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Home My WebLink About10001_INSP_20160914FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Department of Environmental Quality Division of Waste Management - Solid Waste Section UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: YANCEY Closed MSWLF X HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 100-01 CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: 9/14/2016 Date of Last Inspection: 6/14/2016 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Yancey-Mitchell County Sanitary Landfill 555 Landfill Road (SR-1440) Burnsville, NC 28714 GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.93027° E: -82.17825° FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Anthony Allen, Yancey Co. Solid Waste Director: 828-284-4234 Nathan Bennett, Yancey Co. Manager 828-682-3971 Charles Vines, Mitchell Co. Manager 828-688-2139 FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Nathan Bennett, Yancey County Manager Yancey County Courthouse 110 Town Square, Room 11 Burnsville, NC 28714 nathan.bennett@yanceycountync.gov Anthony Allen, Yancey Co. Solid Waste Director Yancey County Courthouse 110 Town Square, Room 11 Burnsville, NC 28714 anthony.allen@yanceycountync.gov FAX: 828-284-4234 Charles Vines, Mitchell County Manager 26 Crimson Laurel Circle Bakersville, NC 28705 manager@mitchell.main.nc.us PARTICIPANTS: Nathan Bennett, Yancey Co. Manager Brian Gant, Altamont Environmental, Inc. Kris Riddle, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section Deb Aja, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section STATUS OF PERMIT: Closed in accordance with closure letter dated 12/21/95. PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Partial Inspection FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 3 STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: 1. RESOLVED: 15A NCAC 13B .0510(c). Please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Section of this report. OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: No new violations observed. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 1. An inspection was conducted to review corrective measures to remove trees and undergrowth from the landfill cap as required by the Notice of Violation issued on March 30, 2016. At the time of the June 14, 2016 inspection the upper slopes of the landfill had been mowed and tree clearing was scheduled to include an in-place grinding of stumps to the surface of the cap. The compliance date was extended to August 26, 2016 for tree removal activities and work to confirm the edge of waste. 2. At the time of the September 14, 2016 inspection it appeared that most of the trees had been removed from the upper northern and eastern side slopes and the top of the landfill cap. Mowing was in progress on the top of the landfill. An additional tree removal operation is scheduled. 3. Tree removal is scheduled to continue in accordance with a long-term phased removal and maintenance plan that was submitted by Yancey County in a response letter on August 24, 2016. This plan supplements an earlier plan submitted to the Section in January of 2012. The maintenance plan includes documented quarterly inspections to prevent recurring compliance issues regarding maintenance of the landfill cap. Any stumps left from tree removal activities should be observed during the quarterly inspections. Additional measures to address the integrity of the cap may be required (the addition of soil to address subsidence, seeding, stump removal, mowing etc.). Future cap repairs may require prior review and approval by a permitting engineer. 4. Research of historical records and on-site work was done to accurately delineate the location of edge of waste. Permanent markers were installed. Some markers were viewed during the inspection. All markers will be looked at during the next comprehensive inspection. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. ___________________________ Phone: 828-296-4702 Deb Aja Western District Supervisor Regional Representative deborah.aja@ncdenr.gov 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 Department of Environmental Quality Division of Waste Management - Solid Waste Section Sent to Nathan Bennett on 9/23/16 by: X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No: ec: Charles Vines, Mitchell County Manager Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section Kris Riddle, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section Brian Gant, Altamont Environmental, Inc. View of remaining trees to be removed on the eastern landfill side slope. Photo taken by D. Aja on 9/14/2016. View of trees to be monitored on the northern landfill side slope. Photo taken by K. Riddle on 9/14/2016.