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To: Wilson, Donna
Cc: Tim Morton; Mary Vaughan; Elijah Morton
Subject: RE: [External] RE: Morton Trucking LCID Landfill Permit No. 67A - LCID - Renewal
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Donna
Attached is our submittal for the Permit Review for Morton Trucking, Inc. LCID Landfill Permit # 67A-LCID. Please let us
know if you have any questions or need additional information at this time. Thanks and have a great weekend.
David Wasiela, P.E. (NC,SC)
Senior Engineer, CSM Practice
ERM
15720 Brixham Hill Avenue, Suite 1201 Charlotte, North Carolina 128277
Direct 704 409 3428 I F 704 624 7928 I M 980 355 4535 I O 704 541 8345
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From: Wilson, Donna [mailto:[e-mail]]
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Subject: RE: [External] RE: Morton Trucking LCID Landfill Permit No. 67A - LCID - Renewal
Dave —You can submit a cover letter and a copy of the last application, as your application for permit renewal. We may
or may not have comments on the application.
You can send it scanned by email, or mail if fine too.
Thanks, Donna
Donna J. Wilson
Environmental Engineer
Solid Waste Section, Division of Waste Management
Department of Environmental Quality
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Donna hope you are well. We are making every effort to submit a renewal by the 23rd of this month but have not heard
back from the Division since our original inquiry on January 8t". As stated previously, there will be no proposed revisions
to the currently approved plans, specs or Operations Plan. Will you just need a cover letter stating such for renewal
purposes? We recently completed this scope for the Energizer Battery Landfill renewal. I want to avoid submitting a
renewal application that does not include all of the information you would deem necessary. Thanks in advance for your
time.
David Wasiela, P.E. (NC,SC)
Senior Engineer, CSM Practice
ERM
15720 Brixham Hill Avenue, Suite 120I Charlotte, North Carolina 128277
Direct 704 409 3428 I F 704 624 7928 I M 980 355 4535 I O 704 541 8345
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Subject: FW: Morton Trucking LCID Landfill Permit No. 67A - LCID

Hope you are well Donna. I have not heard back from anyone concerning my previous email from January Bch below.
Have you had time to consider my previous request? Thanks in advance for your time and have a great day.
David Wasiela, P.E. (NC,SC)
Senior Engineer, CSM Practice
ERM
15720 Brixham Hill Avenue, Suite 120 1 Charlotte, North Carolina 128277
Direct 704 409 3428 I F 704 624 7928 I M 980 355 4535 1 O 704 541 8345
E [e-mail] I W www.erm.com
From: Dave Wasiela
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2018 8:57 AM
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Cc: Mary Vaughan ([e-mail]) <[e-mail]>
Subject: Morton Trucking LCID Landfill Permit No. 67A - LCID
In reference to the email below concerning the Morton Trucking, LCID Landfill, I wanted to touch base with you
concerning the content of the Renewal application. There will be no proposed revisions to the currently approved plans,
specs or Operations Plan. Will you just need a cover letter stating such for renewal purposes? Thanks in advance for your
time.
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Date: January 3, 2018 at 3:28:42 PM EST
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Subject: Permit renewal notification, Morton Truck, Inc. LCIDLF, 67A-LCID
Dear Mr. Morton:
This is a friendly reminder that the exiting permit for Morton Truck Inc, LCIDLF, Permit No. 67A-LCID,
which issued on August 21, 2013 (DIN 19551) will be subjected to a permit review on or by February 23, 2018
according to Solid Waste Management Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0563(4). Please submit the permit application to
Solid Waste Section
Attn:
Ms. Donna Wilson, environmental Engineer
Solid Waste Section
Permitting Branch
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1646
If you have questions of the permit application, please contact Donna Wilson at 919-707-8255 or
donna.wilsonkncdenr. oovv.
Thank you and have a Happy New year.
Ming Chao

Ming-Tai Chao, P.E.
Environmental Engineer
Permitting Branch, Solid Waste Section
NCDEQ, Division of Waste Management
(Mailing Address)
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1646
(Street Address)
Green Square, 217 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
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David Wasiela, P.E. (NC,SC)
Senior Engineer, CSM Practice
ERM
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Direct 704 409 3428 I F 704 624 7928 I M 980 355 4535 I O 704 541 8345
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February 23, 2018
NCDEQ- Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section - Permitting Branch
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
Attention: Ms. Donna Wilson
Reference: Application for Permit Renewal
LCIDLF Permit No. 67A-LCID
Morton Trucking, Inc.
Onslow County, North Carolina
Ms. Wilson:
15720 Brixham Hill Avenue
Suite 120
Charlotte, NC 28277
[phone]
[phone] (fax)
On behalf of Morton Trucking, Inc. (Morton), ERM NC, Inc. (ERM) is submitting this
application for permit renewal for Land Clearing Inert Debris Landfill (LCIDLF) Permit
No. 67A-LCID in Onslow County, North Carolina. The current Permit to Operate for the
facility is due to expire on August 22, 2018. In accordance with North Carolina Division of
Waste Management Rules, we are submitting this Permit Renewal Application prior to
reaching 6 months before the permit expiration date.
In accordance with the currently approved Permit to Operate issued August 21, 2013; the
following is included for reference from the permit to assist in the permit review:
ATTACHMENT 3
CONDITIONS OF OPERATING PERMIT
PART I: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
1. This Permit to Operate shall expire August 22, 2018. Pursuant to the North Carolina Solid
Waste Management Rule (Rule) 15A NCAC 13B .0201(g) and .0563(4), no later than
February 23, 2018, the permittee must submit a request to the Section for permit review and
must submit updated facility plans meeting the requirements of Rules 0.565 and .0566.
2. This facility must conform to the operational requirements of the Rule, 15A NCAC 13B
.0566, and to the operational plan required by Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0565(4).
3. This permit authorizes the LCIDLF containing the total gross capacity of approximately
844,000 cubic yard (CY) within the permitted waste footprints of approximately 18 acres,
which is located inside the permitted 208.16-acre mining facility (Permit No. 67-33). Gross
capacity is the measured volume between the bottom of waste at the 18 feet above mean seal
level (amsl) and the top of final cover. The average received waste is estimated
approximately 70,000 cubic yards per year.
4. This permit approves:

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February 23, 2018
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a. The continued operation of the existing LCID landfill which encompasses 11.8-acre
waste footprints and contains in -place waste volume of 394,000 CY with side slopes
not steeper than 3 (horizontal) to 1 (vertical).
b. The operation of the disposal capacity of approximately 44,780 CY through the
permitted vertical expansion on top of the existing 11.8-acre waste footprints with
the final contours up to 90 amsl and with the maximum 4 (horizontal) to 1 (vertical)
side slopes as shown on Drawing SHEET 4 of 5 and 5 of 5 in Document No. 4, Part
II, Attachment 1.
c. The operation of new laterally expansion of the LCIDLF - Phase A through Phase C,
which encompasses approximately 5.75-acre waste footprints and contains of gross
capacity of approximately 404,600 CY with the final contours up to 90 amsl and
with the maximum 4 (horizontal) to 1 (vertical) side slopes as shown on Drawing
SHEET 4 of 5 and 5 of 5 in Document No. 4, Part II, Attachment 1. This Permit
Condition is only valid if the permittee completes and fulfills the Permit Condition
No. 5, Attachment 2 of this Permit to Construct.
Item 1- This submittal serves as formal request for permit review by February 23, 2018.
At the time of this request, there are no proposed changes to the currently approved plans
for the LCIDLF vertical expansion or lateral expansion. Morton has not constructed or
received waste in areas designated as lateral expansion Phases A, B and C.
Item 2 - At the time of this submittal there are no proposed changes to the currently
approved Operations Plan adopted by reference and included with this submittal as an
attachment.
Items 3 & 4 - As stated previously, Morton continues operations of the LCIDLF within the
limits of the approved vertical expansion (11.8 acres). Lateral expansion Phases A, B and
C have not been constructed nor received waste to date. There are no proposed
changes/revisions to the currently approved plans concerning lateral expansion areas.
Technical LCIDLF permitting requirements have been submitted to and approved by the
Division of Waste Management through August 16, 2013 including:
• Updated Operations Plan, 8/16/13
• Updated Landfill Plans including Vertical Expansion - revised through 8/16/13
• Updated Landfill Plans including Lateral Expansion - revised through 8/16/13
At this time, Morton does not intend to modify or alter the approved plans and
documents currently in place.
ERM visited the facility along with Morton personnel on February 21, 2018 to observe the
existing site conditions. A photo record of the existing conditions follows this letter for
reference. Prior to arriving on site, a surveyor visited the site to mark the limits of the

Ms. Donna Wilson
February 23, 2018
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permitted disposal areas for reference. In summary, the following is noted from the site
inspection:
• Site Security and Signage are in good condition; no indications of unauthorized
entry or vandalism.
• Erosion & Sedimentation Control Measures are in good condition in accordance
with the active Mining Permit (Permit # 67-33).
• Exterior slopes are in good condition with continued efforts to remove tree/woody
growth and establish permanent ground cover.
• Access roads remain in good condition and are all weather access to serve the
facility.
• It appears that soil cover is applied within the monthly time frame based on
observations.
• Based on surveyed edge of permitted boundaries (stakes), operations continue in
the vertical expansion area.
These items as described above are included in the attached photo record from February
21, 2018.
If you should have any questions or require additional information concerning this
Application for Permit Renewal, please contact us at your convenience.
Sincerely,
ERM NC, Inc.
David W. Wasiela, P.E.
Senior Engineer
NC Registration #20770
cc: Mr. Elijah Morton - Morton Trucing, Inc.
Attch: Currently Approved Operations Plan
Photo Record from February 21, 2018

