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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1203_ROSCANS_1996NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES Division of Solid Waste Management solid waste section SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT Type of Facility Permit # Coun .4., &V — ty C4:G4- ku Name of Facility 1/9 —AIA14 al 1111211-1 )�-U­414 41 Location - ate of Last Evaluation t) I. Permit Conditions Followed VYes No N/A A. Specific Condition(s) Viol II. Operational Requirements Followed Yes No 15A N.C. Admin. Code 13B Section A. Specific VioLation(s) by mimber and letter. III- Other Violations of Rule or Law IV. Evaluator's Comments V. Continuation Page Required? —Yes --,Zmo Receiving Signature Evaluation Date Solid Waste Section DEHNR 3793 (Part I White: Facility Part II Canary: Central Office Part III Pink: Regional Office) Solid Waste Section (Review 7/%) State of North Carolina Department of Environment, IVA Health and Natural Resources • "" Division of Solid Waste Management AA11A James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Jonathan B. Howes, Secretory CC William L. Meyer, Director May 31, 1996 Kra, Dale Meyer JUN 1996 Burke County Public Works RECEIVED' P. O. Box 219 sws.WSRO,; Morganton, NC 28655'� Re: Full Approval of the Transition Plan for the Burke County MSW Landfill, Perrriit Number 12-03 Dear Mr. Meyer: The Division of Solid Waste Management has completed its review of the transition plan for the referenced landfill submitted by the consultant, Joyce Engineering on behalf of the owner and operator, Burke County. Rule .1603(a)(4)(A) of the solid waste management rules codified at 15A NCAC 13B requires the owner and operator of an existing MSWLF unit to submit a transition plan application for continuing operation and closure of the existing MSWLF unit by April 9, 1994. Rule .1617(d) requires that the plan contain: an operation plan in accordance with Rule .1625, a closure and post -closure plan in accordance with Rule .1629, a water quality plan in accordance with .1623(b)(3), and a report that contains a schedule for closure of the existing MSWLF unit and, if necessary, submittal of an application for a new facility, a lateral expansion or permit renewal. Rule .1603(d)(2) requires the Division to establish a review schedule for the transition plan applications which determines the adequacy of all the plans by October 9, 1996. The rule allows the Division to issue full or partial approvals and to determine the schedule for closure of the existing MSWLF unit based on its review of the complete transition plan application. In accordance with Rule .1603(d)(2), the Division has completed its review of the submitted application as amended through April 1996, and hereby issues full approval of the transition plan for the referenced landfill. See the attached List of Approved Documents. The approved transition plan shall be effective through December 1997, or until the permitted contours are reached. Rule .1625(b)(3)(C) requires that operation drawings illustrate annual phases of development which are consistent with the minimum and maximum closure slope requirements. In accordance with this rule and Rule .1627(c)(10)(A), the existing unlined MSWLF unit shall be operated in such a manner as to cease receiving solid waste on or before P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone 919-733-4996 FAX 919-715-3605 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled/ 10% post -consumer paper Mr. Meyer May 31, 1996 Page Two January 1,1998, regardless of the approved final contours. Have Joyce Engineering submit one complete transition plan (containing all of the List of Approved Documents) for the Solid Waste Section central files. One complete transition plan is being sent to Burke County and one is being sent to the Solid Waste Section Asheville Regional Office. if thgre are any questions or comments, please contact Susan Leistiko @ (919) 733- 0692, extensioj,;_62. Sincerely, adz C J es C. Coffey, He ermitting Branch Solid Waste Section cc: Dexter Matthews Julian Foscue Al Hetzell Susan Leistiko Nancy Marshall C:\WRIGHTXPROJECTS\TRANPLAN\BURKE\TRANPLAN.APR List of Approved Documents The following documents are hereby approved and made part of the permitting record on file with the Solid Waste Section. Where discrepancies may exist, the most recent approved submittal shall govern. 1. Transition Plan for the John's River Waste Management Facility, Burke County, North Carolina, Permit Number 12-03, dated April 9, 1994. 2. Transition Plan Drawings for the John's River Waste Management Facility, Burke County, North Carolina, Permit Number 12-03, dated April 1994. NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES Division of Solid waste Management Solid Waste Section SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT Type of Facility. ;W5' .) Permit # CountY77-,-, Nam of Fac itity Location — 4-.e' Date of Last Evaluation I. Permit Conditions Followed Yes No N/A A. Specific Condition(s) Violated 11. Operational Requirements Followed Yes No 15A N.C. Admin. Code 13B Section A. Specific Violation(s) by number and Letter. III. Other Violations of Rule or Law IV. Evaluator's Comments V. Continuation Page Required? Yes No Receiving Signature Evaluation Date Solid Waste Section DEHNR 3793 (Part I White: Facility Part II Canary: Central Office Part III Pink: Regional Office) Solid Waste Section (Review 7/%) v Prepared for: Board of Commissioners County of Burke P.O. Box 1486 Morganton, North Carolina 28680 OPERATION PLAN FOR THE JOHN' S RIVER WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY EXPANSION BURKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA JEI PROJECT NO.277.00, TASK 4 September 30, 1996 Prepared by: Joyce Engineering, Inc. 436 Spring Garden Street Greensboro, North Carolina 27401 (910) 230-1992 TABLE OF CONTENTS V. Operation Plan ..................................................:... V - 1 1. Landfill Development Plan LA ...................................... V Existing Conditions - 1 1.13 ...................................... V Proposed Development - 1 2. ................................... General Operating Conditions V - 1 2.A .................................... Hours of Operation V - 2 23 ...................................... Site Access and Safety V " - 2 .................................... V - 2 2.0 Acceptable Waste ........................................ V - 2 2.D Prohibited Waste ........................................ V - 3 2.E Special Wastes .......................................... V - 4 2.17 Litter Control ........................................... V - 4 2.G Air Quality ............................................. V - 4 2.H Dust, Odor, Fire and Vector Control ......................... V - 5 2.I Scavenging/Salvaging.................................... V - 5 3. Random Waste Screening Program ................................ V - 6 3.A Authority .............................................. V -6 3.13 Random Selection ....................................... V - 6 3.0 Record Keeping_ 3.D ......................................... Training V -6 ............................................... V -7 - - 3.E Site Location ........................................... V - 7 3.17 Action Plan ............................................. V - 7 4. Waste Compaction and Cover .................................... V - 8 4.A Filling Operation 43 ........................................ Daily Cover V - 8 ............................................ V - 9 4.0 Intermediate Cover ....................................... V - 9 5. Leachate Management Plan ...................................... V - 9 5.A Maintenance of the Leachate Collection System ................ V - 9 5.13 Leachate Generation Records .............................. V - 9 5.0 Leachate Monitoring .................................... V-- 10 5.D Approval for Final Leachate Disposal ....................... V - 10 5.E Contingency Plan for Extreme Conditions ................... V- 10 6. Environmental Monitoring Programs ............................. V - 10 6.A Water Quality .......................................... V- 10 6.13 Landfill Gas ........................................... V - 10 63.1 General ......................................... V -II 6.13.2 Monitoring Procedure ............................. V - 11 6.13.3 Response to Detected Combustible Gases .............. V - 12 V. Operation Plan John's River Facility Expansion Burke County, North Carolina V -i Joyce Engineering, Inc. September 30, 1996 C:\OFFICEIWPWIMWPDOCS\BURKEIAPPPTC. WPD 7. Erosion and Sediment Control Requirements ....................... V - 13 8. Record Keeping Requirements .................................. V - 13 APPENDICES Appendix V-1 Appendix V-2 V. Operation Plan John's River Facility Expansion Burke County, North Carolina Random Waste Screening Program Forms • Random Refuse Screening Form A • Form B - Refused/Unidentified Waste • USEPA Hazardous Waste Inspection Decision Tree Gas Monitoring Equipment Joyce Engineering, Inc. September 30, 1996 V - ii C:\OMMWPWIMWPDOCSIHURKEIAPPPTC.WPD V. OPERATION PLAN 1. LANDFILL DEVELOPMENT PLAN LA EXISTING CONDITIONS The John's River Waste Management Facility is owned and operated by Burke County. A 28-acre unlined landfill is currently operating at the site under the State of North Carolina Department of Human Resources/Division of Health Services Solid Waste Permit No. 12-03 issued on April 16, 1987. The unlined landfill began accepting waste in April, 1988 and will be closed by January 1, 1998, unless that required date for closure is superseded by new directives from the Solid Waste Section. Upon closure of the unlined disposal area, waste disposal will begin in the Phase A area of the new lined landfill described in this Permit to Construct Application. Other on -site development consists of a scale house in the east and an office, garage, recycling area, and shooting range in the central portion. The remainder of the site is wooded except for the access road and a cleared area near the recycling center where a tub grinder converts wood and yard waste to mulch. Most operation practices described in the Transition Plan for the John's River Waste Management Facility and approved by the Solid Waste Section will be continued at the new lined landfill and are described herein. In addition, leachate collection and management will be implemented. LB PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The new landfill is proposed to be developed in six phases. The Phase A disposal area described in this Permit to Construct application consists of 10.5 acres in the southwest -central region of the site. Development of subsequent phases (B through F) will progress to the northwest before crossing the ridge to the east. Drawing No. 5 shows the proposed limits of the lined area included in Phase A. Development in accordance with the phasing plan will allow for closing of the landfill at various times during the projected operating life, if closure is desired prior to the landfill achieving the full capacity described in the Facility Plan. Phase A will be constructed with two cells to reduce the initial lined area and quantity of storm water that would require handling as leachate. The first cell of Phase A will begin at the northern end of the disposal area. The first cell will be separated from the second cell to the south by an earthen berm. Inactive areas in Cell 1 and Cell 2 will be covered by an impermeable geosynthetic raincover to segregate rainwater from leachate. As filling progresses in the active cell, the raincover will be retracted to expose the protective layer. See Drawing No. 7 for a graphical illustration of the storm water segregation system. V. Operation Plan John's River Facility Expansion Burke County, North Carolina V-1 Joyce Engineering, Inc. September 30, 1996 C:IOPFlCBIWP W IMWPDOCS\BURKE%APPPTC. WPD 2. GENERAL OPERATING CONDITIONS 2.A HOURS OF OPERATION The landfill is open to private waste haulers and the public from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM on Monday through Saturday; no holidays are observed. 