3801_ROSCANS_1996

NC DEPARTMENT OF E.,IRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATUi- RESOURCES
Division of Solid Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
SOLID WASTE RANAGENENT FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT
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Type of Facility x Permit L Can
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Name of Facility e- i I L 2 2; 2: 3( -114 Location
Date of Last Evaluation _3___J_-
I Permit Conditions Followed Yes No N/A
A- Specific Condition(s) Violated
II. Operational Requirements Followed Yes No
15A N.C_ Admin. Code 138 Section
A- Specific VioLation(s) by number and Letter.
Ill- Other Violations of Rule or Law
IV. Evaluator's Comments 4-5
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V. Continuation Page Required? -Yes No Receiving Signature
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Evaluation Date e Seit-
DEHNR 3793 (Part I White: Facility Part II Canary: Central Office Part III Pink: Regional Office)
Solid Waste Section (Review 7/94)

NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Division of Solid Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
SOLID WASTE MANAGE ENT FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT
Type of Foci l i ty, )ry% i � rv' l t'� rL�Y A 1 ! Permit # � tD "' C� � Countyj f �'Zfy1�,
Name of FacilityOlt C) 40 Location
Date of Last Evaluation
I. Permit Conditions Followed Yes No N/A
A. Specific Condition(s) Violated
II. Operational Requirements Followed Yes No
15A N.C_ Admin. Code 138 Section '' 0,
A. Specific Violation(s) by member and letter.
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III. Other Violations of Rule or Law
IV. Evaluator's Canments
V. Continuation Page Required? Yes
No Receiving Signature
Evaluation Date Solid Waste Section ^f/....,,aAP
DEHNR 3793 (Part I White: Facility Part II Canary: Centr-'lf Office Part III Pink: Regional Office)
Solid Waste Section (Review 7/94)v

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Asheville Regional Office
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
Nann B. Guthrie, Regional Manager
Mr. Dale Wiggins
Graham County Manager
P.O. Box 575
Robbinsville, NC 28771
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DIVISION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
SOLID WASTE SECTION
January 17, 1996
RE: Problems observed at Graham County Recycling Center
Graham County, Facility
Dear Mr. Wiggins:
I visited the Graham County Recycling Center on January 9, 1996, and observed the following
problem areas/solid waste violations at the site:
(1) Scrap tires are being stored outside in violation of North Carolina Solid Waste Management
Regulation 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 13B .1107.
(2) Unacceptable materials are being placed in the area set aside for collection of yard waste.
Only clean wood (unpainted and untreated) and brush can be accumulated for grinding and
mulching.
(3) Several piles of shingles have been dumped directly on the ground. These shingles must be
stored in containers prior to off -site disposal.
A compliance date of March 1. 1996, has been established to correct the above noted prob-
lems/violations.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
JEP:sb James E. Patterson
Waste Management Specialist
cc: Julian Foscue
Phil Prete
Interchange Building, 59 Woodfin Place, Asheville, N.C. 28801
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, IVA
Health and Natural Resources r41
Division of Solid Waste Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor p E H N Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
William L. Meyer, Director
January 30, 1996
W
-m4 at y rons, County Manager
Graham County
P.O. Box 575
Robbinsville, NC 28771
SUBJECT: Closure of the Graham County Landfill
PERMIT # 38-01
Dear Ms. Irons:
The Solid Waste Section (the Section) has received and reviewed documentation
submitted by your consultant, McDowell & Associates, on your behalf regarding the subject
facility. Based on this documentation, the Section has determined that the MSW unit at 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 MSW unit at the subject facility is considered closed subject to the following 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. Condition #8 addresses continued
water quality monitoring for the existing ground water monitoring system.
Please note, that this closure shall become effective upon written notification by the
owner/operator that the facility shall be maintained in compliance with the post closure
conditions specified in this letter. Rule .0510 also 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.
PD. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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County of Graham
Closure Letter
January 30, 1996
POST CLOSURE CONDITIONS
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/operator shall ensure that landfill units do not
violate any applicable requirements developed under a State Impl.pinentation Plan
approved or promulgated by the U.S. EPA Administrator pursuant to Section 110
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/operator shall submit a proposal for the
Section's review and approval addressing post closures 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. yardwaste 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/operator shall ensure that the recordation
requirements for land disposal sites found in Rule .0204 are met.

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County of Graham
Closure Letter
January 30, 1996
8. WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:
a. Groundwater quality at this facility is subject to the "Classification 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 location(s) 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 Sections's receipt of the owner/operator's
notification that the facility will be maintained in compliance with the
post -closure conditions specified in this letter. After five years the
Sections 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 list of sampling parameters as approved
by the Solid Waste 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.

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County of Graham
Closure Letter
January 30, 1996
If there are questions regarding this closure letter please contact Julian Foscue in the
Winston-Salem Regional Office at [phone], or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
YP
C
ames C. Coffey
ermitting Branch Supervisor
Solid Waste Section
cc: Phil Prete
Julian Foscue
James Patterson
Central Files

