7607_GreatOakMSWLF_PTOCell1A_DIN27188_20161229

Permit No: 7607-MSWLF-2015
Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Waste Management
Pat McCrory Donald R. van der Vaart
Governor Secretary
1646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
Phone: [phone] Internet: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/solid-waste-section

An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
SOLID WASTE SECTION

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY
Permit No. 7607-MSWLF-2015
COUNTY OF RANDOLPH, N.C. (OWNER)
and
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CAROLINAS. INC. (OPERATOR)
are hereby issued a
PERMIT APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT
7607-MSWLF-2015, GREAT OAK LANDFILL - PHASE 1

PERMIT APPROVAL TO OPERATE
7607-MSWLF-2015, GREAT OAK LANDFILL - PHASE 1, CELL 1A

PERMIT FOR CLOSURE
Not Applicable

located at 3597 Old Cedar Falls Road in Randolph County, North Carolina, in accordance with Article
9, Chapter 130A, of the General Statutes of North Carolina and all rules promulgated thereunder and
subject to the conditions set forth in this permit. The legal description of the site is identified on the
deed recorded for this property listed in Attachment 1 of this permit.

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

Permit No: 7607-MSWLF-2015
Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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ATTACHMENT 1
GENERAL PERMIT CONDITIONS INFORMATION
Permit Status Issuance Expiration DIN
7607-MSWLF-2015 Active December 29, 2016 January 19, 2026 27188
DIN = Document Identification Number.

Part I General Facility
1. This permit is issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section (Section). In accordance with
North Carolina Solid Waste Management Rule (Rule) 15A NCAC 13B .0201(d), a solid
waste management facility permit shall have two parts: a permit approval to construct
and a permit approval to operate. The permit approval to construct must be implemented
in accordance with Attachment 2 of this permit. The permit approval to operate must be
implemented in accordance with Attachment 3 of this permit.

2. The persons to whom this permit is issued (“permittee”) are the owners and operators of
the solid waste management facility.

3. The permit approval to construct issued January 19, 2016 (DIN 25142) was recorded on
February 01, 2016, with the Randolph County Register of Deeds in deed book 2479,
pages 74 - 93 (DIN 25520).

4. When this property is sold, leased, conveyed, or transferred in any manner, the deed or
other instrument of transfer must contain in the deed description section, in no smaller
type than that used in the body of the deed or instrument, a statement that the property
has been used as a solid waste management facility and a reference by book and page to
the recordation of the permit.

5. By initiating construction or receiving waste at this facility the permittee shall be
considered to have accepted the terms and conditions of this permit.

6. Operation of this solid waste management facility shall be in accordance with the North
Carolina Solid Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B; Article 9 of the Chapter
130A of the North Carolina General Statutes (N.C.G.S. 130A-290, et seq.); the conditions
contained in this permit; and the approved plan. Should the approved plan and the rules
conflict, the Solid Waste Management Rules shall take precedence unless specifically
addressed by permit condition. Failure to comply may result in compliance action or
permit revocation.

7. This permit is issued based on the documents submitted in support of the application for
permitting the facility including those identified in Attachment 1, “List of Documents for
Approved Plan,” and which constitute the approved plans for the facility. Where
discrepancies exist, the most recent submittals and the conditions of permit shall govern.
Permit No: 7607-MSWLF-2015
Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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8. This permit may be transferred only with the approval of the Section, through the
issuance of a new or substantially amended permit in accordance with applicable statutes
and rules.

9. In accordance with N.C.G.S. 130A-295.2(g) the permittee must notify the Section thirty
(30) days prior to any significant change in the identity or business structure of either the
owner or the operator, including but not limited to a proposed transfer of ownership of
the facility or a change in the parent company of the owner or a change in the operator of
the facility or parent company of the operator.

10. The permittee is responsible for obtaining all permits and approvals necessary for the
development of this project including approval from appropriate agencies for a General
or Individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater
Discharge Permit. Issuance of this permit does not remove the permittee’s
responsibilities for compliance with any other local, state or federal rule, regulation, or
statute.

