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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: Guilford
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 41-12
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
Date of Site Inspection: March 14, 2023 Date of Last Inspection: September 27, 2022

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
City of Greensboro MSW Landfill – White Street Landfill 2503 White Street Greensboro, NC 27405

GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 36.10454 Long.: -79.73018

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
David Deel, Solid Waste Disposal Manager w. 336-412-3959 c. 336-382-8366
[e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
City of Greensboro Field Operations Department David Deel, Solid Waste Disposal Manager 2503 White Street
Greensboro, NC 27405
PARTICIPANTS: Chuck Kirchner, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section (SWS)
Lewis S. Walker, Jr., Landfill Supervisor - City of Greensboro Field Operations Department
Mike Szychowicz, Landfill Compliance Supervisor - City of Greensboro Field Operations Department
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate (PTO) issued November 23, 2021 Life of Site Permit
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None
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
On March 14, 2023 Chuck Kirchner with the Solid Waste Section met with Lewis Walker and Mike Szychowicz with the City of Greensboro Solid Waste Department to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the White Street MSW
landfill. Facility Information: 1. The City of Greensboro operates a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill (Phase III, 41-12). The property also contains a large type I solid waste compost (SWC) facility (41-03), a construction and demolition debris (C&D) atop a closed MSW landfill (Phase II, 41-03) adjacent to a closed unlined MSW landfill (Phase I), and a temporary debris storage and reduction site (TDSR, DS41-002). 2. The facility is open Monday through Friday 7:50 am to 4:50 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 1:00 pm. 3. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated within the City of Greensboro and Guilford County. 4. The MSW landfill is permitted to operate Phase III, Cells 1, 2 and 3. 5. The facility does not accept scrap tires or white goods.
6. The MSW landfill Cells 1 and 2 contain intermediate soil cover and have a good grass cover. 7. Waste is currently being placed in Phase III, Cell 3. MSW Records Review 8. The facility site plan, permit and operations plan were discussed. 9. The following employees are landfill certified: a. David Deel, Certified Manager of Landfill Operations, certification No. 93440, exp. 06/26/24 b. Lewis S. Walker, Jr., Certified Manager of Landfill Operations, certification No. 54260, exp. 09/26/24 c. John Bald, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2009087, exp. 12/4/2024 d. Eddie Briggs, Jr., Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2018012, exp. 2/22/2024 e. Ronnie Bullins, Jr., Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2018009, exp. 2/23/2024 f. Bernard Garner, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2011072, exp. 2/22/2024 g. Dustin L. Gordon, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2015012, exp. 3/24/2024 h. Timothy M. Graham, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2015013, exp. 3/24/2024 i. Michael Jordan, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2014003, exp. 2/22/2024 j. E. Shane Manley, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2020059, exp. 12/10/2023 k. Andrew Subotnik, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2018005, exp. 2/23/2024 l. Donald L. Van Eaton, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2011081, exp. 2/22/2024 10. The facility maintains daily and monthly records of the amount of solid waste received. Throughput records were observed for January 01, 2023 through March 13, 2023. The facility received 2,240.82 tons of MSW waste. 11. The facility annual report (FAR) dated July 29, 2022 was received by the SWS. Facility throughput for July
1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 is 8,880.62 tons of MSW waste. 12. The facility receives 4 to 5 loads of ash and 1 to 2 loads of sludge from the TZ Osborne WWTP per day according to Mr. Walker. 13. Groundwater and landfill gas monitoring wells observed were accessible. 14. The facility maintains semiannual groundwater and surface water monitoring records submitted by Golder Associates NC, Inc., analyzed by Environmental Conservation Laboratories, Inc. (ENCO). Records for groundwater and surface water monitoring for Phase I, dated August 1, 2022 and October 21, 2022, and Phase II & III dated August 19, 2022 and October 21, 2022 were observed. An exceedance is noted for each monitoring event. 15. The facility maintains quarterly methane and hydrogen sulfide monitoring records. Landfill gas monitoring is conducted by facility personnel. Records were observed for Phase II and Phase I for March 7, 2022, June
