78002YWN_INSP_20220811

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
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Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID YW X Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Moore
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: YWN-78-002
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: August 11, 2022 Date of Last Inspection: March 30, 2022
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Town of Rowland 402 West Cherry St.
Rowland, NC 28383 GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 34.535543 Long.: -79.301397 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: David Townsend, III P.E. – Town Clerk Telephone: 910 - 422 - 3333 or 336 – 257 - 0274 Cell
Email address: [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Town of Rowland 202 W Main St.
P.O. Box 127 Rowland, NC 28383

PARTICIPANTS: David Townsend, Town Clerk Ted Filli, Finance Officer David Powell, SWS STATUS OF PERMIT:
YWN-78-002 – notified 2012 NONCD0000523 Pre-Regulatory Landfill under YWN
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection – Follow up STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: N/A OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
1. 15A NCAC 13B .1402 (g) - The following operations shall be exempt from the permitting requirements in Rule .1401 of this Section: (1) Small Type 1 Facilities meeting the following conditions: (D) the facility shall not be located over a closed-out disposal site.
The YWN is above a confirmed (PRLF) Pre-Regulatory landfill # NONCD0000523 and must have all YW waste removed, and the notification closed. An inspection conducted on 3/30/2022 discussed the issues
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and gave 60 days from inspection sent date of 4/14/2022 to address the noncompliance onsite. Mr. Powell returned on 8/11/2022 to find no corrective actions had taken place with the older waste over the PRLF and
some new waste had been taken to another area close by, creating an illegal dump (IS782204). A YWN cannot be over a closed-out landfill such as a PRLF. This YWN must cease accepting waste and begin waste removal
of both illegal site and YWN. When removing waste do not disturb soil cap of the PRLF. This needs to be evaluated by the Pre-Regulatory Landfill group. Ryan Channell, Supervisor for this Section, will be copied on this inspection.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. Mr. Powell met with Town staff at YWN, to check on progress and discuss issues onsite and options moving
forward. Site has become overgrown.
Looking into YWN area from access roadway.

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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Front pile/windrow up front near old WWTP.
Back windrow, north side.
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Newer waste on south side in back. 2. Reminder: A Yard Waste Notification is a Small Type 1 facility. It shall have an operations area less than two acres in size and shall be limited to no more than 6,000 cubic yards’ material onsite at any given time, including finished product. Rules were readopted in late 2019 (15A NCAC 13B .1400’s rules for Small Type 1 Compost facilities (Yard Waste Notifications). A review of the new rule changes would be good for any staff dealing with the YWN. Yard waste cannot remain in the notification for disposal. If not using for approved processes, then must remove to a disposal site for that waste type. A YWN is for staging, processing and composting. Facility cannot give waste out to public without meeting requirements of 15A NCAC 13B .1406 rules. The YWN rules were emailed to Mr. Townsend on 2/12/2022 and 3/10/2022.
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3. Upon investigation, it was apparent no corrective actions onsite have taken place, despite extra time being given. New waste has been brought onto a cleared area behind the wastewater treatment plant nearby, creating an illegal dump (IS782204). Cease accepting waste at this location and the YWN. Waste must go to an approved disposal site for that waste type, or it can go into a roll off container and then hauled to a disposal site.
IS782204 behind WWTP, very close to YWN. 4. Waste has been piling up for many years at the YWN. One windrow/pile up front, near entrance, and two larger
and older windrows behind this area to the woods line. Some older waste has small trees growing in and through it. Be careful not to disturb the PRLF, but older waste that has been broken down and composted still is waste and needs removal. Current state of windrows could be considered a fire hazard. Big windrows, within proximity to each other and limited access for firefighting. 5. During previous visit, there was much unapproved waste visible in the windrows. This is difficult to keep out
of waste containers on street, but the Town should get creative and attempt to educate their citizens on what’s acceptable. A penalizing/fine system could be created also, if the Town chose, as well for the increased cost associated with removing and disposing of the unapproved wastes. However, this visit, there was none visible in the YW from it being removed, good job. 6. Onsite discussions involved further explanation of rules and operating requirements of YWN’s, corrective actions and options moving forward. First step is a need to divert weekly yard waste into another and approved method of management. Mr. Townsend indicated that David Simmons was expected to become sometime around late September to mulch. Options were for finding a place for disposal, such as Dillon, SC landfill, working with close by landfill, such as Robeson County LCID for disposal or the mulch being mixed with soil for ADC for landfill, or having a company come in and remove yard waste from the street straight to a
disposal site and closing the YWN. Mr. Filli and Mr. Townsend seemed to agree that closing of the YWN after
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all waste is removed would be best option for the Town and having the towns trash pickup company also pick up the yard waste and take it straight to disposal site. Staging roll-off containers and then having it removed as needed is an option, then the company can remove to an approved disposal site. Town needs to find another method quickly for the yard waste to be diverted so it’s not contributing to the current problem of waste building up at the notification. If this cannot be achieved, then perhaps the Town needs to stop accepting yard waste until it can divert the weekly YW. This will allow the waste currently at the notification, time
and space to be removed to an appropriate disposal site. Unapproved wastes in the notification’s windrows should also be removed ASAP as discovered. These wastes need to go to the appropriate disposal site. Then removal and proper disposal of the current yard waste should be next. Documentation of where all waste goes and be sure it’s an approved site is important. Once all waste is removed, then a final inspection can be done for closing the YWN. Be sure all waste is removed to a disposal site for that waste type. Look at the sites permit/notification, confirm with Mr. Powell before disposal if unsure. 7. Corrective measures are necessary as result of this inspection. A follow up compliance inspection will be conducted by Solid Waste Section Staff within about 30 days’ receipt of this inspection report. Failure to meet the conditions for compliance may result in further Compliance Actions. This time frame should allow for making good progress on addressing the corrective actions outlined in this inspection. Further time can be given, but progress and good communication with Mr. Powell is needed moving forward on progress. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. ________________________________________ Phone: [phone] _
David Powell Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative

Sent on: 8/18/2022 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Ryan Channell, Unit Supervisor - Pre-Regulatory Landfill Program