3801_ROSCANS_1995

State of North Carulina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources • •
Division of Solid Waste Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
William L. Meyer, Director
March 28, 1995
Mr. Dale Wiggins
Graham County Manager
P.O. Box 575 Courthouse
Robbinsville, N.C. 28771
Re: Possible Ground -water Contamination at the Closed Graham County Sanitary Landfill
(Permit# 38-01).
Dear Mr. Wiggins,
Ground -water monitoring data collected at the closed Graham County sanitary landfill
during several of the past sampling episodes suggests the presence of ground -water contamination
at the site. In order to clarify the presence and nature of contamination, all future ground and
surface water detection monitoring at the landfill should be sampled and tested for the constituents
on the attached list and the data submitted to this office semi-annually.
A topographic map should be prepared that clearly identifies the landfill property
boundaries, all ground water users and locations of private and/or community drinking water wells
within a half mile radius of the landfill. The nearest downgradient surface water supply intake
in the watershed should also be identified. A second large scale topographic map should be
prepared that clearly shows the property boundaries, permit boundaries, fill areas, existing
monitoring wells, all upstream and downstream surface water sampling locations and other
pertinent information. This information should be prepared and submitted to the Solid Waste
Section within the next 30 days. If contamination is confirmed additional information may be
needed in the future to ascertain the possibility of impact on the public health and the
environment.
Solid waste management facilities are currently required to perform ground and surface
water monitoring on a semi-annual basis (please refer to the letter mailed to you from our office
dated January 2, 1992 which requests the landfill owner/operators to notify the Section of the
months they will be performing each of their semi-annual sampling events). As the Solid Waste
Section has not received your 1994 sampling data, nor have we received any indication of a
sampling schedule for the 1995 episodes, it is necessary that you schedule a sampling episode with
your sampling contractor within 30 days. If you have completed your 1994 sampling for ground
water and surface water, please forward a copy of the analytical results to this office for review.
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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Thank you in advance for your diligence concerning these matters. If you have any
questions or comments please contact me at [phone].
c:
Phil Prete
Jan McHargue
Jim Patterson
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Sincerely,
Mark Poindexter, Hydrogeologist
Groundwater Compliance Unit, Solid Waste Section

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Solid Waste Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
William L. Meyer, Director
March 28, 1995
Mr. Dale Wiggins
Graham County Manager
P.O. Box 575 Courthouse
Robbinsville, N.C. 28771
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Re: Possible Ground -water Contamination at the Closed Graham County Sanitary Landfill
(Permit# 38-01).
Dear Mr. Wiggins,
Ground -water monitoring data collected at the closed Graham County sanitary landfill
during several of the past sampling episodes suggests the presence of ground -water contamination
at the site. In order to clarify the presence and nature of contamination, all future ground and
surface water detection monitoring at the landfill should be sampled and tested for the constituents
on the attached list and the data submitted to this office semi-annually.
A topographic map should be prepared that clearly identifies the landfill property
boundaries, all ground water users and locations of private and/or community drinking water wells
within a half mile radius of the landfill. The nearest downgradient surface water supply intake
in the watershed should also be identified. A second large scale topographic map should be
prepared that clearly shows the property boundaries, permit boundaries, fill areas, existing
monitoring wells, all upstream and downstream surface water sampling locations and other
pertinent information. This information should be prepared and submitted to the Solid Waste
Section within the next 30 days. If contamination is confirmed additional information may be
needed in the future to ascertain the possibility of impact on the public health and the
environment.
Solid waste management facilities are currently required to perform ground and surface
water monitoring on a semi-annual basis (please refer to the letter mailed to you from our office
dated January 2, 1992 which requests the landfill owner/operators to notify the Section of the
months they will be performing each of their semi-annual sampling events). As the Solid Waste
Section has not received your 1994 sampling data, nor have we received any indication of a
sampling schedule for the 1995 episodes, it is necessary that you schedule a sampling episode with
your sampling contractor within 30 days. If you have completed your 1994 sampling for ground
water and surface water, please forward a copy of the analytical results to this office for review.
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post -consumer paper

