88C_ROSCANS_2011

Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Waste Management
Dexter R. Matthews
Director
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
March 10, 2011
Certified Mail No. 7008 0150 0000 7473 4288
Mr. David M. Ratchford
P.O. Box 1607
Irmo, SC 29063
Subject: Closure of Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill
Permit Number 88-C
Cedar Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Ratchford,
Dee Freeman
Secretary
On September 30, 1991, a permit was issued by the North Carolina Solid Waste Section for the construction and
operation of a Demolition Landfill on property leased to Cantrell Construction Company. The property is
located at 899 East Fork Road in the Dunns Rock Township of Transylvania County, North Carolina. The
property owners at that time were L.R and Mary J. Hebson. The property was leased to Cantrell Construction
Company and the lease was dated April 8, 1991. It is my understanding you are the current owner of the
property (Pin: 8592-28-4092-000), as of September 1, 2006.
In a letter dated, January 16, 2000, the Solid Waste Section informed Cantrell Construction Company by letter
that Permit Number 88-C, dated September 30, 1991, had expired. A closure inspection was conducted by Jim
Patterson, Environment Senior Specialist, on September 12, 2001 confirming that the landfill had been closed,
covered with soil and stabilized with grass. However, a review of facility records shows that recordation of the
permit and final closure of the landfill has not yet been completed.
Based on a site inspection, conducted on October 6, 2010, the Solid Waste Section has documented that the
referenced facility is inactive. The landfill must be closed in accordance with the conditions of Section .0510
and .0566 of the Solid Waste Management Rules. When a disposal site/facility has been closed, any future
disposal operations will require a new permit. Any activities not associated with the maintenance or monitoring
of the closed site/facility may be viewed as operation of the facility, therefore violating North Carolina Solid
Waste Management Rules.
2090 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Phone: [phone] \ FAX: [phone] \ Internet: www.wastenotnc.org
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In order to complete closure:
A. The attached copy of the Letter of Closure must be recorded by the Transylvania County
Register of Deeds and indexed in the grantor index under the name of the land owner for the
property identified by deed located in BOOK: 367, PAGES: 655-657.
Within 60 days of receipt of this letter, the certified copy of the Letter of Closure affixed with the
Register's seal and the date, book, and page number of the recording shall be returned to the
Solid Waste Section at the following address:
Troy Harrison
Environmental Senior Specialist
Division of Waste Management/Solid Waste Section
2090 US Hwy 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Maintenance and monitoring for this closed landfill is specified in the Letter of Closure.
If you have any questions, or if I can be of any assistance, please contact me at [phone].
cc: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor
2090 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Phone: [phone] \ FAX: [phone] \ Internet: www.wastenotnc.org
An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer
Sincerely,
Troy Harrison
Environmental Senior Specialist
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT (DWM)1646 MAIL SERVICE CENTER; RALEIGH, N.C. 27699-
1646
LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL
LETTER OF CLOSURE
FACILITY PERMIT NUMBER 88-C
March 10, 2011
Mr. David M. Ratchford
is hereby issued a LETTER OF CLOSURE for the Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill located off of S.R.
I I07/East Fork Road on property described in deed recorded in BOOK: 367 AND PAGES: 655-657, in Cedar
Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina in accordance with Article 9, Chapter 130A, of the General
Statutes of North Carolina and all rules promulgated thereunder and subject to the conditions set forth in this
LETTER OF CLOSURE. A lease between previous owners of the property and Cantrell Construction
Company is attached to a deed recorded in BOOK: 333 AND PAGE: 31 which states that a 1.5 acre portion of
the tract is suitable for use as a demolition landfill.
POST -CLOSURE MAINTENANCE AND CONDITIONS
Post -closure maintenance and monitoring for this facility shall consist of whatever measures, procedures, and
activities required to maintain this facility in compliance with the following closure conditions specified below:
Note: The Facility consists of the disposal unit and 100 feet of buffer or to property line, whichever is less,
surrounding the disposal unit.
1. Any future disposal at the site shall require a new permit.
2. The Facility shall not be developed or utilized for residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional
purposes, including but not limited to above- or below -ground construction or improvements such as
utilities, roads, parking lots and sidewalks, except for any construction and improvements which are
approved by DENR.
3. No surface or subsurface native or fill earthen materials may be removed from the Facility without the
written permission of DENR or its successor in function. There shall be no alteration, disturbance or
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removal of the existing soil, landscape and contours, other than DENR-approved erosion control
measures, unless approved by DENR.
4. The Facility shall be maintained in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .0564 SITING CRITERIA, and
15A NCAC 13B .0566 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS which require in part:
a. A buffer of 100 feet shall be maintained from the disposal area to property lines, residential
dwellings, commercial or public buildings, and wells. A buffer of 50 feet shall be maintained
from the waste boundary to all surface waters of the state as defined in G.S. 143-212.
b. The disposal area shall be maintained with a minimum of one foot of suitable soil cover sloped
to allow surface water runoff in a controlled manner and maintained with ground cover sufficient
to restrain erosion. Trees and other woody vegetation will not be allowed to grow on top of the
disposal area.
c. Adequate erosion control measures, structures, or devices shall be utilized to prevent silt from
leaving the site and to prevent excessive on site erosion.
d. Surface water shall not be impounded over waste.
e. Leachate shall be properly managed on site through the use of current best management
practices.
f. The facility shall be adequately secured by means of gates, chains, berms, fences, etc. to prevent
unauthorized access.
5. The Facility shall not be used for mining, extraction of coal, oil, gas or any other minerals or non -
mineral substances unless approved by DENR.
6. Any surface or underground water shall not be used for any purpose. The installation of groundwater
wells or other devices for access to groundwater for any purpose other than monitoring groundwater
quality or remediation of groundwater contamination in accordance with a DENR approved remediation
plan is prohibited.
7. Ground water separation of four (4) feet shall be maintained and/or devices utilized to maintain ground
water at four (4) feet shall remain;
t9i Solid waste, vehicles, mobile homes and offices, appliances and other materials, including waste
materials, recyclables, and virgin materials, shall not be disposed or stored on the Facility unless they
are necessary to implement a DENR approved remediation plan.
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8. Activities necessary to remediate contamination at the Facility, maintain the security of the Facility,
prevent human exposure to contaminated materials, and to prevent erosion of contaminated soil at the
Facility are permitted, if approved in writing in advance by DENR or its successor in function.
9. All other uses and activities at the Facility are prohibited unless approved in writing in advance by
DENR or its successor in function.
10. No person conducting environmental assessment or remediation at the property, or involved in
determining compliance with applicable land use restrictions, at the direction of, or pursuant to a permit
or order issued by, DENR or its successor in function may be denied access to the property for the
purpose of conducting such activities.
11. If methane monitoring wells and/or groundwater monitoring wells are required at the site they shall be
maintained for the purposes of monitoring.
12. The Division may require further action in order to correct any condition which is or may become
injurious to the public health, or a nuisance to the community.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT (DWM)1646 MAIL SERVICE CENTER; RALEIGH, N.C. 27699-
1646
LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL
LETTER OF CLOSURE
FACILITY PERMIT NUMBER 88-C
January 21, 2011
Mr. David M. Ratchford
is hereby issued a LETTER OF CLOSURE for the Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill located off of S.R.
I I07/East Fork Road on property described in deed recorded in BOOK: 367 AND PAGES: 655-657, in Cedar
Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina in accordance with Article 9, Chapter 130A, of the General
Statutes of North Carolina.and all rules prom ated thereunder and subject to the conditions set forth in this
LETTER OF CLOSU A �kose .. , .
POST -CLOSURE MAINTENANCE AND CONDITIONS
Post -closure maintenance and monitoring for this facility shall consist of whatever measures, procedures, and
activities required to maintain this facility in compliance with the following closure conditions specified below:
Note: The Facility consists of the disposal unit and 100 feet of buffer or to property line, whichever is less,
surrounding the disposal unit.
1. Any future disposal at the site shall require a new permit.
2. The Facility shall not be developed or utilized for residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional
purposes, including but not limited to above- or below -ground construction or improvements such as
utilities, roads, parking lots and sidewalks, except for any construction and improvements which are
approved by DENR.
3. No surface or subsurface native or fill earthen materials may be removed from the Facility without the
written permission of DENR or its successor in function. There shall be no alteration, disturbance or
removal of the existing soil, landscape and contours, other than DENR-approved erosion control
measures, unless approved by DENR.
4. The Facility shall be maintained in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .0564 SITING CRITERIA, and
15A NCAC 13B .0566 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS which require in part:
a. A buffer of 100 feet shall be maintained from the disposal area to property lines, residential
dwellings, commercial or public buildings, and wells. A buffer of 50 feet shall be maintained
from the waste boundary to all surface waters of the state as defined in G.S. 143-212.
b. The disposal area shall be maintained with a minimum of one foot of suitable soil cover sloped
to allow surface water runoff in a controlled manner and maintained with ground cover sufficient
to restrain erosion. Trees and other woody vegetation will not be allowed to grow on top of the
disposal area.
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c. Adequate erosion control measures, structures, or devices shall be utilized to prevent silt from
leaving the site and to prevent excessive on site erosion.
d. Surface water shall not be impounded over waste.
e. Leachate shall be properly managed on site through the use of current best management
practices.
f. The facility shall be adequately secured by means of gates, chains, berms, fences, etc. to prevent
unauthorized access.
5. The Facility shall not be used for mining, extraction of coal, oil, gas or any other minerals or non -
mineral substances unless approved by DENR.
6. Any surface or underground water shall not be used for any purpose. The installation of groundwater
wells or other devices for access to groundwater for any purpose other than monitoring groundwater
quality or remediation of groundwater contamination in accordance with a DENR approved remediation
plan is prohibited.
7. Ground water separation of four (4) feet shall be maintained and/or devices utilized to maintain ground
water at four (4) feet shall remain;
Solid waste, vehicles, mobile homes and offices, appliances and other materials, including waste
materials, recyclables, and virgin materials, shall not be disposed or stored on the Facility unless they
are necessary to implement a DENR approved remediation plan.
8. Activities necessary to remediate contamination at the Facility, maintain the security of the Facility,
prevent human exposure to contaminated materials, and to prevent erosion of contaminated soil at the
Facility are permitted, if approved in writing in advance by DENR or its successor in function.
9. All other uses and activities at the Facility are prohibited unless approved in writing in advance by
DENR or its successor in function.
10. No person conducting environmental assessment or remediation at the property, or involved in
determining compliance with applicable land use restrictions, at the direction of, or pursuant to a permit
or order issued by, DENR or its successor in function may be denied access to the property for the
purpose of conducting such activities.
I I.- If methane monitoring wells and/or groundwater monitoring wells are required at the site they shall be
maintained for the purposes of monitoring.
12. The Division may require further action in order to correct any condition which is or may become
injurious to the public health, or a nuisance to the community.
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