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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
X
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Rowan
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 80-03
Closed
HHW
White
X
Incin
T&P
X
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P/
X
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 7/25/2023
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Rowan County Landfill
780 Campbell Road
Woodleaf, NC 27054
Date of Last Inspection: 1/26/2023
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.75725 Lone.:-80.55513
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Craig Powers, P.E., Director Engineering/Environmental Services
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: craig_powerskrowancoun . nc. og_v
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS:
Craig Powers, P.E., Director Engineering/Environmental Services
Jeff Boyd, Operational Manager
Kim Sue, NCDEQ — Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Current — Approved May 7, 2021, Life of Site Phases I -IV (FID 1579295)
Operations Plan — Approved April 29, 2021 (FID 1579232)
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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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. Proper signage was observed at the entrance of the facility.
2. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated within Rowan County and out of county waste within the
State of North Carolina. The facility receives waste from Cabarrus County, Davidson County, Davie County,
Iredell County, Gaston County, Forsyth County, Stanley County, Mecklenburg County, Guilford County, Wake
County, and Rowan County.
3. The facility accepts an average of 685 tons per day.
Operational Inspection of the MSW Landfill Unit
4. The facility is currently working in Phase 4.
5. Edge of waste markers were observed.
6. Working face was small and compact.
7. One tire was observed near the edge of the working face and pointed out to Mr. Boyd. Immediately, Mr. Boyd
radioed staff on the compactor the location of the tire to have it removed.
8. The facility utilizes synthetic tarps as daily cover and soil once a week.
9. Facility staff were actively picking up windblown waste during the inspection.
Mulching and Grinding (T&P area)
10. No unacceptable waste was observed in this area.
11. Material is ground twice a year.
12. Mulch is not distributed to the public.
White Goods, Scrap Metal Collection and Bottle Glass
13. Area is well maintained.
14. White goods and scrap metal are loaded into a large roll -off container which is transported by the contractor to their
facility for CFC removal and recycling. The current contractor is Foil's Recycling, located in Harrisburg, NC.
15. The county has negotiated with Strategic Materials Inc. to use their facility glass bunker to temporarily store glass
from Strategic's routes. Once a month facility staff load a trailer to be picked up by Strategic Materials Inc. to be
recycled in Wilson, NC.
Tire Collection
16. The area is well maintained, and tires are stored in U.S. Tire semi -trailers.
17. Scrap tire certifications are collected at the scale house and facility staff direct citizens to the tire collection area to
unload tires into the trailer. The number of tires picked up by U.S. Tire in 2022 were 86,366.
Records Review
18. A copy of the current permit and operations plan are maintained at the Engineering/Environmental Services
Director's office located at 1102 North Long Street Extension, East Spencer, NC 28039.
19. Reviewed 2nd semi-annual 2022 groundwater monitoring report sampled August 15-17, 2022; October 5, 2022, 1st
semi-annual 2023 groundwater monitoring report sampled January 17-19, 2023; April 4, 2023,
20. Reviewed the methane monitoring reports for 2nd Quarter 2022, 3rd Quarter 2022, 4th Quarter 2022, 1st Quarter 2023,
and 2nd Quarter 2023.
21. Leachate is discharged by force main to the City of Salisbury WWTP. Total leachate discharged from Jan. — Dec.
2022 was 3,402,184.93 gallons.
22. Reviewed random inspection reports from January 1, 2023, to June 26, 2023.
23. Certified Operators are as follows:
Brent Carlton - Certified Manager of Landfill Operations expires May 11, 2025
Jeff Boyd - Certified Manager of Landfill Operations expires June 30, 2024
Matthew Brock - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires October 11, 2025
Scott Moore - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires October 1, 2025
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
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Donnie Myers - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires March 22, 2025
Josh McSwain - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires March 22, 2025
Chad Thompson - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires July 16, 2024
Tyler Brown - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires July 16, 2024
Billy Jones - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires September 8, 2023
Devan Eagle - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires October 6, 2023
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Kim Sue
DN: cn=Kim Sue, -Division of Waste Management,
—Solid Waste Section,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2023.08.0411:05:36-04'00'
Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent to: Craig Powers
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No.L_j
8/4/2023
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
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