5403_INSP_20230621

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF X LCID YW X Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: LENOIR
Closed
MSWLF
HHW White
goods
Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 5403-CDLF-1997
5409-MSWLF-
CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
Date of Site Inspection: June 21, 2023 Date of last inspection: March 9, 2023
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:
5403-CDLF-1997
Life of Site Permit to Operate issued February 21, 2022. Expires December 30, 2057.
5409-MSWLF-
Permit to Operate Phase 1 (now complete) expires February 18, 2020; construction of future Phases (2-6) require
written approval from DWM/SWS.
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
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 was verified.
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 staff doing a good job managing windblown. 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.
15.Facility mowing scheduled for the end of June.
16.Landfill Edge-of-waste markers installed and are being maintained around the landfill as required.
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17.Monitoring wells are locked, capped, and properly tagged.
18.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.
19.There is at least a 25 foot access path around the site for fire control vehicles.
20.All setbacks are in place.
21.No standing water was observed during the inspection
Small Type I composting area
22.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
MSWLF
23.The perimeter road around the closed LF should be of all-weather construction and maintained in good
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condition.
24. The landfill cap is in good condition and is established with adequate ground cover over the majority of the site
at this time. Mowing scheduled for end of June.
25. There was no evidence of leachate breakouts at the time of this inspection.
26. The Edge of Waste Markers are in place and easily identifiable around the waste footprint of the facility.
27. Continue to monitor this site for erosion and leachate seepage.
28. Periodically remove any deep root penetrating vegetation that may voluntarily grow on the landfill such as
small trees and brush.
29. 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: 7-3-2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

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