23 SITE ACCESS AND SAFETY Access to the landfill is controlled through a single access road which has a secure gate to prevent access when the landfill is not open. A large sign containing the information required in Rule .1626(6)(e), (i.e., dumping procedures, hours, permit number, etc.) is posted at the landfill entrance. The sign will be updated with the new permit number once issued. During the hours of operation, traffic is routed from the entrance gate and scale house at the eastern corner of the property via a paved road to a gravel road leading to the disposal area. Directional signs and speed limit signs are currently posted at multiple locations to provide traffic control. The road shall be maintained to remain passable during all weather conditions. An attendant is on duty at the scale house at all times during the operating hours. A second access road is available to emergency vehicles only. This emergency access route is through the northwestern portion of the property via a private gravel road off of Duckworth -Road.- -- Access by the general public shall be prevented at all times by a locked gate. 2.0 ACCEPTABLE WASTE The landfill will accept only those solid wastes included in the current permit, including household, commercial and industrial solid wastes. These are defined in Rule .1602 as follows: "Household waste" means any solid waste derived from households including single and multiple residences, hotels and motels, bunkhouses, ranger stations, crew quarters, campgrounds, picnic grounds, and day -use recreation areas. "Commercial solid waste" means all types of solid waste generated by stores, offices, restaurants, warehouses, and other nonmanufacturing activities, excluding residential and industrial wastes. "Industrial solid waste" means solid waste generated by manufacturing or industrial processes that is not a hazardous waste regulated under Subtitle C of RCRA. Such waste may include, but is not limited to, waste resulting from the following manufacturing processes: electric power generation; fertilizer/agricultural chemicals; food and related productsiby-products; inorganic chemicals; iron and steel manufacturing; leather and leather products; nonferrous metals manufacturing/ V. Operation Plan John's River Facility Expansion Burke County, North Carolina V-2 Joyce Engineering, Inc. September 30, 1996 C:\OFFI CEl W P W IM W PDOCSXD URKEIAPPPTC. W PD foundries; organic chemicals; plastics and resins manufacturing; pulp and paper industry; rubber and miscellaneous plastic products; stone, glass, clay, and concrete products; textile manufacturing; transportation equipment; and water treatment. This term does not include mining waste or oil and gas waste. Exclusions from these definitions are included with the list of prohibited wastes below. Where a conflict exists, the prohibition governs. Neither spoiled food, hatchery waste, or other animal waste has been received historically in significant quantities at the landfill. In the event that such wastes are received, they will be immediately buried and covered with a thick layer of soil followed by nonputrescible municipal solid waste. If asbestos waste is received, it shall be managed in accordance with 40 CFR 61. The waste will be disposed of at the bottom of the working face and covered immediately with soil in a manner that will not cause asbestos particles to become airborne. 2.D PROHIBITED WASTE A sign shall be posted at the landfill gate (see Section 2.13 above) that reads "No hazardous or liquid waste accepted_ without written permission from the Division of Solid Waste Management". The landfill shall not accept: • hazardous waste as defined within 15A NCAC 13A, including hazardous waste from conditionally exempt small quantity generators; • Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) wastes as defined in 40 CFR 761; • liquid wastes (i.e., any waste material that is determined to contain "free liquids" as defined by SW-846 Method 9095 (Paint Filter Liquids Test), unless the waste is household waste other than septic waste or waste .oil, or Ieachate or gas condensate derived from the landfill; and • barrels and drums unless they are empty and sufficiently perforated, except fiber drums containing asbestos; • other wastes specifically banned from landfill disposal by rule or statute, such as lead acid batteries, whole tires, used oil, or aluminum cans. Burke County will notify the Division within 24 hours of attempted disposal of any waste the landfill is not permitted to receive, including waste from outside the area the landfill is permitted to serve. The waste screening program is described later in Section 3. V. Operation Plan John's River Facility Expansion Burke County, North Carolina V-3 Joyce Engineering, Ind. September 30, 1996 C:%OFFICE\WPW IMWPDOCSIBURKEIAPPPTC. WPD 2.E SPECIAL WASTES The landfill accepts "special wastes" such as tires, white goods, construction and demolition debris (C&D), and yard waste but separates these wastes from the general disposal area. Tires are stacked in trailers located along the entrance road. The Burke County Public Works Department contracts with a private hauler to transport the tires to U.S. Tire in Concord, North Carolina for recycling. White goods are also separated from the general waste and stored for salvage by a private recycler. The landfill's recycling center handles glass, newspaper, aluminum, bimetal cans, and plastic. A separate area is located nearby for handling of white goods and storage of salvageable materials. C&D waste consisting of clean, untreated wood waste is separated and sent to an on -site tub grinder for recycling as mulch. Yard waste and brush less than 5 inches in diameter is also recycled as mulch. Mixed C&D waste that is not appropriate for recycling is currently disposed of on the working face. Burke County is investigating the possibility of developing a separate C&D disposal area. 21 LITTER CONTROL Prompt compaction of the waste at the working face is the first method used to control blowing litter. Temporary fences and/or dikes are also constructed to contain windblown material during operations.