Properties Approved for the Solid Waste Management Facilities
Randolph County, North Carolina (NC) Register of Deeds
Parcel ID Book Page Grantor Grantee
7773716234 1280 961 John M. Jordan and Wife,
Margaret C. Jordan Randolph County
7772692916 1280 961 John M. Jordan and Wife,
Margaret C. Jordan Randolph County
7772775834 1308 294 Edna M. Laughlin
Randolph County, 707
McDowell Road Asheboro,
NC 27203
7772865823 2343 191 Judith Sower Bailey and
husband, Darrel Bailey Randolph County
7772798400 1280 1079
Alex V. McCracken and
wife, Carol S. McCracken;
Wilbur D. McCracken and
wife, Joyce Laverne
McCracken
Randolph County, a Political
Subdivision of the State of NC
7772471980 1280 826 Newton Wicker and wife,
Golda L. Wicker
Randolph County, a Political
Subdivision of the State of
NC
Permit No: 7607-MSWLF-2015
Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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7773707533 1280 965 Ricky C. Zachary and wife,
Brenda M. Zachary
Randolph County, a Political
Subdivision of the State of
NC
7772797183 1311 1988
Crystal Renee McCracken
Webster and husband,
Richard Douglas Webster
Randolph County, a Political
Subdivision of the State of
NC
7772786700 1280 969
Michael R. McMillan and
wife, Susan S. McMillan;
Kenneth W. Loftis and wife,
Lori R. Loftis
Randolph County, a Political
Subdivision of the State of
NC
7773306535 1052 102 Alpine Village, Inc. Randolph County
7772461379 1308 286
Jane Marie Laughlin Moore
and husband, Richard Dean
Moore
Randolph County, a Political
Subdivision of the State of
NC; 707 McDowell Road
Asheboro, NC 27203
7772670859 1246 1078
Charles Lynn Small; Joyce
Small Walker and husband,
Charles Robert Walker;
Carolyn Small Smith and
husband, James Larry Smith
Randolph County, a Political
Subdivision of the State of
NC, 725 McDowell Road
Asheboro, NC 27203
7772598444 1280 948 Carl A. Tomeo Jr. and wife,
Yon Cha Tomeo
Randolph County, a Political
Subdivision of the State of
NC
7772690956 1280 957 Richard M. Jaeger and wife,
Judy S. Jaeger
Randolph County, a Political
Subdivision of the State of
NC
7772693966 1280 963 Calvin Manley and wife,
Jerri Manley
Randolph County, a Political
Subdivision of the State of
NC
7772695926 1280 991 Daniel Oliver Grant
Randolph County, a Political
Subdivision of the State of
NC
7772797876 1280 967 Daniel Norris Alman and
wife, Cathey Sue McDougal
Randolph County, a Political
Subdivision of the State of
NC
7772971865 1653 1044
Edgar Warren Sower and
wife, Kay Frances Price
Sower
Randolph County
Permit No: 7607-MSWLF-2015
Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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Total Site Acreage - 666.40 acres as per Revised Boundary Survey (09-01-2015) by Fleming
Engineering, Inc.

Part II Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Unit(s)
7607-MSWLF-2015, Great Oak Landfill
Permitting History

List of Documents for the Approved Plan
DIN DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
21429 Site Suitability Report, Proposed Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, Randolph
County, North Carolina, Volume I. Prepared for Randolph County Public
Works. Prepared by Golder Associates NC, Inc. September 2013.
21430 Site Hydrogeologic Report, Proposed Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, Randolph
County, North Carolina, Volume II. Prepared for Randolph County Public
Works. Prepared by Golder Associates NC, Inc. September 2013.
21431 Facility Plan Report, Proposed Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, Randolph
County, North Carolina, Volume II . Prepared for Randolph County Public
Works. Prepared by Golder Associates NC, Inc. September 2013.
22483 An Ordinance Granting a Franchise to Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. to
Permit, Construct and Operate Sanitary Landfill in Randolph County. Approved
by the Randolph County Board of Commissioners Dated April 07, 2014. This is
a 30-yr franchise agreement and shall expire on April 07, 2044 which may be
renewed at the end of the 30-yr term subject to the laws existing at the time of
the renewal application.
22909 Response To Comments On Site Suitability Study, Proposed Regional Municipal
Solid Waste Landfill, Randolph County, NC. Prepared for Randolph County
Public Works. Prepared by Golder Associates NC, Inc. December 22, 2014.
23916,
25125, &
25216
Permit to Construct Application for the Great Oak Landfill, Waste Management
of Carolinas, Inc., Randolph County, North Carolina, Prepared by S&ME Inc.
for Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc., February 16, 2015. Volumes 1, 2 and
3, revised on 9/24/2015, and through 10/21/2015.
25273,
25274,
25275, &
25276
Permit to Construct Application for the Great Oak Landfill, Waste Management
of Carolinas, Inc., Randolph County, North Carolina, Prepared by S&ME Inc.
for Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. Final Revised Application (Complete)
Volumes I, II, II(drawings), & III. October 30, 2015.
26166 Reponses to the May 23, 2016 Comments on the Technical Specifications and
Construction Drawings. Prepared by S&ME Inc. June 03, 2016.
Permit Type Date Issued DIN
Site Suitability January 21, 2015 22909
Permit Approval to Construct (10-year) - Phase 1 January 19, 2016 25142
Permit Approval to Operate (10-year) - Phase 1, Cell 1A December 29, 2016 27188
Permit No: 7607-MSWLF-2015
Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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26280 Summary of Piezometer Abandonments, Groundwater and Landfill Gas
Monitoring Well Installations, Monitoring Well Development, Groundwater
Monitoring Well Improvements, and Aquifer Tests, Great Oak Landfill, Permit
No. 76-07. Prepared by Golder Associates NC, Inc. Dated June 15, 2016.
26624 Memorandum regarding the final decision on CQA testing frequency of
Geosynthetic Material – Liner and Geocomposite. Prepared by SCS Engineers,
PC. July 21, 2016.
26625,
26889, &
26892
Construction Drawings (10 drawings)- Leachate Storage Facility, Great Oak
Landfill. Prepared by SCS Engineers, PC. July 29, 2016 revised October 17,
2016 and October 23, 2016.
26626 E-mail Correspondence written by Albert D. Glenn, P.E. with SCS Engineers,
regarding the material of new leachate storage tank being made of a glass fused
coated steel tank manufactured by Permastore. August 09, 2016.
26805 Leak Location Work Plan, Waste Management Great Oak Landfill, Cell 1A.
Prepared by SCS Engineers, PC. September 12, 2016 revised September 22,
2016.
27190 Construction Certification Report, Cell 1A, Great Oak Landfill (permit No.
7607-MSWLF-2015. Volumes 1 & 2. Prepared by SCS Engineers, PC. December
07, 2016, received December 08, 2016, and revised through December 22, 2016.
27122 Operations Plan, Great Oak Landfill. Prepared by S&ME Inc. February 16,
2015 and revised through December 02, 2016.

