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Home My WebLink About6301CDLF1992_INSP_20200514FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 7 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW X Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Moore Closed MSWLF HHW White goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 6301-CDLF-1992 CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection X Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: May 14, 2020 Date of Last Inspection: August 16, 2019 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Moore County Landfill 457 Turning Leaf Way Aberdeen, North Carolina 28315 GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.150155 W: -79.492534 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: David Lambert, Solid Waste Director o - 910-947-4318, c – 910-986-5005 dlambert1@moorecountync.gov FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Moore County Solid Waste PO Box 1927 Carthage NC 28327 PARTICIPANTS: David Powell, Solid Waste Section Andrew Hammonds, Solid Waste Section David Lambert, Moore County Jimmy Brown, Landfill Supervisor STATUS OF PERMIT: Current permit issued July 24, 2015 and expires on July 25, 2020. Permit for “Cell 6 expansion" in process currently. PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Partial Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: NA OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: NA FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 7 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 1. Andrew Hammonds and David Powell met with David Lambert to introduce new staff as well as to conduct a partial inspection, while providing technical assistance with the issues at the CDLF, Closed MSW and Transfer station. 2. Electronics are taken to South Carolina by Southern Environmental. Electronics storage had improved since August 2019 visit but should be in a covered container so rain water doesn’t pick up any metals etc. in the electronics if container leaks. While onsite a container had leaked downhill but luckily no waste inside container. 3. (a) Currently the yard waste/trash cannot be sold or given to the general public unless it is managed in accordance to the conditions of the 15A NCAC 13B. .1406 rules. The waste can be taken to another permitted facility to accept that type of waste. David Powell started an email conversation between David Lambert and with Donna Wilson, DWM Engineer and Compost expert for DWM, informing her of the situation regarding older stockpiles of yard waste/trash that may not meet the 1406 rules time and temperature requirements, and asking her advice on what is required to allow these piles for public use. Follow her guidance. Permit Attachment 3 Part V. (57) - The permittee must ensure that ground waste/material is hauled to the off-site composting facilities or the boiler-fuel facilities within 30 days after the wastes are processed or ground. The processed or ground wastes shall not either be composted at the facility or be distributed to the public. (58) - For any reason if the ground material is stored at the designated area in a period more than thirty (30) days, the permittee must routinely conduct the following activities: (a). Monitor and control the stockpile temperature which shall not exceed 150 degree of Fahrenheit at any time. (b). Increase the frequency of stockpile turning events as necessary to mitigate or eliminate odor problem. (c). The records of conducting aforementioned activities must be placed in the operating record at the facility. A reminder, any changes to the site footprint and or site operations must be reported to and approved by the State permitting engineer. (b) Brooks farms, permitted compost facility, can take mulch once ground onsite. Also, “Simmons and Simmons” reportedly takes about eight yards periodically. (c) Yard waste area shall have fire lanes between windrows and tree lines. Permit Attachment 3 Part V. (56) - The maximum dimensions of a stockpile shall be 50-feet long, 20-feet wide, and 12-feet high. The stockpiles shall be spaced 25 feet apart to allow for firefighting. See facility permit to operate for decisions on windrows. Yard waste shall be managed in accordance with the Permit to Operate and 15A NCAC 13B .1406. (d) Yard waste area is having a surface water issue. Permit Attachment 3 Part V. (40) - Surface water shall be diverted from all operational and storage areas to prevent standing water in operational areas and under or around storage piles. Water that comes in contact with solid waste is deemed to be leachate and shall be contained on-site or properly treated prior to discharge. Waste cannot be stored in water. Measures (grading, windrow orientation, etc..) should be taken to address this issue to ensure positive drainage of storm water from the area without causing an erosion issue. (e) Yard waste area has unapproved waste, such as plastic, dimensional and treated lumber, in the windrows. Waste must be removed as it is observed and before grinding or composted and approved for public use. 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. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 3 of 7 (f) Signage at the yard waste area should be improved on what is accepted and where to dump. 4. Future site of a barrow pit area was looked at, currently grown over. DEMLR will assist with approving that type of activity. Be sure everything works within approved plans/permits with DWM. Communicate with Ming (DWM Engineer) and with Regional Senior Specialist (David Powell). Solid Waste Director has already communicated with Ming on what’s steps should be taken, follow up and be sure these requirements are met before any activity. For burning approval for land clearing debris, from future barrow pit area, I would refer you to Ming’s email with requirements, guidelines, and some suggestions. Also, if approved by DWM permitting, the Permit application/Operations plan Moore County Submitted dated May 4, 2020 - APPLICATION FOR SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO PERMIT 63-01-CDLF-1992 – Section 9.2.1 - Open burning of solid waste, except for the approved burning of land clearing debris generated on-site or debris from emergency clean-up operations is prohibited. In those cases, and prior to any burning, a request must be sent to NCDEQ-DWM