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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Cleveland
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 2301-MSWLF-1998 (East)
Closed
X
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
2301-MSWLF-1990 (West)
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 12/7/2023
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Cleveland County Landfill Self-McNeilly
250 Fielding Road
Cherryville, NC 28021
Date of Last Inspection: 12/14/2017
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.34031 Long.:-81.46537
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Josh Davis, Solid Waste Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS:
Josh Davis - Solid Waste Director
Gary Head — Solid Waste Assistant Director
Gene Wright — Solid Waste Business Manager
Phillip Burnham — Field Operations Manager
Kim Sue, NCDEQ — Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
2301-MSWLF-1998 Cleveland County Landfill (East MSWLF) Closed (FID 21185)
230 1 -MSWLF- 1990 Cleveland County Landfill (West MSWLF) Closed (FID 21185)
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
2301-MSWLF-1990 Cleveland County Landfill (West MSWLF) Closed
1. The county operated an unlined sanitary landfill designated as "the West (Landfill) Site which has not received
municipal waste since December 1997.
2. On January 2, 1998, the Solid Waste Section approved the modification to the landfill permit to allow the
construction and operation of a Construction & Demolition Landfill Unit, Phases 1, 2 and 5.
2301-MSWLF-1998 Cleveland County Landfill (East MSWLF) Closed
3. This MSW landfill was constructed as a new lined (Subtitle D) landfill designated as "the East (Landfill) Site,"
which began operations in July 1998.
4. On December 6, 2007, the county was issued a permit to construct the initial phases of a new Subtitle D
Landfill designated as "the Self-McNeilly (Landfill) Site." Self-McNeilly began receiving waste in September
2009. The disposal of municipal solid waste at the East Site was discontinued at the end of 2009.
Records Review
5. Reviewed semi-annual groundwater monitoring reports east and west sites (May 2020, October 2020, July
2021, October 2021, June 2022, August 2022, February 2023, and August 2023).
6. Reviewed quarterly monitoring reports east and west sites (lst, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Quarter 2020, 1st, 3rd, 4t' Quarter
2021, 1st, 2nd,3rd, 4' Quarter 2022 and lst, 2nd, 3rd and 4th 2023). The 2nd quarter 2021 monitoring report was not
submitted to the Section and was noted as an observed violation on the June 2, 2022, inspection report and
resolved on the May 19, 2023, inspection report.
7. An inspection of ground water and landfill gas monitoring wells was conducted. All wells were properly tagged
and secured with padlocks.
8. Edge of waste markers were in place and visible along the perimeter of the landfill.
9. The landfills had good vegetative cover and no erosion issues.
10. There were no trees or woody vegetation on the cap.
11. No ponding of water on the landfills was observed.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
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Digitally signed by Kim Sue
DN: cn=Kim Sue, o=Division of Waste Management,
ou=Solid Waste Section,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2023.12.18 12:33:48 -05'00'
Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent to: Josh Davis
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No.1j
12/18/2023
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Gary Head — Solid Waste Assistant Director
Gene Wright — Solid Waste Business Manager
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