6804_INSP_20201104

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Orange
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 68-04
CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: November 4, 2020 Date of Last Inspection: April 25, 2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Orange County C&D Landfill 1514 Eubanks Road Chapel Hill, NC 27516 GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.96823 W: -79.08757 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Bruce Woody, Solid Waste Assistant Director Telephone: w. 919-918-4913 c. 919-358-0479
Email address: [e-mail] FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Orange County Solid Waste Management
Kristina Witosky, Disposal Operations Manager 1207 Eubanks Road
PO Box 17177
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

PARTICIPANTS:
Chuck Kirchner, Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section (SWS) Bruce Woody, Solid Waste Assistant Director – Orange County Solid Waste Management
Kristina Witosky, Orange County Disposal Operations Manager STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate (PTO), Life of Site, issued December 30, 2019 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive 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
On November 4, 2020, Chuck Kirchner met with Bruce Woody and Kristina Witosky to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the Orange County C&D Landfill on Eubanks Road in Chapel Hill, Orange County.
1. The construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfill (permit number 68-04) is located adjacent to the Orange County Closed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill (South Landfill), the Orange County Closed MSW Landfill (North Landfill), the Orange County Closed C&D Landfill (North Landfill), the Orange County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Facility, and the wood grinding area (permit number 68-01). 2. The facility is open Monday through Friday 7:00 am - 4:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. 3. The facility permit, operations plan, and site plan were discussed. 4. The permit authorizes operation of the C&D landfill, Phase 1. 5. The following are certified personnel: a. Kristina Witosky, Certified Manager of Landfill Operations, No. 828637, exp. 6/13/22 b. Warren Lee Cloer, Certified Manager of Landfill Operations, No. 999954, exp. 06/30/22
c. Robert Willis, Certified Manager of Landfill Operations, No. 60780, exp. 6/15/22 d. Bruce Woody, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2018080, exp. 11/16/24 e. Lewis Lloyd, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2018060, exp. 11/15/21 f. Tommy Scott, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2018080, exp. 11/15/21 g. George Pierce, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2019109, exp. 11/14/22 h. Donnie Ray, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2019067, exp. 11/15/22
i. Lester Warren, Transfer Station Operations Specialist, No. LF-2018078, exp. 11/16/21 j. James Hilton, Transfer Station Operations Specialist, No. LF-2018066, exp. 11/15/21 k. Daniel Hunt, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2018072, exp. 11/16/21 6. The facility is permitted to receive C&D material, inert debris, land clearing debris, and (used) asphalt from Orange County. 7. The facility maintains records of the amount of material received. Throughput records were observed. Tonnage received from January 1, 2020 through October 31, 2020 was 10,464.74 tons C&D. 8. The facility annual report (FAR) for July 2019 through June 2020 was received by the SWS dated July 29, 2020. The facility received 12,398.05 tons. 9. The facility maintains semiannual groundwater monitoring test records prepared by Draper Aden Associates,
conducted by Sherrill Environmental, Inc., and analyzed by ENCO (Environmental Conservation Laboratories, Inc.). Groundwater records were observed for February 08, 2019, September 3, 2019, February 17, 2020 and July 6, 2020. An exceedance was noted for each event. 10. The facility maintains quarterly methane monitoring records. Methane monitoring is conducted by facility personnel. Records were observed for June 10, 2019 through September 28, 2020. No exceedance of the methane lower explosive limit (LEL) was noted.
11. The facility maintains quarterly hydrogen sulfide, tetrahydrofuran and 1,4 Dioxane monitoring records that mirror the methane monitoring dates. No exceedance was noted. 12. The facility uses a Gas Data LMSx 1406 methane detection unit, S/N 504615, rented from Environmental
Equipment out of Pineville, NC. Calibration record observed for August 2, 2019. Last quality assurance check was performed on this instrument on June 18, 2020. Unit is sent to Landfill quarterly to perform LFG monitoring and then is sent back to Environmental Equipment upon completion. 13. There is a landfill gas (distribution) trunk line with eight passive vent risers adjacent to the west external side slope. 14. Six inches of earthen material, used as cover, is required weekly and when the disposal area exceeds one-half acre. 15. The facility maintains weekly landfill cover of the C&D landfill. Weekly cover log observed from January 4, 2019 through October 30, 2020. 16. The working face appeared small and compact.

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17. The facility maintains waste screening reports. A waste screening is required weekly or at > 1% by weight of the previous week’s total. Records were observed for June 11, 2018 through October 20, 2020. Ensure destination of banned items found in waste screenings is noted on the waste screening report. Ms. Witosky stated that any banned items such as cardboard or aluminum cans that are found are re-directed to the recycling center. 18. The landfill cap, side slopes, and groundcover appeared maintained. Repair eroded rills and continue to seed and
mulch as needed. 19. There was no indication of erosion or runoff. 20. Landfill edge of waste markers were observed. 21. The landfill sediment basin appeared maintained. 22. Some windblown material was observed during this inspection. Ensure all windblown material is returned to the working face as discussed in the field.
23. Recyclable material being brought to storage areas associated with permit 68-01 appeared in good condition. 24. Orange County has a Temporary Disaster Debris Staging Site (TDDSS, DS68-002) located adjacent to the active area of the C&D landfill in the undeveloped area allotted for Phases 2 and 3. This site was deactivated on March 13, 2019. 25. The New Hope Fire Department can be contacted to address an emergency at the facility. 26. The facility has an all-weather access road.
27. The facility is secured by a locked gate. The facility sign is located at the entrance to the scale house on Eubanks Road across from the C&D landfill.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
________________________________________ Phone: [phone] _ Chuck Kirchner Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: November 9, 2020 Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Robert Williams, Solid Waste Director – Orange County; [e-mail]
Kristina Witosky, Disposal Operations Manager - Orange County; [e-mail]