N1087_INSP_20210616

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Wilkes
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: N1087
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: June 16, 2021 Date of Last Inspection: May 11, 2017

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Louisiana Pacific Corporation – Roaring River Mill
1151 ABTCO Road
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28659

GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 36.20249 Long.: -81.04773

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Chad Witherspoon, Plant EQ Manager
Telephone: [phone] (o) or [phone] (m)
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Chad Witherspoon, Plant EQ Manager – Louisiana Pacific
James Bowles, Land Application ORC – Louisiana Pacific
Charles Gerstell, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
A Land Clearing and Inert Debris Notification was received by the Solid Waste Section on August 22, 2016. The
Notification was filed for recordation with the Wilkes County Register of Deeds on August 16, 2016.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
15A North Carolina Administrative Code 13B .0566(1) states: “The site shall only accept those solid wastes that it is
permitted to receive.”

During the inspection, multiple pieces of painted wood were observed on the north side of the disposal area. Therefore,
Louisiana-Pacific is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0566(1).

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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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6/16/21: View of painted wood (photo by C. 6/16/21: Additional view of painted wood.
Gerstell) (photo by C. Gerstell)

To achieve compliance, within 30-days of issuance of this inspection report, all unacceptable wastes must be
removed and properly disposed at a solid waste management facility permitted by the Division of Waste
Management. Proof of disposal must be provided by submitting all solid waste management facility receipts where
waste is disposed to the Solid Waste Section. Receipts for disposal should be mailed to:

Charles Gerstell
NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, North Carolina 28115

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

1. The facility is located on a 405.2-acre parcel of land located on ABTCO Road and is owned by Louisiana-Pacific
Corporation.
2. Access to the is secured by a gate and access must be granted via scale house personnel. A secondary gate
consisting of electrified wire is located at the direct entrance of the landfill area.
3. The waste area appeared to be less than 2-acres at the time of inspection.
4. Waste within the landfill consisted primarily of soil and wood chips. A small amount of broken concrete and
asphalt was observed along the southern edge of the disposal area.
5. No erosion or off-site sedimentation was observed. However, erosion and sedimentation control measures should
be provided along the southern perimeter of the disposal area.
6. It appeared that all required setbacks were being maintained.
7. The entire disposal area must be marked with permanent markers. During the inspection, a steel stake was
observed near the southern extent of the landfill area, and one was observed at the northern extent. However, it
did not appear that the entire footprint of the disposal area was clearly marked around the entire perimeter of the
disposal area.
8. No standing water was observed.
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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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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9. All access roads were of all-weather construction and well maintained.
10. 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 13B .0563 states in part: “The owner or operator of a land clearing
and inert debris landfill (site) shall obtain a permit from the Division.”
x 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 13B .0563(6) states: “Within five years of the readopted
effective date of this Rule, the owner or operator of a notified LCIDLF that was not closed prior to the
readopted effective date of this Rule shall comply with the requirements of this Rule, or shall close the
notified LCIDLF in accordance with Rule .0567(b) of this Section, except that the required notification of
closure is not required to be certified. For the purpose of this Rule, "notified LCIDLF" means a site that
was not required to obtain a permit from the Division prior to the readopted effective date of this Rule
because the site was designed and constructed to be two acres or less in size, and was required to record
a notification for the site with the Register of Deeds' office and submit the notification to the Division.”
x The land clearing and inert debris landfill rules were readopted effective January 1, 2021. Therefore, this
site must be closed or obtain a permit before January 1, 2026. Please contact the Permitting Branch for
permitting requirements.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

________________________________________ Phone: [phone]
Charles T. Gerstell
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: 6/29/21 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Digitally signed by Charles T. Gerstell
DN: cn=Charles T. Gerstell, o=Divsion of Waste
Management, ou=Solid Waste Section,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2021.06.29 12:36:34 -04'00'