—Iri-—add itrorrlandfil erso—n—n el -will pick up windblown litter at Least once a day along the access road and in locations around the active disposal area. 2.G AIR QUALITY Open burning of solid waste including yard waste and brush is prohibited at the landfill. The EPA has promulgated final regulations for landfill gas emissions under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, otherwise known as the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). These standards apply to any MSW landfill having a design capacity greater than or equal to 2.5 million megagrams (2.75 million tons) or 2.5 million cubic meters (3.27 cubic yards). Phase A of the landfill, regulated under this permit application, has a design capacity of 231,843 tons or 386,405 cubic yards. Thus, the landfill will be exempted from the NSPS during the initial phases of operation. The total landfill capacity, if fully developed as proposed in the Facility Plan, is 2.82 million tons or 4.7 million cubic yards. If Burke County proceeds with full development of the proposed landfill, the nonmethane organic compound (NMOC) emissions will be calculated, and the landfill will proceed in accordance with the NSPS. If NMOC emissions are less than 50 megagrams per year, Burke County will submit an annual emission report until the rate drops below 50 megagrams per year or the landfill is closed. If NMOC emissions are greater than or equal to 50 megagrams per year, Burke County will install a landfill gas collection and control system as required to comply with the NSPS regulations. V. Operation Plan John's River Facility Expansion Burke County, North Carolina V - 4 Joyce Engineering, Inc. September 30, 1996 C:\OFFICE\WPWDAWPDOCS\BURKEXAPPPrC.WPD 2.1-1 DUST, ODOR, FIRE AND VECTOR CONTROL Dusty road surfaces shall be sprayed with water from a water truck during windy, dry weather. Odors and disease vectors shall be controlled with prompt covering of the waste at the working face, and with the use of daily cover at the end of each working day. Daily cover is described in more detail in a subsequent section. Incoming loads of waste shall be observed by site operators for evidence of fire such as flames, smoke, or the odor of burning material. If evidence of fire exists, the Burke County Public Works Department will be notified that a fire exists at the landfill site. The landfill operator will perform an evaluation of the situation to determine whether the fire can be extinguished using fire extinguishers or equipment present at the site, or if off -site equipment will be needed. If necessary, the local fire department will be called to render assistance in extinguishing the fire. Fires that occur at the landfill will be reported verbally to the Division within 24 hours and in writing within 15 days. If a fire occurs at the waste disposal area, the operator first observing the fire should immediately radio the landfill office to report the size of the fire and request backup. If possible, the waste will be removed or segregated from other waste in the disposal area. Following segregation, the situation will again be evaluated to determine whether or not additional assistance will be necessary from off - site emergency personnel and handled as described above. Fire extinguishers shall be located on each piece of equipment on site. Equipment operators shall be trained in the use of these extinguishers. Fire extinguishers will be used for small, localized fires. A stockpile of soil of about 14 cubic yards shall be maintained near the working face to be utilized for extinguishing small surface fires which may be too large to control with the fire extinguishers carried on the landfill equipment. Emergency equipment will be called in the case of fires too large to be extinguished with fire extinguishers or soil as described above. Water contained in sedimentation ponds and the Catawba River can serve as emergency reservoirs to aid local firefighters in the extinguishing of larger fires. 2.I SCAVENGING/SALVAGING The unauthorized removal of waste, or scavenging, is prohibited at the landfill, except in rare cases where removal is authorized by the operator prior to disposal on the working face. Landfill personnel shall remove salvageable materials and place them at the recycling center for removal by private haulers. V. Operation Plan John's River Facility Expansion Burke County, North Carolina V - 5 Joyce Engineering, Inc. September 30, 1996 C.XOFFI CM W P W BSA W PDOC$XBURY B"PPTC. W PD 3. RANDOM WASTE SCREENING PROGRAM 3.A AUTHORITY The Burke County Public Works Department in conjunction with the Western North Carolina Solid Waste Association and Julian Foscue of the Winston-Salem Regional Office of NCDEHNR has developed this "Random Waste Screening Program" in accordance with North Carolina's Solid Waste Management Regulations, Rule .1626(f) for the John's River Waste Management Facility. Key elements of Rule .1626(f) addressing waste screening are as follows: No hazardous or liquid wastes as defined in 15A NCAC 13A or materials offering an undue hazard to landfill personnel or the landfill operations shall be accepted at the landfill except as specifically authorized by the facility permit or by the Division. The owner or operator shall implement an inspection program to detect and prevent disposal of hazardous and liquid wastes and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). This program shall include, at a minimum: • Random inspections of incoming loads unless the owner or operator takes other steps to ensure that incoming loads do not contain regulated hazardous or liquid wastes or PCB wastes; • Records of any inspections; -- - - Training of facility personnel to recognize regulated hazardous waste, liquid waste, and PCB wastes; and • Development of a contingency plan to properly manage any identified hazardous and/or liquid wastes. 