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PAT MCCRORY
Governor DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
MICHAEL SCOTT
Director
September 22, 2016
Sent Via Email – sam.lockridge@clevelandcounty.com
Mr. Sam Lockridge, Coordinator of Health Services
Cleveland County
315 East Grover Street
Shelby, North Carolina 28150
Re: Design Hydrogeologic Approval
Cleveland County Landfill Self-McNeilly
Phase 3 Expansion
Permit No. 2301-MSWLF-2009
DIN 26700
Dear Mr. Lockridge,
The Solid Waste Section (Section) has completed a technical review of the Design
Hydrogeologic Report (DIN 26208) submitted on your behalf by Municipal Engineering on June
8, 2016 for the Phase 3 expansion at the Cleveland County Self-McNeilly MSW Landfill. The
Water Quality Monitoring Plan (DIN 26209) and the Landfill Gas Monitoring Plan (DIN 26210)
were also reviewed. The Phase 3 expansion is approximately 16.38 acres.
The Water Quality Monitoring Plan associated with Phase 3 is amended to include four (4)
groundwater monitoring wells, MW-109, MW-110S/MW-110D and MW-111, which will be
converted from piezometers. There are no new proposed surface water monitoring locations.
This monitoring plan is in addition to the previously approved June 2014 Water Quality
Monitoring Plan (DIN 21283). The water quality monitoring network shall be sampled semi-
annually.
The Landfill Gas Monitoring Plan associated with Phases 1-3 is amended to include six (6) onsite
structures (GARAGE_1, GARAGE_2, BREAK_RM, RANGEOFC, CONCESSN and SCALE_HS). No
landfill gas monitoring wells are proposed due to the site being surrounded by surface water
bodies. This plan supersedes the June 2014 Landfill Gas Monitoring Plan (DIN 21282) The
landfill gas monitoring network shall be sampled quarterly.
The Design Hydrogeologic Report, the Water Quality Monitoring Plan and the Landfill Gas
Monitoring Plan meet the criteria required in 15A NCAC 13B .1623(b), .1624(b)(4) and .1626(4)
and therefore, this portion of the Permit to Construct application is approved. An electronic
PTC Application – Design Hydro Approval
Cleveland Co Self McNeilly – Phase 3
2301-MSWLF-2009
DIN 26700
September 22, 2016
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copy of the approved Design Hydrogeologic Report (DIN 26208), the Water Quality Monitoring
Plan (DIN 26209) and Landfill Gas Monitoring Plan (DIN 26210) can be obtained on the Solid
Waste Section’s website: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/solid-waste-
section, click on “Documents”.
Any existing monitoring wells, piezometers or boring within the proposed footprint of the
Phase 3 expansion area will need to be properly abandoned prior to construction activities
commencing at Phase 3.
Piezometers, groundwater monitoring wells, and borings, located in proposed Phase 4 may
be abandoned now or after a Permit to Construct is issued by the Solid Waste Section. Please
adhere to the following conditions:
Prior to construction of cell(s), all piezometers, ground-water monitoring wells, and borings,
located in the proposed cell(s), shall be properly abandoned by overdrilling first (exception of
non-cased borings) and sealed with grout in accordance with 15A NCAC 2C .0113, entitled
“Abandonment of Wells”.
a. In areas where soil is to be undercut, abandoned piezometers, monitoring wells, and
borings must not be grouted to pre-grade land surface, but to the proposed base grade
surface to prevent having to cut excess grout and potentially damaging the wells.
b. Well abandonment records (GW-30 form) for each decommissioned piezometer, boring,
and groundwater monitoring well must be certified by a Licensed Geologist in
accordance with rule .1623(b)(2)(1) and submitted to the Solid Waste Section in
accordance with 15A NCAC 02C.0114(b).
New groundwater monitoring wells (MW-109, MW-110S/110D, MW-111) associated the Phase
3 expansion must be sampled for the Appendix I constituent list prior to the Section issuing the
Permit to Operate. The groundwater and surface water monitoring data collected at the landfill
facility shall be submitted to the Section in electronic (pdf) format. Guidelines for sampling
groundwater and surface water, and submitting data electronically can be located at the
Section’s web site. http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wm/sw/envmonitoring
PTC Application – Design Hydro Approval
Cleveland Co Self McNeilly – Phase 3
2301-MSWLF-2009
DIN 26700
September 22, 2016
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Additional Geologic, Ground Water and Monitoring Requirements will be included in the
Permit to Construct.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me via email
elizabeth.werner@ncdenr.gov or phone (919) 707-8253.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth S. Werner
Permitting Hydrogeologist
Solid Waste Section
Cc: Jonathan Pfohl – Municipal Engineering Services
Ed Mussler, P.E. – Permitting Branch Head, SWS
Larry Frost – Permitting Engineer, SWS
Kim Sue – Environmental Senior Specialist, SWS
Jason Watkins – Field Operations Branch Head, SWS