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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: Guilford
Closed MSWLF X HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 41-03
CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: November 22, 2019 Date of Last Inspection: November 13, 2017
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: City of Greensboro C&D Landfill – White Street Landfill [Phases I & II] 2503 White Street Greensboro, NC 27405 GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 36.11628 Long.: -79.71717 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: David Deel, Solid Waste Disposal Manager
w. 336-412-3959 c. 336-382-8366
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FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
City of Greensboro Field Operations Department David Deel, Solid Waste Disposal Manager 2503 White Street Greensboro, NC 27405
PARTICIPANTS: Chuck Kirchner, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section (SWS) David Deel, Solid Waste Disposal Manager – City of Greensboro Field Operations Department
Richard P. Lovett, Environmental Compliance Support Manager – City of Greensboro Field Operations Department Lewis S. Walker, Jr., Landfill Compliance Supervisor - City of Greensboro Field Operations Department
Anna Stoddard, Environmental Compliance Specialist - City of Greensboro Field Operations Department
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate (PTO) issued December 21, 2017 Life of Site Permit PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On November 22, 2019 Chuck Kirchner with the Solid Waste Section met with David Deel, Richard Lovett, Lewis
Walker, Tim Summers and Anna Stoddard with the City of Greensboro Solid Waste Department to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the White Street closed MSW, active C&D landfill and compost facility. Facility Information 1. The City of Greensboro operates a construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfill atop a closed municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill (Phase II, 41-03) adjacent to a closed unlined MSW landfill (Phase
I). The property also contains an active MSW landfill (Phase III, 41-12), a large type 1 solid waste compost (SWC) facility (41- 03), and a temporary disaster debris staging site (TDDSS, DS41-002). 2. The facility is open Monday through Friday 7:50 am to 4:50 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 1:00 pm. 3. The facility site plan, permit, and operations plan were discussed. 4. The area available for landfill operations is ~ 31 acres.
5. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste from Guilford County. 6. The facility is permitted to receive C&D, inert debris, land clearing debris (LCD), and (used) asphalt. 7. The facility shall not accept yard trash.
8. The facility does not accept scrap tires or white goods. C&D Records Review 9. The following employees are certified landfill managers: a. David Deel, Certified Manager of Landfill Operations, certification No. 93440, exp. 03/26/21
b. Lewis S. Walker, Jr., Certified Manager of Landfill Operations, certification No. 54260, exp. 06/26/21 c. John Bald, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2009087, exp. 12/4/2021 d. Eddie Briggs, Jr., Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2018012, exp. 2/22/2021 e. Ronnie Bullins, Jr., Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2018009, exp. 2/23/2021 f. Bernard Garner, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2011072, exp. 2/22/2021 g. Dustin L. Gordon, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2015012, exp. 3/24/2021 h. Timothy M. Graham, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2015013, exp. 3/24/2021 i. Michael Jordan, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2014003, exp. 2/22/2021 j. Tony McKinney, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2018008, exp. 2/23/2021 k. Andrew Subotnik, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2018005, exp. 2/23/2021 l. Timothy Summers, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2018006, exp. 2/23/2021 m. Donald L. Eaton, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2011081, exp. 2/22/2021 10. The facility maintains daily and monthly records of the amount of solid waste received. Throughput records were observed for July 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019. The facility received 13,505.06 tons. 11. The facility annual report (FAR) dated July 31, 2019 was received by the SWS. Facility throughput for July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 is 44,980.01 tons. 12. The facility is required to conduct a minimum of one waste screening per day. Waste screening records
were observed for January 2, 2019 through November 21, 2019. 13. Groundwater and landfill gas monitoring wells observed were accessible. 14. The Phase II landfill has 12 groundwater monitoring wells: II-1, II-2, II-3, II-4A, II-5, II-6, II-7, II-7B,
II-8, II- 12, MW-13, and MW-14. 15. The Phase I landfill has five groundwater monitoring wells: I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, and MW-13. 16. The facility has five surface water locations: SW-1, SW-2, SW-3, SW-4, and SW-5.
17. The facility maintains semiannual groundwater and surface water monitoring records submitted by Golder Associates NC, Inc., analyzed by Environmental Conservation Laboratories, Inc. (ENCO). Records for
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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groundwater and surface water monitoring for Phase II dated March 13, 2018, September 14, 2018, April 2, 2019 and August 19, 2019 were observed. An exceedance is noted for each monitoring event. Records for groundwater and surface water monitoring for Phase I dated February 22, 2018, September 14, 2018 and August 14, 2019 were observed. An exceedance is noted for each monitoring event. 18. The Phase II landfill is required to conduct additional monitoring per its corrective action plan (CAP). 19. The CAP requires that two poplar tree phytoremediation areas (north and south buffer areas) are maintained
per the following: inspected twice a year per assessment log, inspected monthly for animal damage, mowing, and weed control, monitored natural attenuation (MNA) testing parameters conducted semiannually, BIOCHLOR modeling conducted semiannually, and a consistent landfill cap contour maintained. 20. A CAER report is required to be submitted to the SWS every 5 years as part of the CAP. CAER report last submitted on December 3, 2017 was made available for review this inspection.