3.B RANDOM SELECTION Random selection of vehicles to be inspected will be conducted on a regular basis, depending on personnel available. At least one vehicle per week, but not less than one percent by weight of the waste stream (based on the previous week's total) will be randomly selected at the working face by the personnel conducting the inspection. A random truck number and time will be selected (e.g., the tenth load after 10:00 a.m.) on the day of inspections. 3.0 RECORD KEEPING Report Form A and, if applicable, Report Form B (see Appendix V-1) will be completed at each inspection. All reports and resulting correspondence will be maintained at the John's River Waste Management Facility office for the life of the landfill and during the post -closure period. V. Operation Plan John's River Facility Expansion Burke County, North Carolina V-6 Joyce Engineering, Inc. September 30, 1996 C:%OFFICEIWP W DAWPDOCS\BURKEUPPPIC. WPD 3.D TRAINING Inspections will be supervised by the Landfill Operations Manager and/or staff from the Public Works Department who is trained to identify and manage hazardous and liquid waste. Landfill operators, recycling attendants, and landfill clerks responsible for screening waste will be properly trained to identify hazardous and liquid waste within twelve (12) months of the implementation of this program. All current landfill personnel participated in a waste screening training program developed by Mr. Dale Meyer, Burke County Public Works Director, under the auspices of Western Piedmont Community College. The course was titled Hazardous Waste Recognition for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills and offered in September, 1994. That course was attended and endorsed by Mr. Julian Foscue of the Division of Solid Waste Management. 3.E SITE LOCATION Inspections will be conducted in a designated area near the working face of the landfill. 3.F ACTION PLAN The following action plan details the procedure to follow for conducting the random waste inspections. 1) Dump single load in prepared area. Hold truck and driver until inspection is completed. 2) Spread Waste with compactor and/or hand tools as appropriate. Loads that include large closed containers will be hand raked to avoid possible rupturing of the containers. Have appropriate safety equipment present. Minimum safety equipment will include: • Rubber gloves; • Rubber boots; • Safety glasses; and • Long handled hoe. 3) Examine waste for excluded waste and/or safety hazards: • Containers labeled hazardous; • Excessive or unusual moisture; • Biomedical (red bag) waste; • Powders, dusts, smoke, vapors, or chemical odors; • Sludges, pastes, slurries, or bright colors (such as dyes); and • Unauthorized out -of -County waste. V. Operation Plan Joyce Engineering, Inc. John's River Facility Expansion September 30, 1996 Burke County, North Carolina V - 7 C:NOMCMWPWrMWPDOCSIBURKEMPPTC.WPD 4) Take Action: One or more as appropriate: a) Incorporate acceptable waste into working face. b) Hold suspect waste for identification by on -site personnel and confirmation by others, if necessary, such as a: • contract laboratory; • state authority; and/or • federal regulator. c) Interview driver and hauler to identify the source of the waste in the load. d) Remove hazardous or liquid waste (In Priority Order) • Hold rejected hazardous or liquid waste for generator. • Arrange for hazardous or liquid waste collection by licensed collector. • Hold rejected hazardous or liquid waste for collector management. e) Decision Tree: See Appendix V-1. 5) Document Actions: a) Record Inspection. b) Retain Reports. c) Report hazardous liquid, or PCB wastes to Solid Waste Section - DEHNR. 4. WASTE COMPACTION AND COVER 4.A FILLING OPERATION Solid waste shall not be disposed of in water. The method of filling shall be the area method in accordance with the filling sequence shown on Drawing No. 7. Filling will start in the northeast corner of the cell and will progress westward, then eastward as the cell fills from north to south. Each lift shall be no greater than 10 feet thick (including an allowance for 6 inches of daily cover). Weather permitting, the working face shall be maintained approximately 50 feet wide and 100 feet long. A smaller working face shall be maintained in inclement weather. The waste shall be spread in approximately 2-foot thick layers, and shall be compacted by a self- propelled landfill compactor. Burke County Public Works keeps three compactors at the site and rotates their use one at a time in the fill area. At least 4 to 6 passes in orthogonal directions shall be made by the compactor prior to the placement of another layer of waste. V. Operation Plan Joyce Engineering, Inc. John's River Facility Expansion September 30, 1996 Burke County, North Carolina V - 8 C:\OFFIMWPWIMWPDOCS\BURKEIAPPPTC.WPD 4.13 DAILY COVER At the end of each day's operation, the compacted waste in the daily cell shall be covered with 6- inches of soil. At least 2 to 3 passes of heavy equipment shall be made over the area to provide adequate compaction of the soil. A stockpile of cover materials is located northeast of the first cell in Phase A, and east of the second cell. An alternative type of daily cover may be considered in the future to preserve airspace; however, given the excess soil balance, soil daily cover is proposed at this time. Any alternative daily cover considered for future use by Burke County shall control disease vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging without presenting a threat to human health or the environment. Division approval shall be obtained prior to beginning the use of an alternative daily cover material. 4.0 INTERMEDIATE COVER Whenever another lift of waste will not be placed for at least 12 months, an additional 6 inches of soil shall be placed over the daily cover for a total of 12 inches of intermediate cover. Provisions for a vegetative ground cover sufficient to restrain erosion shall be accomplished within 120 calendar days upon completion of each phase of development if the area is subject to erosion. 