4116_INSP_20190924

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Guilford
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 41-16
CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: September 24, 2019 Date of Last Inspection: October 13, 2017
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
WI High Point Landfill, LLC - C&D Landfill and C&D Treatment and Processing Operation 5830 Riverdale Drive
Jamestown, NC 27282
GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.95141 Long.: -79.92143
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Seth Heath, General Manager – Waste Industries USA, Inc.
w. 336-668-3712 c. 336-870-4171 [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: WI High Point Landfill, LLC Seth Heath, General Manager – Waste Industries USA, Inc. 5830 Riverdale Drive Jamestown, NC 27282

PARTICIPANTS:
Chuck Kirchner, Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section (SWS)
Ming-Tai Chow, Environmental Engineer - SWS
Seth Heath, General Manager – Waste Industries
Catherine Hernandez, Operations Manager - Waste Industries
Brian Wuester, Corporate Landfill Director – GFL Environmental
Mike Brincheck, Project Engineer – Smith Gardner STATUS OF PERMIT: C&D Landfill Permit To Operate (PTO) issued January 9, 2017 C&D Landfill Permit To Construct (PTC) Phase 3 issued in conjunction with
C&D Landfill PTO C&D Landfill PTO expiration date January 16, 2024
T&P Operation PTO issued in conjunction with C&D Landfill PTO T&P Operation PTO expiration date January 16, 2022
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None
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OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On September 24, 2019, Chuck Kirchner and Ming-Tai Chow met with Seth Heath, Brian Wuester, Mike Brinchek and Catherine Hernandez to conduct a comprehensive inspection and Phase 3 pre-operational meeting of the WI High Point Landfill, LLC - C&D Landfill and C&D Treatment and Processing Operation located on Riverdale Drive in Jamestown, Guilford County.
General Facility and Permit Information 1. The facility is a construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfill with a C&D treatment and processing (T&P) operation. 2. The facility permit approves the operation of the C&D landfill Phase 1, Phase 2A, Phase 2B-1, and Phase 2B-2 and the C&D T&P operation. 3. Phase 3 has been constructed and CQA has been submitted on Phase 3. 4. The facility is in operation Monday through Friday 7:00 am – 4:30 pm. 5. The facility has completed the partial closure [11 acres] of Phase 1 identified as Cap Event 1A and 1B. 6. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste from Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Counties. 7. The facility is permitted to receive C&D, inert debris, land clearing debris (LCD), and (used) asphalt. 8. The facility has a stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, General Permit No. NCG120000, Certificate Of Coverage No. NCG120099. The NPDES permit became
effective on November 1, 2018 and is effective for the duration of the General Permit. Records Review 9. The facility permit, site plan, and operations plan were discussed. 10. Phase 1, Phase 2A, and Phase 2B-1 are covered with soil and contain vegetative ground cover.
11. The following are facility certified personnel:
a. Seth Heath, Certified Manager of Landfill Operations, No. 961485, exp. 06/25/21 b. Catherine Hernandez, Certified Landfill Manager, No. 966207, exp. 02/26/21 c. Joseph Richardson, Certified Landfill Manager, No. 961582, exp. 11/19/20 d. Bengy Austin, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2013065, exp. 10/18/19
12. The facility is required to conduct at least one waste screening per week but > 1% by weight of the previous week’s total. Waste screening records were observed for January 3, 2018 through September 23, 2019. 13. The facility maintains a record of the amount of material received. Throughput records for January 1, 2019 through September 24, 2019 were observed. The facility received 48,010.98 tons input. 1,238.46 tons of output were observed in the same timeframe. 14. The facility annual report (FAR) for the C&D landfill was received by the SWS, dated July 19, 2019. Tonnage received July 2018 through June 2019 is 51,118.15.
