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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF X LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: Craven
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2509-MSWLF-1999
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 30 January 2017 Date of Last Inspection: 22 August 2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Coastal Environmental Partnership
7400 Old Hwy 70
New Bern, NC 28560

GPS COORDINATES: N:35.16748 E:-077.22647

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Bobby Darden
252.633.1564

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Coastal Environmental Partnership
PO Box 128
Cove City, NC 28523
Attn: Executive Director
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
David Warmack; Coastal Environmental Partnership
Ray Williams; DEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Life of Site Permit to Operate (PTO) Tuscarora Long-term Regional MSW Landfill IRL, Phases I, II, and III
and Large, Type 1 Solid Waste Composting Facility issued 20 January 2017. Pursuant to NCGS 130A-294(a2), this
PTO shall expire 3 September 2032.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Facility Compliance Inspection without records review

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None applicable

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection; please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
section below.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This Facility is a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill and a Large, Type 1 Composting Facility.
2) This Facility is permitted to receive Municipal Solid Waste, Construction & Demolition Waste, Yard Waste,
Land-clearing Debris, and Scrap Tires generated in Carteret, Craven, Jones, and Pamlico Counties and all
municipalities and Federal facilities within the boundaries of these four counties.
3) This Facility is recorded with the Craven County Register of Deeds at Book: 2251; Pages: 957-963.
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4) Proper signage including the Facility permit number, accepted waste types, banned or excluded items, hours
of operation, and the emergency contact number is posted at the Facility entrance.
5) The Facility is secured by means of a locked gate at the main Facility entrance and by a locked gate at the
Ingenco Facility Entrance.
6) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being maintained in overall good condition.
7) The hours of operation are Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM and Saturday 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM.
Three Holidays are observed: New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
8) A residential waste management area is maintained off of the main landfill access road to reduce the amount
of small vehicle/small load traffic at the landfill working face. Roll-off containers are staged in this area for
the collection of residential waste. Full containers are transported to the landfill working face to dispose of the
collected waste as needed. The area around these containers appears well-policed and maintained at this time.
9) This Facility is permitted to use leachate for dust control within the liner limits.
10) The Municipal Solid Waste Facility is currently operating in Phase III.
11) This Facility is approved for the use of Posi-shell as an alternative daily cover system.
12) Soil is stockpiled adjacent to the working face for use as cover.
13) The working face is being maintained in a compact and manageable size.
14) The waste type in the landfill was reviewed; the waste type being disposed is MSW and no unpermitted
wastes were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
15) Portable fencing is being used on the downwind side of the working face to control windblown debris. This
portable fencing appears to be functioning well.
16) All windblown debris is being collected and returned to the working face as needed.
17) Windblown debris is being managed well at this time. No windblown debris was observed leaving the Facility
during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
18) An area of erosion was observed on the western sideslope across from monitoring well eight. This erosion
runs from approximately halfway up the sideslope down to just above the toe. *Please repair this area by
filling and grading the eroded area at a slope not greater than 3:1. After completing the repair, please seed and
mulch the repaired area to establish a groundcover suitable to protect your landfill cap system.
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19) No off-site erosion was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
20) Landfill gas is used in the generation of electricity at the on-site Ingenco Energy Plant. The Ingneco plant was
in operation during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
21) The leachate collection system cleanouts are highly visible, readily accessible, protected, and well maintained.
22) Leachate is treated and stored in on-site leachate containment lagoons until pumped by force main to the City
of New Wastewater Treatment Plant.
23) A cover crop of native warm season grasses has been well established and maintained on all closed areas of
the landfill.
24) The cover crop is mowed throughout the year as needed. Portions of the cover crop have recently been
mowed.
Approximate location of erosion
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25) Erosion was observed on the southern sideslope of the IRL in and around the surface water drain and
diversion berm. *Please repair this area by filling and grading the eroded area at a slope not greater than 3:1.
After completing the repair, please seed and mulch the repaired area to establish a groundcover suitable to
protect your landfill cap system.

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26) No areas of differential settlement or ponding water were observed in the closed areas of the landfill during
this Facility Compliance Inspection.
27) The stormwater/sedimentation control basins were clear of vegetation and wind-blown debris and appear well
maintained at this time.
28) The inert debris storage area was reviewed. No unpermitted waste types were observed in this area during this
Facility Compliance Inspection. *Please note that the State rules regarding recovered materials state that for a
material to qualify as a recovered material, the majority of the material (75% or more) must be sold, used, or
re-used within twelve months of staging at the site. If the required volume of materials is not re-used within
twelve months, then the materials must be properly disposed at a Facility permitted to receive such wastes.
29) The compost element of this Facility was reviewed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
30) Composting operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
31) All composting activities are maintained on the concrete pad.
32) All unprocessed vegetative materials are maintained separate from the compost windrows.
33) All compost piles are maintained with adequate space around the piles for turning, maintenance, and fire
suppression.
34) Finished compost is maintained in separate piles in an area away from the compost windrows to prevent
contamination from uncomposted materials.
Approximate location of erosion
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35) All dimensional lumber is maintained separate from the vegetative debris piles. All dimensional lumber is
ground for removal from the site and used as boiler fuel.
36) Facility monitoring wells were reviewed during this Facility Compliance Inspection. All reviewed wells were
readily accessible, properly labeled, and secured with functioning locks.
37) No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
38) *Corrective measures are required as a result of this Facility Compliance Inspection.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.

Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Regional Representative

Delivered on: 14 February 2017 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
Jessica Montie; Chief Compliance Officer/SWS: [e-mail]

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