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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 X YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: WAYNE
Closed
MSWLF X HHW White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9606-MSWLF-1998
9601-CDLF-1997
CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection X Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: May 31, 2023 Date od last Inspection: April 1, 2022

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Wayne County Landfill
460-B South Landfill Rd
Dudley, North Carolina 28333

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.29650 W: -78.07050

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Randy Rogers, Solid Waste Director [phone]
[e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Liz Patterson – NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section
Randy Rogers – Director, Wayne County
Blake Stevens – Assistant Director Wayne County
Britini Fields – Environmental Technician, Wayne County

STATUS OF PERMIT:
9606-MSWLF-1998 Life-of-Site Permit to Construct and Operate issued April 9, 2018; expires May 17, 2059
9601-CDLF-1997 Life-of-Site Permit to Construct and Operate issued April 9, 2018; expires April 30, 2041

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
Not Applicable

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. The service area for the MSWLF and CDLF is Wayne County.
2. The hours of operation are Monday through Saturday, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm and closed on Sunday.
3. The facility has proper signage.
4. The facility is properly secured with a locked gate. Personnel are onsite during operating hours.
5. Staff training records were reviewed:
The following personnel are SWANA Managers of Landfill Operations (MOLO):
Randy Rogers expires 8/6/2023
Jeremia Stevens expires 7/30/2023
Brittni Wood expires 12/14/2025
The following are Certified Landfill Operations Specialists by NC SWANA:
Dallas Barwick expires 11/17/24 Michael O’Brien expires 11/19/24
Max Waddell expires 11/17/24 Dennis Kidd expires 10/25/24
Delmus Cox expires 10/25/24 Michael Howard expires 5/9/26
Jesse Aldridge expires 11/17/24 Jeffrey Briggs expires 5/9/26
Matthew Ezzell expires 5/9/2026

6. Permit, operations plan, and site plan were readily accessible and reviewed with operator.
7. Waste Screening forms reviewed from January 20, 2023 through May 22, 2023.
8. Cover logs noting the date and time of placement were reviewed and are being maintained properly.
9. The facility maintains semiannual groundwater, surface water, and leachate monitoring records. Records for
sampling event conducted on November 2-3, 2022 were verified. Semi-annual groundwater monitoring
completed by Smith + Gardner.
10. The facility conducts methane monitoring quarterly. Methane monitoring records were verified for samplings
taken in September 2022, December 2022, and March 2023. No exceedances noted.
MSWLF
11. The lined MSWLF unit (Unit 3) is for the life-of-site as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-294(a2), which shall expire
May 17, 2059.
12. The lined MSWLF unit is approved to use the following ADCs: automotive shredder residues, combustion
residual/ash, C&D fines, petroleum contaminated soils, spray-applied mortar coating, foam coating, foundry
sand, soil/mulch mixture, and synthetic tarp.
13. Tires are stored in trailers and taken to Carolina Tire.
14. Small waste loads and recyclables are handled near the front of the property, for convenience and safety. All
roll-off containers are labeled based on waste type. This area was very clean and well organized.
15. White goods and other metals are stored separately in trailers.
16. The working face at the MSW landfill appeared to be kept small and appeared to be well compacted with no
unacceptable wastes observed.
17. No evidence of leachate breakouts was observed during the inspection.
18. The intermediate cover at the facility appeared in good condition and well applied.
19. Permanent edge of waste markers in place and being maintained.
20. Perimeter road is being well maintained.
21. Windblown waste was being well managed.

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CDLF

22. The C&DLF unit, on top of the closed unlined MSWLF (unit 2), is for the life-of-site as defined in N.C.G.S.
130A-294(a2) which shall expire April 30, 2041.
23. The working face at the C&D landfill was kept small and appeared to be well compacted.
24. No unacceptable wastes observed in the working face.
25. Side slopes are being stabilized with mulch.
26. Permanent edge of waste markers in place and being maintained.
27. Perimeter road is being well maintained.
28. Windblown waste was being well managed.
30. Digital pictures 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: 6/19/2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

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

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Digital pictures taken by Liz Patterson on May 31, 2023

MSWLF working face

CDLF working face