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October 31, 2022

October 31, 2022

CERTIFIED MAIL 7018 2290 0001 8316 4356
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mike McFeeley, District Manager, Great Oak Landfill
Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc.
3597 Old Cedar Falls Road
Randleman, NC 27317

CERTIFIED MAIL 7018 2290 0001 8316 4363
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Hal Johnson, County Manager
Randolph County
Randolph County Office Building
725 McDowell Road
Asheboro, NC 27205

SUBJECT: Notice of Violation
Great Oak Landfill
Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc., Operator
County of Randolph, N.C., Owner
Permit Id Number: 76-07
Randolph County

Dear Mr. Johnson and Mr. McFeeley:

On September 30, 2022, Kyle Mertens, Environmental Protection Manager with Waste Management of
Carolinas, Inc. notified Chuck Kirchner, Senior Environmental Specialist, Solid Waste Section (Section) by
phone and subsequent electronic correspondence that on September 14, 2022, Great Oak Landfill received
approximately 18 tons of sludge material that exceeded the threshold for Dichlorobenzene. It was reported
that this material was generated by US Waste Industries and transported by Trimac Transportation to CCI
Environmental on September 12, 2022. CCI Environmental then transported the sludge to Great Oak
Landfill on September 14, 2022.

On September 19, 2022, the Great Oak Landfill staff were made aware of the exceedance after the material
had been disposed of. Therefore, Waste Management of the Carolinas, Inc. and the County of Randolph
are in violation of:

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A. 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (1)(b) states, in part: "the following wastes are prohibited from disposal at a
MSWLF unit:
(i) Hazardous waste, including hazardous waste from very small quantity generators as defined by
40 CFR 260.10, incorporated by reference at 15A NCAC 13A .0102(b).”

B. 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) states: “By receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the permittee
shall be considered by the Department to have accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply
with the conditions of the permit.”

Permit to Operate No. 7607-MSWLF-2015, Attachment III, Part I, General Facility Operation Condition
Number 3 states, “The facility must not accept the following wastes for disposal, at a minimum: hazardous
waste, yard trash, white goods, tires, recyclable rigid plastic bottles, wooden pallets, motor vehicle oil
filters, liquid wastes, regulated medical waste, sharps not properly packaged, PCB waste as defined in 40
CFR 761, and wastes banned from disposal in N.C.G.S. 130A-309.10(f).”

Based upon the foregoing, Waste Management of the Carolinas, Inc. and the County of Randolph shall
come into compliance with all requirements of the regulations in 15A NCAC 13B .1626(1)(b) and 15A NCAC
13B .0203(d) by completing the following:

1. Within 30 days of receipt of this Notice of Violation, submit a summary report of all actions that
have been taken to date. Additional actions may be required following a review of the report.
Submit the report to Chuck Kirchner at [e-mail].
2. Within 30 days of receipt of the Notice of Violation, submit information detailing the location of the
18 tons sludge waste within the landfill and an assessment of waste removal options and the
management of the waste. The assessment shall include safeguards to protect employee health
and safety when handling the waste. Submit the plan and assessment to Chuck Kirchner at
[e-mail].
3. To protect public health and the environment, the Division may require future actions or remedies
to correct the violations.

The violations 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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If you have any questions, please contact me at [phone] or e-mail [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Chuck Kirchner
Environmental Senior Specialist
Division of Waste Management - Solid Waste Section

copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head, Solid Waste Section
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor, Solid Waste Section
Chris Hollinger, Compliance Officer, Solid Waste Section
Christine Ritter, Hydrologist, Solid Waste Section
Kyle Mertens, Environmental Compliance Manager, Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc.