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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF X LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: ANSON
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 0403-MSWLF-2010
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 10/22/21 Date of Last Inspection: 3/25/21
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Chambers Development MSW Landfill (Anson County Landfill) 375 Dozer Drive Polkton, North Carolina 28135 GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 34.9993 Long.: -80.1687 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Tyler Fitzgerald, District Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail] FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as Above
PARTICIPANTS: Tyler Fitzgerald, District Manager – Waste Connections, Inc.
Blake Balogh, Operations Manager – Waste Connection, Inc. Teresa Bradford, NCDE Q – Solid Waste Section Brian Polk, NCDEQ – Division of Waste Management
Jeffrey Cole, NCDEQ – Division of Air Quality STATUS OF PERMIT:
A Life of Site Permit was issued on December 15, 2020. The permit includes the Permit to Construct Phases 3 and 4
and the Permit to Operate Phases 1, 2, and Cell 1A and 2 of Phase 3. The life of site ends when the facility reaches its final permitted elevation.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Operational Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: 1. 15A NCAC 13B .1626(1)(b) and 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d). Corrective Action in progress. On January 12, 2021, Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc. on behalf of Chambers Development, Inc., submitted correspondence entitled “Hazardous Waste Assessment Plan” in response to the Notice of Violation issued on December 15, 2020. The plan was reviewed and subsequently resubmitted on April 16, 2021. The revised plan was approved on April 29, 2021 with the requirement to submit a Water Quality Monitoring Plan addendum. The Water Quality Monitoring Plan addendum for enhanced monitoring for cadmium was approved on May 19, 2021.

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2. 15A NCAC 13B .1626(11)(c) for failing to collect and properly dispose of windblown material at the conclusion of
each day of operation. During the inspection, windblown waste was not observed on the eastern side slope. This violation is considered resolved.
3. 15A NCAC 13B .1626(2)(a) for failing to adequately cover all disposed waste with six inches of earthen material.
As noted in the previous inspection report, on March 25, 2021, Mr. Fitzgerald sent a series of photos by email showing soil cover had been provided over the waste in the area along the haul road leading to the working area. During the inspection on 10/22/21, adequate cover was observed eastern side slope. This violation is considered resolved.

4. 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) for failing to adequately cover all disposed waste with six inches of earthen material. As noted in the previous inspection report on March 25, 2021, Mr. Fitzgerald sent a series of photos by email showing soil cover had been provided over the waste in the area along the haul road leading to the working area. During the inspection on 10/22/21, adequate cover was observed on the eastern side slope. This violation is considered resolved.
5. 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) for failing to control odors. Corrective measures in progress. In conjunction with the inspection, an odor investigation was conducted of the area surrounding the landfill. While no odors were detected outside of the facility boundary, additional citizen complaints have been received.
In April and May 2021, staff from the Division of Air Quality observed and documented objectionable odors
beyond the facility property boundary. The Division of Air Quality requested an Odor Management Plan, which requires the facility to identify all potential sources of odors, controls for emissions from those sources, and an implementation plan with a schedule of activities. The facility’s response to that request has been submitted and is
currently under review.
Continue to follow all actions required by the Division of Air Quality. Additional measures may be required by the Division of Waste Management-Solid Waste Section as stated in the Notice of Violation issued on April 28, 2021.
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
A. 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 13B .1626(2)(d) states, “Areas that will not have additional waste placed on them for 12 months or more, but where final termination of disposal operations has not occurred, shall be covered with a no less than one foot of intermediate cover.”
During the inspection, inadequate cover was observed on the portions of the top of Phase 1 and Phase 2. Therefore, Chambers Development of North Carolina, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Waste Connections, Inc., is in violation
of 15A NCAC 13B .1626(2)(d) by failing to keep adequate cover on all disposed waste. B. 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 13B .0203(d) states, “By receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the permittee shall by the Department to have accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply with the condition of the permit.” Permit to Operate No. 0403-MSWLF-2010, Attachment 1, Part I, General Permit Condition Number 6 states, “Construction and operation of this solid waste management facility must be in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B, Article 9 of the Chapter 130A of the North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS 130A-290, et seq.), the conditions contained in this permit; and the approved plan. Should the approved plan and the
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rules conflict, the Solid Waste Management Rules shall take precedence unless specifically addressed by permit condition. Failure to comply may result in compliance action or permit revocation.” The approved Operation Plan (Doc. ID. No. 1086505) is included in the List of Documents for the Approved Plan. Section 5.17.2 “Intermediate Cover” of the approved Operation Plan states in part, “An additional 6-inch layer of compacted soil will be placed whenever an additional lift of waste will not be placed within 30 days. All areas with exposed intermediate cover will be inspected weekly. Additional compacted soil will be placed to repair cracks and
erosion as necessary.” During the inspection, inadequate cover was observed on portions of the top of Phase 1 and Phase 2. Therefore,
Chambers Development of North Carolina, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Waste Connections, Inc., is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) by failing to keep adequate cover on all disposed waste.
To achieve compliance, ensure that all areas that will not have additional waste placed on them for 12 months or more, but where final termination of disposal operations has not occurred is covered with no less than one foot of intermediate cover.
View of inadequate cover on top of MSWLF.
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View of inadequate cover on top of MSWLF.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility consists of a MSWLF and a drop-off convenience area for residential waste. 2. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated from within the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, consistent with the local government waste management plan and with the franchise approved by the Anson County Board of Commissioners. The facility must not receive solid waste from transfer stations that accept solid waste generated in states other than North Carolina and South Carolina. 3. Proper signage was observed at the entrance of the facility.
Operations Inspection of the MSWLF: 4. Waste was being placed in Phase 3, Cell 2. 5. The facility is permitted to use a tarp, automobile shredder fluff mixed with soil, petroleum contaminated soil and seaboard solids as alternative cover material. The facility is currently utilizing automobile shredder fluff as alternative cover material.
6. The facility utilizes two tippers. 7. No unacceptable waste was observed. 8. Edge of waste markers were being maintained.
9. Access roads were well maintained. 10. The woody vegetation on Phase 1 of the MSWLF needs to be removed.
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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11. Take measures to ensure any waste in the solidification pit is removed and disposed of in the working face in a timely manner.
12. The application of daily cover has improved since the previous inspection. 13. It appeared that areas of intermediate cover had weathered on portions of the top of Phase 1 and 2. Please see the Observed Violations portion of this inspection report. A follow-up inspection will be conducted to verify compliance. 14. According to facility staff, a seeding project is scheduled to establish negative cover where needed throughout the landfill.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

Phone: [phone] Teresa N. Bradford Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative

Sent on: 11/19/21 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ ]

Copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head – Solid Waste Section
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section Chris Hollinger, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section Jeff Cole, Environmental Engineer – Division of Air Quality