Part III: Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill Unit(s)
Not Applicable
Part IV: Industrial Landfill Unit(s)
Not Applicable
Part V: Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill Unit(s)
Not Applicable
Part VI: Transfer Station/Treatment & Processing Unit(s)
Not Applicable
Part VII: Miscellaneous Solid Waste Management Unit(s)
Not Applicable

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Permit No: 7607-MSWLF-2015
Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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ATTACHMENT 2
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT

Part I General Facility
1. Construction of all solid waste management units within the landfill facility must be in
accordance with the pertinent approved plans and only for those phases of development
approved for construction as described in Attachment 1, List of Documents for the
Approved Plan.

2. Modifications or revisions of the approved documents or changes during construction
require approval by the Section.

3. The permittee must conduct a preconstruction meeting at the landfill facility prior to
initiating construction of any phase/cell/sub-cell of the landfill units and must notify the
Section at least 10 days prior to the meeting.

4. Pursuant to North Carolina Solid Waste Management Rule (Rule) 15A NCAC 13B .0505,
on-site open burning is prohibited. However, burning of land-cleaning debris generated
on site as a result of construction activities may be allowed, only if, prior to initiating the
controlled burning, the permittee obtains approvals and/or permits from the Section, the
North Carolina (NC) Division of Air Quality, and local fire department. The permittee
must conduct the approved open burning in compliance with all air pollution and open
burn laws, regulations and ordinances.

Erosion and Sedimentation Control Requirements
5. All required sedimentation and erosion control measures must be installed and operable
to mitigate excessive on-site erosion and to prevent silt from leaving the area of the
landfill units during the service life of the facility.

6. All earth disturbing activities must be conducted in accordance with the approved
Erosion and Sediment Control Plan, NPDES Stormwater General Permit NCG010000,
the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 (15A NCAC 4), and consistent with any
other local, state or federal requirements.

7. Facility construction, operations or practices must not cause or result in a discharge of
pollution, dredged material, and/or fill material into waters of the state in violation of the
requirements under Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, as amended.

8. Modifications to the approved sedimentation and erosion control activities require
approval by the NC Land Quality Section. The Section must be notified of any
sedimentation and erosion control plan modifications.

Geologic, Ground Water and Monitoring Requirements
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Date: December 29, 2016
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9. Prior to construction of the sub-cells or cell(s) within the phase, all piezometers, borings,
and groundwater monitoring wells within the footprint must be properly abandoned in
accordance with 15A NCAC 2C .0113 (b)(1), entitled “Abandonment of Wells.”

10. 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 or damaging the wells.

11. A Licensed Geologist must report any pertinent geological feature(s) exposed during
phase or cell excavation. Prior to placing any landfill liner, the geologist must submit to
the Section Hydrogeologist a written report that includes an accurate description of the
exposed geological feature(s) and effect of the geological feature(s) on the design,
construction, and operation of the cell, phase, or unit.

12. A Licensed Geologist must supervise installation of groundwater monitoring wells and
surface water sampling stations.

13. Any modification to the approved water quality monitoring, sampling, and analysis plan
must be submitted to the Section Hydrogeologist for review.

14. Within 30 days of completed construction of each new groundwater monitoring well or
landfill gas monitoring well, a well construction record (GW-1 form), typical well
schematic, boring log, field log and notes, and description of well development activities
must be submitted to the Section. Each monitoring well and gas probe must be surveyed
for location and elevation.

15. The permittee must provide a plan sheet-sized, scaled topographical map, showing the
location and identification of new, existing, and abandoned wells and piezometers after
installation of groundwater monitoring wells.

16. Within thirty (30) days of the completed permanent abandonment of a ground-water
monitoring well, the well abandonment record (GW-30 form) and any additional
information included in the abandonment record must be submitted to the Section. The
well abandonment records must be submitted to the Solid Waste Section in accordance
with 15A NCAC 2C .0114(b) and be certified by a Licensed Geologist.

17. All forms, reports, maps, plans, and data submitted to the Section must include an
electronic (pdf) copy.

Part II Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Unit(s)
7607-MSWLF-2015, Great Oak Landfill
18. This permit approves the Facility Plan (DIN 25274) that defines the comprehensive
development of the lined Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (MSWLF) unit encompassing
Permit No: 7607-MSWLF-2015
Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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190.1-acre waste footprint and consisting of nine (9)-phased developments – Phases 1
through 9 with total gross capacity of 37,801,000 cubic yards (CY), which is measured
from the top of the protective cover to the top of final cover as shown on the Drawings
FP3 of 15 through FP12 of 15 (DIN 25274) and summarized in the following table:
Note: Phase 1 encompassing approximately 56.3 acres has the approved total gross capacity of
6,978,960 CY.

19. Pursuant to Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0201(d)(1), this permit approval to construct (PTC)
approves:
a. The construction of the lined MSWLF - Phase 1, a lateral expansion of the
MSWLF unit consisting of seven cells, Cells 1 through 7 which encompass a
waste footprint of 56.3 acre, individually as shown on Figure Nos. 3 through 10
(DIN 27122).

b. The Phase 1 of the lined MSWLF has an approved gross capacity of 6,978,960
CY.

c. Construction of Phase 1 of the lined MSWLF shall only be in accordance with the
approved plans and drawings listed in Part II of Attachment 1 of this permit and
the requirements stipulated in N.C.G.S 130A-295.6(h) and Rules 15A NCAC 13B
.1600.

Phase/Cell Gross Capacity
(CY)
Acreage Status
Phase 1 – Cell 1A 720,632 8.3
Approved for construction (this
permit)
Phase 1 – Cell 1B 584,624 7.2
Phase 1 – Cell 2 727,625 10.0
Phase 1 – Cell 3 994,612 11.6
Phase 1 – Cell 4 786,784 4.8
Phase 1 – Cell 5 1,144,835 4.6
Phase 1 – Cell 6 769,484 5.0
Phase 1 – Cell 7 1,250,364 4.8
Phase 2 6,161,656 21.8
Suitable for Landfill
Development (a new permit
approval to construct application
is required)
Phase 3 4,216,569 27.1
Phase 4 1,378,226 10.4
Phase 5 5,032,069 23.0
Phase 6 1,828,832 11.4
Phase 7 3,530,065 15.9
Phase 8 4,282,475 11.0
Phase 9 4,392,158 13.2
Total 37,801,000 190.1
Permit No: 7607-MSWLF-2015
Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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d. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 130A-295.8(b)(1), if any change to the approved
engineering plan for construction of the lined MSWLF – Phase 1 is proposed, the
permittee shall submit to the Section a major permit modification application to
the approved permit to construct application, which shall be prepared according to
Rule 15A NCAC 13B .1617 for review and approval before construction activities
commence.

20. Pursuant to Rule 15A NCAC 13B .1604(b)(2)(H), the permittee must commence
construction authorized by this PTC for the lined MSWLF – Phase 1 within 18 months
from the issuance date of this PTC- January 19, 2016. Construction includes, but is not
limited to, issuance of construction contracts, mobilization of equipment on site, and
related construction activities including installation of sedimentation and erosion control
structures. If construction does not begin within 18 months from the issuance date of this
permit, then the PTC for the lined MSWLF – Phase 1defined in this permit shall expire.
However, the permittee may re-apply for the PTC prior to this expiration date, and the re-
application will be subject to the statutes and rules in effect on that date.

21. Pursuant to the N.C.G.S. 130A-295.8(b)(1), the permittee must submit to the Section a
request for a permit review and to obtain a new PTC and/or PTO for expansion and
operation of the future landfill phases/cells which are defined in the approved Facility Plan
(DIN 25274) and Permit Condition No. 18, Attachment 2 of this permit. The permit
application for a permit review must update pertinent plans to the landfill facility including
facility plan, engineering plan, operations plan, closure & post-closure plan, financial
assurance cost estimates, environmental media monitoring plans, and any other applicable
modification to the plans, which shall be made in accordance with rules in effect at the time
of review.

Pre-Operational Conditions
22. The following conditions must be met prior to receiving wastes at the newly constructed
phases, cells, or sub-cells of any landfill unit:
a. The permittee must obtain a permit approval to operate (PTO) from the Section
for operating the constructed phases, cells or sub-cells of the landfill unit in
accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .0201(d).

b. Site preparation, final landfill base grading, and vertical separation requirements
have been performed in accordance with the Rule 15A NCAC 13B .1624,
N.C.G.S 130A-295.6(h), and the approved plan.
i) A written Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) report including: A
certification by a professional engineer registered in the State of North
Carolina.
ii) As-built drawings demonstrating that the landfill base liner system was
built in accordance with Rule 15A NCAC 13B .1624.
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iii) The approved CQA plan (DIN 25276) and the amendments (DINs 26166,
26624, 26625, 26889, 26892, 26626, & 26805), and the conditions of the
permit must be submitted to the Section for review and approval.

