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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: Guilford
Closed
MSWLF X HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 41-03
CDLF X Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: October 26, 2016 Date of Last Inspection: November 16, 2015

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
City of Greensboro White Street Landfill Phases I and II
2503 White Street
Greensboro, NC 27405

GPS COORDINATES:
N: 36.11628 W: -79.71717

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Jason Jernigan, Solid Waste Disposal Manager
w. 336-412-3959
c. 336-587-3445
[e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
City of Greensboro Field Operations Department
Jason Jernigan, Solid Waste Disposal Manager
2503 White Street
Greensboro, NC 27405

PARTICIPANTS:
John Patrone, Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section (SWS)
Jason Jernigan, Solid Waste Disposal Manager - City of Greensboro Field Operations Department
Lewis S. Walker, Jr. Landfill Compliance Supervisor – City of Greensboro Field Operations Department

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit To Operate (PTO) issued March 30, 2012
PTO expiration date March 30, 2017

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On October 26, 2016, John Patrone met with Jason Jernigan and Lewis Walker to conduct a comprehensive inspection of
the City of Greensboro White Street Landfill Phases I and II on White Street in Greensboro, Guilford County.

1. The City of Greensboro operates a construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfill atop a closed municipal
solid waste (MSW) landfill (Phase II, 41-03) adjacent to a closed MSW landfill (Phase I). The property also
contains an active MSW landfill (Phase III, 41-12), a large type 1 solid waste compost (SWC) facility (41-03),
and a temporary disaster debris staging site (TDDSS, DS41-002).
2. The facility is open Monday through Friday 7:50 am to 4:50 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 1:00 pm.
3. The facility site plan, permit, and operations plan were discussed.
4. The Phase II landfill footprint is 135 acres. To date ~ 104 acres have been closed.
5. The area currently available for C&D landfill operation is ~ 31 acres.
6. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste from Guilford County.
7. The facility is permitted to receive C&D, inert debris, land clearing debris (LCD), and (used) asphalt.
8. The facility shall not accept yard trash.
9. The facility has numerous certified operators. Employee certification records were verified.
10. The following employees are certified landfill managers:
a. Jason Jernigan, certification No. 740578, exp. 02/11/19
b. Lewis S. Walker, Jr., certification No. 976784, exp. 06/26/18
c. Timothy Williams, certification No. 54260, exp. 06/05/18
11. The facility has two scales. Each has an outside weight display unit.
12. A vehicle scale test was conducted by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services on
July 6, 2015. No error is noted.
13. A vehicle scale test was conducted by Carlton Scale on August 31, 2016. The scales were calibrated. No error
is noted. Mr. Jernigan stated that the facility has Carlton Scale test the scales quarterly.
14. The facility maintains daily and monthly records of the amount of solid waste received. Throughput records were
verified for November 2015 through September 2016. The facility received ~ 3,000 tons a month.
15. The facility annual report (FAR) dated July 19, 2016 was received by the SWS. Facility throughput for July 2015
through June 2016 is 35,915.32 tons.
16. The facility is required to conduct a minimum of one waste screening per day. Waste screening records were
verified for January 2, 2016 through October 24, 2016.
17. The facility does not accept scrap tires and white goods.
18. Groundwater and methane monitoring wells observed were accessible.
19. The Phase II landfill has 12 groundwater monitoring wells: II-1, II-2, II-3, II-4A, II-5, II-6, II-7, II-7B, II-8, II-
12, MW-13, and MW-14.
20. Phase II groundwater monitoring wells: II-1, II-2, II-3, II-6, II-7, II-7B, II-8, and II-12 were observed.
Groundwater wells II-9 and MW-7 were also observed.
21. The facility is in the process of repairing and painting groundwater monitoring well casings and affixing new well
tags.
22. The facility has five surface water locations: SW-1, SW-2, SW-3, SW-4, and SW-5.
23. The Phase I landfill has five groundwater monitoring wells: I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, and MW-13.
24. The facility maintains semiannual groundwater and surface water monitoring records submitted by S&ME, Inc.,
analyzed by Environmental Conservation Laboratories, Inc. (ENCO). Records for groundwater and surface water
monitoring for Phase II conducted on October 5-8, 2015 and April 18, 2016 were verified. An exceedance is
noted for each monitoring event. Records for groundwater and surface water monitoring for Phase I conducted
