0105_INSP_20190507

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID YW X Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Alamance
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 01-05
CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: May 7, 2019 Date of Last Inspection: May 15, 2017
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Coble’s Sandrock, Inc. C&D Landfill 5833 Foster Store Road Liberty, NC 27298 GPS COORDINATES:
N: 35.95332 W: -79.53027 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Kent and Brenda Coble, Owners/Operators w. 336-565-4750 c. 336-264-4890 – Kent
c. 336-264-4893 – Brenda [e-mail] FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Coble’s Sandrock, Inc. Kent and Brenda Coble 5833 Foster Store Road
Liberty, NC 27298
PARTICIPANTS:
Chuck Kirchner, Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section (SWS) Kent Coble, Owner/Operator - Coble’s Sandrock, Inc. Brenda Coble, Owner/Secretary - Coble’s Sandrock, Inc.
Deanna Coble Martin, Scale House Operator - Coble’s Sandrock, Inc.
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit To Operate (PTO) Phases 1, 2, and 3A issued February 8, 2016 Permit To Construct (PTC) Phase 3B issued in conjunction with PTO PTO expiration date September 2, 2019 New permit submitted to SWS on May 3, 2019. Additional information requested.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None

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OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
15A NCAC 13B .0542(g)(3) states: “Spreading and Compacting requirements: Appropriate methods such as fencing and diking must be provided within the area to confine solid waste which is subject to be blown by the
wind. At the conclusion of each operating day, all windblown material resulting from the operation must be
collected and disposed of by the owner and operator. Coble Sandrock, Inc. is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0542(g)(3) by failing to collect and return all
windblown material to the active landfill at the end of each day.

During the inspection, windblown material was observed around the active cell and on landfill side slopes. To achieve compliance, Coble Sandrock, Inc. must collect and properly dispose of all windblown litter at the facility by the conclusion of each day of operations.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On May 7, 2019, Chuck Kirchner met with Kent and Brenda Coble and Deanna Coble Martin to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the Coble’s Sandrock, Inc. C&D Landfill on Foster Store Road in Liberty, Alamance County. 1. The facility is a construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfill. 2. The facility also conducts a yard waste (YW) management operation, a postconsumer recycled asphalt shingles (PRAS) operation (T&P), a recycled materials recovery operation, and a mobile home deconstruction operation (T&P). 3. The facility crushes concrete, mines a pre-existing land clearing and inert debris (LCID) landfill, in future Phase 4, and has a Temporary Disaster Debris Staging Site (TDDSS). 4. The permit approves the operation of Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3A and the construction of Phase 3B. Permit renewal for phase 3B was submitted to SWS on 5/3/2019. Please submit additional information as requested by the permitting branch to expedite the permit renewal process.
5. The facility permit, site plan, and operations plan were discussed. 6. The facility is in operation Monday through Friday 7:30 am – 4:30 pm. 7. The facility is permitted to receive C&D, inert debris, land clearing debris (LCD), and (used) asphalt at the landfill
area. 8. The facility is currently accepting C&D in Phase 3A. 9. The facility service area is located up to 25 miles from the landfill. Existing customers located outside of the 25-mile radius are grandfathered under the franchise agreement. New customers outside of the 25-mile radius may replace existing customers. 10. The facility commonly receives material from: Alamance, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, and Randolph Counties. 11. The facility shall not accept yard trash. 12. The following are facility certified personnel: a. Brenda Coble, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2000112, exp. 12/13/21 b. Deanna Coble Martin, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2013072, exp. 11/07/19 c. Timothy E. Jackson, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2015015, exp. 03/24/21 13. The facility conducts ~ 4 waste screenings a month. Waste screening records were verified for May 2018 through May 6, 2019.