c. The permittee must contact the appropriate regional Solid Waste Management
Specialist to determine whether the Section chooses to hold a pre-operative
meeting including a site inspection with key landfill personnel and the Section’s
representatives for the purpose of demonstrating that the facility construction is
consistent with approved plans and specifications.

d. New groundwater monitoring wells and landfill gas monitoring wells shall be
installed, and surface water sampling locations shall be established. A baseline
sampling event for background water quality shall be performed in accordance
with Rule 15A NCAC 13B .1633 and the approved water quality monitoring plan.
Well construction records and sampling results shall be submitted to the Section
Hydrogeologist for review and approval prior to issuing the PTO.

e. The permittee shall completely implement and install site access, security, signs,
and safety requirements in accordance with Rule 15A NCAC 13B .1626.

f. The edge of the waste footprint must be identified with permanent physical
markers.

g. Documentation of financial assurance mechanisms must be submitted to the
Section. The financial assurance amount must include closure and post-closure
costs including the new phase, cell, or sub-cell to receive the Permit Approval to
Operate in accordance with N.C.G.S. 130A-295.2 and Rule 15A NCAC 13B
.1628.

Part III: Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill Unit(S)
Not Applicable
Part IV Industrial Landfill Unit(S)
Not Applicable
Part V: Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill Unit(S)
Not Applicable
Part VI: Transfer Station/Treatment & Processing Unit(S)
Not Applicable
Part VII: Miscellaneous Solid Waste Management Unit(s)
Not Applicable

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Permit No: 7607-MSWLF-2015
Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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ATTACHMENT 3
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT APPROVAL TO OPERATE

Part I: General Facility
1. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 130A- 309.09A(g), the permittee must not knowingly dispose of
solid wastes including municipal solid waste (MSW) and construction or demolition
debris (C&D) solid waste that is generated within the boundaries of a unit of local
government that by ordinance:
a. Prohibits generators or collectors of solid waste from disposing of that type or
form of solid waste.

b. Requires generators or collectors of solid waste to recycle that type or form of
solid waste.

2. This facility is permitted to receive non-hazardous solid waste, as defined in N.C.G.S.
130-290 (a) (35) that is:
a. Generated within the State of North Carolina and consistent with the local
government waste management plan and the 30-yr franchise agreement approved
by the Board of Commissioners of Randolph County on April 07, 2014
(DIN22483). The facility is NOT PERMITTED to receive solid waste from
transfer stations that accept solid waste generated outside the State of North
Carolina.

b. MSW waste, including C&D waste as defined in N.C.G.S. 130-290 (a)(18a) and
(4), except where prohibited by the franchise agreement, N.C.G.S. Article 9 of
Chapter 130A, and the 15A NCAC 13B rules.

c. The volume of waste disposal shall not exceed an average daily intake and
disposal rate of 2,000 tons per day or a maximum daily intake and disposal rate
of 3,500 tons per day to account for times when intake rate may peak, including
periods when emergency debris management is required after floods, hurricanes,
tornados or other such events consistent with the Franchise Agreement (DIN
22483) with a maximum variance that is in accordance with N.C.G.S. 130A-
294(b1)(1).

3. The facility must not accept the following wastes for disposal, at a minimum: hazardous
waste, yard trash, white goods, tires, recyclable rigid plastic bottles, wooden pallets,
motor vehicle oil filters, liquid wastes, regulated medical waste, sharps not properly
packaged, PCB waste as defined in 40 CFR 761, and wastes banned from disposal in
N.C.G.S. 130A-309.10(f).

4. The facility operator must complete an approved operator training course in compliance
with N.C.G.S. 130A-309.25.
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a. A responsible individual certified in landfill operations must be on-site during all
operating hours of the facility at all times while open for public use.

b. All pertinent landfill-operating personnel must receive training and supervision
necessary to properly operate the landfill units in accordance with N.C.G.S.
130A-309.25 and addressed by memorandum dated November 29, 2000.

5. The permittee must actively employ a training and screening program at the facility
prepared in accordance with applicable Rules, N.C.G.S. 130A-295.6(g), and the approved
Operations Plan (DIN 27122) for detecting and preventing the disposal of excluded or
unauthorized wastes. At a minimum, the program must include:
a. Random inspections of incoming loads or other comparable procedures.

b. Records of any inspections.

c. Training of personnel to recognize hazardous, liquid, and other excluded waste
types.

d. Development of a contingency plan to properly manage any identified hazardous,
liquid, or other excluded or unauthorized wastes. The plan must address
identification, removal, storage and final disposition of these wastes.

6. Financial assurance must be continuously maintained for the duration of the facility. The
permittee must annually update and adjust closure and post-closure cost estimates and
costs for potential assessment and corrective action at the landfill facility for inflation
according to N.C.G.S. 130A-295.2.

