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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF X LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: TRANSYLVANIA
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 8807
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 08/30/2016 Date of Last Inspection: 08/04/2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Transylvania Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Facility
500 Howell Rd
Brevard, NC 28712

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.11860° W: 82.8466°

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

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Jeff Brookshire, Transylvania County Solid Waste Director
Pete Stamey, Transylvania County Solid Waste
Lee Hill, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate issued July 16, 2013
Operations Plan approved April 6, 2010
Permit expires July 16, 2018

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
1. 15A NCAC 13B .1626(7)(b): Not resolved, Corrective Measures in Progress. Side slopes around Phases 1-4
are scheduled to be reseed.
2. 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d): Not resolved. Corrective Measures in Progress. Side slopes around Phases 1-4
are scheduled to be reseeded.
3. 15A NCAC 13B.1626(11)(c): Resolved. Windblown litter in Phases 1-4 has been addressed.

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. All photos were taken by Lee Hill on August 30, 2016
2. The facility is currently filling in Phase 5 of the landfill.
3. The Windblown litter issues in Phases 1-4 have been addressed. Minimal windblown litter was observed in
Phase 5 at the time of inspection.
4. The working face was smaller and appeared that it would be able to be covered with an approved alternative
daily cover at the time of inspection.
5. No unacceptable waste was observed on the working face at the time of inspection.
6. Facility staff have added additional soil to slopes in Phase 2 to repair erosion issues.
7. Slope drains and a berm have been installed in Phase 2. Facility staff stated that additional slopes drains are
going to be added as necessary to control storm water.
8. Slight erosion is has occurred in Phase 3 of the landfill. Facility staff have stockpiled soil above the area in
preparation for repairing the areas of concern.
9. Facility staff were in the process of repairing rill erosion on the slopes of Phase 4 at the time of inspection.
10. The County is currently in the process of awarding a contract for adding one foot of intermediate cover and
seeding phases 1-4 as well as matting portions of those areas.
11. Significant progress has been made to address the issues noted in the August 3, 2016 Notice of Violation.
Facility staff have made substantial progress in repairing the erosion issues and preparing the slopes in Phases
1-4 for intermediate cover as well as correcting the windblown litter issues. When intermediate cover is added
and groundcover sufficient to restrain erosion is established the outstanding issues can be resolved.

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: September 2, 2016 to
Jeff Brookshire by:
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No.

Copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head – Solid Waste Section
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section
Jaime Laughter, Transylvania County Manager
David McNeill, Assistant Transylvania County Manager

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.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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Working Face

Phase 2 slope repair
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Solid Waste Section
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Slope Drain in Phase 2

Erosion Rills in Phase 3