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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
X
LCID
YW
Transfer
X
SLAS
COUNTY: Davidson
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 2906-MSWLF-2008,
Closed
xxW
X
White
X
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
2906-TRANSFER-2013, 2906-HHW-
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P/
X
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: September 12, 2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility
220 Davidson County Landfill Road
Lexington, NC 27292
GPS COORDINATES: Lat: 35.85281' Long:-80.17620'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Charlie Brushwood
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
P. O. Box 1067
Lexington, NC 27293-1067
Date of Last Inspection: June 6, 2019
PARTICIPANTS:
Charlie Brushwood — Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management
Kim Sue, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
2906-MSWLF-1994: Closed
2906-MSWLF-2008: Life of Site Permit Issued 03/12/2018; Expires 12/8/2068.
2906-TRANSFER-2013: Life of Site Permit Issued 03/12/2018; Expires 8/27/2073.
2906-HHW: Issued 03/12/2018; Expires 05/28/2023.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None
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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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility includes an active MSW landfill, a closed MSW landfill, a closed C&D landfill, a transfer station, a
permanent HHW collection area, a convenience area, a scrap tire collection area, and a white goods collection
area. All aspects of current operations were inspected; the closed landfill units were not inspected.
2. All photos included in this report were taken by Susan Heim on September 12, 2019 unless otherwise noted.
Field Inspection of Phase 2 Landfill Operations:
3. The area surrounding the facility entrance and scale house appeared to be clean and well -maintained.
Windblown litter was well -managed. A 2-man crew was observed collecting windblown litter in the area south
of the working face.
4. The facility is secured by a combination of fencing and natural terrain, and unauthorized access is prevented by
means of locking gates.
5. Proper signage was observed at the facility entrance, and new informational signage had been posted inside the
entrance gate.
6. Facility access roadways are of all-weather construction and were found to be maintained in good condition.
7. The Phase 2 landfill and the operations areas surrounding it were in need of maintenance. Woody vegetation
and small trees were observed growing along the perimeter ditch line; and, the vegetative cover on the slopes of
the inactive area was high, making it difficult to identify bare spots, leachate seeps and early signs of erosion.
Mr. Brushwood stated that there were several areas that would require over -seeding to fill sparse vegetation,
and that spot seeding and mowing would be taking place in October. He added that staff inspects the landfill for
leachate seeps daily, but none had been observed at all over the summer.
8. The leachate tank and secondary containment area were inspected and found to be in good condition. The tank
itself appeared to be intact, with no signs of damage or leakage. The secondary containment was clean and dry,
and the gauge indicated that the tank was approximately 1/3 full.
9. Panels of wind fence had been deployed on the southwest side of the working face and appeared to be
functioning effectively.
10. The working face was small, and the waste in it was observed to be well compacted. Two facility staff were
operating a compactor and a loader at the working face during the inspection.
11. Two wood pallets were observed at the edge of the working face near the bottom of the lift. Mr. Brushwood
radioed the compactor operator to ask him to stop and remove the pallets before proceeding with compacting.
Ensure that banned materials, including wood pallets, are not incorporated into the landfill.
12. Soil was being trucked to the operating area from the borrow area for the purpose of repairing the erosion rills
on the eastern slope of the inactive landfill and for use as daily cover at the working face. Small stockpiles of
mulch were staged near the eastern slope of the inactive area.
13. A portion of the eroded eastern slope had already been repaired. Facility staff had been placing a layer of mulch
on the slope to help stabilize it in the event of a rainstorm. Mr. Brushwood stated that the mulch is then covered
with 6" of clean soil to prepare it for seeding.
14. The operations area surrounding the working face was observed to have inadequate cover. Mr. Brushwood
stated that the entire area would be covered with clean soil by the end of the day. Following the inspection,
facility staff provided photos confirming that the working face and entire operations area had been adequately
covered with soil at the end of the working day as required. (See photos below.)
15. The top of the inactive portion of the landfill had been disturbed by heavy equipment, leaving areas that were
bare of vegetation and, in a few small spots, areas where waste had been uncovered. Mr. Brushwood stated that
he would have facility staff bring some dirt up to the landfill top to fill in the equipment ruts and cover any
exposed waste. Following the inspection, facility staff provided photos confirming that the top of the inactive
area of the landfill had been covered and re -shaped to eliminate the equipment ruts. (See photos below.)
16. There were also several large pieces of windblown trash found on the top of the inactive landfill area. Two
plastic barrels and a large piece of foam rubber were observed. Mr. Brushwood stated that the trash would be
collected and returned to the working face. Following the inspection, facility staff provided photos confirming
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that the windblown litter had been collected at the end of the working day as required. (See photos below.)
17. Mr. Brushwood stated that he had been staging a roll -off container near the working face in which to
temporarily store any tires that were found in incoming loads or in the working face. He added that the
container was now on its way to the county's tire disposal contractor to be emptied and would be returned to the
operating area afterward. Several scrap tires had been piled outside the working face in the absence of the
container.
18. Mr. Brushwood explained that traffic at the working face is managed by the scale house operator. Through
communication with the equipment operators on the landfill, a determination is made as to how many trucks to
allow into the tipping area at one time. This is communicated to the drivers of incoming loads, who then line up
along a wide section of the access road to await their turn. During this inspection, up to 3 vehicles were
observed waiting in line while two were unloading in the tipping area.
Field Inspection of the Phase 1 Side of the Facility:
19. The inspection continued on the Phase 1 side of the facility, with the electronics, cardboard, white goods, scrap
tire, and HHW collection areas, along with the transfer station, recycling collection area and convenience
center.
20. A small, manned convenience center is located outside the facility gate. The convenience center is surrounded
by a chain link fence, and the entry gate is kept locked when the center is not open for business. The
convenience center appeared to be clean and well -maintained, with no evidence of leachate escaping the roll -off
containers in which waste is stored.
21. There were 4 tire trailers staged to receive incoming loads of scrap tires. No tires were observed on the ground
and the tire trailer area was clean and free from windblown litter.
22. Electronics are accepted in a metal building located near the transfer station building, to the southwest of the
scale house. The building is staffed during operating hours to assist the public with unloading, and appeared to
be neat and clean. Various types of electronics had been sorted, palletized and stored inside the building.
Facility staff stated that they sort and stack the electronics as they are received.
23. Cardboard is also collected in the electronics area. Full bales had been stored in a trailer parked at the loading
dock located to the west of the building. Two additional trailers had been staged at the loading dock to hold
electronics. The loading dock area also appeared to be well -maintained.
24. The transfer station was not in use, as had been observed during several previous inspections. Mr. Brushwood
stated that he would be considering closing out the permit this fall.
25. The county's walking floor trailer was parked in the transfer station loading bay. The trench drains in the
loading bay were found to be dry and clear of waste and debris. Mr. Brushwood stated that the leachate holding
tank had been emptied after operations had ceased.
26. The county's permanent HHW collection program is operated by a contracted disposal company. HHW is
accepted at the Davidson County landfill as well as at the contractor's facility in Winston-Salem. Program
records are maintained at the contractor's offices, and the county receives a monthly accounting of the materials
accepted.
27. The HHW collection area is protected from unauthorized entry by a perimeter fence and secured with locking
gates. The facility is open to the public during the first Saturday of each month, and Mr. Brushwood commented
that the monthly HHW event had taken place the previous Saturday.
28. The facility is built on a concrete slab that is sloped toward a single large drain at the center. The drain is a
closed sump designed to capture any liquid that might be spilled during collection events or bulking operations.
29. Two roll -off containers were filled with empty cardboard boxes and empty paint cans and buckets that had been
received during the last collection event.
30. Inside the entry gate, 5-gallon containers of latex paint had been palletized and shrink-wrapped in preparation
for transport.
31. A covered collection area is located at the western end of the facility. Drums and gaylord boxes were staged in
this area, ready to be transported for disposal.
32. A 3-container storage center is located next to the covered collection area. The storage center holds fluorescent
lamps and bulbs, batteries and flammable liquids. Each compartment is fireproof, has a secondary containment
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space under it, and is individually closed and locked.
33. The entire HHW collection area was clean and well maintained. All waste was properly stored and labeled. No
waste was observed on the ground.
34. The white goods collection facility held a number of refrigerant -containing units that were stored separately
from other white goods, in an upright position, spaced to avoid damage to the coils that could result in a release
of refrigerant to the environment.
35. A compactor is used to bale scrap metal and white goods after refrigerants are extracted from the units. Bales
are marketed and then transported to a metal recycler by county staff.
36. A recycling convenience center is located adjacent to the white goods building and is staffed during operating
hours. Residential recyclables, textiles, used oil and oil filters and lead acid batteries are accepted at this site.
Customers with tires, white goods, electronics and cardboard are directed to the appropriate location for
unloading.
Records Review:
37. Many of the facility records are kept in a house located on the landfill property. Solid waste staff have offices in
the house, and one room has been dedicated to the storage of facility records. Some of the records requested
were not yet located in the records room. Following the inspection, Steven Sink emailed copies of the missing
records to the Solid Waste Section.
38. The current permit to operate and approved operations plan were available for review.
39. Monthly training is conducted for solid waste staff dealing with landfill operating procedures, equipment
operation and safety, and regulations that govern solid waste operations. Training records for the period January
1 through August 31, 2019 were reviewed and verified.
40. Leachate is pumped and hauled from the landfill to the City of Lexington's wastewater treatment plant for
disposal. The facility maintains a record of leachate disposal by recording the number of truckloads hauled and
through the city's monthly billing statements. In this way, the volume of leachate can be cross-checked.
Leachate disposal records for the period December 2018 through July 2019 were reviewed.
41. The facility monitors groundwater and surface water and tests leachate semi-annually, as required. The last two
monitoring reports were reviewed and verified. Sampling events covering the closed unlined Holly Grove
Landfill (permit # 2902), the closed C&D landfill, and the closed lined Phase 1 landfill occurred October 15-18,
2018 and March 25-27, 2019.
42. Landfill gas is monitored quarterly for the closed Phase 1 landfill, the closed C&D landfill, and the active Phase
2 landfill, as required. The reports covering the last two quarters of 2018 and the first two quarters of 2019 were
reviewed and verified. Sampling took place on 6/14/2018, 10/17/2018, 3/27/2019, and 6/12/2019.
43. Tonnage records for the current fiscal year were reviewed. For the period July 1 through August 31, 2019, the
facility accepted 78.54 tons of scrap metal, 250.11 tons of scrap tires, 18.32 tons of electronics and televisions,
and 25,464.13 tons of MSW.
44. The county contracts with New River Tire Recycling for scrap tire disposal; with Rapid Recovery for CFC
removal from white goods; and, with E-Cycle Secure for electronics and television recycling.
45. The facility conducts waste screenings at the rate of 2 per week, as required by the specifics set forth in the
approved Operations Manual (revised March 2018). A review of the waste screening records for the current
fiscal year indicated that at least 2 random load inspections had been conducted each week. The log sheets were
found to be complete, including information about the disposition of any unacceptable wastes that were
identified in the screened load.
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Inadequate cover resulting from vehicle and equipment
movement was observed in the operations area
surrounding the working face.
Erosion rills observed on the northern slope of the
inactive area of the landfill. Repairs were underway and
can be seen on the far left.
A view of the operations area covered at the end
of the working day. (Photo provided by facility
staff 9112119 following the inspection.)
View of the same northern slope of the inactive landfill
after repairs were completed. (Photo provided by facility
staff following the inspection.)
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Eroded areas and equipment ruts with churned up waste and
windblown litter observed on the top of the inactive landfill area.
A view of the top of the inactive landfill area
with additional cover and reshaping, now ready
for seeding. (Photo provided by facility staff
following the inspection.)
A view of the working face - small and well -compacted. Cover soil can be seen stockpiled in the
background left, and windscreen deployed in the foreground right. The two pallets that can be seen in
the bottom right of the lift were removed by facility staff.
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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
i Digitally signed by Susan Heim
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Operations Branch,
email=[e-mail],
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Date: 2019.09.24 15:14:36
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Phone: [phone]
Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: September 24, 2019 to
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Hand delivery
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Certified No. [ ]
Charlie Brushwood, Davidson
Co.
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Kim Sue, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
Steven Sink — Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management
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