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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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gUNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: Guilford
Closed MSWLF X HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 41-03
CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: February 16, 2024 Date of Last Inspection: February 22, 2023
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: City of Greensboro C&D Landfill – White Street Landfill [Phases I & II] 2503 White Street Greensboro, NC 27405 GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 36.11628 Long.: -79.71717
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: David Deel, Solid Waste Disposal Manager w. 336-412-3959 c. 336-382-8366
[e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
City of Greensboro Field Operations Department David Deel, Solid Waste Disposal Manager
2503 White Street Greensboro, NC 27405
PARTICIPANTS:
Chuck Kirchner, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section (SWS) David Deel, Solid Waste Disposal Manager – City of Greensboro Field Operations Department
Lewis S. Walker, Jr., Landfill Supervisor - City of Greensboro Field Operations Department Mike Szychowicz, Landfill Compliance Supervisor - City of Greensboro Field Operations Department Richard Lovett, Environmental Compliance Support Manager – City of Greensboro Field Operations Department
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate (PTO) issued December 21, 2017 Life of Site Permit PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On February 14, 2024 Chuck Kirchner with the Solid Waste Section met with David Deel, Richard Lovett, Lewis Walker and Mike Szychowicz with the City of Greensboro Solid Waste Department to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the White Street closed MSW, active C&D landfill and compost facility.
Facility Information 1. The City of Greensboro operates a construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfill atop a closed municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill (Phase II, 41-03) adjacent to a closed unlined MSW landfill (Phase I, 41-03). The property also contains an active MSW landfill (Phase III, Permit # 41-12), a large type 1
solid waste compost (SWC) facility (41- 03), and a temporary disaster debris staging site (TDDSS, DS41-002). 2. The facility is open Monday through Friday 7:50 am to 4:50 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 1:00 pm. 3. The facility site plan, permit, and operations plan were discussed. 4. The area available for landfill operations is ~ 31 acres.
5. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste from Guilford County. 6. The facility is permitted to receive C&D, inert debris, land clearing debris (LCD), and (used) asphalt. 7. The facility shall not accept yard trash. 8. The facility does not accept scrap tires or white goods.
C&D Records Review 9. The following employees are certified landfill managers: a. David Deel, Certified Manager of Landfill Operations, certification No. 93440, exp. 06/26/24
b. Lewis S. Walker, Jr., Certified Manager of Landfill Operations, certification No. 54260, exp. 09/26/24 c. John Bald, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2009087, exp. 12/4/2024 d. Eddie Briggs, Jr., Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2018012, exp. 2/22/2024
e. Ronnie Bullins, Jr., Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2018009, exp. 2/23/2024 f. Chad Coltrane, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2023104, exp. 11/15/2026
g. Mark Denton, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2023105, exp. 11/15/2026 h. Bernard Garner, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2011072, exp. 2/22/2024 i. Dustin L. Gordon, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2015012, exp. 3/24/2024 j. Timothy M. Graham, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2015013, exp. 3/24/2024 k. Edmund Manley, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2020059, exp. 12/10/2026 l. Andrew Subotnik, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2018005, exp. 2/23/2024 m. Donald L. Van Eaton, Landfill Operations Specialist, certification # LF-2011081, exp. 2/22/2024
10. The facility maintains daily and monthly records of the amount of solid waste received. Throughput records were observed for January 01, 2023 through December 31, 2023. The facility received 43,103.94 tons of C&D waste. The yard waste and LCD material received during that time is 36.511.98 tons. 26,174.65 tons of compost were sold and approximately 10,337.33 tons of LCD/Compost material is stockpiled on site. 11. The facility annual report (FAR) dated July 27, 2023 was received by the SWS. Facility throughput for July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 is 47,183 tons of C&D waste and 40,321.96 tons of yard waste of which 27,492 tons of compost material was created. Of the compost and mulch in that time, 35,676.93 tons was sold to the public. 12. The facility is required to conduct a minimum of one waste screening per day. Waste screening records were observed for January 3, 2023 through February 14, 2024.
13. Groundwater and landfill gas monitoring wells observed were accessible.
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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14. The Phase II landfill has 12 groundwater monitoring wells: II-1, II-2, II-3, II-4A, II-5, II-6, II-7, II-7B,
II-8, II- 12, MW-13, and MW-14. 15. The Phase I landfill has five groundwater monitoring wells: I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, and MW-13. 16. The facility has five surface water locations: SW-1, SW-2, SW-3, SW-4, and SW-5.
17. The facility maintains semiannual groundwater and surface water monitoring records submitted by HDR Engineering, Inc., analyzed by Environmental Conservation Laboratories, Inc. (ENCO). Records for
groundwater and surface water monitoring for Phase I, dated August 1, 2022 and October 21, 2022, and Phase II & III dated April 2023 and October 2023 were observed. An exceedance is noted for each monitoring event.
