2906_INSP_20221006

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF X LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Davidson
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2906-MSWLF-2008
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection X Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: October 6, 2022 Date of Last Inspection: January 4, 2022
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility 220 Davidson County Landfill Road Lexington, NC 27292 GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.85281° Long.: -80.17620° FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Charlie Brushwood Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail] FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 1067 Lexington, NC 27293-1067
PARTICIPANTS: Tim Phelps, Landfill Supervisor – Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Steven Sink, Operations Manager - Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section
Robert Pike, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section STATUS OF PERMIT:
2906-MSWLF-1994: Closed 2906-HHW: Issued March 12, 2018; Expires May 28, 2023 2906-MSWLF-2008: Life of Site Permit Issued March 12, 2018; Expires December 8, 2068 PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: N/A OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
A. Observed Violation: 15A NCAC 02C .0108(l) states, “all non-water supply wells, including temporary wells, shall be secured with a locking well cap to ensure against unauthorized access and use.”
Davidson County is in violation of 15A NCAC 02C .0108(l) for failing to secure the locking well cap. During the inspection of the environmental monitoring wells, monitoring well MW-12 was observed to be unlocked. To achieve compliance, Davidson Co. must secure the monitoring well cap with a lock to prevent unauthorized access as specified in 15A NCAC 02C .0108(l).
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The Davidson County Landfill facility includes an active MSW landfill, a closed MSW landfill, a closed C&D landfill, a permanent HHW collection site, a convenience area, an electronics collection area, a scrap tire collection area, and a white goods collection area. The closed landfills were not inspected during this site visit. 2. The facility is split into two sides by railroad tracks. Phase 1 includes the closed landfills, HHW collection site, convenience area, electronic collection, scarp tire and white goods collection area. Phase 2 encompasses the active MSW landfill. 3. Facility roadways are of all-weather construction and were in good condition. 4. Proper signage was observed at both Phase 1 and Phase 2 site entrances. 5. The facility is secured by a combination of perimeter chain link fencing and natural terrain. Access to Phase 1 and Phase 2 sides of the facility are controlled by locking gates.
Records Review: 6. The facility records are kept at either the facility office or the scale house and are available for review upon
request. 7. The Permit to Operate and Operations Plan were available and reviewed during the inspection. 8. In house training on solid waste regulations, landfill operation procedures, safety, and equipment operation are
conducted in house monthly. Records of the training were reviewed from July 2021 through August 2022. 9. The facility conducts weekly leachate tanks inspections and inspections from July 2021 through October 2022 were reviewed. 10. Facility leachate line records were reviewed and indicated that the leachate lines were cleaned in September 2022. Records also show that the leachate lines were last videoed in November 2020. 11. The facility is required to monitor groundwater and surface water and tests leachate semi-annually. Groundwater monitoring reports provided by email after the inspection. The last groundwater sampling event reviewed was for March 14, 2022. 12. The facility is required to monitor landfill gas quarterly for the closed Phase 1 landfill, the closed C&D landfill, and the active Phase 2 landfill. Quarterly gas sampling records was reviewed through the last sampling event conducted on September 14, 2022. 13. Leachate is pumped and hauled from the landfill to the City of Lexington’s wastewater treatment plant for disposal. The facility records the number of truckloads and matches these records with the city’s monthly billing statements to keep record of the total amount of leachate transported. Leachate disposal records were
reviewed for the period of August 2021 through October 2022. 14. The FAR 202122 was reviewed and indicated that the facility 168,430.69 tons were accepted during the fiscal year. Monthly tonnage reports for the landfill are kept in the scale house and are available for review upon
request. 15. The facility conducts waste screenings as specified in the approved Operations Manual, and screening forms are filed with a copy of the weight ticket that indicates the amount of waste in the load being screened. The waste screening forms were reviewed for the period between August 2021 through October 2022. Waste screening forms appeared to be completed properly and are stored in the scale house and are available for review. 16. The cover log for the period August 2021 through September 2022 was reviewed. The log indicates the use of tarps and soil in combination to provide cover daily. 17. Current certifications were on file for the following staff members:
a) Charlie Brushwood – SWANA Manager of Landfill Operations – expires 7/15/2024. b) Steven Sink – SWANA Manager of Landfill Operations – expires 7/30/2023. c) Tim Phelps – NCSWANA Landfill Operations Specialist – expires 11/12/2022.