24, 2022, September 8, 2022 and December 16, 2022. No exceedance of the methane or hydrogen sulfide (H2S) lower explosive limit (LEL) is noted. 16. The facility uses two GEM5000 gas analyzer units to conduct quarterly landfill gas monitoring. Gas analyzer unit calibration records were observed. The GEM5000 s/n G503928 was last calibrated on January 4, 2023 and the GEM5000 s/n G504056 was last calibrated on September 27, 2022.
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17. The facility [Phase III] has a landfill gas collection system. The landfill gas from Phase III is flared off according to Mr. Walker. 18. On January 5, 2015, the facility was issued a Division of Air Quality (DAQ) Title V permit No. 08830T09, expiration date September 30, 2024. 19. The facility has a stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, General Permit No. NCG120000, Certificate Of Coverage No. NCG120013. The NPDES Certificate of Coverage
shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit. 20. The leachate collection lines are required to be remote camera inspected every five years. The leachate collection trunk lines were last camera inspected by Jetclean America in January of 2021. The leachate lines were last
jetted, cleaned and vacuumed on January 23, 2023. Facility Inspection:
21. Leachate from Phase III Cells 1, 2, and 3 drain into a leachate manhole before being routed to the leachate storage tanks. During the inspection, the leachate manhole was observed and appears in good condition. 22. The leachate storage tanks are connected to the City of Greensboro sanitary sewer which flows to the TZ Osborne wastewater treatment plant. 23. The facility has two 350,000-gallon leachate storage tanks with a secondary containment wall. Leachate is
generally maintained in tank A. During the inspection, the leachate level in Tank A was 18.8 feet and Tank B was 4.0 feet. The leachate tanks were observed to be in good condition. Tank A is used primarily for leachate collection and is pumped down approximately once per day for an hour. Pumping for one hour
usually lowers the amount of leachate in the tank by approximately one foot. The leachate tanks are connected by spillover pipe and can be pumped from one to the other. 24. The facility [Phase III] has a landfill gas collection system. Landfill gas from the Phase III area is flared off. The landfill gas flare was observed in operation. 25. The MSW landfill Cells 1 and 2 contain intermediate soil cover. 26. Construction has started on the north side of the Phase III landfill to install a new header liner prior to the permanent cap being placed on this section of the landfill. Construction is being done by JR Lynch & Sons, Inc.
View of construction on north side of Phase III. Photograph taken by Chuck Kirchner during the March 14, 2023 inspection.
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27. Candice seeding observed on site during inspection.
View of liner to be installed and Candice seeding truck. Photograph taken by Chuck Kirchner during the March 14, 2023 inspection.
28. Erosion and sedimentation controls appeared to be in good order. 29. The facility has installed edge of waste markers. Markers are on a steel post and have a yellow sign that clearly states: ‘Edge of Waste’. JR Lynch & Sons, Inc. has kept the edge of waste markers in place or replaced them in the areas they are actively grading. 30. Current construction on landfill expected to be completed by October/November 2023 according to Mr. Walker. 31. The working face was observed to be very small and compact. 32. The working face is regularly covered with soil and an adequate amount of soil is on location to use as cover material. 33. Adequate soil was observed around the working face for use as cover material. 34. During the inspection odor was not detected. 35. Landfill cap appears to be well maintained. 36. Windblown material was not observed. 37. The facility has a water truck available for dust control.
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General Comments: 38. The facility has proper signage. 39. Access roads are of all-weather construction. 40. The facility is secured by a locked gate. 41. In the event of an emergency the facility will call 911 for assistance. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. ________________________________________ Phone: [phone] _ Chuck Kirchner Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
Sent on: March 15, 2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Lewis Walker, Landfill Compliance Supervisor – City of Greensboro, [e-mail] Mike Szychowicz, Landfill Compliance Supervisor - City of Greensboro, [e-mail] Richard Lovett, Environmental Compliance Support Manager – City of Greensboro, [e-mail]