6709_INSP_20231025

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF X LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Onslow
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 6709-MSWLF-1997
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 25 October 2023 Date of Last Inspection: 9 August 2023
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Onslow County Landfill
415 Meadowview Road
Jacksonville, NC

GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.80283 E: -077.54610

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Jaime Harrell
910.347.1450

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Onslow County Landfill
Attn: County Manager
415 Meadowview Road
Jacksonville, NC 28540
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
Jaime Harrell; Director-Onslow County Solid Waste
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Life-of-Site Permit to Operate (PTO) 6709-MSWLF-1997 Onslow County Subtitle D Landfill Phases I-IV
and 6705-LCID-1991 Onslow County Landfill LCID Unit issued 16 October 2017. Life-of-site ends when the Facility
reaches its final permitted elevations or by 31 December 2057. Any significant site changes may require permit
modification. The owner or operator must contact the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division
of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section for coordination of significant site changes, including, but not limited to,
pertinent Site, Operation, and Waste Screening plans.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial facility compliance inspection without records review to review corrective measures taken in response to
facility compliance inspection report 6709_INSP_20230809

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
1) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (7) states “Erosion and sedimentation control requirements. Erosion control measures
consisting of vegetative cover, materials, structures, or other devices shall be utilized to prevent silt from
leaving the site and to prevent on-site erosion, and shall comply with 15A NCAC 04, which is incorporated
by reference including subsequent amendments and editions.” Resolved
2) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (11) states “Windblown waste requirements. Methods such as fencing and diking
shall be provided within the area to confine solid waste that is subject to be blown by the wind. 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.” Resolved
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OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
No violations were observed during this facility compliance inspection. Please see the ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS section below for details concerning this inspection.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This facility is a Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill with a separate white goods management area, a
scrap tire collection area, an electronics recycling area, and a pallet collection/grinding area.
2) This facility is permitted to receive all MSW, Construction & Demolition (C&D) Waste, Yard Waste (YW),
Land-clearing Debris (LCID), Scrap Tires, and White Goods generated within Onslow County.
3) Proper signage including the facility permit number, accepted waste types, banned or excluded items, hours of
operation, and the emergency contact number is posted at the facility entrance.
4) The facility is secured by means of a locked gate at the facility entrance. The gate was open upon my arrival
and facility personnel were on site during this facility compliance inspection.
5) The hours of operation are Monday through Saturday 6:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Three Holidays are observed:
New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
6) The facility access roads are of all-weather construction and are well maintained at this time.
7) The White goods/Scrap Metal, Electronics, and Scrap Tire Recycling Element was reviewed during this
facility compliance inspection.
8) All scrap tires are being maintained and managed on the concrete pad at the metal recycling element. Scrap
tires are maintained in a concrete bunker and covered at the end of the workday until placed into containers
for transport to the landfill working face for shredding and disposal.
9) All recyclable metals are maintained on the concrete pad until placed into roll-off containers for transport to
the metal recycling facility. Refrigerant containing whitegoods are maintained separate from other scrap
metals and are maintained in an upright position until the refrigerants are collected for recycling.
10) This facility maintains a separate area near the scalehouse with roll-off containers for use by residential
customers. This area is well maintained with no overflow or windblown debris observed during this facility
compliance inspection.
11) Leachate is treated and stored in on-site leachate containment tanks until pumped via force main to the City of
Jacksonville Wastewater Treatment Plant. The leachate containment tanks and management system appear
well-maintained at this time.
12) Landfill Gas (LFG) is collected and plumbed to the on-site Onslow Power Producers/Cube District Energy llc
LFG-to-energy plant. Daily operations of the LFG-to-Energy Plant are conducted by Cube District Energy,
llc. The LFG-to-Energy plant was in operation during this facility compliance inspection.
13) This facility is currently operating in Phase IV.
14) The leachate collection system cleanouts are highly visible, readily accessible, protected, and well-maintained
at this time.
15) This facility has been approved for a demonstration period of using ground tire chips as an alternative daily
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cover material. Ground scrap tire chips generated on-site are currently being used as alternate cover material
to cover the active working face when it is located on the inside slopes of the landfill.
16) Scrap tires are staged on the top lift of the landfill in an area adjacent to the active working face for shredding.
This facility utilizes an Arjes VZ 950 Titan shredder to process scrap tires for use as an alternate cover
material. The shredder was off-line for cleaning and maintenance and no shredding operations were underway
during this facility compliance inspection.
17) The landfill Phase V expansion project is ongoing.

18) The active working area is being maintained in a compact and manageable size. The waste type was reviewed
and only MSW was observed at the working face during this facility compliance inspection.
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19) Soil is stockpiled in an area adjacent to the active working face for use in daily cover.
20) Windblown debris is collected and returned to the working face at the end of each workday or throughout the
workday as necessary. Windblown debris is currently well-managed.
21) Work is ongoing to repair the areas of erosion, differential settlement, and seeping leachate that were
observed throughout the facility during the previous facility compliance inspection. *Please continue working
to repair all areas of erosion and differential settlement found throughout the landfill. Moving forward, any
areas of erosion, differential settlement, or seeping leachate found during your routine maintenance
inspections should be promptly repaired. All repaired areas should be seeded and mulched to maintain a
groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system.
22) The facility cover crop consists primarily of native warm-season type grasses and is mowed throughout the
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year as needed. Portions of the cover crop have recently been mowed.
23) Mowing and clearing/repair of the facility surface water ditches is underway. *Moving forward, to prevent
excessive vegetative growth, these areas should be included in your regular mowing/maintenance schedule.
24) *Continued corrective measures are required as a result of this facility compliance inspection report.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this facility compliance inspection report.

Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Regional Representative

Delivered on: 31 October 2023 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]

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