5403_INSP_20200916

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW X Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: LENOIR
Closed
MSWLF X HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 5403-CDLF-1997
CDLF X Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: September 16, 2020 Date of last inspection: February 25, 2020

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Lenoir County CDLF
2949 Hodges Farm Rd.
La Grange, NC 28551

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.29453° W: 77.71301°

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Landfill 252.566.4194
Kim Hill, Interim Solid Waste Director 252-566-4194 ext. 4177
Email: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Liz Patterson, NCDEQ –Solid Waste Section
Amanda Thompson, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section
Kim Hill – Lenoir County Interim Solid Waste Directo
Wayne Smith – Lenoir County

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate Phases 1, 2, & 3 was issued April 2, 2012; Permit renewal in-process.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
NONE

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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Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility is a Construction and Demolition (C&D) landfill on top of closed unlined Municipal Solid Waste
Landfill (MSWLF)..
2. The facility is permitted to receive C&D waste, inert debris, asphalt, and land-clearing debris generated within
Lenoir County.
3. The facility is fenced and is secured by a locking gate when it is not open for operation.
4. The correct signage is at the entrance of the facility listing the facility name, permit number and emergency
contact information as well as materials accepted at the facility.
5. Personnel are onsite during operating hours. The C&D landfill is open to accept waste from 8:00 am until 5:00
pm Monday through Friday and 8:00 am until 12:00 pm on Saturday. The C&D debris landfill is normally closed
on Sunday and select County holidays.
6. Records were not reviewed at this inspection.
7. The following are facility certified personnel:
a. Kim Hill, Manager of Landfill Operations(MOLO), expires 10/12/2020
b. Anthony Morris, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, expires 8/25/2023
c. Wayne Smith, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, expires 5/25/2023
8. A perimeter road has been established around the entire footprint of the landfill. The perimeter road is being well
maintained.
9. The working face was appropriately sized for the expected waste. The exposed area was approaching ½ acre in
size at the time of inspection. It appears that it is being covered at least once weekly. Six inches of earthen
material should be properly applied once weekly or when the working face reaches ½ acre.

10. No unacceptable wastes observed in the working face.

11. Per permit condition Attatchment 3, Conditions of Permit to Operate, Part I: Item #4. The permittee
must maintain permanent markers that accurately identify the edge of the approved waste disposal
boundary. The boundaries of both the C&DLF unit and the closed MSWLF unit must be marked.
Permanent waste boundary markers need to be installed around the entire landfill within 30 days and
maintained around the entire landfill to include active and inactive areas. Waste marker frequency
should be placed so that you can see from one to the other.
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Solid Waste Section

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12. Windblown waste was being well managed. Windblown waste must be collected and returned to the working
face prior to the close of the business day.
13. All monitoring wells must be constructed and maintained in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .0108.
Monitoring well pictured below checked during inspection. Lock rusted and not actually locking,
permanently affixed identification plate was missing. Facility needs to inspect all monitoring wells to
make sure they are locked, capped, and properly tagged within 30 days.

14. Small Type I composting area is also part of facility operations. The facility encompassing less than two (2)
acres in size is permitted to process or store less than 6,000 CY of material per quarter in accordance with Rule
15A NCAC 13B .1402(f)(6). The facility is permitted to receive land clearing debris, yard waste, or wooden
pallet as defined in Rules 15A NCAC 13B, .0101(23) and .0101(56), and NCGS 130A-290(44a), respectively.
15. There is at least a 25 foot access path around the site for fire control vehicles.
16. All setbacks are in place.
17. No standing water was observed during the inspection

Small Type I composting area
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Solid Waste Section

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18. Per Facility Permit to Operate, Attachment 3, Part I:Operating Conditions, Item #10: Wooden pallets as defined
in NCGS 130A-290(44a) are not approved for disposal except for those pallets generated in C&D activities.
Wooden pallets generated from non- C&D activities may be accepted for processing into chips or mulches at
the designated area in accordance with permit conditions stated in Part IV, Attachment 3 of this permit and the
approved plan (Attachment 1, Part II, Document No. 5).
Pallet storage area
19. Corrective measures are necessary at this facility. Measures to bring the facility into compliance must be
completed within 30 days’ receipt of this report. The SWS will conduct a follow-up inspection in 30 days
to ensure issues noted in this inspection report have been addressed.
20. Digital photos were taken during the inspection.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

Phone: [phone](O)
[e-mail]

Liz Patterson
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: 9-25-2020 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section