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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: October 6, 2023 Date of last inspection: June 21, 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: kimberly.l.hill@lenoircountync.gov 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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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. Records were not reviewed at this inspection.
7. 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.
8. No unacceptable wastes observed in the working face. 9. 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.
10. Facility mowing scheduled for the end of October. 11. Landfill Edge-of-waste markers installed and are being maintained around the landfill as required.
12. Monitoring wells are locked, capped, and properly tagged.
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13. 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.
14. There is at least a 25 foot access path around the site for fire control vehicles. 15. All setbacks are in place. 16. No standing water was observed during the inspection
Small Type I composting area
17. 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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Solid Waste Section
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MSWLF
18. The perimeter road around the closed LF should be of all-weather construction and maintained in good condition. 19. 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.
20. There was no evidence of leachate breakouts at the time of this inspection. 21. The Edge of Waste Markers are in place and easily identifiable around the waste footprint of the facility. 22. Continue to monitor this site for erosion and leachate seepage.
23. Periodically remove any deep root penetrating vegetation that may voluntarily grow on the landfill such as small trees and brush.
24. Digital photos were taken during the inspection.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Phone: 910-796-7405(O)
elizabeth.patterson@deq.nc.gov
Liz Patterson Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
Sent on: 10-6-2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section