State of North Carwna
Department of Environment, ALTII.-KaTA
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Solid Waste Management
James B, Hunt, Jr., Governor EL
IDC
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary C
William L. Meyer, Director
January 30, 1996
-Ms Patsrh-om, County Manager
Graham County
P.O. Box 575
Robbinsville, NC 28771
RE: Post Closure Monitoring of the Graham County Landfill
Permit #38-01
Dear Ms. Irons:
Attached is an amended version of the Closure Letter for the Graham County Landfill. This
letter supercedes the version dated December 29, 1995. The sole amendment is the deletion of
paragraph "f." of "Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting Requirements:" on page 3, which
required upgrading the water quality monitoring system at the landfill.
Following Mr. Lamar Crisp's telephone conversation with Mr. Mark Poindexter of the Solid
Waste Section on January 28th, Mr. Poindexter and I reviewed in detail the available water
quality data and well records for the Graham County Landfill. The Section feels that the existing
water quality monitoring system is sufficient for early detection of groundwater contamination
from the landfill, and that an additional detection monitoring well is not needed at this time.
Water quality monitoring and reporting shall be continued in accordance with the conditions of
part 8 of the letter, shown on page 3.
Man-made organic compounds are present in one of the existing downgradient wells at the
facility. If, in the future, levels of contaminants in the existing wells rise to levels considered
significant by the Section, either installation of an additional monitoring well, or sampling of
one or more of the residential wells below the landfill will be required.
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Ms. Patsy Irons
Graham Co. Landfill
Permit 38-01
January 30, 1996
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Please note that the Sampling and Analysis Requirements list attached to the Closure Letter
contains a different constituent list than the one employed by the County in recent sampling
events. This list will involve lower analytical costs.
If you or Mr. Crisp have any questions about this letter, please contact me at the Solid Waste
Section, telephone [phone], ext. 342.
Sincerely,
rJimBateson
Hydrogeologist
Solid Waste Section
cc: Mr. Mark Poindexter; Solid Waste Section
Mr. Bobby Lutfy; "
Mr. Julian Foscue; "
Mr.. Jim Patterson "

SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION LANDFILLS
and CLOSED SANITARY LANDFILLS
N.C. SOLID WASTE SECTION
LAB CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
The Solid Waste Section now requires water quality sample analysis
by a laboratory certified by the Division of Environmental
Management for groundwater analysis (15A NCAC 2H .0800). The
laboratories used for water quality analysis for Solid Waste
Section facilities shall be certified under the Division of
Environmental Management (DEM) Certification program for the
approved methods and at the approved levels of certification.
SAMPLING ANALYTICAL METHODS AND REPORTING LIMITS:
Each parameter on the following constituent list shall be certified
at the designated level and an appropriately certified method used
for the sample analysis. The data shall be reported at the
specified Practical Quantitation Limit (PQL).
Parameter
Certification
by
DEM
PQL in ppb
Arsenic
Metals,
Group
I -
low
level
10
Barium
Barium
(20)
500
Cadmium
Metals,
Group
I -
low
level
1
Chromium
Metals,
Group
I -
low
level
10
Lead
Metals,
Group
I -
low
level
10
Mercury
Mercury
(21)
1
Selenium
Metals,
Group
I -
low
level
20
Silver
Metals,
Group
II
- low
level
10
Volatile Organic Compounds
For the parameters and PQLs required for volatile organic compound
analysis, refer to the next page of this attachment. For volatile
organic analysis the laboratory shall be certified for an SW-846
GC/MS Method (8240 or 8260). The recommended method of analysis is
EPA Method 8260.
SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS:
In addition to sampling for the constituents referenced above, all
sampling should also include field testing of pH, temperature, and
specific conductivity. EPA requires analysis for total metals. No
filtering of samples is allowed. The 3030C preparation method 'for
metals analysis is not allowed.
January 1995

VG-ATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC
CONSTITUENT
PQL
(UG/L)
ORGANIC
CONSTITUENT
PQL
(UG/L)
(16) ACETONE
100
(40) T-1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE
10
(17) ACRYLONITRILE
200
(41) ETHYLBENZENE
5
(18) BENZENE
5
(42) METHYL BUTYL KETONE
50
(19) BROMOCHLOROMETHANE
5
(43) METHYL BROMIDE
10
(20) BROMODICHLOROMETHANE
5
(44) METHYL CHLORIDE
10
(21) BROMOFORM
5
(45) METHYLENE BROMIDE
10
(22) CARBON DISULFIDE
100
(46) METHYLENE CHLORIDE
10
(23) CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
1,0
(47) MEK; 2-BUTANONE
100
(24) CHLOROBENZENE
5
(48) METHYL IODIDE
10
(25) CHLOROETHANE
10
(49) METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE
100
(26) CHLOROFORM
5
(50) STYRENE
10
(27) CHLORODIBROMOMETHANE
5
(51) 1,1,1,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE
5
(28) DBCP
25
(52) 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE
5
(29) ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
5
(53) TETRACHLOROETHYLENE
5
(30) O-DICHLOROBENZENE
5
(54) TOLUENE
5
(31) P-DICHLOROBENZENE
5
(55) 1,1,1,-TRICHLOROETHANE
5
(32) T-1,4-DICHLORO-2-BUTENE
100
(56) 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE
5
(33) 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE
5
(57) TRICHLOROETHYLENE
5
(34) ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE
5
(58) CFC-11
5
(35) VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE
5
(59) 1,2,3-TRICHLOROPROPANE
15
(36) CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE
5
(60) VINYL ACETATE
50
(37) T-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE
5
(61) VINYL CHLORIDE
10
(38) PROPYLENE DICHLORIDE
5
(62) XYLENES
5
(39) CIS-1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE
10
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-DICHLOROETHENE (ETHYLENE), (36)-CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE,
(37)-TRANS-I,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE, (38)-1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE, (42)-2-HEXANONE, (43)-BROMOMETHANE,
(44)-CHLOROMETHANE, (45)-DIBROMOMETHANE, (46)-DICHLOROMETHANE, (47)-METHYL ETHYL KETONE,
(48)-IODOMETHANE, (49)-4-METHYL-2-PENTANONE, (53)-TETRACHLOROETHENE, PERCHLOROETHYLENE,
(55)-METHYLCHLOROFORM, (57)-TRICHLOROETHENE, (58)-TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE