4104_HighPoint_Area1ClosureLetter_DIN27161_20161219

PAT MCCRORY
Governor

DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
MICHAEL SCOTT
Director
State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Waste Management
1646 Mail Service Center | 217 West Jones Street | Raleigh, NC 27699-1646
919 707 8200 T

December 19, 2016

Mr. Robby Stone, P.E., Assistant Director
City of High Point Department of Public Works
211 South Hamilton Street
High Point, North Carolina 27260

Subject: Construction Quality Assurance Report (CQA Report) for
Area 1 Partial Closure at Kersey Valley MSW Landfill,
City of High Point, North Carolina,
Permit No. 4104-MSWLF-1991, Document ID No. (Doc ID) 27161

Dear Mr. Stone:

The Division of Waste Management (DWM), Solid Waste Section (SWS) has completed the
review of the above-referenced CQA Report dated December 2016, which was prepared on your
behalf by Smith+ Gardner, 14 N. Boylan Ave., Raleigh, North Carolina. This closure letter
acknowledges that the referenced facility has closed portions of City of High Point MSW
Landfill project consisting of the western portion (approximately 23.8 acres) of Area 1 landfill
unit. The total Area1 unit is approximately 39.1 acres. Upon receiving final closure certification
for the remaining operational areas of the Landfill Units, the Solid Waste Section will issue a
final closure letter to the facility.

INTERIM POST-CLOSURE MAINTENANCE CONDITIONS:

The required post-closure maintenance for this facility shall consist of whatever measures,
procedures, and activities required to maintain this facility in compliance with those closure
conditions specified within this letter. More specific closure conditions, in addition to Section
.1627, for this facility include:
(1) Closure, in accordance with the "Operational Requirements for Landfills" Section
.1626, unless otherwise specified in the permit for this facility is as follows:
(a) The final cover for this facility, shall be maintained;
(b) Permanent erosion control measures, shall be maintained;
(c) Drainage control measures shall be implemented, as part of site
maintenance, necessary to prevent the impoundment of surface water over
disposal areas at the facility;
(d) Temporary seeding, covered with straw & tacking or similar material if
necessary, to prevent erosion in the event of site maintenance involving
earth moving/filling activities;
(e) Vegetation consisting of native grasses or combination of grasses to
promote a year round vegetative cover shall be maintained;
(f) Ground water separation of four (4) feet shall be maintained and/or
devices utilized to maintain ground water at four (4) feet, as outlined in the
original permit application, shall remain;
(g) Leachate control, containment on-site.
(h) Ground water monitoring wells shall be sampled according to permit
conditions.
(i) Closure and Post-Closure Requirements for MSWLF Facilities must meet
the conditions of Rule .1627 and Financial Assurance Rule
.1628.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact me or John Murray at [phone],
extension 204, or by email at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Edward F. Mussler, III, P.E.
Permitting Branch Supervisor
Solid Waste Section

cc. John Patrone, DWM
Mike Spencer, Landfill Superintendent, City of High Point
Pieter Scheer, P.E., Smith + Gardner
Deb Aja, DWM
John E. Murray P.E., DWM