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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: CHEROKEE
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 2001-MSWLF-1990
Closed
X
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 01/11/2023 Date of Last Inspection: 12/18/2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Cherokee County Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
State Road 1515, Fairview Rd
Marble, NC 28905
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.17883' Long.:-83.90334'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Rob Ward, Cherokee County Solid Waste Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Cherokee County Solid Waste Department
75 Peachtree St
Murphy, NC 28906
PARTICIPANTS:
Rob Ward, Cherokee County
Lee Hill, NCDEQ — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Closure certification was issued on August 24, 1999
Permit for Closure issued December 11, 2014
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
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.
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. All photos were taken by Lee Hill on January 11, 2023, unless otherwise noted.
2. Closure certifications were submitted on August 24, 1999 and the permit for closure was issued December 11,
2014.
3. The area had over nine inches of rainfall in the two weeks prior to the inspection; however no ponding on the
landfill cap was observed.
4. The facility collects and flares landfill gas two times per month to the west of the closed landfill. The county
contracts with Barnet Construction for landfill gas management.
5. Landfill gas records were available for review and no exceedances were recorded.
6. Groundwater testing is conducted semi-annually, and the results are sent to the section for review.
7. The landfill is secured by a gate, which was locked upon arrival to the site.
8. Edge of waste markers are installed around the perimeter of the landfill.
9. The landfill had good vegetative cover and is mowed by county staff two times per year.
10. A channel or was starting to form on the north side of the landfill cap; however no exposed waste was observed.
Repair the channel erosion to prevent waste from becoming exposed.
11. A leachate seep was observed on the north side of the landfill cap and the leachate was contained within the
footprint of the landfill. Photos were sent by Mr. Ward on Thursday, January 12, 2023, showing that repairs to
the seep area were being made. Mr. Ward stated by email that they would continue to make additional repairs
to the area once the area dries out.
12. Woody vegetation was observed growing on top of some large gravel check dams that are installed on the
northwest side of the landfill. Remove the woody vegetation from the top of the landfill cap.
13. Some tree branches have fallen onto the cap of the landfill and should be removed to ensure the entire cap can
be mowed.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Lee Hill
DN: cn=Lee Hill, o=Solid Waste
C;�/ �%/f Section, ou=Field Operations
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email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2023.01.24 08:36:27-05'00'
Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: January 24, 2023 to
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. fI
Rob Ward
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
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Seep on North Side of Landfill Cap
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Facility Staff Repairing Leachate Seep (photo provided by Rob Ward)
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