4204_Correspondence_2000

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Raleigh Regional Office
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
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August 18, 2000
Mr. Charles Archer, County Manager
Halifax County
PO Box 38
Halifax. North Carolina 27839
Re: Local government Solid Waste Management
Plan Three -Year Update
Dear Mr. Archer:
The Solid Waste Section has received the three-year update to the Halifax County Solid Waste Management Plan, in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 130A-309A(b). The update as submitted includes resolutions from
Halifax County and all municipalities located within this county.
The update will be reviewed by the Solid Waste Section and if any further information is needed you will be contacted.
Thank you for the efforts in the preparation of this solid waste management plan update.
Sincerely,
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Waste Management Specialist
Solid Waste Section
cc: Phil Prete, Field Operations Branch Head
Mark Fry, Eastern Area Supervisor
Cheryl Hannah, Waste Management Analyst
Mailing Address: 1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
Phone:[phone]
Location: 3800 Barrett Drive
FAX: [phone]
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
THE DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
November 1, 2000
Mr. Frank Ralph, Public Works Director
Halifax County
P.O. Box 70
Halifax, North Carolina 27839
SUBJECT: Solid Waste Management
10-Year Plan Update
Halifax County
Dear Mr. Ralph:
The Section has completed the compliance review of the Halifax County update to the
comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan. The following areas are of concern and should be
addressed:
1. The Illegal Disposal/Litter Plan of Action Sheet should contain the name of the county
agency that handles illegal disposal calls in the county with a designated
individual/position.
2. The Disaster Response Plan of Action Sheet should include a timetable to finalize
the Emergency Response Plan, and a schedule for implementation once it has been
finalized.
3. The Education With the Community and Through the Schools Plan of Action Sheet
should contain description of the program, including type of literature directed at a
variety of audiences (residences, commercial, industrial, and schools).
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4. Signed resolutions approving the three year update were not included in the plan.
These resolutions fr6m the governing boards of the county and all of the communities
in Halifax County at be provided as quickly as possible.
These items must be addressed in order to make the plan an accurate reflection of the County's
solid waste program and to address future needs. Please provide to the Division, a timetable for
addressing these changes.
Please be advised that failure to address deficiencies in Halifax County's 3 year update may result
in the Division pursuing enforcement action against the county.
I am available to clarify these concerns and assist you in completing the update of the County's
Solid Waste Management Plan. Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any
questions regarding this matter, please telephone me at 919/571 4700.
Sincerely,
Ben Barnes
Waste Management Specialist
Solid Waste Section
cc: Phil Prete, Field Operations Branch Head
Mark Fry, Eastern Area Supervisor
Mailing Address: 1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
Phone:[phone]
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Subject: [Fwd: [Fwd: Halifax County]]
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 16:53:51 -0500
From: PJ Prete <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Mark:
Please let me know whether you would want to cover this or have Ben go
or both. Thanks. -Phil
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [Fwd: Halifax County]
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 09:14:34 -0500
From: "D. Matthews" <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Who do you think should go.
Dexter
Subject: Halifax County
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 12:03:56 -0500
From: "Bill.Sessoms" <[e-mail]>
Organization: NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
To: DEXTER MATTHEWS <[e-mail]>
> Subject: Halifax County
> Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 10:59:59 -0500
> From: "Bill.Sessoms" <[e-mail]>
> Organization: NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
> To: Ben Barnes <[e-mail]>,
> Bobby Lutfy <[e-mail]>,
> MARK POINDEXTER <[e-mail]>
> CC: MARK FRY <[e-mail]>,
> PHIL PRETE <[e-mail]>,
> JAMES COFFEY <[e-mail]>, [e-mail],
> [e-mail], [e-mail],
> Jim Barber <Jim. Barber@ncmail. net>
> Ben, Phil, Mark (etc. etc.)
> Update on proposed Halifax County MSW Landfill
> The Section (Bill, Jim, Dexter, Nancy) has met with Halifax County,
> Waste Management, and G. N. Richardson (consultant) to discuss a
proposed MSW landfill.
