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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: COLUMBUS
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2401-LCID-2000
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
Date of Site Inspection: October 28, 2021 Date of Last Inspection: December 3, 2020
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Columbus County Land Clearing & Inert Debris Landfill
Landfill Road
Whiteville, North Carolina 28472
GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.29330° W: -78.75123°
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Mr. Harold Nobles, Solid Waste Director
910-642-5257
hnobles@columbusco.org
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Columbus County c/o
Mr. Harold Nobles, Solid Waste Director
612 North Madison Street
Whiteville, North Carolina 28472
PARTICIPANTS:
Liz Patterson, NCDEQ - Solid Waste Section
Preston Turner, Columbus County
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit To Construct(PTC) and Permit To Operate(PTO) issued June 8, 2021; expires November 17, 2025.
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.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility is a land clearing and inert debris (LCID) landfill.
2. The hours of operation are Monday thru Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm; closed on Sunday and on county holidays.
3. The facility has proper signage.
4. The facility is properly secured with a locked gate. Personnel are onsite during operating hours.
5. The site is secured with a gate at the entrance; controlled access for safety.
6. The entrance and haul roads are being maintained so as to provide all-weather access.
7. The county subcontracts an operator to push and cover waste.
8. The working face is maintained at less than one acre in size.
9. Reminder to facility that Per Permit Condition, Part V, Item #9, The following is required prior to receiving solid waste
in the new phase.
a. Written certification from a registered professional engineer must be submitted to the Section certifying that the waste
disposal unit(s) has been constructed in accordance with the approved plan.
b. The disposal unit boundary must be accurately delineated with permanent markers in accordance with
15A NCAC 13B .0201(g).
c. Prior to receiving waste at the new constructed cell or phase of the landfill, a site inspection and pre-operative meeting
may be conducted by a representative of the Section per Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0203(c). The permittee must notify
the Section’s Senior Environmental Specialist and make arrangements for the site inspection and pre-operative
meeting.
d. After completion of the requirements in subparagraphs a. through c. above, the Section Senior Environmental
Specialist will notify the Permitting Branch Supervisor by a letter or an email that the pre-operative requirements
have been met and that the unit(s) may commence receiving waste. The permittee will be copied on the notification
and may begin receiving waste at that time.
10. Digital pictures were taken during the inspection.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Phone: 910-796-7405(O)
elizabeth.patterson@ncdenr.gov
Liz Patterson
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on:11/16/2021 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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Digital pictures taken by Liz Patterson on October 28, 2021
LCID recently mowed.
LCID waste in staging area.