7. Facility construction, operations or practices must not cause or result in a discharge of
pollution, dredged material, and/or fill material into waters of the state in violation of the
requirements under Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, as amended.

8. All sedimentation and erosion control activities must be conducted in accordance with the
Sedimentation Control Act N.C.G.S. 113A-50, et seq. and rules promulgated under 15A
NCAC 4, and NPDES Stormwater General Permit NCG120000. All required
sedimentation and erosion control measures must be installed and operable to mitigate
excessive on-site erosion and to prevent silt from leaving the area of the landfill unit
during the service life of the facility.

9. The permittee shall implement a program for collecting, removing, and properly
disposing of windblown litter or wastes daily at the areas inside the landfill facility and
site entrance and the roads leading to the site entrance according to the Special Use
Permit issued by the Randolph County Planning Board dated April 19, 2013 (DIN 2429).

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10. The permittee must properly maintain permanent markers that accurately identify the
edge of the approved waste footprint for all active, inactive, and closed disposal units at
the landfill facility.

Environmental Media Monitoring and Reporting Requirements
General Conditions
11. Groundwater, surface water, and landfill gas monitoring locations must be established
and monitored as identified in the approved plans (DINs 25273 & 25276).

12. The permittee must implement the following permit conditions:
a. The permittee must obtain approval from the Section for the design, installation,
and abandonment of any groundwater or landfill gas monitoring well.

b. Each groundwater and landfill gas monitoring well must be surveyed in
accordance with Rule 15A NCAC 13B .1632(d)(1).

c. Each groundwater and landfill gas monitoring well must have an identification
plate permanently attached to the well, in accordance with 15A NCAC 2C
.0108(o).

d. The permittee must maintain the following documentations in the facility
operating record in accordance with Rule 15A NCAC 13B .1626(10):
i) The report for each monitoring event of groundwater, and surface water,
and landfill gas and pertinent analytical data.
ii) Documents of well completion, development details, repair, abandonment,
and all other pertinent activities associated with each groundwater and
landfill gas monitoring well.

e. A readily accessible, unobstructed path must be maintained so that groundwater
and landfill gas monitoring wells, and surface water sampling locations are
accessible using four-wheel drive vehicles.

Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting Conditions
13. Groundwater and surface water monitoring at this landfill facility must be conducted in
compliance with Rules 15A NCAC 13B .1630 through .1637, .0602, and the approved
monitoring plan (DIN 25273). Any proposed modification to an approved plan must be
submitted to the Section and approved prior to implementation.

14. Groundwater quality is subject to 15A NCAC 2L – Groundwater Classifications
Standards and the Groundwater Protection Standards (GPS) established under Rule 15A
NCAC 13B .1634(i). Surface water is subject to 15A NCAC 2B – Surface Water and
Wetlands Standards.
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Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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15. Unless otherwise specified by the Section, surface water locations, and groundwater
monitoring wells must be sampled at least semi-annually in accordance with applicable
Rules, the approved monitoring plan, and the current policies and guidelines of the
Section in effect at the time of sampling.

16. Monitoring reports of the analytical results for groundwater and surface water sampling
events must be submitted to the Section within 120 days of the sample collection date.
Analytical laboratory data must be submitted in electronic format (pdf) and in a
spreadsheet format in an Electronic Data Deliverable (EDD) Template. All monitoring
reports must contain:
a. A potentiometric surface map for the current sampling event.

b. Analytical laboratory reports and summary tables.

c. A completed Solid Waste Environmental Monitoring Data Form.

d. Laboratory data submitted in accordance with the EDD Template.

17. The permittee must implement the following permit conditions:
a. For a MSWLF Unit. The four independent samples which comprise the initial
baseline sampling event must be collected from each new installed groundwater
monitoring well in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B. 1633(b).

b. The report including analytical data must meet the requirements stated in the
Permit Condition No. 16 of Part I, Attachment 3 and be submitted to the Section
for review.

Landfill Gas Monitoring, Management, and Reporting Conditions
18. A landfill gas monitoring event must include monitoring for explosive gases must be
conducted at the facility including interior monitoring of on-site buildings in accordance
with the approved landfill gas monitoring plan (DIN 25276) and Rule 15A NCAC 13B
.1626 (4). Any proposed modification to an approved plan must be submitted to the
Section Hydrogeologist and approved prior to implementation.

19. The permittee must sample landfill gas quarterly unless otherwise required for corrective
action or specified by the Section.

20. Landfill gas monitoring reports must be placed in the facility’s operating record,
according to Rule 15A NCAC 13B .1626(10), within 7 days of the monitoring event, and
must include a description of the monitoring method used, the sampling results of each
well and onsite buildings in percent of the lower explosive limit (LEL), date of
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Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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monitoring, weather conditions, calibration report, and signature of the sampling
personnel.

21. If landfill gas monitoring reveals detections of methane greater than 25 percent of the
LEL in onsite buildings, or detections of LEL at the compliance boundary, the permittee
must comply with the requirements of Rule 15A NCAC 13B .1626(4).

