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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
X
LCID
YW
Transfer
compost
SLAS
COUNTY: HAYWOOD
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 4407-MSWLF-1993
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 08/06/2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Haywood County White Oak Landfill
3898 Fines Creek Rd
Waynesville, NC 28786
Date of Last Inspection: 07/29/2019
GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.66343' Long.:-82.99866'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Kris Boyd, Solid Waste Administrator Name: John Preston, Santek Landfill Superintendent
Telephone: [phone] Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail] Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Haywood County Santek Environmental of North Carolina, LLC
157 Paragon Pkwy, Suite 200 650 25th St. NW, Suite 100
Clyde, NC 28721 Cleveland, TN 37311
PARTICIPANTS:
Fred Whitner, Santek Environmental of North Carolina, LLC
Frank Smith, Santek Environmental of North Carolina, LLC
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:
Partial Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
A. 15A NCAC 13B .1626(8)(b): Resolved. The trailer tipper had been moved and the area had been reshaped to
prevent ponding. No ponding water was observed on the top of the landfill cell.
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
A. 15A NCAC 13B.1626(2)(a): states: "Except as provided in Sub -Item (b) of this Item, the owners or operators
of all MSWLF units must cover disposed solid waste with six inches of earthen material at the end of each
operating day, or at more frequent intervals if necessary, to control disease vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter,
and scavenging."
B. 15A NCAC 13B.0203(d) states in part: "...by receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the permittee(s) shall
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be considered to have accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply with the conditions of the permit."
The approved operations plan "Operations Plan Report, Phase 4 and 5 Permit to Construct, Haywood County
White Oak MSWLF" (FID 1125788) states in section 2.1 (Daily Soil Cover) "All MSWLF units must cover
disposed solid waste with six inches of earthen material at the end of each operating day, or at more frequent
intervals if necessary, to control disease vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging."
Haywood County and Santek Environmental of North Carolina, LLC are in violation of 15A NCAC
13B.1626(2)(a) and 15A NCAC 13B.0203(d) in that uncovered waste was noted on and around the trailer
tipper. Uncovered waste was observed in the area between the working face and trailer tipper. Waste
was also uncovered on the west side of the working face where the approved alternative daily cover (tarp)
was not covering the working face. Exposed waste was observed in soil that was windrowed to the east of
the working face.
To correct the violations Haywood County and Santek Environmental of North Carolina, LLC must:
1. Cover all exposed waste with six inches of earthen material, or approved alternative daily cover, at the
end of each operating day.
2. Clean all waste from on and around the tipper and return to the material to the working face at the end
of each operating day.
Uncovered Waste On and Around the Trailer Tipper
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Waste Mixed with Soil
Uncovered Waste In Front of Trailer Tipper
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Uncovered Waste on West Side of Approved Alternative Daily Cover (Tarp)
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 August 6, 2019 unless otherwise noted.
2. The gate was closed and locked at the time of arrival to the facility.
3. A pre -operational inspection of the landfill was conducted at 6:45 am to ensure that all waste was being covered
at the end of each day as required by 15A NCAC 1313.1626(2)(a).
4. The trailer tipper had been moved to the northern side of the cell. The area where the tipper was located during
the July 29, 2019 inspection had been reshaped to prevent ponding. No ponding water was observed on the top
of the landfill cell.
5. Waste was observed on and around the trailer tipper that had not been cleaned from the previous day's
operations. All disposed solid waste must be covered with a minimum of six inches of soil or
approved alternative daily cover at the end of each operating day. (See Observed Violations
section of this report for additional information.)
6. Uncovered waste was observed in the area between the working face and trailer tipper. Waste was also
uncovered on the west side of the working face where the approved alternative daily cover (tarp) was not
covering the working face. All disposed solid waste must be covered with a minimum of six inches of
soil or approved alternative daily cover at the end of each operating day. (See Observed
Violations section of this report for additional inf)rmation.)
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7. No unapproved material was observed on the working face after the tarp was removed.
8. The leachate pond had adequate freeboard and the facility was actively hauling leachate at the time of
the inspection.
9. Additional pre -operational inspections will be conducted to ensure that the facility is in compliance
with 15A NCAC 13B.1626(2)(a).
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
6;3W Section, ou=Field Operations
Branch,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2019.08.0813:05:40-04'00'
Phone: [phone]
Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: August 8, 2019 to John
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Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No.1_1
Preston and Kris Boyd by:
Copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer
Amanda Freeman, Compliance Officer
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