32_N0796_INSP_20220317

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: DURHAM
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: N0796
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: March 17, 2022 Date of Last Inspection: November 19, 2019

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Riggs Trucking LCID Landfill
6926 Johnson Mill Road
Bahama, NC 27503

GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.13226° W: 78.91296°

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Jay Riggs, Owner/Operator - Riggs Trucking LCID Landfill
h. 919-477-1394
c. 919-730-2197
[e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Jason Watkins, DEQ – Solid Waste Section
Amanda Thompson, DEQ – Solid Waste Section
Drew Hammonds, DEQ – Solid Waste Section
Jay Riggs, Owner/Operator

STATUS OF PERMIT:
An amended LCID notification was filed in Deed Book 7679- Page 301, Durham Co Registry on April 6, 2015. The
original notification was submitted to the Section in 2003.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Routine Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
Resolved

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:

None

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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On March 17,2022, Jason Watkins, Amanda Thompson, and Drew Hammonds with NC DEQ Solid Waste Section
inspected Riggs Trucking LCID Landfill. Mr. Riggs was present throughout the inspection.

1. The landfill currently consists of an approximate 1.1 acre inactive area to the right upon entering the site. An
active disposal area to the left of the entrance road and is approximately 0.5 acres in size.
2. The violations noted in previous inspection reports have been addressed as follows:
a. The area of the landfill where the violations of uncovered waste and the landfill fire is now inactive.
There is an area of the interior slope (facing the active landfill area) that appears to have been covered
but is sloughing off. This should be monitored and repaired as needed to ensure compliance with cover
requirements. Mr. Riggs explained as he has extra dirt and rock, he utilizes it to maintain that inactive
area. Mr. Riggs noted the landfill had not been on fire in over a year.
3. Mr. Riggs explained that he had resurveyed the property to remove a property line that previously bisected the
landfill area to allow the second disposal area that could be better managed. And that Durham County had finally
cleared up the zoning approval confusion, allowing him to continue operating the LCID Landfill,
4. Mr. Riggs stated that he was only periodically getting small loads of land clearing material due to other landfills
in the area and his location further away from most development occurring in the county. He was able to obtain
some soil from a project in Person Co, however that stopped when the contractor found a closer location to the
project.
5. Drilling mud slurry was observed being disposed of by Mastec next to the LCID landfill. As noted in previous
reports, you must ensure that the landfills has met all local, state and federal rules and regulations to accept the
material. Any discharge of the liquid portion of these loads that leaves the property would subject the landfill to
permits from the Division of Water Resources and possible the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources.
As noted, drilling contractors have other means to solidify and/or dewater this material prior to bringing it to this
facility. In addition, you should not accept the material without some documentation of testing of the material,
where applicable. Final disposal of the material must be in the LCID or used as cover and you must have data
showing that the material is acceptable for this use. You may direct contractors to the Solid Waste Section if
they have questions.
6. As a reminder, all waste shall be covered with no less than six inches of soil monthly, or when the working face
reaches one acre in size, whichever occurs first. Any soils used for cover at the site shall meet
unrestricted use standards for soils as defined in G.S. 130A-310.65. Per our discussion on site, if approached
by a contractor with soils that are suspect to be contaminated, please request that they provide
documentation from DEQ that the soil has been approved for disposal or cover at an LCID landfill. If they
cannot provide this information or appear to not understand what you are asking for, please take their
name and relay that information to our office.
7. A copy of the amended rules pertaining to LCID landfills was provided to Mr. Riggs on site. As discussed, 15A
NCAC 13B .0563 was amended to no longer allow the siting of “notified” LCID landfills after January 1, 2021,
and it sunset the allowance of existing LCID landfills to continue to operate after January 1, 2026 as follows:

“Within five years of the readopted effective date of this Rule, the owner or operator of a notified
LCIDLF that was not closed prior to the readopted effective date of this Rule shall comply with
the requirements of this Rule, or shall close the notified LCIDLF in accordance with Rule .0567(b)
of this Section, except that the required notification of closure is not required to be certified. For
the purpose of this Rule, "notified LCIDLF" means a site that was not required to obtain a permit
from the Division prior to the readopted effective date of this Rule because the site was designed
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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and constructed to be two acres or less in size, and was required to record a notification for the site
with the Register of Deeds' office and submit the notification to the Division”

8. Per our discussion, it is likely that this landfill will choose to close prior to the January 1, 2026 date. After closure
is confirmed by the Section, you would be allowed to fill any remaining portions of the property with soil or other
inert debris so long as you fully comply with the requirements spelled out in 15A NCAC 13B .0562, and all other
applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

Email: [e-mail]
________________________________________ Phone: [phone]

Jason Watkins
Field Operations Branch Head

Sent on: March 21, 2022 Email X Hand delivery US Mail X

Copies: Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section
Amanda Thompson, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section