Currently Approved Operations Plan

OPERATIONS PLAN
MORTON TRUCKING, INC. — LCID LANDFILL
PERMIT # 67-A
JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
This Operations Plan is a modification to the original approved Operations Plan
prepared by Engineering & Environmental Science Company, March 25, 2002
Introduction
The Morton Trucking, Inc. LCID Landfill (Site) is located southeast of US Highway 17
North approximately 4 miles northeast of Jacksonville, North Carolina. The site is
owned by Morton Trucking, Inc. and contains an active sand mine (Permit #67-33) and
LCID Landfill (Permit #67-A).
The total area of the LCID Landfill; existing and proposed expansions, encompasses 18
acres; 11.8 acres within the current landfill footprint and 5.75 acres within proposed
lateral expansion areas (Phases A, B & Q. The approximate volume of waste currently
disposed at the facility is 394,000 cubic yards (CY) with a remaining capacity of
approximately 450,000 CY. Estimated remaining life of the facility is 6.4 years based on
a waste acceptance rate of up to 70,000 CY per year.
Lateral expansion of the landfill into Phases A, B & C will require the placement of
structural fill soil as this area has been mined in the past. Fill shall be placed in
controlled lifts to achieve the desired foundation bearing capacity of 3,000 pounds per
square foot (psf) to an elevation of 18 MSL (100-yr flood elevation). Refer to the
Structural Fill Specification for further details in this Operation Plan. Each Phase shall
be constructed independently for permitting purposes beginning with Phase A and then
progressing to Phases B and C. Each Phase will require construction quality assurance
(CQA) documentation prior to receiving a Permit to Operate from NCDENR — Division
of Waste Management. The CQA Report will be sealed by a Professional Engineer
licensed in the State of North Carolina and contain as -built survey drawings sealed by a
surveyor licensed in the State of North Carolina.
Erosion and sedimentation control is provided by the active mining operations (Permit
67-33). The LCID landfill drains to both the active mine and the on -site 6.92 acre pond.
Both areas are permitted under the NPDES program to monitor the water quality of storm
water leaving the site (NPDES Certificate of Coverage COC NCG020755 issued 3/5/10).
Once mining operations are complete, the mine area beyond the LCID Landfill limits will
be reclaimed as a lake. The topography along the western portion of the mine is
elevation 10 MSL that will limit the lake elevation to 10 MSL.
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Materials Accepted
Waste that may be accepted at the Morton Trucking, Inc. LCID Landfill include stumps,
trees, limbs, brush, grass and any other naturally occurring vegetative matter, concrete,
unpainted brick and block, unpainted and untreated wood, asphaltic concrete and other
inert debris derived from construction activities.
Site Security
1. Access to the site is controlled by locking gates. Gates are locked in the closed
position when personnel are not on site.
2. Signs are posted at the entrance to the site including acceptable waste and
emergency contact name and phone number.
3. Site personnel are on duty at all times that the gate is unlocked to prevent
unauthorized disposal and receipt of unapproved waste.
Landfillin
Disposal of LCID waste shall occur within the current landfill footprint to reach a final
elevation of 90 MSL. Exterior slopes will be maintained at a maximum 4H:1 V steepness
to maintain stability.
Lateral expansion of the landfill into Phases A, B & C will require the placement of
structural fill soil as this area has been mined in the past. Fill shall be placed in
controlled lifts to achieve the desired foundation bearing capacity of 3,000 pounds per
square foot (psf) to an elevation of 18 MSL (100-yr flood elevation). Refer to the
Structural Fill Specification for further details in this Operation Plan. Exterior slopes of
the fill areas shall be maintained no steeper than 3H:IV.
Landfilling in the lateral expansion areas will commence with Phase A progressing from
east to west. LCID waste shall be placed in lifts not to exceed 12 feet across the disposal
area. Exterior landfill slopes shall be maintained no steeper than 411:1 V to maintain
landfill stability. LCID waste shall be compacted in place using the weight of the tracked
equipment used to place waste.
Structural Fill Soils for Construction
Introduction
The lateral expansions (Phases A, B & C) will require placement of structural fill soils to
achieve a landfill floor elevation of 18.0 MSL. The structural fill soils will be placed and
compacted to achieve a bearing capacity of 3,000 pounds per square foot (psf) at
elevation 18.0 MSL. The bearing capacity requirement is based on the highest waste
disposal of 90 feet MSL or 72 feet of LCID waste in place. The average unit weight for
LCID waste at this facility is estimated to be approximately 1,100 pounds per CY or
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40.74 pounds per cubic foot on average. At the highest point of proposed landfilling; 72