5. LEACHATE MANAGEMENT PLAN 5.A MAINTENANCE OF THE LEACHATE COLLECTION SYSTEM The operator will conduct weekly inspections of the leachate collection and storage system. Leachate levels in the storage tank will be monitored at least weekly and after storm events to assess the requirements for hauling. Cleanouts are provided to allow access to the leachate collection system. These will be used to introduce mechanical equipment or chemical cleaning agents as needed to mitigate clogging. Maintenance needs will be evaluated at the site if there is an unexpected and/or unexplainable decrease in leachate production rates. 53 LEACHATE GENERATION RECORDS Burke County will maintain records of leachate generation rates at the landfill site. Each time the leachate tank is emptied, the operator will record the date and the quantity of leachate disposed. The volume of leachate in the tank will be checked on a regular basis and after every significant storm event. Records will be maintained at the landfill site throughout the operating life and during the post -closure care period. In addition to leachate generation quantities, Burke County will maintain analytical data and authorization for disposal in the on -site records. See Appendix III-6 of the Engineering Plan for additional information on leachate generation rates. V. Operation Plan John's River Facility Expansion Burke County, North Carolina V - 9 Joyce Engineering, Inc. September 30, 1996 c:IOFFICENWP W DnwrDOCS\BURKE\nrePrc.vrnD 5.0 LEACHATE MONITORING The chemical composition of leachate generated will be analyzed at least semi-annually. At a minimum, the leachate will be analyzed for the Detection Monitoring constituents (EPA's Appendix I list of constituents from Subtitle D) required by Rule.1633. Additional constituents may be required for analysis by the treatment facility accepting the leachate. 5.D APPROVAL FOR FINAL LEACHATE DISPOSAL During the initial years of operation, leachate will be collected on site and stored in a double -walled tank prior to removal by tanker truck to an off -site treatment facility. Burke County has a tentative agreement with the City of Hickory to accept leachate from the landfill. Burke County will obtain written authorization from the accepting facility and maintain that authorization on site. When leachate generation rates increase in future years and when there is sufficient waste in the cell, Burke County may choose to investigate the use of leachate recirculation at the landfill site. The County will discuss their options with the Solid Waste Section and obtain Section approval prior to proceeding with leachate recirculation at the site. Leachate handling and management is also discussed in the Engineering Plan provided in Section III of this application. 5.E CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR EXTREME CONDITIONS Burke County will provide adequate hauling capacity for the predicted leachate generation rates. If extreme conditions require it, additional hauling capacity will be obtained from subcontract haulers or rental of additional trucks. If the receiving facility can no longer accept the leachate, it will be hauled to another POTW, or to a commercial pretreatment facility such as HOH Corporation in Winston Salem, North Carolina. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMS 6.A WATER QUALITY The water quality monitoring program for groundwater and surface water is described in the Water Quality Monitoring Plan. Refer to that document in Section VIII of this application for a discussion of the program. 6.13 LANDFILL GAS During the active life of the landfill, landfill gas will be allowed to migrate from the waste through the daily and intermediate cover soils. After closure, landfill gases accumulating beneath the closure cap will migrate laterally to passive gas vents installed through the closure cap. The gas will then be passively vented to the atmosphere through the gas vents. V. Operation Plan Joyce Engineering, Inc. John's River Facility Expansion September 30, 1996 Burke County, North Carolina V - 10 C:IOFFICEIWPWIMWPDOCSIBURKbUPPPTC.WPD 6.13.1 General Gas monitoring at the John's River Waste Management Facility will be performed during the active life of the landfill and throughout the post -closure care period. At a minimum, quarterly monitoring will be performed at all subsurface gas detection probes and in all structures located within 1,000 feet of the waste area. Currently, these structures include one storage shed located southwest of the unlined disposal area, and the recycling center, garage, offices and adjacent building. The scale house and structure(s) at the shooting range will also be monitored. Potential gas migration is limited by the Catawba River to the south and the John's River to the west. Landfill gas migration to the east should be vented to the atmosphere in a drainage feature located within the property boundary. As such, no probes are considered necessary along the southern, western or eastern boundaries. There are three existing subsurface gas detection probes north and northeast of the unlined landfill. Gas probe GP-3 is within the construction area for Phase A and will be abandoned and replaced with a new probe (GP-4) to the north. The gas detection probes within the site boundary will be used to detect gas migration towards on -site structures or the property boundary. Refer to Drawing No. 2 for locations of the landfill gas monitoring points. The gas detection probes will extend to a depth at least equal to the maximum depth of waste within 1,000 feet of the monitoring point or to either bedrock or the water table, whichever is encountered first. At; -least -three probes will be installed within a borehole with a minimum depth of 30 feet to monitor shallow, intermediate, and deep zones within the subsurface profile. The actual spacing of the -probes within the borehole will be established after review of the drilling log to identify potential preferential pathways. The construction records for gas probe GP-4 will be submitted to the Division upon completion. See Drawing No. 13 for the construction detail of the proposed gas detection probe. 