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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
X
LCID
YW
X
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Lincoln
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 55-03
Closed
HHW
White
X
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P/
X
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 6/4/2024
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Lincoln County Landfill
5291 Crouse Rd.
Crouse, NC 28033
Date of Last Inspection: 1/8/2024
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.52288
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Mark Bivins, Solid Waste Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: david.bivinsnlincolncountync.g_ov
Name: James Horn, Landfill Operations Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: james.homklincolncountync. og_v
Name: Jenna Harmon, Recycling Coordinator
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: jenna.harmon(a,lincolncountync.gov
Name: Maria Chatman, Administrative Assistant
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: maria.chatmanglincolncoun . nc.gov
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS:
Long.:-81.35695
Mark Bivins, Solid Waste Manager
James Horn, Landfill Operations Manager
Kim Sue, NCDEQ — Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Current — Approved February 19, 2020 (FID 1390121) Life of Site
Operations Plan — Approved February 12, 2016 (DIN 27371)
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
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OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. Proper signage was observed at the entrance of the facility.
2. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated within Lincoln County.
3. The facility accepted an average 127.64 tons per day MSW (July 2023 — May 2024) and an average 42.51 tons per
day C&D (July 2023 — May 2024).
Operations Inspection of the MSW Landfill Unit:
4. The facility is currently working on top of Phase 4.
5. Edge of waste markers were observed.
6. All access roads are maintained in good condition.
7. The working face was small and compact.
8. No unacceptable waste was observed.
9. The facility utilizes soil and spray -applied Mortar Coating (SMC) for daily cover.
10. Facility staff were picking up windblown during the inspection.
Scrap Metal Collection Area
11. The area is well maintained.
12. White goods and scrap metals are staged on a concrete pad with push -walls.
13. CFC's are removed from all white goods at the convenience centers by Carolina Metals Group. CMG is responsible
for picking up their containers and transporting them to their facility in Dallas.
14. All scrap metal collected at the landfill is hauled to Carolina Metals Group by facility staff.
Scrap Tires
15. Scrap tires are collected and stored in US Tire semi -trailers.
16. The facility had three US Tire semi -trailers and one trailer was full and ready for pick-up.
17. The area is organized and well maintained.
Electronics Recycling
18. All electronics are collected and taken for recycling by Synergy in Greensboro.
19. Electronics are staged and shipped from the scrap metal concrete pad.
20. Electronics were wrapped on pallets ready for Synergy and the last pick up was on May 29, 2024. Synergy is
scheduled to pick up electronics every two weeks.
Used Oil Collection
21. The area is clean and organized in a fenced area located on the NW side of the office building. Citizens are escorted
to the area for disposal.
22. Used oil is utilized for heating the shop at the facility.
Small Type 1 Composting — Yard Waste
23. Lincoln County owns the tub grinder used to process yard waste.
24. The area was well organized and maintained.
25. Unacceptable waste discovered in the yard waste pile is pulled out before loading into the tub grinder.
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26. Good access around windrows and finished pile for access by firefighter equipment.
27. Facility staff are actively preparing a pad for the air curtain incinerator that was delivered on May 20, 2024.
Facility staff will move the incinerator once the permanent pad is complete. The Division of Air Quality had
approved their permit (10843G00) on May 3, 2024, and the permit from the Division of Waste Management is in
process.
Records Review
28. A copy of the current permit and operations plan are maintained in the landfill office.
29. Reviewed semi-annual groundwater monitoring reports for 2022 and 2023. Leachate monitoring is performed
semi-annually with their groundwater monitoring.
30. The landfill gas monitoring plan consists of gas monitoring wells MMW-1,2,3,4,5,6,7, and 8, along with the landfill
shop, scale house.
31. Landfill gas monitoring is performed by facility staff monthly and results are submitted to the Section quarterly.
The most recent monitoring event occurred on May 28, 2024.
32. Random inspection reports were reviewed. Facility staff perform one (1) random inspection each day at the
MSWLF. Records reviewed were from Feb. 1, 2024 to June 3, 2024.
33. The facility has two 325,000-gallon, above ground storage tanks.
34. Leachate is gravity fed to the lift station which pumps the leachate up to the leachate tanks.
35. Leachate is pumped and hauled by landfill staff to the City of Lincolnton WWTP.
36. Certified Operators are as followed:
David M. Bivins - Certified Manager of Landfill Operations expires December 20, 2024
James Horn - Certified Manager of Landfill Operations expires September 7, 2025
Nick Ward - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires February 28, 2027
Robert Cook - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires February 21, 2026
Andrew Dalton - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires November 14, 2026
Ken Bandy - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires November 16, 2026
Douglas D. Morrison - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires February 23, 2025
William J. Link - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires March 16, 2025
Walter S. Laughlin - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires March 19, 2025
Billy Bracebridge - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires March 22, 2025
Allen Stallings - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires September 15, 2025
Jenna Harmon - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires November 3, 2025
Kris Sullivan - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires November 3, 2025
Jerry Heavner - Certified Landfill Operations Specialist expires November 12, 2025
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Solid Waste Section
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
DigitallysignedKim Sue
DN: cn=Kim Sue,, —Division of Waste
Management, ou=Solid Waste Section,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2024.06.1112:16:50-04'00' Phone: [phone]
Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent to: Mark Bivins
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Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. f 1
6/11/2024
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
James Horn, Landfill Operations Manager
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