1602_INSP_20210414

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID T&P YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Carteret
Closed
MSWLF X HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 1602-MSWLF-1983
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 14 April 2021 Date of Last Inspection: 24 October 2019

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Carteret County MSW Landfill
Landfill Road
Newport, NC

GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.76177 E: -076.89540

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Tony Cahoon; Carteret County Public Works Manager
252.648.7878

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Carteret County Public Works
5321 Business Drive
Newport, NC 28570
Attn: Tony Cahoon
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Closed MSWLF under Subtitle D

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Facility Compliance Inspection without records review

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None applicable.

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection; please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
section below.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This Facility is a closed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill.
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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2) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being well maintained at this time.
3) The site is secured by a locked gate at the Facility entrance.
4) The Facility gate was closed and locked and open upon my arrival and no attendant was on-site during this
Facility Compliance Inspection.
5) Highly visible edge-of-waste markers have been installed and are being maintained throughout the Facility as
required.
6) An all-weather perimeter road is maintained around the landfill for access to the Facility monitoring wells and
to perform Facility maintenance and inspections. This road is maintained clear of brush and provides for
access around the entire Facility.
7) Soil has been stockpiled adjacent to the landfill access road for use in repair and maintenance of the landfill
cap system.
8) Compost and ground mulch have been staged adjacent to the landfill for use is cover and grading repairs.
9) The Facility monitoring wells were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection. All wells were
readily accessible and clear of brush. All wells, except for MW-3R, were closed and secured with functioning
locks. MW-3R was unlocked, open, and uncapped. *This well should be capped, closed, and secured from
unauthorized access as soon as possible. Moving forward, please ensure that all wells are capped, closed, and
secured with functioning locks at all times.
10) Overall, the landfill has a healthy cover crop of native warm season grasses suitable to prevent erosion of the
landfill cap system. However, some bare areas were observed on both the western and eastern outside slopes
of the landfill. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please cover these
areas with topsoil, seed, and mulch to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap
system.
11) The cover crop is mowed throughout the year as needed.
12) Overall, the landfill is being maintained clear of trees and other woody vegetation. However, several small
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trees and other woody vegetation were observed in/on the surface water drainage feature on the western
sideslope. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection, please remove all woody
vegetation from the landfill.
13) An area of erosion was observed along the downpipe of the surfacewater control feature on the western
outside slope of the landfill. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report,
please repair this area by filling and grading at a slope not greater than 3:1. All repaired areas should be
seeded and mulched to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system.
14) No off-site erosion was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
15) Areas of differential settlement were observed on the top lift of the landfill. No areas of standing water were
observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection, however, the presence of wetlands dependent vegetation
in some of the settled areas indicates that surface waters are being impounded during periods of wet weather.
*Please monitor these areas for ponding water and continue working to fill and grade all areas of differential
settlement to promote positive drainage of surface waters away from the landfill.
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16) *Corrective measures are required as a result of this Facility Compliance Inspection report.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.

Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Regional Representative

Delivered on: 15 April 2021 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]

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