on October 6-8, 2015 and April 18, 2016 were verified. An exceedance is noted for each monitoring event.
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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25. The Phase II landfill is required to conduct additional monitoring per its corrective action plan (CAP).
26. The CAP requires that two poplar tree phytoremediation areas (north and south buffer areas) are maintained and
inspected, monitored natural attenuation (MNA) testing parameters conducted semiannually, BIOCHLOR
modeling conducted on a semiannual basis, and a consistent landfill cap contour maintained.
27. The facility maintains phytoremediation inspection records conducted by S&ME, Inc. Phytoremediation
inspection records were verified for October 21, 2015 and July 15, 2016. Mr. Jernigan stated that facility
personnel routinely traverse the landfill cap and conduct maintenance when necessary. The MNA testing and
BIOCHLOR modeling are conducted by S&ME, Inc. and submitted to the SWS with the groundwater and surface
water monitoring report.
28. The Phase II and Phase I landfills have eight landfill gas monitoring wells: MGMW-1 through MGMW-8.
Methane is also monitored at the compost shed, maintenance shop, Phase II blower building, compliance building,
and several surface point locations.
29. Landfill gas monitoring wells MGMW-1 through MGMW-5 were observed.
30. The facility is in the process of repairing and painting landfill gas monitoring well casings and affixing new well
tags.
31. The facility maintains quarterly methane monitoring records. Methane monitoring is conducted by facility
personnel. Records were verified for Phase II and Phase I for December 21, 2015 (4th quarter), March 29, 2016
(1st quarter), June 2, 2016 (2nd quarter), and September 16, 2016 (3rd quarter). No exceedance of the methane
lower explosive limit (LEL) is noted.
32. It is suggested that the facility also monitor for hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Monitoring for H2S may be required
when the facility permit is renewed or modified.
33. The facility has a landfill gas collection system. It is tied into the landfill gas collection system associated with
the City of Greensboro MSW landfill, Phase III.
34. The facility has a stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, General Permit
No. NCG120000, Certificate Of Coverage No. NCG120013. The NPDES permit expires October 31, 2017.
35. The working face was small and compact.
36. The facility shall cover solid waste with six-inches of soil when the waste disposal area exceeds one-half acre and
at least once weekly.
37. The facility maintains a weekly soil cover log. Records were verified for November 18, 2015 through October
21, 2016.
38. The working face appeared small and compact.
39. Mr. Jernigan stated that the facility does not accept individual loads of asbestos.
40. Erosion and sedimentation controls appeared to be in good order.
41. The facility has installed edge of waste markers.
42. The landfill cap (Phase II and Phase I) appeared maintained.
43. Bare areas of the landfill cap have been covered with bulky compost. Mr. Jernigan stated that grass seed will be
applied in the spring if grasses have not naturally taken-hold.
44. During the inspection odor was not detected.
45. Mr. Jernigan stated that the landfill cap is mowed at least four times a year.
46. Windblown material was not observed.
47. The facility has a water truck available for dust control.
48. The facility has proper signage.
49. Access roads are of all-weather construction.
50. The facility is secured by a locked gate.
51. The facility maintains a copy of the financial assurance letter dated November 18, 2015.
52. Mr. Jernigan stated that in an emergency the facility will call 911 for assistance.
53. The PTO expiration date is March 30, 2017.
54. The PTO renewal application and the corrective action evaluation report (CAER) shall be submitted to the SWS
by September 30, 2016.

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

Phone: [phone]

John Patrone
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: November 2, 2016 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - SWS
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – SWS
Jaclynne Drummond, Compliance Hydrogeologist – SWS
Lewis S. Walker, Jr. Landfill Compliance Supervisor – City of Greensboro Field Operations
Department (c. 336-254-8096 [e-mail])

Digital pictures taken October 26, 2016
by John Patrone, DWM-SWS

Phase II landfill – view from access road

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North and south poplar tree phytoremediation buffer areas

Phase II landfill cap – north/northwest view

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Phase II landfill cap – view adjacent to active area Phase II landfill cap – view opposite active area

Phase II working face

Phase II – intermediate soil cover Phase I - view of southeast external side slope