feet of waste, a load of 2,933 pounds per square foot will be applied to the underlying
foundation soils at the surface.
Materials
Soil materials used in construction shall be as described below. The Contractor shall
notify the Engineer of the source of each material. The Contractor shall make every
reasonable effort to utilize on -site sources and only use off -site sources once on -site
sources have been exhausted.
Structural Fill shall be used for fill, backfill, and embankments associated with LCID
Landfill construction. Structural Fill shall contain no stones larger than 2/3 of the
required loose lift thickness for the compaction equipment being utilized but not greater
than 6 inches in their largest dimension, and shall be free from organic materials, loam,
wood, trash and other deleterious materials which will deteriorate in time or which cannot
be properly compacted. Structural Fill shall be compacted as follows:
• Controlled lifts not to exceed 18-inches in loose measure
• Compacted with appropriately weighted equipment to achieve required bearing
capacity
• Placed and compacted to drain storm water
• Not placed during freeze, snow or sleet
Soil Testing
Soil testing for structural fill placement will be performed to validate appropriate
foundation conditions and bearing capacities have been achieved. This may be executed
utilizing various techniques based on the construction time frame. The expansion Phases
may be constructed over lengthy time periods based on the availability of structural fill
soils. Since soil types may vary as material sources may vary, the preferred method for
testing the in place soil bearing capacity will be by dynamic cone penetrometer (DCP)
ASTM STP 399.
For coastal plain soils compacted to approximately 95% maximum dry density based on
standard Proctor moisture -density relationship (ASTM D 698), a resulting blow count
from performing DCP testing of 10 blows per increment (bpi) will result in an allowable
bearing capacity of 3,000 psf (reference attached calculations).
DCP test locations will be established to choose two representative locations within each
landfill phase that will penetrate the entire fill placement. The locations should be a
minimum of 150 feet in distance from each other. The depth of fill soils tested should not
exceed 7.5 feet. Therefore, construction quality assurance (CQA) testing including DCP
testing should occur once per each 7.5 feet of fill soils placed. Testing may be performed
more frequently based on construction scheduling. Bpi values will be obtained for each
foot below grade including a result at the grade surface.
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Acceptable test results will be a minimum bpi value of 10 based on the DCP testing. If
bpi values are less than 10 bpi, the area shall be reworked and recompacted to achieve
passing results.
Landfill Cover Soils
Soil cover shall be placed above the LCID waste on a monthly basis or if the active
disposal area reaches 1-acre or larger. Soil cover shall be placed a minimum of 6-inches
thick or to a thickness to cover exposed waste; whichever is greater. Cover soils shall be
free of debris.
120 calendar days after completion of any phase of disposal operations, or upon
revocation of a permit, the disposal area shall be covered with a minimum of one foot of
suitable soil cover sloped to allow surface water runoff in a controlled manner.
Final cover soils shall be placed once areas reach proposed final elevations and grades.
Final cover soils shall be free of debris and placed to a minimum thickness of 1 foot.
Ground cover sufficient to restrain erosion must be accomplished within 30 working days
or 120 calendar days upon completion of any phase of landfill development.
Erosion Control
Landfill development and landfilling operations are to be executed maintaining storm
water drainage into the active mine area. The LCID Landfill is a component of the mine
site and permitted as mine reclamation in Permit #67-33.
Fire Prevention
No open burning is allowed within the landfill limits. Mine soils and/or cover stockpile
soils shall be used for extinguishing a fire should one occur. Fire extinguishers shall be
maintained on all equipment used to operate the LCID Landfill. In the event of a fire that
may not be extinguished quickly; contact the Fire Department at 911. Fires that occur at
the LCID Landfill must be reported to NCDENR Division of Waste Management and
Division of Air Quality.
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Photo Record
ERM Site Visit and Inspection
February 21, 2018

Facing East - Active mine in foreground, LCIDLF with access roads
Facing East - Active mine in foreground, LCIDLF with access roads

Surveyed Landfill Limits stake - West Side - Facing South
Southeast Slope - Facing Southeast - Landfill limits stake

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Facing South - Toe
of slope of Vertical Expansion Area - Future Lateral Expansion to the right of
the mine access road.