22. The permittee must employ properly trained personnel to conduct gas monitoring and to
operate and maintain the constructed landfill gas collection and control system (LFGCCs)
and landfill gas to energy system (LFGTE).

23. The permittee must maintain the valid permit (s) from the NC Division of Air Quality
and comply with any local, state or federal regulations including routinely reporting
requirements to operate the LFGCCs and/or LFGTE.

Recording and Recordkeeping
24. Copies of this permit, the approved plans, and all records required to be maintained by
the permittee must be maintained in the operating record at the facility and made
available to the Section upon request during normal business hours.

25. The permittee must maintain records of the following. Scales must be used to weigh the
amount of waste received. The daily reports are to be summarized into a monthly report
for use in the required annual reports.
a. The amount of all accepted solid waste materials as (i) MSW (ii) C&D wastes,
(iii) material used as alternate daily cover, and (iv) recyclable material.

b. Daily records of waste received, and origins of the loads.

26. On or before August 1 annually, the permittee must submit an annual facility report to the
Solid Waste Section, on forms prescribed by the Section.
a. The reporting period shall be for the previous year beginning July 1 and ending
June 30.

b. The annual facility report must list the amount of waste received and landfilled in
tons and be compiled:
i) On a monthly basis.
ii) By county, city or transfer station of origin.
iii) By specific waste type.
iv) By disposal location within the facility.
v) By diversion to alternative management facilities.

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Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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c. A measurement of volume utilized in the landfill cells must be performed during
the second quarter of the calendar year. The date and volumes, in cubic yards,
must be included in the report.

d. The amount of waste, in tons from scale records, disposed in landfill cells from
December 29, 2016 through the date of the annual volume survey must be
included in the report.

e. The tons of waste recycled, recovered or diverted from disposal including a
description of how and where the material was ultimately managed, as applicable,
must be included in the report.

f. The completed report must be forwarded to the Regional Solid Waste
Management Specialist for the facility by the date due on the prescribed annual
facility report form.

g. A copy of the completed report must be forwarded to each county manager for
each county from which waste was received at the facility. Documentation that a
copy of the report has been forwarded to the county managers must be sent to the
Regional Solid Waste Management Specialist by the date due on the prescribed
annual facility report form.

Part II: Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Unit(s)
27. This permit approves the operation of Phase 1 – Cell 1A of the lined MSWLF unit as
well as the onsite environmental management and protection facilities as described in the
approved plan and report (DINs 27122 & 27190). The constructed Phase 1, Cell 1A of
the MSWLF unit:
a. Encompasses waste footprint of 8.3 acres.

b. Has approved gross capacity of 718,020 CY, which is reduced from the original
approved capacity of 720,632 CY due to field modification caused by a guy wire
owned by Duke Energy. Permittee is not ceding the original approved gross
capacity of the landfill of 37,801,000 CY due to this field modification.

c. Has the maximum fill elevation up to approximately 730 feet above mean sea
level and with a 3 (horizontal) to 1 (vertical) side slope as shown on Figure No. 4
of the Operations Plan (DIN 27122).

28. Operation of future phases or cells of the landfill requires written approval of the Section
after documentation has been submitted that the area has been constructed in accordance
with the applicable statutes and Rule 15A NCAC 13B .1617.

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Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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29. Regulated asbestos-containing material as defined in 40 CFR 61 must be managed in
accordance with 40 CFR 61. Disposal of asbestos waste must be in accordance with Rule
15A NCAC 13B .1626(1)(d) and the approved plan.

30. Non-regulated and non-infectious (treated) medical wastes as defined in NCGS 130A-
290(a)(17a) may be acceptable for disposal at the landfill unit in accordance with the
approved Operations Plan (DIN 27122) and all applicable state or federal regulations,
rules, or laws.

31. The facility is permitted to co-dispose of wastewater treatment sludge generated within
the facility's approved service area, subject to the terms and procedures of the approved
plan and Rule 15A NCAC 13B .1626(1)(e).

32. According to N.C.G.S 130A-309.57(c)(3), the permittee is approved to receive shredded
tires at the MSWLF unit for final disposal provided the tires have been cut into
sufficiently small parts. The permittee must dispose of shredded tires at the landfill
according to Rule 15A NCAC 13B. 1108.

33. In accordance with NCGS 130A-295.6 this landfill may use alternative daily cover
(ADC) according to the following conditions:
a. ADC and pertinent applications have been previously approved at another
sanitary landfill in North Carolina. The Section maintains a list of approved ADC
and its appropriate use, which may be referred to, but is not required to be, in
determining ADC types and uses.

b. ADC and pertinent applications of ADC are described in the approved Operations
Plan (DIN 27122). The MSWLF unit is approved to use the following ADCs:
reusable tarps, auto-shredder fluff, or petroleum contaminated soil.

