2001_INSP_20160803

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: CHEROKEE
Closed
MSWLF X HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2001
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 08/03/2016 Date of Last Inspection: 06/14/2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Cherokee County Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
State Road 1515, Fairview Road
Marble, N. C. 28905

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.17883° W: 83.90334°

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Jeff Clark, Solid Waste Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Cherokee County Solid Waste Department
75 Peachtree Street,
Murphy, NC 28906
PARTICIPANTS:
Jeff Clark, Cherokee County Solid Waste Director
Lee Hill, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Closed

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Audit of Closed Landfill

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
1. 15 NCAC 13B .0510(c): Resolved. Cherokee County has submitted a vegetation and tree removal plan for
review, therefore the violation is resolved.

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.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The landfill stopped receiving waste on December 31, 1997.
2. Landfill closure activities were completed on November 30, 1998.
3. Closure certification was issued on August 24, 1999; however, the permit for closure was not issued until
December 11, 2014.
4. Cherokee County has submitted a plan to remove woody vegetation for review.
5. Edge of Waste Markers need to be reinstalled when the removal of woody vegetation has been completed.
6. Facility staff stated that additional mowing of briars and smaller vegetation would commence the week of
August 8, 2016.
7. An area with thin vegetation was observed on the northeast side of the cap. Please continue to monitor this area
and over seed when conditions become favorable for the establishment of vegetation.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

_____________________________________ Phone: [phone]

Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: August 9, 2016 to
Jeff Clark by:
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section