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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
MSWLF X COUNTY: Guilford
PERMIT NO.: 41-12
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
Date of Site Inspection: March 25, 2024 Date of Last Inspection: September 18, 2023

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: City of Greensboro MSW Landfill – White Street Landfill 2503 White Street Greensboro, NC 27405

GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 36.10454 Long.: -79.73018

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) Mike Szychowicz, Landfill Compliance Supervisor - City of Greensboro Field Operations Department
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate (PTO) issued November 23, 2021 Life of Site Permit
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: None

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
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Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On March 25, 2024 Chuck Kirchner with the Solid Waste Section met with Mike Szychowicz with the City of Greensboro Solid Waste Department to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the White Street MSW landfill.
Facility Information: 1. The City of Greensboro operates a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill (Phase III, 41-12). The property also contains a large type I solid waste compost (SWC) facility (41-03), a construction and demolition debris (C&D) atop a closed MSW landfill (Phase II, 41-03) adjacent to a closed unlined MSW landfill (Phase I), and a temporary debris storage and reduction site (TDSR, 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 is permitted to receive solid waste generated within the City of Greensboro and Guilford County. 4. The MSW landfill is permitted to operate Phase III, Cells 1, 2 and 3. 5. The facility does not accept scrap tires or white goods. 6. The MSW landfill Cells 1 and 2 contain intermediate soil cover and have a good grass cover.
7. Waste is currently being placed in Phase III, Cell 3. MSW Records Review 8. The facility site plan, permit and operations plan were discussed. 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, 2024 through March 22, 2024. The facility received 2,718.48 tons of MSW waste. 11. The facility annual report (FAR) dated July 31, 2023 was received by the SWS. Facility throughput for July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 is 9,197 tons of MSW waste. 12. The facility receives 4 to 5 loads per day from the TZ Osborne WWTP according to Mr. Szychowicz. 13. 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 II & III dated April 2023 and October 2023 were observed. An exceedance is noted for each monitoring event. 14. The facility is testing for PFOS and PFOA in the semiannual groundwater and surface water monitoring. 15. 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.
16. 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. 17. The facility [Phase III] has a landfill gas collection system. 18. On January 5, 2015, the facility was issued a Division of Air Quality (DAQ) Title V permit No. 08830T09, expiration date September 30, 2024.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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19. 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. 20. The leachate collection lines are required to be remote camera inspected every five years. The leachate collection trunk lines were last camera inspected by Jetclean America in January of 2021. The leachate lines were last jetted, cleaned and vacuumed on January 23, 2023.
Facility Inspection: 21. Leachate from Phase III Cells 1, 2, and 3 drain into a leachate manhole before being routed to the leachate storage tanks. During the inspection, the leachate manhole was observed and appears in good condition. 22. The leachate storage tanks are connected to the City of Greensboro sanitary sewer which flows to the TZ Osborne wastewater treatment plant. 23. The facility has two 350,000-gallon leachate storage tanks with a secondary containment wall. Leachate is generally maintained in tank A. During the inspection, the leachate level in Tank A was 9.4 feet and Tank B was 3.8 feet. The leachate tanks were observed to be in good condition. The leachate tanks are connected by spillover pipe and can be pumped from one to the other. 24. The facility [Phase III] has a landfill gas collection system. Landfill gas from the Phase III area is flared off. The landfill gas flare was observed in operation. 25. The MSW landfill Cells 1 and 2 contain intermediate soil cover. 26. Construction is complete on the north side permanent cap of the Phase III landfill. Continue to seed and mulch as needed until vigorous permanent grass cover germinates in all disturbed areas. 27. Erosion and sedimentation controls appeared to be in good order. 28. Good grass cover was observed in several areas on the Phase III MSW landfill. 29. The facility has installed edge of waste markers. 30. The working face was observed to be very small and compact. 31. The working face is regularly covered with soil and an adequate amount of soil is on location to use as cover material.
32. Adequate soil was observed around the working face for use as cover material. 33. During the inspection, an odor was not detected. 34. Landfill cap appears to be well maintained. 35. Windblown material was not observed. 36. The facility has a water truck available for dust control. General Comments: 37. The facility has proper signage. 38. Access roads are of all-weather construction. 39. The facility is secured by a locked gate. 40. 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. ________________________________________ Phone: [phone] _ Chuck Kirchner Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: March 25, 2024 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Lewis Walker, Landfill Compliance Supervisor – City of Greensboro, [e-mail] Mike Szychowicz, Landfill Compliance Supervisor - City of Greensboro, [e-mail]
Richard Lovett, Environmental Compliance Support Manager – City of Greensboro, [e-mail]