5403_INSP_20230309

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW X Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: LENOIR
Closed
MSWLF X HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 5403-CDLF-1997
CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: March 9, 2023 Date of last inspection: February 3, 2022

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Lenoir County CDLF
2949 Hodges Farm Rd.
La Grange, NC 28551

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.29453° W: -77.71301°

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Landfill 252.566.4194
Kim Hill, Solid Waste Director 252-566-4194 ext. 4177
Email: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Liz Patterson, NCDEQ –Solid Waste Section
Kim Hill – Lenoir County Solid Waste Director
Johnnie Morries - Lenoir County

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Life of Site Permit to Operate issued February 21, 2022. Expires December 30, 2057.

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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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility is a Construction and Demolition (C&D) landfill on top of closed unlined Municipal Solid Waste
Landfill (MSWLF).
2. The facility is permitted to receive C&D waste, inert debris, asphalt, and land-clearing debris generated within
Lenoir County.
3. The facility is fenced and is secured by a locking gate when it is not open for operation.
4. The correct signage is at the entrance of the facility listing the facility name, permit number and emergency
contact information as well as materials accepted at the facility.
5. Personnel are onsite during operating hours. The C&D landfill is open to accept waste from 8:00 am until 4:00
pm Monday through Friday and 8:00 am until 12:00 pm on Saturday. The C&D debris landfill is normally closed
on Sunday and select County holidays.
6. The approved Facility Permit, Operations Plan, and Contingency Plan were complete, in order, and
reviewed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
7. Random waste screenings records were up-to-date through 3/9/2023.
8. The following are facility certified personnel:
a. Kim Hill, Manager of Landfill Operations(MOLO), expires 1/12/2024
b. Johnnie Morris, Manager of Landfill Operations(MOLO), expires 11/23/2023
c. Jena Nance, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, expires 12/6/2025
d. Anthony Morris, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, expires 8/25/2023
e. Wayne Smith, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, expires 5/25/2023
9. The facility maintains semiannual groundwater and surface water monitoring records. First sampling event for
2023 conducted on February 27, 2023. Report for the first sampling event has not been received by facility yet.
10. The facility conducts quarterly methane monitoring. Methane monitoring records were verified for February
2023.
11. A perimeter road has been established around the entire footprint of the landfill. The perimeter road is being well
maintained.
12. The working face was appropriately sized for the expected waste. Waste is being well-compacted. It appears
that it is being covered at least once weekly. Six inches of earthen material should be properly applied once
weekly or when the working face reaches ½ acre.

13. No unacceptable wastes observed in the working face.
14. Facility inspection occurred on a windy day. Facility staff were doing a decent job managing windblown.
Discussed with facility operator adding some fencing behind the working face to help confine solid waste that is
subject to be blown by the wind. At the conclusion of each operating day, all windblown material resulting from
the operation shall be collected and disposed of by the owner or operator.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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15. Facility recently mowed. Landfill Edge-of-waste markers installed and are being maintained around the landfill
as required.
16. Monitoring wells are locked, capped, and properly tagged.
17. Small Type I composting area is also part of facility operations. The facility encompassing less than two (2)
acres in size is permitted to process or store less than 6,000 CY of material per quarter in accordance with Rule
15A NCAC 13B .1402(f)(6). The facility is permitted to receive land clearing debris, yard waste, or wooden
pallet as defined in Rules 15A NCAC 13B, .0101(23) and .0101(56), and NCGS 130A-290(44a), respectively.
18. There is at least a 25 foot access path around the site for fire control vehicles.
19. All setbacks are in place.
20. No standing water was observed during the inspection
Small Type I composting area
21. Unpainted wooden pallets generated only from C&D activities shall be disposed of in the existing
C&D landfill area, as they are received. Otherwise, wooden pallets are stored for chipping and
mulching. The pallets that are chipped or mulched are immediately sold to contract haulers for use as
boiler fuel. The chipped/mulched pallets that are not immediately sold for boiler fuel are used for on-
site landscaping.
Pallet storage area
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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22. Digital photos were taken during the inspection.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

Phone: [phone](O)
[e-mail]

Liz Patterson
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: 3-30-2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section