1403_INSP_20211119

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: Caldwell
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 1403-MSWLF-1998
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: November 19, 2021 Date of Last Inspection: February 12, 2021

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Foothills Regional Landfill
2800 Cheraw Road
Lenoir, North Carolina 28645

GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.91531 Long.: -81.59568

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Owner: Caldwell County
Contact: Donald Duncan, County Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

Operator: Republic Services of North Carolina, LLC d.b.a. Foothills Regional Landfill
Contact: Steven Hunter, Operations Manager, Foothills Regional Landfill
Telephone: [phone]
Email Address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Stan Kiser, Caldwell County Manager
Post Office Box 2200
Lenoir, North Carolina 28645

CT Corporation System, Registered Agent
Republic Services of North Carolina, LLC d.b.a. Foothills Regional Landfill
160 Mine Lake Court, Suite 200
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615

PARTICIPANTS:
Stephen Hunter, Operations Manager – Republic Services of NC, LLC
Dustin Hurt, Operations Supervisor – Republic Services of NC, LLC
Derek Bouchard, Environmental Manager – Republic Services of NC, LLC
Kevin Berry, PE – Hodges, Harbin, Newberry & Tribble, Inc.
Nathan Bivins, PE – CEC, Inc.
Chris Rowe, Project Manager – Earnhardt Grading, Inc.
Joshua Wayne, Site Supervisor – Earnhardt Grading, Inc.
Charles Gerstell, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section
Allen Gaither, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
A Permit Approval to Construct MSW Landfill Phase 5 and a Permit Approval to Operate MSW Landfill Phases 1 – 4
and Phase 5, Cell 6A and a Landfill Gas to Energy System was issued to Caldwell County (Owner) and Republic
Services of North Carolina, LLC (Operator) d.b.a Foothills Regional Landfill on November 24, 2021.
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Solid Waste Section

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PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

1. The facility consists of a lined MSWLF, Tire Management Area, White Goods Area, and Mulching and Grinding
Area.
2. The facility had proper signage.
3. A gate was located at the entrance to the facility to prevent unauthorized access.
4. This was a partial inspection to observe the operations of the MSWLF and facilitate a pre-operations meeting for
the newly constructed Phase 5, Cell 6A.

Inspection of the MSWLF:

5. Waste was being placed in Phase 2 at the time of the inspection.
6. No unacceptable waste streams were observed.
7. Posi-Shell had been applied over waste near the toe of the slope and was well applied.
8. The facility uses a second working face for use by the general public in order to separate this waste from
commercial loads and associated traffic. Waste in this area was covered with Posi-Shell which was well applied.
9. During the inspection, some exposed waste was observed along the western edge of the new Cell 6A. It was
requested that this waste be covered with appropriate earthen material or approved alternative cover material. Mr.
Hunter provided multiple photos by e-mail on November 20, 2021 showing waste in the subject area had been
covered with Posi-Shell. Thank you for addressing this concern.
10. Inactive portions of the landfill were covered with earthen material at the time of inspection.
11. Windblown waste was well controlled.
12. Mobile wind screens were in place to control windblown waste at the time of inspection. Very strong wind gusts
were experienced during the inspection.
13. Edge-of-waste markers were provided around the footprint of the waste area.
x Additional edge-of-waste markers had been installed along the western portion of the landfill since the
previous inspection.
x Edge-of-waste markers had been installed around the newly constructed Phase 5, Cell 6A.
14. All access roads were of all-weather construction and well maintained.
15. As previously noted, this inspection was performed in part to facilitate a pre-operations meeting in reference to the
newly constructed Phase 5, Cell 6A. This area was observed during the inspection. No concerns were observed
with the new construction.

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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Solid Waste Section

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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: 12/1/21 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
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Date: 2021.12.01 14:21:55 -05'00'