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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
SLAS
COUNTY: Davidson
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 2905
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
X
DEMO
sDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: December 1, 2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Nippon Electric Gas Industrial Waste Landfill
473 New Jersey Church Road
Lexington, NC 27292
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees):
Date of Last Inspection: April 24, 2019
Lat.: 35.751171' Long.:-80.276323'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Terry Steinert, EHS Supervisor
Telephone: [phone] (Ext. 22007)
Email address: terry.steinertkneg-us.com
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Nippon Electric Glass
473 New Jersey Church Road
Lexington, NC 27292
PARTICIPANTS:
Terry Steinert, EHS Supervisor — Nippon Electric Glass
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Solid Waste Management Permit to Operate a Sanitary Landfill issued 11/7/1980;
Closure Letter issued 12/2/1998.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive 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.
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
NORTH CAROLINA
Solid Waste Section
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. Photos included in this report were taken by Susan Heim on December 1, 2021 during the inspection.
2. Documents on file for this permit indicate that the facility opened in 1980 and that a closure letter was issued on
December 2, 1998. The Solid Waste Section received notification of the change in ownership from PPG
Industries, Inc. to PPG Industries Fiber Glass Products, Inc. Notification of another change in ownership, from
PPG Industries Fiber Glass Products, Inc. to Nippon Electric Glass, was received by the Solid Waste Section on
January 10, 2019.
3. Environmental monitoring does not take place at this facility and is not a part of the post -closure care of the
landfill.
4. The fiberglass manufacturing plant and surrounding property are enclosed by chain link fencing; entry to the
site requires admission through a manned gate. The closed industrial landfill is located on the southern end of
the property and is surrounded by a separate chain link fence. Unauthorized entry to the landfill is prevented by
a series of locked gates. For the purpose of conducting this inspection, entry to the landfill was obtained through
the north gate.
5. The internal roadway system for the manufacturing plant provides access to the permitted landfill. Roadways
are paved for all-weather access and were found to be in good condition.
6. Mr. Steinert stated that landfill maintenance is scheduled to take place twice a year — once in the spring after the
start of the growing season and once after the first killing frost of the year. Fall mowing was expected to take
place within the next week or two. At the time of the inspection, the vegetative cover of the landfill was
observed to be well established. Some woody growth was noted in several small patches, mainly toward the
western side of the landfill. Please ensure that woody vegetation is removed from the landfill when the
semi-annual maintenance is performed. Any damage to the landfill cap that occurs during maintenance
must be addressed immediately by adding and compacting clean soil and re -seeding to maintain the
integrity of the cap.
7. A few small areas of hard -packed soil (generally less than 100 sq. ft.) were found throughout the landfill where
vegetation does not grow. Mr. Steinert stated that several attempts to add clean soil and establish vegetative
cover in these bare spots have failed. No erosion was evident in these areas, and the landfill cap appeared to be
intact.
8. No ponding water was observed on the landfill, and no areas of subsidence were noted.
A view of the eastern
portion of the
landfill from inside
the north gate. The
perimeter fence can
be seen in the
background Note
the small, bare area
of hard packed soil
and the thick
vegetative cover that
surrounds it.
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A view of the landfill
from the southeast
corner. A well -
established
vegetative cover can
be seen throughout
the facility.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Susan
Heim
Susan Heim, l Solid Waste Section, ou=Field Operations Branch,
email=susan.heim@ncdenr.g
ov,c=US
Date: 2021.12.02 07:50:20
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Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: December 2, 2021 to
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Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. [ ]
Terry Steinert.
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
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