certified Landfill Operator
• Mike Kirkpatrick (expires August 4, 2019)
12. In order to be in compliance with GS 130A-309.25 and Permit Attachment 3 Part I (8), the facility
must have a Certified Landfill Manager on staff and a Certified Landfill Operator on site
anytime the facility is open to the public. The facility only has one Certified Landfill Operator
on staff. Therefore, to comply with GS 130A-309.25 and Permit Attachment 3 Part I (8) that
person must be on site at all times. It is recommended that additional facility staff become
Certified Landfill Operators to avert the possibility of having additional enforcement actions
including penalties and injunction from operation due to the lack of having certified staff on site.
13. Waste screening forms from January 3, 2018 to January 14, 2019 were reviewed and found to be complete. The
final disposition of any unacceptable waste detected was included on the forms.
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Division of Waste Management
NORTH CAROLINA
Solid Waste Section
Operations Inspection of the MSWLF Unit (4407)
14. The Permit to Operate the newly constructed Phase 4 was issued on December 21, 2018 but the facility has not
begun fill activities in this cell at this point.
15. The working face appeared to be of manageable size and no unapproved material was observed.
16. The top of the landfill lift had good soil cover and the access road was well maintained and in good condition.
17. Windblown litter was well managed at the time of inspection. The facility employs four temporary workers,
two days per week to pick up litter at the site.
18. The side slopes of the landfill were observed to have good soil cover. A small amount of rill erosion was
observed on the western slope; however, no waste was exposed in these areas. Facility staff stated that repair
work on the slopes was continuing as weather conditions permitted. Please continue to address erosion issues as
they arise.
19. The southern slope of the landfill has been matted and seeded. Two dark areas observed on this slope appeared
to be leachate seeps. Closer inspection of the areas revealed no leachate on the surface at the time of this
inspection. Please continue to monitor these areas regularly for seeps that may occur.
20. The leachate pond had adequate freeboard, and the pond liner appeared to be in good condition.
21. The facility was in process of cleaning sediment basins but had to postpone further activity because of wet
conditions. Facility staff stated the cleanout activities would resume when conditions became favorable.
22. Mr. Whitner stated that a camera had been installed at the scale house so that incoming loads could be more
thoroughly inspected.
Operations Inspection of the Mulching and Grinding Treatment and Processing Area
23. The Mulching and Grinding Treatment and Processing Area is located to the south of phase 2 of the MSW
landfill.
24. The facility accepts unpainted, untreated wood, brush and unpainted/untreated pallets for grinding.
25. Facility staff had been moving wood waste material to create more area for grinding operations. As a result,
some wood waste had fallen over the embankment, and some material had been mixed with soil. Ensure that
all wood waste is collected and returned to the stockpile.
26. A small pile of household trash, including a sink and some plumbing material, was observed along the access
road at the west end stockpile. Mr. Whittier stated that there had been problems with illegal dumping in this
area. Please collect the household trash and dispose of the material properly in the working face of the
landfill. It is recommended that control measures be implemented to restrict access to this area of the
facility and prevent illegal dumping activities.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Lee Hill
Waste
ON: cn=Lee Hield
Operations
Section, ou=Field Operations
Branch,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2019.01.18 14:09:11-05'00'
Phone: [phone]
Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: January 18, 2019 to
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. L_j
John Preston by:
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
NORTH CAROLINA
Solid Waste Section
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Kris Boyd, Haywood County Solid Waste Administrator
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
Matt Dillard, Santek Environmental
Working Face
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Top of Landfill Lift
Southern Slope of Landfill
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Solid Waste Section
Phase 4 and Western Slope of Phase 3
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