Thank you in advance for your diligence concerning these matters. If you have any
questions or comments please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Mark Poindexter, Hydrogeologist
Groundwater Compliance Unit, Solid Waste Section
c: Phil Prete`.
Jan McHatgue
Jim Patterson
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INORGANIC CONSTITUENTS
Parameter
Certification by
DEM
PQL in ppb
(1)
Antimony
Metals, Group II
- low
30
level
(2)-Arsenic
Metals, Group -I-
- low
10
level
(3)
Barium
Barium (20)
500
(4)
Beryllium
Metals, Group I
- low
2
level
(5)
Cadmium
Metals, Group I
- low
1
level
(G)
Chromium
Metals, Group I
- low
10
level
(7)
Cobalt
Metals, Group I
- low
10
level
(8)
Copper
Metals, Group I -
200
regular level
(9)
Lead
Metals, Group I -
low
10
level
(10)
Nickel
Metals, Group I -
50
regular level
(11)
Selenium
Metals, Group I -
low
20
level
(12)
Silver
Metals, Group II -
low
10
level
(13)
Thallium
Metals, Group II -
low
10
level
(14)
Vanadium
Metals, Group I -
low
40
level
(15)
Zinc
Metals, Group I -
50
regular level
The data shall be reported at the specified Practical Quantitation Limit (PQL).
In addition to sampling for the constituents referenced above, all sampling
should also include field testing of pH, temperature, and specific conductivity.
No filtering of samples is allowed. The 3030C preparation method for metals
analysis is not allowed.

INORGANIC CONSTITUENTS
Parameter
Certification by
DEM
PQL in ppb
(1)
Antimony
Metals, Group II
- low
30
level
2.__
Ar-senic_--- -- -- -_ -- _ __
Metals, Group- I_
- low
10
level
(3)
Barium
Barium (20)
500
(4)
Beryllium
Metals, Group I
- low
2
level
(5)
Cadmium
Metals, Group I
- low
1
level
(6)
Chromium
Metals, Group I
- low
10
level
(7)
Cobalt
Metals, Group I
- low
10
level
(8)
Copper
Metals, Group I -
200
regular level
(9)
Lead
Metals, Group I -
low
10
level
(10)
Nickel
Metals, Group I -
50
regular level
(11)
Selenium
Metals, Group I -
low
20
level
(12)
Silver
Metals, Group II -
low
10
level
(13)
Thallium
Metals, Group II -
low
10
level
(14)
Vanadium
Metals, Group I -
low
40
level
(15)
Zinc
Metals, Group I -
50
regular level
The data shall be reported at the specified Practical Quantitation Limit (PQL).
In addition to sampling for the constituents referenced above, all sampling
should also include field testing of pH, temperature, and specific conductivity.
No filtering. of samples is allowed. The 3030C preparation method for metals
analysis is not allowed.

Parameter
(1)
Antimony
(2)
Arsenic
a
(3)
Barium
(4)
Beryllium
INORGANIC CONSTITUENTS
Certification by DEM
PQL in ppb
Metals, Group II - low
level
30
Metals, Group I - low
level
10
Barium (20)
500
Metals, Group I - low 1 2
level
(5)
Cadmium
Metals,
Group
I
- low
1
level
(6)
Chromium
Metals,
Group
I
- low
10
level
(7)
Cobalt
Metals,
Group
I
- low
10
level
(8)
Copper
Metals,
Group
I
-
200
regular
level
(9)
Lead
Metals,
Group
I
- low
10
level
(10)
Nickel
Metals,
Group
I
-
50
regular
level
(11)
Selenium
Metals,
Group
I
- low
20
level
(12)
Silver
Metals,
Group
II
- low
10
level
(13)
Thallium
Metals,
Group
II -
low
10
level
(14)
Vanadium
Metals,
Group
I -
low
40
level
(15)
Zinc
Metals,
Group
I -
50
regular
level
The data shall be reported at the specified Practical Quantitation Limit (PQL).
In addition to sampling for the constituents referenced above, all sampling
should also include field testing of pH, temperature, and specific conductivity.
No filtering of samples is allowed. The 3030C preparation method for metals
analysis is not allowed.