6.B.2 Monitoring Procedure Record Keeping: The operator will record the date, time, location, sampling personnel, atmospheric temperature, reported barometric pressure, and general weather conditions at the time of sampling, in addition to the concentration of combustible gases. The records will be maintained in the Landfill Operating Record. On -site Structures: Gas monitoring in on -site structures will attempt to identify the "worst case" concentrations. Monitoring will be performed at the earliest possible time after the structure has been unused (e.g., a morning after a weekend or holiday). The monitoring locations will be in corners along floors and ceilings, at cracks in the floor, and at other areas likely to accumulate gas. Gas monitoring will also be performed in any confined space requiring the entry of personnel for maintenance or inspection prior to entry by personnel in accordance with OSHA regulations. V. Operation Plan John's River Facility Expansion Burke County, North Carolina V-11 Joyce Engineering, Inc. September 30, 1996 C:\OFFICE\ W P W IM W PDOC S\B URKE\APPPTC. W PD Gas Detection Probes: Gas monitoring in the detection probes will consist of attaching the monitor to each tubing located within the probes and recording both the initial concentration and steady state concentration of combustible gases. Equipment: A portable combustible gas monitor, measuring the concentration of combustible gases in units of percent of lower explosive limit (LEL), shall be used to perform the gas monitoring. "Lower explosive limit" means the lowest percent by volume of a mixture of combustible gas in air that will propagate a flame at 25 C and atmospheric pressure. The gas monitor shall be calibrated to methane using the manufacturer's calibration kit and procedure before the monitoring activities begin (see Appendix V-2). If another type of gas monitor is proposed, it must be approved by Burke County prior to its use. 6.B.3 Response to Detected Combustible Gases The regulatory action levels for combustible gas monitoring in gas detection probes are 100% LEL at the facility boundary and 25% LEL in on -site structures. Readings exceeding the regulatory action levels shall be reported to Burke County within 24 hours. The County will notify the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Solid Waste Section in writing and will take immediate steps to ensure safety and protection of human health. At a minimum, the following actions will be taken if the methane concentration exceeds 25% in any structure: - - - - • Put out all smoking materials and turn off all ignition sources; • Evacuate all personnel; • Vent the structure; • Do not allow personnel to reenter the building except to perform gas monitoring until the results of additional monitoring indicate that methane concentrations are sustained or stabilized below 25% LEL; • Begin continuous monitoring within the structure; and • Undertake an assessment to determine the origin and pathways of the gas migration. Within 7 days of detection, the monitoring results will be placed in the Operating Record and the County will indicate what has been done or is planned to be done to resolve the problem. Within 60 days of detection, the County will develop and implement a plan for the combustible gas releases and notify the Division that the plan has been implemented. The plan will describe the nature and extent of the problem and the proposed remedy. The County will also use monitoring action levels of 75% LEL in the gas detection probes at the property boundary, if installed in the future, and 15% LEL in structures. If the gas readings exceed the monitoring action levels, the monitoring frequency will be increased to monthly until three consecutive readings below those levels are recorded. If the monitoring action level is exceeded in V. Operation Plan John's River Facility Expansion Burke County, North Carolina V-12 Joyce Engineering, Inc. September 30, 1996 C:\OMCE\WP W IMWPDOCS\BURKEUPPPTC. WPD structures, options will be evaluated to permanently reduce the current levels and to prevent a further increase in gas levels in the structures. 7.. EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS The operator shall not cause a discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States, including wetlands, that violates any requirements of the Clean Water Act, including, but not limited to, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements, pursuant to Section 402, or cause the discharge of a nonpoint source of pollution to waters of the United States, including wetlands, that violates any requirement of an area -wide or State-wide water quality management plan that has been approved under Section 208 or 319 of the Clean Water Act, as amended. Surface water shall be diverted from the operational area and shall not be impounded over or in waste. All vegetative and structural erosion and sediment control practices have been designed and shall be constructed and maintained according to the North Carolina Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual (NCESCPDM). An Erosion and Sediment Control Plan for the John's River Waste Management Facility was approved by the Land Quality Section. A copy of that Plan and the approval letter, is provided as Appendix III-7 of the Engineering Plan. 8. RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS The following records will be maintained in the Operating Record at the landfill office: • The landfill's permit and pertinent correspondence; • Operation Plan; • Emergency Response Plan; • Inspection records, waste determination records, and training procedures for waste screening programs; • Amounts by weight of solid waste received at the facility, including the source of generation; • Gas monitoring plan, monitoring results and any remediation plans developed in accordance with Division requirements if required as a response to site findings of elevated gas concentrations; • Water Quality Monitoring Plan and any demonstration, certification, finding, monitoring, testing, or analytical data required by the water quality monitoring program at the site; V. Operation Plan John's River Facility Expansion Burke County, North Carolina V-13 Joyce Engineering, Inc. September 30, 1996 C:IOFFICEIWPW IMWPDOCS\IIURKEIAPPPTC. WPD • Closure and Post -Closure Plans and any required monitoring, testing or analytical data performed during the closure and post -closure periods; • Required cost estimates and financial assurance documentation; • Leachate management records; and • Safety training records. V. Operation Plan Joyce Engineering, Inc. John's River Facility Expansion September 30, 1996 Burke County, North Carolina V - 14 C:\OFFICE\WPWBMWPDOCS\BURKEIAPPPfC.WPD SECTION V OPERATION PLAN APPENDICES APPENDIX V-1 Random Waste Screening Program Forms RANDOM REFUSE SCREENING FORM A WASTE NAME(S) & ADDRESS(ES) Page 1 of 1. 