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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF X LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: WAKE
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9222-MSWLF-2008
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: December 28, 2016 Date of Last Inspection: March 7, 2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
South Wake MSW Landfill
Highway 55 Bypass (6124 Old Smithfield Road)
Apex, NC 27615

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.68140 W: -78.84475

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Owner: Wake County – Solid Waste Director: John Roberson [phone]
[e-mail]
Operator: Wake County Disposal, LLC – Landfill Manager: Troy Mitchell [phone] (cell)
[e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Liz Patterson, NCDEQ - Solid Waste Section
Amanda Freeman, NCDEQ - Solid Waste Section
Troy Mitchell, Waste Industries - General Manager
Brian Fowler, Waste Industries – Operations Support
Casey Fulghum, Wake County – Solid Waste Facilities Manager

STATUS OF PERMIT:
PTC-Original Issue, Phase 1: February 18, 1999
PTC-Phase 1 rescinded: April 7, 2000
PTC-Phase 1: March 27, 2001
PTC-Phase 1 modification: March 21, 2007
PTO-Phase 1A: January 28, 2008
PTO-Phase 1A (error corrected): August 20, 2008
PTC-Phase 1 modification (changes to 1B): September 15, 2009
PTO-Phases 1A & 1B: July 21, 2010
PTC Phase 2 and PTO Phases 1A and 1B: August 28, 2013
PTC Phase 2B and PTO Phases 1A, 1B, and 2A: April 24, 2015
PTC and PTO expires January 28, 2018

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
NONE

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Solid Waste Section

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OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
NONE

ADDITIONAL COMMENT
The facility is a MSW landfill owned by Wake County and operated by Wake County Disposal, LLC. Wake County
Disposal is a subsidiary of Waste Industries, Inc. The service area for the facility is Wake County and the municipalities
in Wake County. The Permit to Construct and the Permit to Operate shall expire January 28, 2018.

1. The facility is fenced and is secured by a locking gate when it is not open for operation. The correct signage is at
the entrance of the facility listing the facility name, permit number and emergency contact information as well as
materials accepted at the facility. The facility accepts waste Monday through Saturday from 7:00am until 4:00pm
and is closed Sundays.

2. The approved Facility Permit, Operations Plan, and Contingency Plan were complete, in order, and presented for
review during this Facility Compliance Inspection.

3. Posi-Shell has been approved for use as an alternate cover material for the facility. Recycled paint from the
Wake County HHW collection sites is used in the Posi-Shell mixture. A record of Posi-Shell application and
inspections are kept as part of the operating record.

4. The use of geotextile or tarp as alternate daily cover is approved. The use must be consistent with the approved
plan.

5. Financial assurance costs were updated most recently on November 10, 2016.

6. Groundwater sampling events are being completed semiannually by Golder Associates, Inc. Sampling occurred
on March 29, 2016 and September 28, 2015.

7. The facility conducts methane monitoring quarterly. Methane monitoring records were verified for samplings
taken on December 16, 2015, March 16, 2016, June 15, 2016, and September 22, 2016. No exceedances noted.

8. Random waste screenings records were up-to-date through 12/24/2016. Personnel at the facility complete 1 or 2
recorded inspections per operating day. The screening forms note any prohibited items observed and a description
of the load. A picture of the hauling truck is also taken and attached to each screening form. Good job!

9. Staff training records were reviewed:
The following personnel are SWANA Managers of Landfill Operations (MOLO):
Troy Mitchell expires 2/6/18 (#58763
Alexander S. Boone expires 6/5/18 (#994707)
George Moot expires 6/10/19 (#1169654)
Lauchlin M. Muse, III expires 6/10/19 (#1169646)
The following employees are Certified Landfill Operation Specialists by NC SWANA:
Brian Fowler LF-2009143 expires 12/13/18

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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10. Troy Mitchell, General Manager and his staff are keeping an odor log and driving neighborhoods when
complaints are received. Facility has also setup an Odor Complaint Form using Survey Monkey that is posted on
the WakeGov.com website on the South Wake Landfill page at
http://www.wakegov.com/recycling/division/swl/Pages/default.aspx . Facility will continue to maintain odor log
and remain responsive to complaints.

11. Edge of waste markers are in place and easily identifiable around the waste footprint at the facility.

12. The intermediate cover at the facility appeared in good condition and well applied. Side slopes are being
stabilized with mulch.

13. The size of the working face was appropriately sized for the expected tonnage. The working face was
well defined with dirt around the edges.

14. The facility has two (2) leachate pumps (one for each sub-phase, 1A & 1B to pump leachate from the liner to the
storage tank. From the leachate collection tanks, approximately 2,000 gallons of leachate per day is pumped, via
forced main, into the Holly Springs sanitary sewer system which flows to the Town of Holly Springs waste water
treatment plant.

15. No prohibited or banned items were observed within the working face.

16. Windblown waste was being well managed.

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Solid Waste Section

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

Phone: [phone](O) 919-805-6499(C)
[e-mail]

Liz Patterson
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: 1/12/2016 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer - Solid Waste Section John Roberson, Wake County – Solid Waste Director
Casey Fulghum, Wake County – Solid Waste Facilities Manager