18. The facility is testing for PFOS and PFOA in the semiannual groundwater and surface water monitoring. 19. The Phase II landfill is required to conduct additional monitoring per its corrective action plan (CAP). 20. The CAP requires that two poplar tree phytoremediation areas (north and south buffer areas) are maintained per the following: inspected twice a year per assessment log, inspected monthly for animal damage, mowing, and weed control, monitored natural attenuation (MNA) testing parameters conducted semiannually, BIOCHLOR modeling conducted semiannually, and a consistent landfill cap contour maintained. 21. The monthly CAP monitoring inspection reports were observed for January 24, 2018 through December 5, 2023.
22. A CAER report is required to be submitted to the SWS every 5 years as part of the CAP. CAER report last submitted on November 30, 2022 was made available for review this inspection. 23. To check for landfill gas migration the Phase II and Phase I landfills have eight landfill gas monitoring
wells: MGMW-1 through MGMW-8. Methane is also monitored at the compost shed, maintenance shop, landfill gas collection system building, maintenance buildings, and several surface point locations. 24. The facility maintains quarterly methane and hydrogen sulfide monitoring records. Landfill gas monitoring is conducted by facility personnel. Records were observed for Phase II and Phase I for December 5, 2023, March 9, 2023, June 6, 2023, September 7, 2023 and December 5, 2023. No exceedance of the methane
or hydrogen sulfide (H2S) lower explosive limit (LEL) is noted.
25. The facility uses a GEM5000 gas analyzer units to conduct quarterly landfill gas monitoring. Gas analyzer unit calibration records were observed. The GEM5000 s/n G504056 was last calibrated on October 30, 2023.
26. The facility [Phase II and Phase I] has a landfill gas collection system. The landfill gas is used at an energy plant located at the facility or is flared off. About half the landfill gas is diverted to a facility owned by Petra for LFG to be converted to electricity at a Gas to Energy Plant. This is an independently owned entity that pays the City of Greensboro for the LFG and space for the facility. 27. On January 5, 2015, the facility was issued a Division of Air Quality (DAQ) Title V permit No. 08830T09, expiration date September 30, 2024. 28. The facility has a stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, General Permit No. NCG120000, Certificate Of Coverage No. NCG120013. The NPDES Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
29. The facility maintains a weekly soil cover log. Records were observed for December 28, 2023 through February 9, 2024.
Phase I & Phase II Site Inspection 30. The facility shall cover solid waste with six inches of soil when the waste disposal area exceeds one-half
acre and at least once weekly. 31. The working face appeared small and compact. 32. No unpermitted waste material was observed in the working face of the landfill. 33. No windblown material was observed in this inspection. All windblown material shall be returned to the working face by the conclusion of each day.
34. The landfill cap (Phase II and Phase I) appeared maintained. 35. Erosion and sedimentation controls appeared to be in good order. 36. No odor was detected during this inspection.
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Compost 37. The facility is permitted to conduct compost operations on Plat Numbers 1, 2, and 3 per December 17, 2017 Permit Condition Attachment I, Section VII.
38. The following employee completed compost training per 15A NCAC 13B .1406 (19): a. Rich Lovett, SWANA Certificate of Completion of the 40 Hour Compost Operations Training Course dated July 19-21, 2021.
b. David Deel, SWANA Composting Programs Certification Examination, # 93440, Valid 3/23/22 through 3/23/25. 39. Woody vegetation/high carbon to nitrogen ratio yard waste is ground for mulch. 40. High nitrogen to carbon ratio yard waste is composted. 41. Leaves are composted separately from other types of yard waste.
42. Facility operations are as follows: Plat No. 1 – materials receiving, yard waste grinding, and active yard
waste composting, Plat No. 3 – yard waste compost curing, leaf accumulation and active composting, grinding, and leaf mulch production, and Plat No. 2 – overflow area and active composting. 43. At the time of the inspection, LCD material was actively being ground on site and compost windrows were being formed. 44. The facility screens compost prior to being offered for sale.
45. The City of Greensboro leaf collection generally occurs from November through January. 46. The active compost process at Type 1 facilities shall be maintained at or above 55 degrees Celsius/131 degrees Fahrenheit for 3 days and aerated to maintain elevated temperatures.
47. The facility maintains active compost temperature records. Records for February 13, 2023 through February 12, 2024 were observed during this inspection. 48. Continue to ensure stormwater in active compost areas does not accumulate along mulch.
49. During the inspection odor was not detected. General Comments 50. The facility has a water truck available for dust control. 51. The facility has proper signage.
52. Access roads are of all-weather construction. 53. The facility is secured by a locked gate. 54. In the event of an emergency the facility will call 911 for assistance. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
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Chuck Kirchner Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: February 16, 2024 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Lewis Walker, Landfill Compliance Supervisor – City of Greensboro, [e-mail] Richard Lovett, Environmental Compliance Support Manager – City of Greensboro, [e-mail]
Mike Szychowicz, Landfill Compliance Supervisor - City of Greensboro, [e-mail]