2. 3. a 5. WASTE HAULER ADDRESS DRIVER'S NAME WASTE ACCEPTED [ ] REJECTED [ j HELD [ ] NOTIFIED: WASTE SOURCE [ ] HAULING MGMT [ ] SITE MGMT [ ] STATE [ ] FEDERAL [ ] LOADEROPERATOR: PERSONNEL CONDUCTING THE INSPECTION: 1. SUPERVISOR CONDUCTING THE INSPECTION: SIGNATURE: 2. WITNESS: SIGNATURE: 3. DRIVER: SIGNATURE: 4.OTHER: COMPANY: TITLE: SIGNATURE: DATE: TIME AM [ ] PM ( ] ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: on the back FORM A: CONTAINER INVENTORY Page 2 of 3 CONTAINER: 1. DRUM [ ] METAL [ ] CARDBOARD [ ] PLASTIC [ ] OTHER _ 2. OTHER CONTENTS: 1. FULL [ ] PARTIALLY FULL [ ] EMPTY [ ] 2. CRUSHED [ ] PUNCTURED [ ] 3. LABELED [ J HAZARDOUS [ ] IDENTIFIED._ - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: CONTAINER: 1. DRUM [ ] METAL [ ] CARDBOARD [ ] PLASTIC [ ] OTHER 2. OTHER CONTENTS: 1. FULL [ ] PARTIALLY FULL [ ] EMPTY [ ] 2. CRUSHED [ ] PUNCTURED [ ] 3. LABELED [ ] HAZARDOUS [ ] IDENTIFIED: _ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: FORM A: INSPECTION CHECK LIST: CHECK ALL THAT APPLY Page 3of3 (IF "YES" PLEASE EXPLAIN IN THE SPACE BELOW) YES NO 1. POWDERS/DUSTS IDENTIFIED UNKNOWN 2. UNACCEPTABLE SATURATION 3. ODOR/FUMES STRONG FAINT DESCRIBE 4. HEAT ITEM 5. BATTERY 6. OIL 7. BIOMEDICAL S. RADIOACTIVITY 9. ASHES/RESIDUE 10. SOD/SOIL 11. ASBEST SS(NOT PROPERLY CONTAINED) 12. PCB 13. OUT OF COUNTY WASTE EXPLANATION: FORM B REFUSED/UNIDENTIFIED WASTE REJECTABLE WASTE DESCRIPTION: WASTE: REJECTED [ ] NOTIrFIED: WASTE SOURCE [ ] SITE MANAGEMENT [ ------ -- - REFUSED WASTE TRANSPORTED BY: HAULER & ADDRESS DESTLNATION: ACCEPTED WASTE: CONTAINED AREA: SECURED BY: LAB TO COMPLETE TESTING: ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: ACCEPTED [ HAULING MANAGEMENT [ ] STATE [ ] FEDERAL [ Waste is Identified as Non -Hazardous Deliver to Working Face I Record Inspection Waste inspected by Personnel Trained to Recognize Hazardous Wastes Prior to Delivery at Working Face I Waste is Not Readily Identifiable Isolate Wastes by Moving to Temporary Storage Area __ IHave Wastes Tested Including Unidentified Containerized Wastes IWaste Determined to I be Non -Hazardous Retum to Working Face and Dispose Record Inspection I Waste Determined to I be Hazardous Manifest and Transport Wastes to a Facility Permitted to Handle the Hazardous Waste 'E.G.. A Facility with a RCRA Permit or Interim Status) I Record Inspection I and Notify State Director Waste is Identified as a Hazardous Waste Figure 3-1 Hazardous Waste Inspection Decision Tree Inspection Prior to Working Face Refuse Waste Record Inspection Source: EPA "Solid Waste Disposal Facility Criteria - Technical Manual", Nov., 1993 APPENDIX V-2 Gas Monitoring Equipment 0 APPENDIX V-2 Gas Monitoring Equipment CALIBRATION COVER ON/OFF SWITCH Z ZERO ADJUST POTENTIOMETER DISPLAY SWITCH 3% DIGIT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY READOUT l�Z ZZ KNURLED 0 COLLAR SPAN ADJUST POTENTIOMETER Figure 1. Location of Instrument Controls and Adjustments CALIBRATION CUP ISC P/N 1700.6933 HOSE CONNECTING TO CALIBRATION GAS REGULATOR -FLOW RATE OF 0.5 (t.05) LITERS PER MINUTE BEVELED SURFACE WITH SENSORS, BEZEL, AND STAINLESS STEEL � SCREENS l�ZZ2 0 ACCESS TO CALIBRATION POTENTIOMETERS J _ Figure 2. Calibration of Industrial Scientific Corp. 200 Series Instrument T l Appendix V-2 Gas Monitoring Equipment- Calibration Procedure The calibration procedure shall be as prescribed by the manufacturer. The following procedure applies to an Industrial Scientific Model LD222 Combustible Gas Monitor, which shall be used initially for gas monitoring at the John's River Waste Management Facility. If other instruments are used at a later date, the calibration procedure shall be supplied to the County prior to monitoring and shall be kept on file with the Operation Plan and submitted to the Division. "Before calibrating the LD222, switch on the instrument and allow the sensor to warm up for 15 minutes. In clean air, adjust the zero potentiometer (through the hole labeled "z") to obtain a 000 readout. See Figure 1 in Appendix II for control locations. Use the calibration cup (P/N 1700-6933) to apply 50% LEL calibration gas to the instrument. See Figure 2 in Appendix II. The gas used for calibration should, if possible, be the same gas that is to be measured when the instrument is in use. The rate of gas flow should be 0.1 (±.05) liters per minute. Use the span potentiometer (through the hole labeled "s") to set the readout to 50%. Variations in the flow rate will cause inaccurate calibration of the instrument. Remove the test gas and wait for approximately one minute for the gas to completely disperse. Check that the instrument readout returns to 000. Place the potentiometer access cover in its operating position and tighten the knurled collar. If the instrument cannot be calibrated, the span potentiometer may be at such a low setting that the instrument cannot respond properly. Turn the span potentiometer approximately 15 turns counterclockwise and then repeat the calibration procedure described above. Note that the calibration procedure calls for the adjustment of the zero potentiometer first. The span potentiometer should not be readjusted until the zero potentiometer is properly set."