2906_INSP_20210311

NORTH CAROLINAD_E Q��
OepeNnenf of Envlronmmbl 0uel�
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
X
I LCID
YW
Transfer
SLAS
COUNTY: Davidson
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 2906-MSWLF-2008
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: March 11, 2021 Date of Last Inspection: September 16, 2020
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility
220 Davidson County Landfill Road
Lexington, NC 27292
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat: 35.85281' Long:-80.17620'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Charlie Brushwood
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: charlie.brushwood@davidsoncoun . nc.gov
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
P. O. Box 1067
Lexington, NC 27293-1067
PARTICIPANTS:
Tim Phelps, Landfill Supervisor — Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
2906-MSWLF-1994: Closed
2906-MSWLF-2008: Life of Site Permit Issued 03/12/2018; Expires 12/8/2068.
2906-HHW: Issued 03/12/2018; Expires 05/28/2023.
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.
Page 1 of 5

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
NORTH CAROLINA
Solid Waste Section
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1. The facility includes an active MSW landfill, a closed MSW landfill, a closed C&D landfill, a permanent HHW
collection site, a convenience area, an electronics collection area, a scrap tire collection area, and a white goods
collection area. The transfer station has been closed and is now used for equipment storage by the Parks &
Recreation Department. This inspection included only the active Phase 2 landfill and the ancillary operations
that take place on the Phase 1 side of the facility.
2. Photos included in this report were taken by Susan Heim on March 11, 2021 unless otherwise noted.
Field Inspection of the Phase 1 Ancillary Operations:
3. The entire Phase 1 side of the facility was observed to be clean and well maintained. Windblown litter was
minimal and well managed.
4. The convenience center is manned. Based on COVID restrictions, facility staff direct customers to the
appropriate drop-off locations but are not able to provide assistance with unloading.
5. Two tire trailers were staged near the scale house to receive incoming loads of scrap tires. No tires were
observed on the ground and the tire trailer area was clean and free from windblown litter.
6. Electronics are dropped off in the area between the recycling building and the adjacent loading dock. Facility
staff sort and stack the materials several times daily.
7. The white goods collection was found to be clean and organized, and refrigerant -containing units were stored
upright and spaced to avoid damage to the coils that could cause a release of refrigerant.
Field Inspection of Phase 2 Landfill Operations:
8. The area surrounding the facility entrance and scale house was observed to be clean and well -maintained.
9. A new borrow area was noted east of the scale house, between the access roadway and the double -wide office
on the hill above it.
10. At the time of this inspection, repairs to the outside slopes of the active landfill area were underway. Some
erosion rills were visible, but no waste was exposed, and vegetative cover remained in place in many areas. Mr.
Phelps stated that repairs had been ongoing due to the damage inflicted by the continuing heavy rain events
experienced over the past several months. He explained that facility staff had been assigned so that two operate
equipment at the working face, two work on slope repairs and soil cover, and two work to haul dirt to the active
area.
11. The new Area 3 Cell 2 construction appeared to be complete. Water was observed ponding in the western end
of the cell. The interior and exterior slopes were found to be in good condition. Due to recurring problems with
erosion on the tie-in slope from Cell 1, two parallel rows of silt fence had been erected near the bottom of the
slope to contain the sediment and windblown litter that is continually washed down toward the floor of the new
cell. The fencing appeared to be having a positive effect. At the time of the inspection, windblown litter was
being collected from the area between the two rows of silt fence. Some windblown litter could also be seen
along the bottom of Cell 2, and Mr. Phelps stated that managing the problem is a full-time job. Please ensure
that, at the conclusion of each day of operation, all windblown material resulting from the operation are
collected and returned to the working face, as required by 15A NCAC 13B .1626(11)(c).
12. The working face was small and easily managed by the staff on duty on the landfill. The loader and compactor
operators worked well together to compact the waste and confine it to the smallest area possible.
13. Several scrap tires had been pulled from the working face and set to the side so that they could be removed to
the tire trailers at the end of the workday. No unacceptable waste was observed in the working face.
14. Mr. Phelps pointed out changes to the operations area and the approach to the working face that had been
instituted to try to better manage the flow of traffic and to keep vehicles and equipment out of the surrounding
area. An improvement was noted and, although waste had been churned up in the tipping area, cover was
largely intact in the areas surrounding it. Mr. Phelps stated that adding the designated turn -around and
restricting the approach to the working face had made clean-up and cover much simpler and faster at the end of
daily operations. (See photos below)
Page 2 of 5

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
NORTH CAROLINA
Solid Waste Section
15. The top of the inactive portion of the landfill appeared to be in good condition. No exposed waste or ponding
water was observed.
16. Facility access roadways were observed to be well -maintained.
A view of Cell 3 from the operations are of the active landfill. Note the wind fence deployed near the working
face (left) and the two rows of silt fence installed on the tie-in slope to prevent sediment and waste from being
washed or blown downhill into the new cell.
A view of Cell 3 from the access roadway south of the working face. Water can be seen ponding
in the western portion of the cell (background), and vegetative cover is evident on the side slope
(foreground).
Page 3 of 5

NORTH CAROLINAD_E Q��
OepeNnenf of Envlronmmbl 0w1�
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
r _
TURN • �"-:��G 7�
��.'
^Y
r
A view of the operations area leading to the working face. Note the new designated turn -around area to the left of the
departing truck. Equipment and vehicles are used to block access to the remainder of the
adjoining area (right) and
prevent damage to the soil cover outside of the operations area.
17
x� w The operations area with the working
g
y ' f face in the background at the end of the
= operating day after the inspection. The
entire area is adequately covered with
T _ - ems:" no windblown litter evident. (Photo
py; `' provided by T. Phelps 3112121)
`gip- a
I
Page 4 of 5

NORTH CAROLINAD_E Q��
OepeNnenf of Envlronmmbl 0w1�
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Slope repairs are underway on the inactive portion of the landfill. Fresh cover had been applied and tracked in along
an area where heavy rainfall had damaged the cover and caused erosion rills to form.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Susan
Heim
Susan Heim, l Solid
Waste Section, ou=Field Operations Branch,
email=susan.heim@ncdenr.g
ov, c=US
Date: 2021.03.17 14:48:12
-04'00'
Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: March 17, 2021 to
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. [ ]
Charlie Brushwood, Davidson
Co.
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Ming-Tai Chao, Permitting Engineer — Solid Waste Section
Steven Sink — Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management
Tim Phelps — Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management
Page 5 of 5