8003_INSP_20220511

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
X
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Rowan
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 80-03
Closed
xxw
white
X
Incin
T&P
X
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P/
X
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 5/11/2022
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Rowan County Landfill
780 Campbell Road
Woodleaf, NC 27054
Date of Last Inspection: 10/6/2020
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.75725 Long.:-80.55513
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Caleb M. Sinclair, Environmental Management Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS:
Caleb M. Sinclair, Environmental Management Director
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Current — Approved May 7, 2021 Life of Site Phases I -IV (FID 1579295)
Operations Plan — Approved April 29, 2021 (FID 1579232)
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.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. Proper signage was observed at the entrance of the facility.
2. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated within Rowan County and out of county waste within the
State of North Carolina. The facility receives waste from Cabarrus County, Davidson County, Davie County,
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Iredell County, Gaston County, Forsyth County, Stanley County, Mecklenburg County, Guilford County, Wake
County, and Rowan County.
3. The facility accepts an average of 530 tons per day.
Operational Inspection of the MSW Landfill Unit
4. The facility is currently working in Phase 4.
5. Edge of waste markers were observed.
6. Working face was small and compact.
7. No unacceptable waste was observed.
8. The facility utilizes synthetic tarps as daily cover and soil once a week.
9. Facility staff was actively picking up windblown waste during the inspection.
Mulching and Grinding(T&P area)
10. No unacceptable waste was observed in this area.
11. Material is ground twice a year.
12. Mulch is not distributed to the public.
White Goods, Scrap Metal Collection and Bottle Glass
13. Area is well maintained.
14. White goods and scrap metal are loaded into a large roll -off container which is transported by the contractor to their
facility for CFC removal and recycling. The current contractor is Foil's Recycling, located in Harrisburg, NC.
15. The county has negotiated with Strategic Materials Inc. to use their facility glass bunker to temporarily store glass
from Strategic's routes. Once a month facility staff load a trailer to be picked up by Strategic Materials Inc. to be
recycled in Wilson, NC.
Tire Collection
16. The area is well maintained and tires are stored in U.S. Tire semi -trailers.
17. Scrap tire certifications are collected at the scale house and facility staff direct citizens to the tire collection area to
unload tires into the trailer. The number of tires picked up by U.S. Tire in 2021 were 142,692.
Records Review
18. A copy of the current permit and operations plan are maintained at the Environmental Management Director's
office located at 1102 North Long Street Extension, East Spencer, NC 28039.
19. Reviewed 2nd semi-annual 2020 groundwater monitoring report sampled August 10-12, 2020; October 19, 2020, lst
semi-annual 2021 groundwater monitoring report sampled January 26-27, 2021, 2nd semi-annual 2021 groundwater
monitoring report sampled August 25-27, 2021; October 8, 2021 and 1' semi-annual 2022 groundwater monitoring
report sampled February 9-10, 2022; April 14, 2022.
20. Reviewed the methane monitoring reports for 3rd quarter 2020, 4th quarter 2020, 1st quarter 2021, 2nd quarter 2021,
3rd quarter 2021, 4th quarter 2021 and 1st quarter 2022. Eleven additional wells were installed in 2021 on Phase 2 &
3 of the landfill.
21. Leachate is discharged by force main to the City of Salisbury WWTP. Total leachate discharged from Jan. — Dec.
2021 was 3,017,095.11 gallons.
22. Reviewed random inspection reports from January to April 2022.
23. Certified Operators are as follows:
24. Caleb Sinclair - Certified Manager of Landfill Operations expires September 10, 2025
25. Brent Carlton - Certified Manager of Landfill Operations expires May 11, 2025
26. Jeff Boyd - Certified Manager of Landfill Operations expires June 30, 2024
27. Calvin File — Certified Manager of Landfill Operations expires October 1, 2023
28. Scott Moore - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires October 1, 2022
29. Billy Jones - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires September 8, 2023
30. Devan Eagle - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires October 6, 2023
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31. Chad Thompson - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires July 16, 2024
32. Tyler Brown - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires July 16, 2024
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
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Management, ou=Solid Waste Section,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2022.05.12 13:26:26-04'00'
Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent to: Caleb Sinclair
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. L_j
5/12/2022
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
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