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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14. The facility maintains a record of the amount of material received. The facility received 15,710.54 tons of C&D from July 1, 2018 through May 6, 2019. The facility also received: 2160.34 tons of concrete block, metal, mulch and concrete. 15. The facility annual report (FAR) dated July 27, 2018 was received by the SWS. Tonnage received July 2017 through June 2018 is 14,887.28 tons. 16. The facility maintains a record of the amount of recyclable materials hauled-off. Records for July 1, 2018 through
May 6, 2019 were verified. The tonnage hauled-off for cardboard = 9.50, PRAS = 0.00, scrap metal = 931.52, crushed concrete = 804.95, and mulch = 74.06 tons. 17. The amount of recyclable materials on site is estimated for cardboard = 0 lbs (just shipped out), scrap metal = 50 tons, concrete = 200 tons, crushed concrete (prepared for sale) = 10 tons, and mulch = 125 tons. No LCD was observed on site. 18. PRAS recycling market is no longer accepting shingles. Ensure remaining PRAS is reincorporated into the C&D
landfill as discussed in the field. 19. Some white goods were observed in the scrap metal pile during this inspection. White goods that are brought in for scrap metal must be handled properly. If the acceptance and processing of white goods is proposed as a solid waste management activity at the facility, please contact SWS permitting branch to ensure permit covers these activities. 20. Mr. Coble stated that there is ~ 200 tons of concrete on site to be crushed/prepared for sale. 21. A vehicle scale test was conducted by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services on June 12, 2018 and a vehicle scale test was conducted by Central Carolina Scale, Inc. in April of 2018. An error of zero is noted for both tests. 22. The working face appeared adequate, small and compact. 23. The facility maintains a weekly soil cover log recorded on a wall calendar. Records were verified for May of 2018 through May 3, 2019. The day of the week soil cover is applied generally depends on weather conditions. If cover
is applied Monday through Thursday it occurs ~ 4:30 pm and on Friday at ~ 1:00 pm. Soil was placed on face on Saturday a few times over the last year due to weather. 24. The facility shall cover solid waste with six-inches of soil when the waste disposal area exceeds one-half acre and
at least once weekly. Solid waste shall not be visible when covered. 25. The landfill footprint is designated by edge of waste markers. 26. The facility maintains semiannual groundwater and surface water monitoring test records conducted by Joyce
Engineering, Inc. and analyzed by Pace Analytical Services, Inc. Records for August 18, 2018 and February 2, 2019 were verified. An exceedance was noted for each monitoring event. 27. The facility maintains quarterly methane monitoring records. Methane monitoring is conducted by Joyce Engineering, Inc. Records for January 29, 2018, June 4, 2018, July 18, 2018, October 15, 2018 and February 12, 2019 were verified. No detections of methane noted. 28. The facility tests for hydrogen sulfide. Records mirror methane monitoring. No exceedance of the LEL was noted. 29. The facility is still borrowing soil from future Phase 6 area. 30. The facility stores PRAS at the toe of the east side slope of Phase 2B. 31. Ms. Coble stated that the facility has accepted ~10 mobile homes in the past 12 months. 32. The facility has a conditionally approved temporary disaster debris staging site (TDDSS) at the landfill for C&D and vegetative material. The TDDSS number is: DS01-015. The site is currently inactive.
33. Three acres are allotted for the management of vegetative material associated with disaster debris within the undeveloped C&D landfill future Phase 5. 34. Demolition material associated with disaster debris shall be placed in the landfill, managed per the facility permit,
operations plan, and the SWS rules. 35. Facility financial assurance is up to date. 36. The facility still has installed wooden posts and fencing encompassing an area of ~ 2.4 acres atop the Phase 1
landfill cap (primarily, the rear external side slope) to graze goats. Mr. Coble stated that the area along the side slope is difficult to mow with machinery. 37. The Snow Camp Volunteer Fire Department and/or the E.M. Holt Fire Department can be contacted to address
an emergency at the facility. 38. The facility has all-weather access roads. 39. The facility is secured by a locked gate.
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40. The facility signage. 41. The facility permit renewal was submitted to SWS Permitting Section on May 3, 2019. Please submit additional requested information as soon as possible to expedite the renewal process. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
________________________________________ Phone: [phone] _ Chuck Kirchner
Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
Sent on: May 10, 2019 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section