for review and approval. In addition, the Division of Air Quality and local fire department must approve the activity prior to burning. A notation of the date of approval and the name of the NCDEQ-DWM personnel who approved the burning will be included in the operating record. Fires that develop spontaneously at the C&D unit working face will be extinguished by covering the burning area with soil. 5. At the time of this inspection cover on the CDLF working face appeared to be one half acre. Soil cover was being stockpiled to cover. At the time of this inspection, waste was being dumped at the top of the landfill and then pushed down slope in Cell 5. The large area of exposed waste can potentially cause issues with leachate (15A NCAC .0542 (l)) and windblown waste and may require additional soil cover as necessary. The working face shall be maintained in accordance with the rules 15A NCAC 13B .0542 (g)… and .0542 (f)(1). - Except as provided in Subparagraph (3) of this Paragraph, the owners and operators of all C&DLF units must cover the solid waste with six inches of earthen material when the waste disposal area exceeds one-half acre and at least once weekly. Cover must be placed at more frequent intervals if necessary to control disease vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging. A notation of the date and time of the cover placement must be recorded in the operating record as specified in Paragraph (n) of this Rule. 6. Rills and eroded areas were observed where vegetation has decreased and/or mulch was applied to thick. This can be seen from access road as your drive around the CDLF. Erosion on slopes shall be repaired before seeding. Vegetation shall be established in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .0542 (f) (2) – Except as provided in Subparagraph (3) of this Paragraph, areas which will not have additional wastes placed on them for three months or more, but where final termination of disposal operations has not occurred, must be covered and stabilized with vegetative ground cover or other stabilizing material. 7. Windblown must be collect and properly disposed at the end of each workday. 8. EOW markers need to be more visible around CDLF. 9. Small trees and other woody vegetation were observed growing within the waste footprint and should be cut or removed. If the trees are greater that six inches in diameter they must be cut and have the root system removed. The cap shall be repaired where the root system is removed. 10. At the time of this inspection the bulk of the white goods waste were staged outdoors, in two comingled piles, with no sense of which has had gases removed or not. It was recommended that a concrete pad be constructed or the site graded properly, and the waste be sorted and kept orderly, separating by items ready for Freon to FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 7 be removed and the items that already had the Freon removed. Permit states a 300-foot by 300-foot gravel pad would be used. Be sure and submit any changes to permitting. A method of marking, the items with gas removed should be implemented as well. Permit Attachment 3 Part V. (51) - The permittee must separately store the white goods containing Freon from the non-Freon white goods and scrap metal at this area prior to quarterly removing chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants (Freon). Chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants (Freon) inside the white goods are properly removed by well-trained personnel prior to transporting off-site to a recycling facility. 11. The area adjacent to the glass storage and white goods has older yard waste/trash piles taking up space. This area needs to be addressed along with the other piles in the yard waste area. This will give back some storage area, such as disaster debris, if the County wants to go through the process for approval. However, this area needs to be graded properly to allow for positive surface water runoff. Currently there is vegetation indicating its stays wet for extended periods. 12. The facility should be adequately staffed to ensure all operational areas are covered so that the landfill is operated and maintained in compliance with the solid waste rules and permit conditions. 13. At the time of this inspection, traffic was creating a lot of dust. DWM staff discussed with Mr. Lambert the need for a vehicle or other methods to be able to spray roads with water to combat dust. 14. Strategic Materials, out of Wilson NC, takes glass waste. Waste outside of shelter should be cleaned up. 15. A reminder, any changes to the site footprint and or site operations must be reported to and approved by the State permitting engineer. 16. Corrective measures are necessary as result of this inspection and shall be completed within 60 days’ receipt of this inspection report. A follow up inspection will be conducted. Electronics should be stored in a covered container to prevent heavy metals from leaching out when rains. While onsite a container was leaking but there was no waste inside. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 5 of 7 Yard waste piles. Address surface water issue. Better signage on where to dump and what’s not Separation needed for fire control. accepted is needed. Older yard waste piles between Transfer Station and yard White goods pile. Cannot tell which have had gas waste area. These piles should be removed according to removed. Be sure to follow permit/statutes. permit and approved operations plan. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 6 of 7 Glass storage area (waste outside to be cleaned up). Electronics to the right. Needs addressing. Current working face from bottom. Needs covering. Cover with soil to control leachate if heavy rainfall. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 7 of 7 Top of Cell 5 looking down to working face. Waste is dumped at the top of the landfill and then pushed down the slope. Soil was being stockpile for cover. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. _______________________________________ Phone: 910-433-3350 _ David Powell Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: 6/1/2020 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Amanda Freeman, Compliance Officer - Solid Waste Section Ming Chao, Environmental Engineer - Solid Waste Section David Lambert - Solid Waste Director