GRGANIC
CONSTITUENT' rtPQL
ORGANIC I
CONSTITUENT PQL
(16) ACETONE
100
(17) ACRYLONITRILE
200
(18) BENZENE
5
(19) BROMOCHLOROMETHANE
5
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE
5
(21) BROMOFORM
5
(22) CARBON DISULFIDE
100
(23) CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
10
(24) CHLOROBENZENE
5
(25) CHLOROETHANE
10
(26) CHLOROFORM I
5
(27) CHLORODIBROivfONIETHANE I
5
(28) DBCP
25
(29) ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE I
5
(30) 0-DICHLOROBENZENE I
5
(31) P-DICHLOROBENZENE I
5 I
(32) T-1,4-DICHLORO-2-BUTENE (
100
(33) 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE I
5 I
(34) ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE I
5
(35) VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE I
5
(36) CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE I
5 I
(37) T-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE I
5
(38) PROPYLENE DICHLORIDE I
5 I
(39) CIS-1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE I
10 1
(40) T-1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE
10
(41) ETHYLBENZENE
5
(42) METHYL BUTYL KETONE
50
(43) METHYL BROMIDE
10
(44) METHYL CHLORIDE
10
(45) METHYLENE BROMIDE
10
(46) METHYLENE CHLORIDE
10
(47) MEK; 2-BUTANONE
100
(48) METHYL IODIDE
10
(49) METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE
100
(50) STYRENE
10
(51) 1,1,1,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE
5
(52) 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE I
5
-(53) TETRACHLORO ETHYLENE
5
(54) TOLUENE I
5
(55) 1,1,1,-TRICHLOROETHA21TE
5
(56) 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE
5
(57) TRICHLOROETHYLENE
5
(58) CFC-lI
5
(59) 1,2,3-TRICHLOROPROPANE
15
VINYL ACETATE
t6l)
50
VINYLCHLORIDE
10
62) XYLENES I
5
ALSO KNOWN AS: (21)-TRIBROMOMETHANE, (25)-ETHYL CHLORIDE, (26)-TRICHLOROMETHANE,
(27)-DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE,(28)-1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE, (29)-1,2-DIBROMOETHANE,
(30)-1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE, (31)-1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE, (33)-ETHYLIDENE CHLORIDE,
(34)-1,2-DICHLOROETHANE, (35)-1,1-DICHL0ROETHENE (ETHYLENE), (36)-CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE,
(37)-TRANS-I,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE,
(38)-1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE, (42)-2-HEXANONE, (43)-BROMOIvfETHANE,
(44)-CHLORONIETHANE, (45)-DIBROMOMETHANE, (46)-DICHLOROMETHANE, (47)-METHYL ETHYL KETONE,
(43)-IODOMETHANE, (49)-4,METHYL-2-PENTANONE, (53)-TETRACHLOROETHENE, PERCHLOROETHYLENE,.
(55)-NIETHYLCHLOROFOR,V, (57)-TRICHLOROETHENE, (53)-TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE

OPERATION/CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS
Municipal
Services
P.O. Box 97, Garner, North Carolina 27529 [phone]
January 20, 1995
Ms. Janis D. McHargue, P.E.
Western Area Engineer
Solid Waste Section
585 Waugtown Rd
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
62
CIVIL/SANITARY ENGINEERS
Engineering
Company, P.A.
P.O. Box 349, Boone, North Carolina 28607 [phone]
Re: Closure Documentation - Graham County Sanitary Landfill
Project No. G93122.
Dear Ms. McHargue:
Enclosed you will find two (2) copies of a closure plan and permeability test results from
the existing landfill cover. The permeability tests were conducted according to Corps of
Engineers Laboratory Testing Manual EM 1110-2-1906, 30 NOV 70, Appendix VII,
Permeability Tests.
If you have any questions, please advise.
Very truly yours,
MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CO., PA
D. Wayne Sullivan
Project Manager
DWS:cd
Enclosures
cc: Dennis Wiggins, County Manager

NC DEPARTMENT OF i IIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATO—..L RESOURCES
Division of Solid Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT
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Type of Facility if " C11 County ' "'4''1 � }?s,, .. � T 1° f i o,3 Permit
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Name of Facility. � C U ? 4 f 7 � ! Location
Date of Last Evaluation f `l { lL
I. Permit Conditions Followed '` Yes No N/A
A. Specific Condition(s) Violated
II. Operational Requirements Followed Yes No
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A. Specific Violations) by number and letter.
III. Other Violations of Rule or Law
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IV. Evaluator's CommentsG�'G' _:hlP�{ 1%(.i�^^, ,*`e`. f r."',9tlJ,�,.; �eJ � " b
V. Continuation Page Required? Yes No Receiving Signature l
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NC DEPARTMENT OF L IRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATU.,1, RESOURCES
Division of Solid haste Management
Solid Waste Section
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT
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Type of Facility )hYh0�h'c, L."r�-, 1� Permit # �P b county �'�/'t"1/t+1� 1
Name of Facility Location i�Jt J11 L l �J`�j1f�16 rt l�� ,
Date of Last Evaluation
I. Permit Conditions Followed Yes No N/A
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A. Specific Violations) by number and letter.
III_ Other Violations of Rule or Law
IV. Evaluator's Comments�?Y yr., J 3 -jPt. e.< �.h`lrrJ�1�
V. Continuation Page Required? Yes No Receiving Signature �'
Evaluation Date Solid Waste Section
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NC DEPARTMENT OF I 'IRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATU. L RESOURCES
Division of Solid Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT
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Type of Facility. �j Permit # county
Name of FaciLity. f 1 i Location 4 �-1 h 5 u
Date of Last Evaluation
I. Permit Conditions Followed Yes No N/A
A. specific Condition(s) Violated
II. OperationaL Requirements Followed Yes No
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A. Specific Viotation(s) by number and letter.
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Solid Waste Section (Review 7/94)

NC DEPARTMENT OF B..IRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATUI Aj RESOURCES
Division of Solid waste Management
Solid Waste Section
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT
Type of Facility. Permit # County s r 0�1 J-2,
Name of Fac i L i ty_ C I , Qr) Location ........ 40�
Date of Last Evaluation
I. Peruit Conditions Followed Yes No N/A
A. Specific Condition(s) Violated.
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NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Division of Solid Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
SOLID WASTE NANAGEIENT FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT
Type of Facility )Ai%, % ..1.. �, 11�1 f�� Permit # y 7 " f,> k County
Name of Facilityd , c St`s, \--Lr►Location (3 �c,�� �ba �jli' St.)�d�i
Date of Last Evaluation T '� 7
I. Permit Conditions Followed Yes No N/A
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Solid Waste Section (Review 7/94)

State of North Caruona
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Solid Waste Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
William L. Meyer, Director
December 29, 1995
Ms. Patsy Irons, County Manager
Graham County
P.O. Box 575
Robbinsville, NC 28771
SUBJECT: Closure of the Graham County Landfill
Permit #38-01
Dear Ms. Irons:
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FW?FA
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The Solid Waste Section (the Section) has received and reviewed documentation submitted by your
consultant, Municipal Engineering, on your behalf regarding the subject facility. Based on this
documentation, the Section has determined that the subject facility has been closed in accordance with
the applicable requirements. This determination may be rescinded should any of the documentation
prove to be inaccurate.
The subject facility is considered closed subject to the attached post closure conditions. The operator
of the facility, Graham County; and the owner, the U.S. Forest Service, are responsible for
compliance with these conditions.
This closure shall become effective upon written notification by Graham County that the
facility shall be maintained in compliance with the post closure conditions specified in this
letter. Also, Rule .0510 states that when a disposal unit is closed, the permit to operate that unit is
terminated and any future disposal operations will require approval by the Section.
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 2761 1-7687 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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Page Two
Graham County
Closure Letter
POST CLOSURE CONDITIONS
I . MANAGEMENT OF LANDFILL GAS: The owner and/or operator shall take the
measures necessary to ensure that the closed site shall continue to meet the design standards
for landfill gas found in Rule .0503(2)(a).
2. MANAGEMENT OF SURFACE WATER: The owner and/or operator shall take
the measures necessary to ensure that the closed site shall meet the requirements of Rule
.0503(2)(c). In addition, the landfill unit shall be maintained such that surface water runoff
occurs in a controlled manner, and surface water shall not be impounded over waste.
3. AIR QUALITY: The owner and/or operator shall ensure that landfill units do not violate
any applicable requirements developed under a State Implementation Plan approved or
promulgated by the U.S. EPA Administrator pursuant to Section I 10 of the Clean Air Act,
as amended.
4. FINAL COVER SYSTEM: The integrity and effectiveness of the final cover system and any
permanent erosion control devices must be maintained. This could include making repairs to
the cover as necessary to correct the effects of settlement, subsidence, erosion, or other
events.
5. PROPOSED USES: The owner and/or operator shall submit a proposal for the Section's
review and approval addressing post closure uses of the facility. Proposed post closure uses
shall not violate any post closure conditions found in this letter. In particular, plans for post
closure uses shall avoid possibilities for the entrapment of methane gas. Routine landfill gas
monitoring within structures and at the facility boundary may not be sufficient to detect
potentially dangerous situations.
6. ONGOING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES: Continuing solid waste
management activities (e.g. yard waste composting, scrap tire collection, solid waste transfer)
shall not violate any post closure conditions found in this letter, and must meet any other
applicable requirements.
7. RECORDATION: The owner and/or operator shall ensure that the recordation
requirements for land disposal sites found in Rule .0204 are met.

Page Three
Graham County
Closure Letter
8. WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:
Groundwater quality at this facility is subject to the "Classifications and Water Quality
Standards Applicable to the Groundwaters of North Carolina", 15A NCAC 2L. This
includes, but is not limited to, the provisions for detection monitoring, assessment,
and corrective action.
b. The permittee shall sample the detection monitoring wells and surface water sampling
locations at a minimum on a semi-annual basis.
C. Water quality detection monitoring shall continue for a minimum of five years from
the date of the Section's receipt of Graham County's notification that the facility will
be maintained in compliance with the post -closure conditions specified in this letter.
After five years the Section will determine if further monitoring is to be required.
d. Sampling equipment and methods shall conform to specifications in Attachment 1,
"North Carolina Water Quality Monitoring Guidance Document for Solid Waste
Facilities". The sampling parameters and methods shall be those found in Attachment
2, "Sampling and Analysis Requirements for Construction and Demolition Landfills
and Closed Sanitary Landfills", or an alternate parameter list as approved by the
Section.
e. The permittee shall maintain a record of all monitoring events and analytical data.
Reports of the sampling events and analytical data shall be submitted to the Section
in a timely manner.
f The water quality monitoring system for this facility shall be upgraded for
post closure monitoring purposes. A revised water quality monitoring plan shall be
submitted to the Solid Waste Section for review and approval within 90 days of the
date of this closure letter.

Page Four
Graham County
Closure Letter
If there are questions regarding this closure letter, please call Janis McHargue in the Winston-Salem
Regional Office at [phone], or the Solid Waste Section at [phone].
Sincerely,
amen C. Coffey
ermitting Branch
Solid Waste Section
cc: Julian Foscue
Jan McHargue
Bobby Lutfy
Jim Patterson
Municipal Engineering
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