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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
X
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
4407-CDLF-
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
Closed
X
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
CDLF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 01/15/2020
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Haywood County White Oak Landfill
3898 Fines Creek Rd
Waynesville, NC 28786
Date of Last Inspection: 10/11/2019
GPS COORDINATES: N: 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:
Jerry Lanning, Santek Environmental of North Carolina, LLC
Joey Hindi, Santek Environmental of North Carolina, LLC
Cindy Marcum, 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:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
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Solid Waste Section
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 January 15, 2020.
2. The service area for the facility is Avery County, Buncombe County, Burke County, Cherokee County, Clay
County, Graham County, Henderson County, Jackson County, Macon County, Madison County, McDowell
County, Mitchell County, Polk County, Rutherford County, Swain County, Transylvania County, and Yancey
County.
3. The facility is owned by Haywood County and operated by Santek Environmental of North Carolina, LLC.
Records Review
4. The permit and operations plan were available for review upon request.
5. Yearly tonnage for calendar year 2019 was provided for review. The facility disposed of 157,769.3 tons of
waste, which is within the maximum variance allowed by GS 130A-294(bl)(1) of the permitted amount of
146,000 tons.
6. North Carolina Certified Landfill Manager
• John Preston (expires April 28, 2021)
7. North Carolina Certified Landfill Operators
• Richard James (expires February 19, 2022)
• Mike Kirkpatrick (expires August 9, 2022)
• Billy Sisk (expires February 19, 2022)
• Cynthia Marcum (expires February 19, 2022)
• Fred Whitner (expires February 19, 2022)
8. Asbestos disposal and special waste/waste determination records for 2019 were available for review.
9. Random waste screening forms from January 19, 2019 to December 31, 2019 were reviewed and found to be
complete. Waste screening forms showed the final disposition of any unacceptable waste that was found in
incoming loads.
10. Landfill gas monitoring was conducted on March 7, 2019, May 1, 2019, September 7, 2019 and November 22,
2019 and no exceedances were noted. Monitoring was done by Robert Hudson on March 7tt', September 7' and
November 22" d; the May 1st testing was conducted by Nick Walker.
11. Leachate hauling logs were reviewed. Records indicated that the facility hauled 4.85 million gallons of leachate
to the Town of Waynesville Wastewater Treatment Plant during calendar year 2019.
12. Groundwater monitoring was conducted by SCS Engineers on October 29-31, 2018 and April 10-11, 2019.
Both monitoring reports had exceedances of the 2L standard. Leachate testing is being conducted concurrently
with groundwater monitoring.
Operations Inspection of the MSWLF Unit (4407-MSWLF-1993)
13. The facility is currently operating in Phase 4.
14. The facility received 7.25 inches of rain from January 1 to January 15, 2020.
15. The working face appeared to be of manageable size and no unapproved material was observed.
16. The top of the landfill lift and the side slopes were observed to have good soil cover. A small amount of waste
that was tracked by equipment was visible on the lift.
17. Windblown litter was minimal and was well managed at the time of inspection.
18. Rill erosion was observed on the western slopes of Phase 2. Ensure rill erosion is repaired and seeded
before waste is exposed and to prevent future erosion issues.
19. An edge of waste marker was observed to have been knocked down on the northwest side of Phase 4. Ensure
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the edge of waste marker is properly reinstalled.
20. Monitoring wells MW IA, MW 2, MW 2D, MW 4A, and MW 16 were observed to be locked.
21. The leachate pond had adequate freeboard and no visual deficiencies were noted in the liner.
Ouerations Insuection of the Mulching and Grinding Treatment and Processing Area
22. The Mulching and Grinding Treatment and Processing Area is located to the south of phase 2 of the MSW
landfill.
23. The facility accepts unpainted, untreated wood, brush and unpainted/untreated pallets for grinding.
24. Leaves were noted in the unground stockpile. If leaves are accepted, ensure that operations comply with the
requirements of 15A NCAC 13B .1406.
25. A small amount of unacceptable wastes (tarp, plastic garbage bags) was observed in recently dumped loads of
material. Please remove the unapproved material and dispose in the proper location.
Inspection of the Closed Construction and Demolition Landfill (4407-CDLF)
26. The construction and demolition landfill stopped receiving waste on June 30, 2008.
27. Edge of waste (EOW) markers constructed of a metal T-Post and sign were installed around the
perimeter of the landfill.
28. Some woody vegetation was observed on the landfill near the drainage ditches that carry storm water
off of the cap. The woody vegetation issue was discussed with staff during the inspection. On Friday,
January 171h, the facility sent photos showing that the woody vegetation had been removed from the
landfill cap. Continue to remove woody vegetation that grows on the landfill cap as needed.
29. The landfill cap was observed to have good vegetative cover and appears to be mowed on a regular
basis.
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: 2020.01.22 11:11:15-05'00'
Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: January 22, 2020 to
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. F _1
John Preston by:
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Kris Boyd, Solid Waste Administrator — Haywood County
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Working Face
Closed Construction and Demolition Landfill
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