> Halifax County has approached Waste Management with a proposal to host a
> regional landfill. The scope and size details have not been completed
> yet - but it appears that Halifax is leaning towards a two stage
> approach.
> Initially, Halifax would like to build a landfill at the existing
> (closed) landfill site.
> Halifax has previously been issued site suitability for a MSW cell
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> (1997) but decided at that time not to submit a permit application.
> Halifax has discussed revising their site application - specifically,
> increasing the tonnage and service area. This will require Halifax
> updating their site study, granting themselves (or WM) local government
> approval and our issuance of a new site suitability letter. The size and
> configuration of the proposed lined cell would remain the same is
> submitted in 1997.
> It has not been determined at this time if Halifax will contract the
> construction / operation of the landfill to WM or if they will turn over
> the existing landfill (or portion) to WM (which would require the site
> suitability and subsequent permit to be issued to WM).
> At a later date (1 - 2 years) Halifax (or WM) would then acquire
> additional property, and submit applications for another new (larger)
> facility, or possibly combine additional property with the current
> landfill. In either case, new applications would be required.
> Also depending on how Halifax decides to handle their host relationship
> with WM, a franchise (or franchises) may be necessary.
> Again, all this is in the preliminary stages so the details have not
> been worked out yet.
> Halifax is planning an information meeting for their citizens on Monday,
> November 13. The tentative schedule calls for having a bus trip open to
> the citizens to look at WM's Charles City -County facility in Virginia
> (during the day). At 7 that evening, they are planning an information
> meeting at a local school.
>
> The Section will participate in that meeting to answer questions about
> the permitting process, the states oversight of the operation of
> landfills, and potential questions about the status / condition of the
> currently closed unlined landfill.
> I will attend to answer questions about the permitting process.
> For hydrogeological questions (some of which I've already been asked by
> phone) - it would be helpful if Bobby were to attend.
> For questions about the existing landfill - I'd appreciate it if Mark P
> could attend.
> I also expect there will be questions (as I've also already been asked)
> about our inspection and oversight of landfills in general as well as
> questions about the compliance history of WM. Frankly, my guess is that
> most questions will concern compliance / inspections. I think it would
> be helpful to have a 'volunteer' from field cps to attend to answer
> these sorts of questions. (Dexter - please let me know if you think this
> is necessary or not.)
> The tentative format of the meeting will be for the various parties
> (Halifax County, the consultant, Waste Management, and the Section) to
> make presentations. Then after the presentations, the chairman of the
> Halifax Co. Commissioners will moderate a question and answer period.
> There will be an organizing meeting to work out the details
> approximately one week before the public meeting.
> The Section will continue to meet / discuss the permitting process with
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> Halifax County as needed.
> Hopefully this brings everybody up to date on the status of this
> proposed project.
> I'll try to keep everyone informed as this project progresses.
> Thanks,
> Bill
> William D. Sessoms
> Department of Environment and Natural Resources
> 401 Oberlin Road, Suite 150
> Raleigh, NC 27605-1350
> Phone: [phone] extension 266
> Fax: [phone]
> [e-mail]
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6/21/2001 Halifax Co C&DLF Halifax, visited the site and met with Larry Garris
and discussed the annual reports and changes to the Co. landfill site. Plan to add a stand
alone cell within 2 years and move the YW and white goods area beside the new cell.
Told Garris about meeting and deadline requirements. ROC

August 17, 2001
Mr. Frank Ralph
Halifax County Water and Sewer
P.O. Box 70
Halifax, N.C. 27839
Re: Halifax County Coal Ash Monofill (Permit #42-04).
Mr. Ralph,
The Solid Waste Section has reviewed the July 19, 2001 correspondence submitted on behalf of Halifax County
by G.N. Richardson and Associates, Inc. The correspondence included a historical summary of the
environmental monitoring and outlined the monitoring requirements in the permit. Several monitoring
delinquencies were noted in the correspondence. To correct the delinquencies and modify the present sampling
and analysis routine, G.N. Richardson and Associates, Inc. proposed the following additions to the present
routine sampling program:
1) Begin monitoring the effluent from the secondary settlement basin on a semi-annual basis in accordance
with the permit.
2) Begin monitoring stream sediments on a semi-annual basis in accordance with the permit.
3) After a minimum of eight sampling events are completed, a review of statistical analysis options will be
completed and a letter will be sent to NCDENR outlining a statistical analysis plan for these data.
Approval for implementing the above recommendations is granted. Please implement the recommendations at
the next sampling episode. If you have any questions, please call me at 919-733-0692, extension 252.
Sincerely,
Philip Prete
Head of Field Operations
Solid Waste Section
c: Mark Poindexter
Mark Fry
Ben Barnes
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North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Waste Management
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
Dexter R. Matthews, Director
August 19, 2003
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Mr. Frank Ralph
Halifax County Water and Sewer
PO Box 70 I N{i 41PYrflIVII -EREf,IOfvAI.OFFIVr
Halifax, NC 27839
RE: Assessment Monitoring Requirements - Halifax County Closed Landfill (Permit # 42-04)
Dear Mr. Ralph:
The Halifax County Landfill is in a groundwater assessment monitoring program and therefore must
complete the requirements of 15A NCAC 13B .1634. In addition to requiring sampling and analyzing for
Appendix II contaminants and characterizing the extent of the contamination, which have been done,
Rule .1634 also requires that a number of other steps be taken. Included is the initiation of an
assessment of corrective measures as described in Rule .1635 if concentrations of contaminants are
determined to be statistically greater than approved groundwater protection standards [.1634 (g)(1)(D)J.
These requirements were noted in correspondence to the County dated March 3, 1998 (see attachment).
The statistical analyses of monitoring results received thus far by the Solid Waste Section have been
comparisons of downgradient monitoring well data to upgradient or background data, but not to
groundwater protection standards. Consequently it will be necessary to complete this requirement of
Rule .1634. As stated previously, groundwater protection standards have been established for most
detected Appendix II constituents and they conform to 15A NCAC 2L groundwater standards.
Halifax County must proceed with completing the remaining requirements of Rule.] 634 within the next
90 days. If the conditions of Rule .1634 (g) are met, it will be necessary to fulfill the requirements of
Rule .1635.
Failure to comply with solid waste management rules could result in compliance actions with
administrative penalties.
Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please call me at [phone], extension
257.
Sincerely
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Environmental Compliance
Solid Waste Section
cc: Mark Poindexter - Head, Field Operations Branch
Mark Fry - Eastern District Supervisor
Ben Barnes - Waste Management Specialist
Attachment
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
March 3, 1998
Mr. Charles B. Archer
Halifax County Manager
Historic Courthouse, P.O. Box 38
Halifax, N.C. 27839
Re: Implementation of Groundwater Assessment and Corrective Action
Requirements (Permit #42-04).
Dear Mr. Archer,
Halifax County's Landfill has fulfilled the requirements of North
Carolina Solid Waste Management Rules, 15A N.C.A.C. 13B, .1633 (Detection
Monitoring Program) and .1634 (Assessment Monitoring Program), parts (a) and
(b). Based on groundwater monitoring data from the facility the County is now
required to proceed with the remaining requirements of .1634, .1635
(Assessment of Corrective Measures), .1636 (Selection of a Remedy), and .1637
(Implementation of the Corrective Action Program). These requirements are
intended to be self -implementing. Please proceed to implement these
requirements within sixty (60) days.
Groundwater protection standards have been established for most
Appendix II constituents detected in assessment monitoring. In general, the
groundwater protection standards conform to N.C. 2L Groundwater Standards or
recommended health -based concentrations determined by the Division of
Epidemiology. If needed, these groundwater protection standards are available
upon request to the Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section.
If you have any questions, please contact Mark Poindexter at (919)
733-0692, extension 261.
Sf
Dexter Matthews, Section Chief
Solid Waste Section
Division of Waste Management
c: Phil Prete
Terry Dover
Ben Barnes
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