34. The use of ADC that does not meet the requirements stated in Permit Condition No. 33
requires approval, prior to implementation, by the Section. Requests for ADC approval
must include a plan detailing the comprehensive use and a demonstration of the
effectiveness of the alternative cover, developed according to Section guidelines. Plans
that are approved by the Section will be incorporated into, and made a part of, the
approved documents listed in Attachment 1 of this permit.

35. The permittee must maintain records for all solid waste materials accepted and used as
ADC. The records must include: the date of receipt, weight of material, general
description of the material, identity of the generator and transporter, and county of origin.
Such records must be made available to the Section upon request. The application of
ADC materials in excess of normal application of daily cover of the material shall
constitute disposal.

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Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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36. The use of leachate recirculation as a leachate management tool requires approval by the
Section prior to implementation. Requests for leachate recirculation approval must
include a comprehensive management plan developed according to Section guidelines.
Plans approved by the Section will be incorporated into the approved documents listed in
Attachment 1 of this permit. Leachate recirculation may take place only in landfill areas
equipped with a base liner that meets the design requirements of 15 NCAC 13B
.1624(b)(1)(A)(i).

37. The leachate collection and removal (LCR) system must be cleaned and maintained in
accordance with NCGS 130A-295.6(h)(3) and the approved Operations Plan (DIN
27122). The permittee must maintain documentations of the leachate line inspections,
cleaning, and monitoring in the operating records of the facility and provided to the
Section upon request.

38. In accordance with the approved Operations Plan (DIN 27122) the permittee must
routinely clean and maintain the leak detection system (LDS) to ensure the action leakage
rate (ALR) generated in the secondary and tertiary liner systems is accurately measured
and documented. The permittee must implement the approved Response Action Plan
(DIN 27122) if the measured ALR exceeds 182 gallons per acre per day.

39. The permittee must complete the following permit conditions of cell activation prior to
receiving any waste at a landfill cell or sub-cell:
a. The stormwater separation devices involving rainwater flaps or geosynthetic rain
covers which are welded to the landfill base geomembrane liner must be properly
removed and disposed of.

b. Areas of the protective layer in the cells that are subjected to soil erosion must be
properly backfilled with the earthen material specified in the approved
Construction Quality Assurance Plan (DIN 25276), and compacted, re-graded,
and restored to the approved grade lines.

c. The LCR & LDS piping must be properly connected to the existing LCR & LDS
piping and sumps, respectively so that collected leachate inside the new cell or
sub-cell can flow as functional as originally designed.

d. The geotextile that is wrapped around gravel/coarse aggregate columns, which are
placed in the sumps and enveloped around leachate piping trenches, to prevent the
LCR piping from silting up must be properly cut, removed, and disposed so that
waste can be placed in direct contact with gravel/coarse aggregate.

e. Documents of completing the cell activation activities stated in the paragraphs a.
through d. of this permit condition must be included in the operating records of
the facility and provided to the Section upon request.
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Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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40. The permittee must routinely inspect leachate force main including manholes inside the
landfill facility property boundaries on a weekly basis for leaks, corrosion, maintenance
deficiencies, and improper functioning or operations. The inspection, repairment,
reporting requirement, and documentation must be properly conducted/prepared
according to the Operations Plan (DIN 27122).

41. Leachate storage tank facility and the pump station must be routinely inspected,
maintained, or repaired according to the approved plan, manufacturers’ recommendations
/ specifications, and Rule 15A NCAC 13B .1680(c), and the approved plan.

42. Untreated leachate must be sampled and analyzed at least semi-annually concurrently
with the groundwater water and surface water sampling. The leachate must be analyzed
for all Appendix I constituents, pH, specific conductance, BOD, COD, nitrates, sulfates,
and phosphates. Test results must be submitted to the Section along with groundwater
and surface water test results. In the event leachate is recirculated, additional leachate
sampling may be required.

43. Closure and post-closure activities for any landfill unit at this facility must be conducted
in accordance with the approved Closure and Post-Closure Plans (DIN 25276) and
applicable Rules 15A NCAC 13B .1627 & .1629.

44. Modification of the approved closure plan to construct an alternative cap system is
allowed by Rule 15A NCAC 13B .1627; however, the modified closure plan must be
submitted for approval at least ninety (90) days prior to closure or partial closure of any
landfill unit. The plan must include all steps and measures necessary to close and
maintain the landfill unit in accordance with all rules in effect at that time. At a
minimum, the plan must address the following:
a. Design of a final cover system in accordance with Rule 15A NCAC 13B.1627, or
the solid waste management rules in effect at the time of closure.

b. Construction and maintenance/operation of the final cover system and erosion
control structures.

c. Surface water, ground water, and explosive gas monitoring.

Part III: Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill Unit(s)
Not Applicable
Part IV Industrial Landfill Unit(s)
Not Applicable
Part V: Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill Unit(s)
Not Applicable
Part VI: Transfer Station/Treatment & Processing Unit(s)
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Great Oak Landfill
Date: December 29, 2016
Document ID No. 27188
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Not Applicable
Part VII: Miscellaneous Solid Waste Management Unit(s)
Not Applicable
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