9404_INSP_20170124

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID
T&P YW X Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Washington
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9404-CDLF-1996
CDLF X Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill X Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 24 January 2017 Date of Last Inspection: 30 March 2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Washington County C&D Landfill
718 Landfill Rd
Mackeys, NC 27970

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.91866 E: -076.66496

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Carl Critcher
252.793.5615

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Director; Washington County Landfill
PO Box 1007
Plymouth, NC 27962
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
Carl Critcher; Washington County Solid Waste
Gene Biggs; Washington County Solid Waste
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Permit to Operate (PTO) Phase 1 issued 28 June 2012; PTO Phase II issued 1 November 2013. The PTO
Phase I and Phase II expires 28 June 2017. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B .0201(g); a complete permit review request
including updated Facility, operations, and waste screening plans was due on or before 30 December 2016. This
application must comply with the rules and regulations in effect at the time of the application.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Facility Compliance Inspection

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 Construction and Demolition Landfill, Yard Waste Notification, White Goods Collection,
and Scrap Tire Collection facility.
2) This Facility is permitted to receive Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste, and Land Clearing Debris
generated in Washington County.
3) This Facility does not accept asbestos containing waste.
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4) This Facility is currently operating in Phase II.
5) The Facility is secured by means of a locked gate at the Facility entrance.
6) Proper signage is posted at the Facility entrance stating the permit number, emergency telephone number, the
hours of operation, and listing acceptable and banned waste types.
7) Hours of operation for this facility are Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM to
1:00 PM. Eleven Holidays are observed: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr Day, Good Friday,
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving (2 days), and Christmas (2
days).
8) This Facility is currently receiving +/- 85 tons of C&D waste per month.
9) The certified operators for this Facility are as follows:
Carl Critcher: SWANA Certified Landfill Operations Specialist; expires 1 May 2019
Gene Biggs: SWANA Certified Landfill Operations Specialist; expires 18 November 2019
10) The Landfill Supervisor maintains a Facility Cover Log documenting weekly compacting and cover activities.
This log was in order and presented for review during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
11) The approved Facility Permit, Operations, and Contingency Plans were complete, in order, and presented for
review during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
12) A complete copy of the Facility Contingency Plan including emergency contact information is prominently
posted in an area readily accessible by all Facility personnel.
13) This Facility screens all incoming loads for unpermitted waste types. Waste screening activities are recorded
in a notebook which is maintained in the scalehouse.
14) The Facility Surface and Groundwater monitoring is being conducted as required. The monitoring log, which
includes the most recent surface water and groundwater sampling reports, was in order and presented for
review during this Facility Compliance Inspection. The most recent sampling event was conducted on 19
September 2016 by Environment 1, Inc of Greenville, NC. The report was compiled and presented on 31
October 2016 by Smith Gardner Engineers, Inc of Raleigh, NC.
15) The groundwater monitoring wells were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection. With the
exception of monitoring well MW-2, all the wells were readily accessible, properly labeled, and secured with
functional locks. MW-2 was observed to be unsecured and lacking a functioning lock. *Please replace the
MW-2 lock and ensure that all monitoring wells are maintained secured with functioning locks.
16) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being maintained in overall good condition at
this time.
17) The recycling area was reviewed during this Facility Compliance Inspection. The white goods/metal recycling
area is being well managed at this time:
- All metal containing materials collected for recycling are deposited on-site on the concrete pad and
are maintained in an orderly fashion until collected by the metal salvage contractor.
-All Freon containing white goods are placed and maintained in an upright condition and are kept
separate from non-Freon containing white goods/metals.
-All recyclable electronics are maintained in an enclosed container and separate from the other
recyclable materials.
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18) The scrap metal pile is approaching the maximum allowable volume that can be maintained on the concrete
pad. *Plans need to be underway for the collection and transport of all recyclable metals to the metal
recycling facility.
19) All automobile-sized scrap tires are placed directly into a trailer for removal by direct haul to the scrap tire
management facility. Equipment tires are placed weekly into the tire trailer. An adequate number of trailers
are maintained on-site for the volume of scrap tires managed by this Facility.
20) Soil is stockpiled adjacent to the landfill and on the top lift of the landfill in an area adjacent to the active
working face for use as weekly cover.

21) Waste asphalt is stockpiled in an area adjacent to the working face for use in road-building activities.
22) The waste type was reviewed; only Construction & Demolition waste was observed and no unpermitted waste
streams were noted in the active disposal area during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
23) *Please continue to ensure that all waste is being covered with a minimum of six inches of soil at least once
per week or when the active disposal area reaches ½ acre in size, whichever occurs first.
24) Windblown debris is being well managed at this time.
25) Minimal windblown debris was observed on the landfill sideslopes and no windblown debris was observed
leaving the Facility during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
26) Permanent Edge of Waste Markers are in place around the footprint of the landfill and are being maintained
as required.
27) The outside slopes of Phase II have a well-established cover crop of native warm season grasses suitable to
prevent erosion of the landfill cap system.
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28) The cover crop is mowed throughout the year as needed.
29) The outside slopes of Phase I have a cover crop of native warm season grasses and mixed coppice-type
vegetation. Some small trees and other woody vegetation were observed growing in this area. Portions of the
Phase I outside slopes have been cleared of brush and other undesirable vegetative cover. *Please continue
working to remove all woody vegetation from the outside slopes of the landfill. All outside slopes should be
maintained free of brush and woody vegetation, graded at a slope not greater than 3:1 and seeded and
mulched to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system.
30) The Land Clearing Debris/Vegetative Waste Management Area was reviewed during this Facility Compliance
Inspection.
31) All Landclearing Debris and other vegetative waste is staged on site for grinding and removal from the site
for use as boiler fuel.
32) No grinding operations were in progress during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
33) The vegetative waste stockpile is being maintained in a safely manageable size.
34) Adequate access is being maintained around the vegetative waste stockpile for fire suppression and safety
inspections.
35) The vegetative waste stockpile is being maintained at a minimum of 25’ from all drainage ditches and swales,
and a minimum 25’ clear area is maintained around the processing area.
36) No unpermitted materials were observed in the vegetative debris management area during this Facility
Compliance Inspection.
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37) *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: 25 January 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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