NCD980602163_19840309_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_Routine Monthly Inspection of PCB Landfill-OCR

Ronald H. Levine, M.D., M.P.H.
DIVISION OF HEAL TH SERVICES
P.O. Box 2091
Raleigh, N .C. 27602-2091
MEMORANDUM
TO: 0. W. Strickland
FROM: Thomas C. Karnoski
March 9, 1984
SUBJECT: Routine Monthly Inspection of PCB Landfill
ST ATE HEALTH DIRECTOR
A routine monthly inspection of the State's PCB landfill in Warren County was
conducted on March 7, 1984. Mr. Marty Allen of the Warren County Health
Department was present for the majority of the inspection. The inspection
was delayed one week due to inclement weather and recent personnel changes
in our office. Below is a list of major points pertaining to the facility
inspection:
1. An electrical moisture sensor was installed in the leachate collection
sump to indicate the presence of any free water.
2. While there are no erosion problems at the facility , a decision to reseed
the landfill cap should be made in the near future. It appears
that the present stand of vegetation has suffered over the winter.
3. I propose to delay the measurement of elevation changes on the landfill
cap to determine subsidence (as originally planned in December, 1983)
until drier weather. Due to the present moisture content of the cap's
soil and the sparseness and fragility of the vegetation, I am concerned
about potential erosion problems from ex tensive foot traffic.
4. A test was made of the irrigation system due to the availability of
accumulated rainwater in the surface impoundment. The test ruptured a
flex ible reinforced pump effluent line and cracked a coupling for a
sprinkler head riser. These items need to be repaired/replaced in order
for the land application system to function properly .
In summary , all potential problems described above and indicated as such on
the inspection sheet (attached) are at present minor in nature and in no way
compromise the facility's containment function. Also attached is a copy of
the analyses of water pumped during the January inspection.
TCK:ns
Enclosures
Jomes B. Hunt, Jr/ Sarah T. Morrow, MD , MP.H STATE OF NORTH CARO LINA DEPARTM ENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES GOVERNOR SECRETARY
PCB LANDFILL MONTHLY REPORT
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1. Entrance Road
2. Monitoring Wells
Casings, locks
Fences, gates, locks
3. Landfill fence, gate, locks
4. Air Vent
5. Landfill Cover
Erosion, vegetation
Subsidence
6. Leachate Detection System
.· Water in sump
7. Leachate Collection System
Access Pipe
Pump
Piping
8. Treatment Works
Influent Piping
Sand Filter
Carbon Filter
Effluent Piping
9. Surface Impoundment
Erosion, vegetation
10. Irrigation System
Influent Piping
Pump
Sprinkler Units
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