YWN-39-003_INSP_20240416

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
MSWLF X COUNTY: GRANVILLE
PERMIT NO.: YWN-39-003
Collection Monofill Landfill FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: April 16, 2024 Date of Last Inspection: March 27, 2024
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: City of Oxford Debris Pile 1648 New Commerce Drive Oxford, NC 27565
GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 36.29063 Long.: 78.58027 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Stephen Blasko, Director of Public Works, (o) 919-603-1151, (m) 919-482-2504, [e-mail]
Brent Taylor, City Manager, 919-603-1100, [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Stephen Blasko
City of Oxford PO Box 1307 Oxford, NC 27565

PARTICIPANTS:
Tim Davis, NCDEQ Roger Elliott, City of Oxford STATUS OF PERMIT:
The Yard Waste Notification renewal form was received on May 30, 2023. PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Follow-up Compliance Inspection STATUS OF PAST OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: A. 15A NCAC 13B .1406 (6), “A site shall only accept those solid wastes that it is permitted to receive.”
CORRRECTIVE ACTIONS IN PROGRESS: At the time of this inspection, the overall amount of commingled municipal solid waste (MSW) and windblown litter located at the facility was reduced.
However, significant MSW, including plastic bottles, aluminum soda cans, and household garbage remained
on top of and mixed within the compost/soil mixture located in the southeastern corner of the facility. MSW was also identified on top of and within the composted yard waste piles, some of which, Mr. Elliot stated, have been on site for approximately 3 years. Ensure all compost and soil containing MSW in the southeastern corner of the facility is scraped up and removed until only clean native soil remains. All
excavated material from the southeastern corner shall be disposed of at a permitted landfill. In
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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addition, the large eastern compost pile and the smaller western compost pile need to be removed from the site, and either hauled to a commercial composter or to a permitted landfill.
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: B. 15A NCAC 13B .1406 (4), “Leachate shall be contained on site or treated prior to discharge.” During this inspection, leachate was observed seeping from the eastern compost pile, flowing northward, and pooling adjacent to the wood line along the northern facility boundary. Immediately implement measures to stop the flow of leachate and prevent it from leaving the facility grounds. All impacted soils need to be excavated and disposed of properly at a permitted facility. Ensure that the facility grounds are graded to direct leachate back into the operations area or into a collection system.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. NCGS, Article 9, Chapter 130A-309.05 (1), (2), “Seventy-five percent (75%), by weight or volume, of
the recovered material stored at a facility at the beginning of a calendar year commencing January 1, shall be removed from the facility through sale, use, or reuse by December 31 of the same year. See “Status of Past Observed Violations, A.” above. Mr. Elliot stated that the eastern and western compost piles have been on site for approximately 3 years. Material must be processed and removed from the site on a regular basis, so that 75 percent, by weight or volume, is removed within a calendar year of receipt. Yard
Waste Notification facilities are not approved for permanent storage or final disposal. Please remove all the eastern and western compost piles within 60 days of receipt of this report. The material can be hauled to a commercial composter, or once MSW is removed, hauled to a permitted landfill to be mixed with cover soil and/or used as alternative daily cover (ADC). 2. Orange traffic drums have been placed at each of the four corners of the facility to delineate the limits of the
two-acre notification.
3. Corrective measures are necessary as a result of this inspection and should already be underway. The flow of leachate should be stopped right away, and the removal of the eastern and western compost piles should be completed within 60 days of receipt of this report.
4. Digital photographs were taken during this inspection.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

________________________________________ Phone: [phone]
Tim Davis [e-mail]
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
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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Sent on: April 19, 2024 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies (email): Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section
Roger Elliott, Street Superintendent – City of Oxford Photographs taken by Tim Davis on 4/16/2024.
View of compost/soil mixture in southeastern corner View of leachate seeping from eastern compost pile and
View of leachate flowing toward northern facility View of leachate pooling adjacent to tree line at northern