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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d) Kevin Bredow – NCSWANA Landfill Operations Specialist – expires 11/12/2022. e) Phillip Atkinson – NCSWANA Landfill Operations Specialist – expires 10/6/2023. f) Louis Frietas – NCSWANA Landfill Operations Specialist – expires 10/6/2023. g) Leslie Curtis – NCSWANA Landfill Operations Specialist – expires 11/8/2024 h) Adam Parks – NCSWANA Landfill Operations Specialist – expires 11/8/2024. i) Michelle Burkhart – NCSWANA Landfill Operations Specialist – expires 11/8/2024
j) Aaron Durham – NCSWANA Landfill Operations Specialist – expires 11/8/2024 Phase 1 Field Inspection: 18. The inspection on the Phase 1 side of the facility included the electronics, white goods, and scrap tire collection site. A residential convenience center is also located in the area. 19. The residential convenience center is located northwest of the scale house and is staffed during operating hours.
The attendant directs customers and monitors unloading to minimize unacceptable materials and to re-direct materials that are required to be separated. 20. Two tire trailers were staged beside the white goods area and another near the scale house. No tires were observed on the ground and the tire trailer areas were clean and free from debris. 21. White goods collection is located west of the convenience center and consists of a storage building and a concrete pad that is partially covered. Residents unload the white goods onto the pad were facility staff collect
and then place in an organized manner to wait for the refrigerants to be extracted. After extraction the white goods are loaded into a compactor located at the back of the collection area where they are turned into scrap metal bales. 22. The scrap electronic collection area is located inside a warehouse building to the southwest of the scale house. Scrap electronics are dropped off by residents outside the building where facility staff then pull the scrap electronics into the building. Facility staff sort, package, and store the scrap electronics inside until the electronics recycling contractor loads and transports it to their facility. The scrap electronics area was observed to be clean and well organized.
23. The HHW is located to the North of the scrap electronics area and is operated through a contract with Resource Recovery and Reduction. The site is opened on the first Saturday of each month for Davidson County residents to use. The HHW as not inspected during this inspection. The facility was observed to be clean and well
organized from the locked gate. Phase 2 Field Inspection:
24. The site appeared to be clean and well maintained with minimal windblown litter observed through the site. Mr. Phelps stated that litter pickup crews are in use to help control windblown litter throughout the day. During the inspection litter crews were observed working along the facility roadways. 25. The leachate tank and containment area were inspected and found to be in good condition. Mr. Phelps stated that the leachate tanks are inspected by facility staff on a weekly basis to help identify any problems. 26. The landfill slide slopes appeared to be in good condition with vegetative cover observed throughout the site. The vegetative cover was observed to be high in some areas with Mr. Phelps stating that the mowing contract for the facility would going out for bid soon. 27. The working face was small and easily manageable with two equipment operators operating at the time of the inspection. No unacceptable waste was observed during the inspection. 28. Soil was observed being staged for use as cover. Mr. Phelps stated that the facility uses a combination of soil
and tarps for cover at the end of the day. Soil is placed and compacted where the waste has been compacted thoroughly, the tarp is placed where the compaction has not been completed so that the equipment operators can quickly continue compaction the next day. 29. The facility keeps a container in the Phase 2 area for any scrap tires that are found in the waste streams before being taken to the Phase 1 side of the facility for transportation and proper disposal. 15A NCAC 13B .1107(2)(c) states in part, “Whole and partial scrap tires capable of holding water shall be covered upon
receipt with a water shedding material or disposed of, processed, or removed from the site within ten days of receipt.” Ensure that the tires are covered or removed to control vectors and protect the public health and the environment.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. ________________________________________ Phone: [phone] _
Robert Pike Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
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Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Steven Sink – Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Tim Phelps – Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Michelle Burkhart – Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management
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