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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF X LCID YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Davidson
Closed
MSWLF X HHW X White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2906
CDLF X Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
Date of Site Inspection: 06/28/2016 Date of Last Inspection: 06/02/2016 and 6/10/2016
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility
220 Davidson County Landfill Road
Lexington, NC 27292
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.85281° W: 80.17620°
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Rex Buck, Public Services Director
Telephone: 336-242-2008
Email address: rex.buck@davidsoncountync.gov
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
P. O. Box 1067
Lexington, NC 27293-1067
PARTICIPANTS:
Steven Sink, Landfill Supervisor
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor, Solid Waste Section
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist, Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
2906-MSWLF-1994: Closed
2906-MSWLF-2008: Issued 7/14/2014; Expires 5/28/18
2906-CDLF: Issued 5/28/2013; Expires 7/18/2018
2906-HHW: Issued 7/14/2014; Expires 5/28/2018
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
1. 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) cited for failing to perform and/or document the required waste screening
provisions stated in the Revised Operations Manual (July 2013). No review of records was made during this
inspection.
2. CORRECTIVE MEASURES IN PROGRESS: 15A NCAC 13B .0542(l)(4) cited for failure to capture
leachate or to treat it prior to discharge. Since the last site visit on June 10, 2016, an earthen berm had been
put into place to retain the leachate accumulating at the toe of the C&D landfill slope. A sampling plan had
been developed by Smith Gardner, Inc. and submitted to and approved by the Solid Waste Section on June
24, 2016. Sampling is to take place on June 30, 2016 and a report will be forwarded to the Solid Waste
Section within 15 days of receipt of the analytical data. Additional soil cover had been applied to the
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working face and, as stated by Mr. Sink, the final loads of material have been accepted at the site prior to
initiating the closure process.
3. CORRECTIVE MEASURES IN PROGRESS: 15A NCAC 13B .0542(f)(1) cited for failure to apply
adequate cover to waste at the C&D landfill. Additional cover has been applied and will continue to be
applied as the site is prepared for the closure process.
Leachate being captured and retained by earthen berm at the toe of C&D landfill face and additional soil cover
observed 6/28/2016.
4. CORRECTIVE MEASURES IN PROGRESS: 15A NCAC 13B .1626(2)(a) cited for failure to adequately
cover waste at the MSW landfill. Additional cover had been added to the areas surrounding the working
face. Additional cover is needed in some areas to achieve compliance.
5. CORRECTIVE MEASURES IN PROGRESS: 15A NCAC 13B. 1626 (7)(a) cited for failure to prevent silt
from leaving the MSWLF facility. Sections of silt fencing had been replaced and secured and drainage
channels had been repaired along the slope facing the new cell construction.
6. CORRECTIVE MEASURES IN PROGRESS: 15A NCAC 13B. 1626 (7)(b) cited for failure to prevent on-
site erosion. In addition to regrading and seeding of the slope facing new cell construction, top soil had been
spread on some of the eroded areas of the remaining slopes of Phase 2 of the MSW landfill. Mr. Sink stated
that slope repairs and regrading will continue and that these areas will then be reseeded in the near future.
7. CORRECTIVE MEASURES IN PROGRESS: 15A NCAC 13B. 1626 (7)(c) cited for failure to provide for
a vegetative cover sufficient to restrain erosion within 30 working days or 120 calendar days of completion
of any phase of MSWLF development. Some evidence of new vegetative cover was observed on the slope
facing the new cell construction.
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OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
No additional violations were observed during this inspection.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. Some additional trees had been removed from the area of the edge of waste at the MSW landfill. Mr. Sink stated
that work had also begun to clear the vegetative growth in the drainage channels located on the landfill slopes.
2. Repairs and improvements had been made to the access road leading up to the tipping area of the MSW landfill.
3. Mr. Sink stated that an additional equipment operator had been assigned to assist in landfill operations.
4. Mr. Sink stated that several trailer loads of electronics had been removed by the county’s contractor, PowerHouse
Recycling, Inc. It was observed that the large stockpile of unmanaged electronics had been reduced, with some of
the materials having been properly sorted, palletized and stored awaiting removal.
5. Mr. Sink stated that provisions had been made with an outside contractor to properly manage the large stockpile of
unsorted unprocessed white goods by evacuating CFCs and transporting units for recycling along with the scrap
metal stockpile atop the C&D landfill and closed Phase 1 MSW landfill.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
__________________________________________ Phone: 336-776-9672
Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: June 29, 2016 to Rex
Buck.
X Email Hand delivery US Mail
Copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head – Solid Waste Section
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section
Jaclynne Drummond, Hydrogeologist – Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section
Zeb Hanner, County Manager – Davidson County
Steven Sink, Landfill Supervisor – Davidson County
Angela Jones, Solid Waste Administrative Assistance – Davidson County
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.