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MSWLF X X COUNTY: BRUNSWICK
MSWLF goods PERMIT NO.: 1007-CDLF-1997 1007-COMPOST-
CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF
Date of Site Inspection: July 24, 2024 Date of Last Inspection: September 6, 2023
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Brunswick County CDLF and Compost Facility
172 Landfill Rd. NE Bolivia, NC 28422 GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.0440 W: -78.26100
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Stephanie Lewis- Director of Operation Services Jeremy Baker, Landfill Supervisor P. O. Box 249 jeremy.baker@brunswickcountync.gov
Bolivia, NC 28422 910-253-6314 910-253-2520
stephanie.lewis@brunswickcountync.gov
PARTICIPANTS: Liz Patterson, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section Jeremy Baker – Brunswick County STATUS OF PERMIT:
1007-CDLF-1997 Life-of-Site Permit To Operate issued November 1, 2019. 1007-COMPOST Permit Amendment- issued November 1, 2019; expires November 1, 2029.
10E-LCID-1993 Original PTO issued January 22, 1993; Permit issued February 16, 2021; Permit expires February 16, 2026.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Partial 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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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
The facility is a construction and demolition (C&D) debris landfill. The Life-of-Site Permit for Continued Operation of Phases 1 through 6 was issued November 1, 2019. Life-of-site ends when the facility reaches its final permitted elevations or by December 31, 2057. Large Type I Solid Waste Compost facility (1007) and LCID (10E) also located onsite.
1. The facility is permitted to receive C&D waste, inert debris, asphalt, and land-clearing debris generated within Brunswick County.
2. The facility is fenced and is secured by a locking gate when it is not open for operation. 3. The correct signage is at the entrance of the facility listing the facility name, permit number and emergency contact information as well as materials accepted at the facility. 4. Personnel are onsite during operating hours. The C&D landfill is open to accept waste from 7:30 am until 5:00 pm Monday through Friday and 7:30 am until 3:00 pm on Saturday. The C&D debris landfill is normally closed on Sunday’s and select County holidays. 5. A perimeter road has been established around the entire footprint of the landfill. The perimeter road is being well maintained. 6. Permit and records not reviewed at this inspection. 7. The following personnel are SWANA Managers of Landfill Operations (MOLO): Jeremy Lee Baker expires 9/9/2024 Daniel Shannon expires 6/1/2026 The following are Certified Landfill Operations Specialists by NC SWANA: Brady West expires 12/6/2025
Darren Hoffman expires 12/6/2025 Ronald Lockamy expires 12/6/2025 Daniel Shannon expires *signed up to take the MOLO class in June in Wilmington
The following staff are SWANA Certified Manager of Composting Operations: Jeremy Baker expires July 6, 2024
CDLF
8. Landfill is currently being used minimally to save airspace. Most waste is being managed through the transfer station.
9. The working face was appropriately sized for the expected waste. The exposed area was less than ½ acre. Facility staff were keeping the working face compact and manageable. 10. No unacceptable waste observed in the working face.
11. Water truck running during inspection to control dust on facility roads. 12. Edge-of-waste markers have been installed and are being maintained around the landfill as required.
13. Monitoring wells were locked, capped and properly tagged. 14. Windblown waste was being well managed onsite. Facility compactor operator is inspecting each load hauled to the working face for materials that are light and tend to be blown away easily. Those loads are diverted back to the transfer station to help reduce the amount of windblown debris along the landfill slopes. 15. Facility is using fencing by the working face to confine solid waste that is subject to be blown by the wind.
LCID 16. Signs are posted and contain all required information. 17. Only inert debris is accepted, which is crushed for reuse. 18. There was no unacceptable waste(s) observed in this area. Staff have ceased allowing one business to bring countertop material to this area and instead it was being disposed at either the landfill or transfer station.
Compost Facility 19. The facility is a Large, Type 1 Solid Waste Compost Facility. 20. Permit To Operate issued November 1, 2019. Permit expires November 1, 2029. 21. Compost processed at Type 1 facilities shall be maintained at or above 55 degrees Celsius (131 degrees F) for 3
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days and aerated to maintain elevated temperatures. Temperature records were reviewed for the current stockpile
of ground yard debris. 22. Waste storage and compost windrows are maintained a minimum of twenty-five feet between windrows/waste piles and ditches/swales.
23. There is at least a 25 foot access path around the site for fire control vehicles.
24. All setbacks are in place.
25. No windblown waste was observed during the inspection. 26. Digital photos were taken during the inspection.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. Phone: 910-796-7405(O) elizabeth.patterson@deq.nc.gov
Liz Patterson Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
Sent on: 8/2/2024 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
copies: Drew Hammonds, Field Operations Branch Head - Solid Waste Section
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Digital pictures taken by Liz Patterson on July 24, 2024
CDLF side slopes covered Working face of CDLF
Concrete for reuse at LCID Compost pile at compost facility
Yard waste pile at compost facility