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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
X
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Davidson
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 2906-MSWLF-2008
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: September 6, 2024
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility
220 Davidson County Landfill Road
Lexington, NC 27292
GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 35.8281'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Charlie Brushwood
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 1067
Lexington, NC 27293-1067
Date of Last Inspection: March 14, 2024
Long.:-80.17620'
PARTICIPANTS:
Zach Barnes, Landfill Supervisor — Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management
Charlie Brushwood, Director — Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management
Robert Pike, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
2906-MSWLF-2008: Expires December 8, 2068
2906-HHW: Expired May 28, 2023
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
A. CORRECTIVE MEASURES IN PROGRESS: 15A NCAC 13B .0201(c) in part states, "No solid waste
management facility shall be established, operated, maintained, constructed, expanded, or modified without a
valid permit issued by the Division for the specified type of activity. It is the responsibility of every owner or
operator of a proposed solid waste management facility to apply for a permit for the facility."
On September 6, 2023, Davidson County was found to be in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0201(c) for
operating a solid waste facility without a valid permit. During the inspection the Permit to Operate the HHW
Collection unit of the facility expired on May 28, 2023. Davidson County has submitted a permit renewal to the
NCDEQ Solid Waste Section.
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None.
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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. The facility includes an active MSW landfill, closed MSW landfill, a closed C&D landfill, a permanent HHW
collection site, a white goods collection area, an electronics collection area, and a convenience area for
Davidson County residents.
2. The facility records are kept at either the facility office or the scale house and are available for review.
3. The Permit to Operate and Operations Plan are kept at the facility office and were available for review upon
request.
4. In-house training on solid waste regulations, landfill operation procedures, safety, and equipment operation are
conducted in-house monthly. Records of the training were reviewed from September 2023 through August
2024.
5. The facility conducts weekly leachate tanks inspections. Records from September 2023 through September 6,
2024, were reviewed. The inspections are being done as required.
6. Facility leachate line records were reviewed and indicated that the leachate lines were cleaned in October 2023.
7. Leachate is pumped and hauled from the landfill to the City of Lexington's wastewater treatment plant for
disposal. The facility records the number of truckloads and matches these records with the city's monthly
billing statements to keep a record of the total amount of leachate transported. Leachate disposal records were
reviewed for the period of September 2023 through August 2024.
8. The facility is required to monitor groundwater and surface water and tests leachate semi-annually.
Groundwater monitoring reports were provided by email after the inspection.
9. The facility is required to monitor landfill gas quarterly for the closed Phase 1 landfill, the closed C&D landfill,
and the active Phase 2 landfill. Quarterly gas sampling records were reviewed through the sampling event
conducted on June 6, 2024. No landfill gas exceedances were noted in the records.
10. The FAR 2023-24 was reviewed and indicated that the facility 144,267 tons were accepted during the fiscal
year. Monthly tonnage reports for the landfill are kept in the scale house and are available for review upon
request.
11. The facility conducts waste screenings as specified in the approved Operations Manual, and screening forms are
filed with a copy of the weight ticket that indicates the amount of waste in the load being screened. The waste
screening forms were reviewed for the period between September 6, 2023, through September 5, 2024. Waste
screening forms appeared to be completed properly and are stored in the scale house and are available for
review upon request.
12. The cover log for the period September 2023 through September 6, 2024, was reviewed. The log indicates the
use of tarps and soil in combination to provide daily cover.
13. Current certifications were on file for the following staff members:
Phase II FieldInsection:
14. The facility is secured by perimeter fencing and natural terrain with site access controlled by locking gates.
15. Proper signage was observed at the facility entrance.
16. The facility access roadways are of all-weather construction and were observed to be in good condition.
17. The site was observed to be clean and well -maintained with little windblown waste observed.
18. The leachate tank and secondary containment area were inspected and found to be in good condition. The
weekly leachate tank inspections reported that a small crack had developed in the secondary containment area.
Mr. Brushwood stated that the secondary containment area was scheduled to have repairs completed in October
2024. The tank itself appeared to be intact, with no signs of damage or leakage.
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19. The landfill side slopes appeared to be in good condition with established vegetative cover over cells 1 and 2
and the lower section of cell 3. Mr. Barnes stated that seeding was scheduled in two weeks. No woodsy
vegetation was observed at the time of the inspection.
20. Landfill erosion control devices were observed during the inspection and appeared to be functioning as
designed.
21. The working face was small and well managed with no unacceptable waste observed.
22. The tipping floor was well maintained and in good condition with adequate space to allow vehicles and
equipment to maneuver safely.
Phase I Field Inspection:
23. The inspection of the Phase 1 side of the facility includes the white goods, electronics, scrap tires, convenience
center, and HHW Collection Area
24. The entire facility was observed to be clean and well maintained.
25. The facility access roadways are paved asphalt and in good condition.
26. The white goods collection area consists of a storage building and an elevated partially covered concrete pad. A
small excavator and a compactor are maintained at the rear of the white goods area. The compactor is used to
bale scrap metal and white goods after refrigerants are extracted from the units. The excavator allows facility
staff to easily load the white goods into the compactor, then load the bales into a trailer or roll -off container.
Bales are then transported to a local metal recycler by county staff. The white goods collection area appeared to
be clean and well organized.
27. Electronics and televisions are collected in a warehouse building located south of the HHW collection facility.
Residents drop materials off in front of a closed overhead door. Throughout the workday, facility staff
periodically pull the electronic waste into the building where it is sorted, packaged, and stored until the county's
electronics recycling contractor loads it onto a trailer and transports it to their facility for additional processing.
The electronics/TV collection building was observed to be clean and well -organized.
28. Two tire trailers were staged beside the white goods area and two more were staged near the scale house. No
tires were observed on the ground and the tire trailer areas were clean and free from debris.
29. The HHW is located to the North of the scrap electronics area and is operated through a contract with Resource
Recovery and Reduction. The site is opened on the first Saturday of each month for Davidson County residents
to use. The facility's Household Hazardous Waste Generator Identification Number is NCPH 02901001. The
current HHW Permit expired on May 28, 2023. Please see the Observed Violations section of the report for
more details.
30. The HHW is open from 9:00a.m through 3:00p.m. on the first Saturday of every month.
31. The HHW is secured by perimeter chain link fence and a locking gate.
32. The facility is permitted to only accept HHW from Davidson County residents. Resident zip codes are recorded
on log sheets when the resident drops off HHW. Records were reviewed from September 6, 2024, through
August 2024.
33. A complete inventory log is kept on site by contractors and was reviewed during the inspection. Inventory logs
for September 2023 through August 2024 were reviewed.
34. The HHW facility annual report was received by the SWS indicates Facility total output for July 2023 through
June 2024 was 64,310 lbs. with 449 participants.
35. HHW is stored inside a three -compartment chemical storage building. The building is equipped with secondary
containment and an indoor fire suppression system. The fire suppression system was inspected and
36. HHW material is sorted into 55-gallon drums or sorted inside their containers into an appropriate container. All
containers were observed to be properly labeled.
37. Paints are stored under a metal awning. Latex based paints are poured into a lined roll -off container for
solidification and transportation. Oil based paints are stored separately in their original containers.
38. The HHW facility has a portable fire extinguisher located on site along with an eye wash station.
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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
James R. PikeDigitally signed by James R. Pike
Date: 2024.09.20 15:49:40-04'00'
Phone: [phone]
Robert Pike
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: September 20, 2024 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. j_l
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
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