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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: CHEROKEE
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 2002-MSWLF-1998
Closed
HHW
White
X
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P/
X
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 08/20/2020
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Cherokee County MSW Landfill
10160 US Highway 19
Marble, NC 28905
Date of Last Inspection: 08/13/2019
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.18103' Long.:-83.90807'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Rob Ward, P.G., Solid Waste Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Cherokee County Solid Waste Department
75 Peachtree St.
Murphy, NC 28906
PARTICIPANTS:
Rob Ward, Cherokee County
Lee Hill, NCDEQ- Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Life of Site Permit, MSW Landfill Phases 1-5 issued July 7, 2020
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
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.
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
NORTH CAROLINA
Solid Waste Section
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. All photos were taken by Lee Hill on August 20, 2020.
2. The facility is open to the public Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm and on Saturday from 7:30 am to
12:00 pm.
Records Review
3. Tonnage records were obtained from the 2019-20 Facility Annual Report. The facility disposed of 18,573.26
tons of material during the 2019-20 Fiscal year.
4. Landfill gas monitoring was conducted on October 10, 2019, January 9, 2020, March 27, 2020 and June 16,
2020. The results from the monitoring events were emailed and no exceedances were noted.
5. Random waste screening forms that were reviewed showed the final disposition of any unacceptable material
that was found.
6. Manager of Landfill Operations
• Rob Ward (expires June 13, 2022)
• Wanda Payne (expires May 25, 2022)
7. Certified Landfill Operation Specialists
• Jason Rowland (expires March 12, 2022)
• Christopher Hamby (expires June 21, 2022)
• Matthew White (expires March 6, 2021)
Operations Inspection of the MSWLF Unit (2002-MSWLF-1998)
8. The facility is currently filling in Phase 5, Cell 2.
9. The liner punctures at the top of the leachate pond that were observed during the May 9, 2019 inspection were
repaired during the Phase 5 cell construction. There was minimal leachate in the pond and the liner appeared to
be in good condition.
10. Windblown litter was minimal and very well managed at the time of inspection.
11. The working face was small, compact and no unapproved material was observed.
12. The side slopes of Phases 1- 4 had good vegetative cover and the facility was actively seeding areas in Phase 5
at the time of inspection. Facility staff have been watching the slopes for seeps and repairing as necessary. No
seeps were visible at the time of inspection.
13. The facility recently purchased a "Tarp-O-Matic" for use as an alternative daily cover.
Other Comments
14. The grinding area has been moved to the eastern side of the facility due to the construction of the new landfill
cells. Boundary markers have been installed to delineate the area. No unapproved material was observed in the
grinding area at the time of inspection.
15. Scrap metal and non -refrigerant containing white goods are collected on a concrete pad located to the west of the
scale house. The metal is loaded into a roll off container and sent to Regional Disposal in Marble for recycling.
16. Scrap tires are collected in two van trailers located next to the leachate pond. The tires are sent to US Tire in
Concord, NC for processing.
17. Electronics are collected and stored to the south of the scale house. The material is palletized and sent to E-
Cycle Secure in Charlotte, NC for recycling.
18. White goods containing refrigerants are collected and stored outside the recycling building. A few units were
not stored upright. Store units upright to minimize the possibility of unintentional release of refrigerants.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
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Date: 2020.08.26 13.48:44-04'00'
Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: August 26, 2020 to
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Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
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Rob Ward by:
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Randy Wiggins, County Manager — Cherokee County
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Leachate Pond Liner Repairs
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