15. The FAR for the C&D T&P operation was received by the SWS, dated July 19, 2019. Tonnage of C&D at the C&D T&P operation recovered July 2018 through June 2019 was 4,447.47. 16. The facility maintains a weekly soil cover log. Soil cover records were observed for April 2019 through September 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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17. The facility maintains semiannual groundwater and surface water monitoring test records submitted by Golder Associates NC, Inc., analyzed by Environmental Conservation Laboratories, Inc. (ENCO). The record for November 16, 2018 and April 22, 2019 was observed. An exceedance is noted in each sampling
period. Ms. Hernandez stated that additional monitoring occurred on August 2019 and that the results are pending.
18. The facility maintains quarterly methane and hydrogen sulfide monitoring records. The monitoring is conducted by Golder Associates NC, Inc. Records were observed from January 12, 2018 (1st quarter) to July 16, 2019 (3rd quarter). No exceedance of the methane or hydrogen sulfide lower explosive limit (LEL)
was noted. 19. A vehicle scale was replaced in March of 2019. AAA Scale Company performed a scale calibration on September 3, 2019. The NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services conducts vehicle scale tests. Facility Inspection 20. The facility construction of Phase 3 is complete. 21. During the inspection, the future Phase 3 area was observed.
22. Phase 3 area shall be completely dewatered prior to any waste being placed in Phase 3. 23. The facility is currently accepting C&D on top of Phase 1 area.
24. The working face was small and compact.
25. The landfill footprint is designated by edge of waste markers.
26. The facility does use a soil/mulch mix alternative daily cover (ADC). 27. Mr. Heath stated that there are no post-consumer recycled asphalt shingles (PRAS) accepted or stored on site for reclamation. 28. Mr. Heath stated that when material known to contain asbestos is received at the C&D landfill it is placed in a hole, covered with soil, and the GPS location obtained.
29. 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. 30. The facility conducted groundwater monitoring at eight of the 10 monitoring well locations: MW-1, MW-2,
MW- 3, MW-4S, MW-5, MW-6, MW-7S, and MW-8 [MW-4D and MW-7D are supplemental locations] and assessment monitoring at two well locations: AMW-1 and AMW-2. 31. Groundwater monitoring well MW-9 was installed south of Phase 3. 32. Surface water monitoring is conducted at four surface water locations: SW-1, SW-2, SW-3, and SW-4.
33. The facility no longer conducts landfill gas monitoring using a bar hole punch. Bar hole punch tests were conducted at five locations: BH-1 through BH-5. Five LFG wells (LFG-1, LFG-2, LFG-3, LFG-4 and LFG-5) were installed at depths of 15-20 feet below ground surface in accordance with the approved monitoring plan in June 2018. LFG wells were placed in proximity to the old bar hole punch areas. LFG-2 was replaced by LFG-2A due to elevated LFG concentrations believed to be the result of intermittent flooding due to its
proximity to an existing drainage feature.
34. A readily accessible unobstructed path to each groundwater monitoring well, surface water location, and landfill gas location is maintained.
35. The facility has a soil stockpile from operations conducted on site and soil received from a local highway
project.
36. Some windblown material was observed around active cells during inspection. Ensure all windblown material is returned to the working face at the conclusion of each day of operation. 37. The landfill sediment basins appeared maintained. C&D Treatment and Processing Operation
38. Mr. Heath stated that mulch from the T&P operation is used on site for road/site stabilization. 39. The C&D T&P operation was not in operation during the inspection. 40. The C&D T&P operation consists of a conveyor-fed raised picking line and materials reclamation pad.
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41. Mr. Heath stated that the C&D T&P picking line is operated as needed. 42. The facility shall not store C&D directly on the reclamation pad if the picking line is not in operation. Only enough C&D may be stored on the C&D reclamation pad that can be sorted the following day. Construction and demotion debris stored on the reclamation pad must be tarped. General Comments 43. Mr. Heath stated that the landfill is mowed twice a year, commonly in the spring and fall. 44. A water truck for dust control is available for use on site and was being used during this inspection.
45. The facility does not accept scrap tires or white goods.
46. The facility has all-weather access roads. 47. The facility is secured by a locked gate. 48. The facility has a proper sign. 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: September 27, 2019 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section