74D_INSP_20220817

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Pitt
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 74D-LCID-1994
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 17 August 2022 Date of Last Inspection: 6 April 2021

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
ER Lewis LCID Landfill #2
3034 Highway 33
Greenville, NC 27834

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.684294 E: -077.427102

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Curt Williford; Safety & Environmental Compliance Officer
252.321.1101

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
ER Lewis Construction Company
PO Box 565
Greenville, NC 27835
Attn: Curt Williford
E-mail: [e-mail]

Participants:
Curt Williford; ER Lewis Construction (via telephone)
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Permit to Operate (PTO) a Landclearing and Inert Debris Landfill Cells 1, 2, 4, 5, and 8 issued 5 March 2018;
expires 5 March 2023. *Pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B .0201(g) a complete permit review request for the next five-year
phase of construction and/or operations is due on or before 5 September 2022. This application must comply with the
rules and regulations in effect at the time of the application.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Facility Compliance Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None applicable.

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
1) 15A NCAC 13B .0563 (1) states “The facility is to be operated for the disposal of land clearing waste,
inert debris, untreated wood, and yard trash.”
2) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (1) states “The facility shall only accept those solid wastes which it is permitted to
receive.”
3) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (3) states “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.”
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4) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (4) states “Areas that will not have additional wastes placed on them for three
months or more, but where final termination of disposal operations has not occurred, shall be covered
with no less than one foot of soil cover sloped to direct the flow of surface water from the landfill, and
stabilized with vegetative ground cover or other stabilizing material. The Division may require further
action to correct any condition that the Division determines may be injurious to the public health, or a
nuisance to the community.”

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This Facility is a Land Clearing and Inert Debris (LCID) Landfill as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .0101 (30).
2) This Facility is recorded with the Pitt County Register of Deeds at Book #460; Page #05.
3) This Facility is permitted to receive land clearing waste, yard trash, untreated and unpainted wood,
uncontaminated soil, and inert debris such as unpainted rock, brick, concrete, and concrete block; and asphalt
in accordance with NCGS 130-294(m).
4) This Facility is permitted to receive wastes generated within Pitt County.
5) The operating hours for this Facility are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
6) Proper signage has been posted at the Facility entrance.
7) The Facility is secured by means of a locked gate at the Facility entrance. The access gate was open upon my
arrival and an attendant was on-site during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
8) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being maintained in overall good condition at
this time.
9) Inert materials consisting of scrap concrete and asphalt are being stockpiled on-site in an area adjacent to the
landfill for later crushing and reuse in accordance with NC GS 130A-309.05. *Please note that the State rules
regarding recovered materials state that for a material to qualify as a recovered material, the majority of the
material (75% or more) must be sold, used, or re-used within the calendar year of receipt.
10) The inert material storage area was reviewed and no unpermitted materials were observed disposed or staged
with the inert debris.
11) Permanent, highly-visible markers delineating the permitted waste disposal boundary have been installed as
required.
12) Overall, a cover crop of native warm season grasses has been established on the outside slopes in all inactive
areas of the landfill. However, some small trees and woody vegetation were observed growing on the outside
slopes of the landfill. The cover crop has not been mowed in some time. *Within thirty days of receipt of this
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, plans need to be underway for the mowing of the landfill cover crop
and removal of all trees and woody vegetation growing on the facility.
13) Areas of sparse cover and erosion were observed on the outside slope at the southwest corner of the landfill.
*Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please fill and grade this area at
a slope not greater than 3:1. After repairing, the area should be seeded and mulched to establish a
groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system.
14) The active working area does not appear to be covered monthly as required. *Within thirty days of receipt of
this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please compact and cover all active working areas. Moving
forward, please ensure that all active areas are covered monthly or when the active working area reaches ½
acre in size, whichever occurs first.
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15) The waste type at the landfill working face was reviewed during this Facility Compliance Inspection; overall,
the waste type being disposed was LCID, however unpermitted waste consisting of demolition materials was
observed in an area adjacent to the working face during this Facility Compliance Inspection. *Within thirty
days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please remove all unpermitted waste and
properly dispose of it at a Facility permitted to receive such wastes. Please provide copies of all disposal
receipts to Ray Williams, your regional Solid Waste Section Environmental Specialist.
16) Portions of the outside slopes appear to be graded at a slope greater than 3:1. *Within thirty days of receipt of
this Facility Compliance Inspection Report (FCIR), please ensure that all outside slopes have been graded at a
slope not greater than 3:1. All repaired/re-slope areas should be compacted, mulched and seeded to establish a
groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system.
17) No off site erosion was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
18) *Corrective actions are required as a result of this Facility Compliance Inspection.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.

Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Regional Representative

Delivered on: 22 August 2022 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No.

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cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
John Demary; Director/Pitt County Solid Waste & Recycling: [e-mail]

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