21. The facility maintains phytoremediation inspection records. Environmental buffer monthly inspection records were observed for January 24, 2018 through October 28, 2019. The phytoremediation sites are also inspected monthly. The MNA testing and BIOCHLOR modeling conducted are submitted to the SWS with
the groundwater and surface water semiannual monitoring report. 22. To check for landfill gas migration the Phase II and Phase I landfills have eight landfill gas monitoring wells: MGMW-1 through MGMW-8. Methane is also monitored at the compost shed, maintenance shop,
landfill gas collection system building, maintenance buildings, and several surface point locations. 23. The facility maintains quarterly methane and hydrogen sulfide monitoring records. Landfill gas monitoring is conducted by facility personnel. Records were observed for Phase II and Phase I for March 18, 2018, June 8, 2018, September 20, 2018, December 17, 2018, March 25, 2019, June 13, 2019 and September 13,
2019. No exceedance of the methane or hydrogen sulfide (H2S) lower explosive limit (LEL) is noted. 24. The facility uses two GEM5000 gas analyzer units to conduct quarterly landfill gas monitoring. Gas
analyzer unit calibration records were observed. The GEM5000 s/n 504056 was last calibrated on March 12, 2018 and June 14, 2019 and the GEM5000 s/n 503928 was last calibrated on January 9, 2018 and March 4, 2019.
25. The facility [Phase II and Phase I] has a landfill gas collection system. The landfill gas is used at an energy plant located at the facility or is flared off. Landfill gas is no longer piped to a nearby businesses. 26. On January 5, 2015, the facility was issued a Division of Air Quality (DAQ) Title V permit No.
08830T09, expiration date September 30, 2024. 27. The facility has a stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, General Permit No. NCG120000, Certificate Of Coverage No. NCG120013. The NPDES permit expires on May
31, 2021. 28. The facility maintains a weekly soil cover log. Records were observed for January 2, 2019 through November 19, 2019. Phase I & Phase II Site Inspection 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 working face appeared small and compact. 31. Mr. Deel stated that the facility does not accept individual loads of asbestos. 32. Windblown material was not observed. 33. The landfill cap (Phase II and Phase I) appeared maintained.
34. Erosion and sedimentation controls appeared to be in good order. 35. The facility has installed edge of waste markers.
36. Mr. Lewis stated that the landfill cap is mowed at least four times a year. 37. During the inspection odor was not detected. 38. The facility has a water truck available for dust control.
39. The facility has proper signage. 40. Access roads are of all-weather construction. 41. The facility is secured by a locked gate.
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42. Mr. Lewis stated that in the event of an emergency the facility will call 911 for assistance. Compost 43. The City of Greensboro operates a large type 1 solid waste compost (SWC) facility (41-03). The property also contains an active municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill (Phase III, 41-12), a construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfill atop a closed MSW landfill (Phase II, 41-03) adjacent to a closed MSW
landfill (Phase I), and a temporary disaster debris staging site (TDDSS, DS41-002). 44. The facility is permitted to conduct compost operations on Plat Numbers 1, 2, and 3. 45. Woody vegetation/high carbon to nitrogen ratio yard waste is ground for mulch.
46. High nitrogen to carbon ratio yard waste is composted. 47. Leaves are composted separately from other types of yard waste. 48. Facility operations are as follows: Plat No. 1 – materials receiving, yard waste grinding, and active yard
waste composting, Plat No. 3 – yard waste compost curing, leaf accumulation and active composting, grinding, and leaf mulch production, and Plat No. 2 – overflow area and active composting. 49. At the time of the inspection, there were ~ 30 active compost windrows on site. 50. The active compost piles appeared well maintained and turned regularly. 51. Mr. Lewis stated that compost is cured for 3 – 4 months.
52. The facility screens compost prior to being offered for sale. 53. Mr. Lewis stated that the City of Greensboro leaf collection generally occurs from November through January. 54. The facility maintains daily and monthly records of the amount of solid waste received. Waste received
records were observed for July 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019. The compost facility received 11,641.4 tons of yard waste during that time. 55. The facility annual report (FAR) dated July 31, 2019 was received by the SWS. Facility throughput for
July 2018 through June 2019 is 41,026.26 tons. 56. The active compost process at Type 1 facilities shall be maintained at or above 55 degrees Celsius/131 degrees F for 3 days and aerated to maintain elevated temperatures.
57. The facility maintains active compost temperature records. Records for July 9, 2018 through October 17, 2019 were observed. 58. The facility appeared to maintain adequate fire lanes. 59. The accumulation of stormwater in active compost areas was not observed. 60. During the inspection odor was not detected. 61. The area abutting Plat No. 2 is not in use. The area is allotted for the TDDSS.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
________________________________________ Phone: [phone] _ Chuck Kirchner
Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
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Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Lewis Walker, Landfill Compliance Supervisor – City of Greensboro, [e-mail] Richard Lovett, Environmental Compliance Support Manager – City of Greensboro, [e-mail]
Anna Stoddard, Environmental Compliance Specialist – City of Greensboro, [e-mail]