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NORTH CAROLI D_EQ��
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: CHEROKEE
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 2001-MSWLF-1990
Closed
X
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: 12/18/2019 Date of Last Inspection: 04/10/2018
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Cherokee County Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
State Road 1515, Fairview Rd
Marble, NC 28905
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.17883' W: 83.90334'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Rob Ward, Cherokee County Solid Waste Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Cherokee County Solid Waste Department
75 Peachtree St
Murphy, NC 28906
PARTICIPANTS:
Rob Ward, Cherokee County
Lee Hill, NCDEQ — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Closure certification was issued on August 24, 1999
Permit for Closure issued December 11, 2014
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
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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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
NORTH CAROLINA
Solid Waste Section
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. All photos were taken by Lee Hill on December 18, 2019.
2. Closure certifications were submitted on August 24, 1999; however, the permit for closure was not issued until
December 11, 2014.
3. Landfill gas results from January 2017 until November 2019 were reviewed and no exceedances were noted.
Facility staff have been monitoring landfill gas monthly and Municipal Engineering Services has been testing
concurrently when conducting semi-annual groundwater monitoring for the facility.
4. On December 19, 2019, Cherokee County requested to reduce monthly landfill gas monitoring to quarterly
testing. Ervin Lane approved the request by email on December 19, 2019.
5. Groundwater testing was conducted on the following dates:
• February 10-12, 2016
• August 10-11, 2016
• February 23-24, 2017
• October 19-20, 2017
• April 12-13, 2018
• October 3 1 - November 2, 2018
• April 26-29, 2019
All water quality reports had exceedances of the 2L standards.
6. The closed landfill is secured by a gate, which was found to be locked upon arrival for the inspection.
7. The facility collects and flares landfill gas to the west of the closed landfill. The county contracts with Barnet
Construction for landfill gas management.
8. Edge of waste markers, constructed of green metal T-posts with the tops painted orange, were installed around
the perimeter of the landfill.
9. The landfill cap had good vegetative cover established and no erosion issues were observed. Facility staff
stated that the cap is mowed two times per year.
10. A dead tree was observed on to the east side near the landfill cap and a methane extraction well. It is
recommended that the tree be removed to reduce the risk of the tree falling and damaging a methane
extraction well or doing damage to the landfill cap.
11. The landfill cap appeared to have positive drainage and no depressions were observed. Please continue to
monitor the landfill cap and repair any settling issues that may occur.
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
Section, ou=Field Operations
Branch,email=[e-mail],
c=US
Date: 2019.12.20 09:06:16-05'00'
Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: December 20, 2019
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. l2
to Rob Ward
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Randy Wiggins, County Manager — Cherokee County
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Landfill Cap
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