HomeMy WebLinkAbout67A_INSP_20170223FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Onslow
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 67A-LCID-
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
Date of Inspection: 23 February 2017 Date of Last Inspection: 9 May 2016
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Morton Trucking Company LCID Landfill
Highway 17
Jacksonville, NC
GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.79724 E: -077.35295
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Tim Morton
910.346.9068
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Morton Trucking Company
121 Garnet Lane
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Attn: Tim Morton
E-mail: tmorton@bizec.rr.com
PARTICIPANTS:
Tim Morton; Morton Trucking Company
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Permit to Construct (PTC) Phases A, B, and C (Lateral Expansion Area) and Permit to Operate (PTO)
Vertical Expansion issued 21 August 2013, expires 22 August 2018. A complete permit review request including
updated Facility, operations, and waste screening plans is due on or before 21 February 2018. This request 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:
1) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (1) states “Operational plans shall be approved and followed as specified for the
facility.”
2) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (4) states “Adequate soil cover shall be applied monthly, or when the active area reaches
one acre in size, whichever occurs first.”
3) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (5) states “120 calendar days after completion of any phase of disposal operations, or
upon revocation of a permit, the disposal area shall be covered with a minimum of one foot of suitable soil cover
sloped to allow surface water runoff in a controlled manner. The Division may require further action in order to
correct any condition which is or may become injurious to the public health, or a nuisance to the community.”
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4) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (6) states “Adequate erosion control measures, structures, or devices shall be utilized
to prevent silt from leaving the site and to prevent excessive on site erosion.”
5) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (7) states “Provisions for a ground cover sufficient to restrain erosion must be
accomplished within 30 working days or 120 calendar days upon completion of any phase of landfill
development.”
Please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS section below for details concerning the violations listed above.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This Facility is a Land Clearing and Inert Debris (LCID) Landfill.
2) This Facility is recorded with the Onslow County Register of Deeds at: Book #1094; Page #778.
3) This Facility is permitted to receive land clearing waste, yard trash, untreated and unpainted wood,
uncontaminated soil, and inert debris such as unpainted rock, brick, concrete, and concrete block.
4) This Facility is secured by means of a locked gate at the Facility entrance.
5) Proper signage is posted at the Facility entrance listing the Facility contact name and telephone number,
accepted waste types, and hours of operation.
6) This Facility maintains a perimeter access road around the toe of the landfill for maintenance and site
inspection. The perimeter access road is being well maintained at this time.
7) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being maintained in overall good condition.
8) The permitted disposal area has not been marked to identify the permitted landfill footprint. * Within 30 days
of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please install permanent, highly-visible markers
accurately delineating the permitted waste disposal boundary and all required buffers.
9) The waste type in the landfill was reviewed. The waste type being disposed is LCID waste only.
10) This Facility is currently operating with two active working areas. *Within thirty days of receipt of this
Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please compact, cover, and close one of these active working areas
and ensure that this Facility operates with only one active working area.
11) Soil is stockpiled in an area adjacent to the working face for use in cover and grading activities.
12) The active working area appears to be covered monthly as required. Minimal exposed waste was observed
during this Facility Compliance Inspection. *Please continue ensure that all waste is covered with one foot of
suitable soil monthly, or when the active working area reaches one acre in size, whichever comes first.
13) Erosion was observed in various areas on the outside slopes throughout the landfill. *Within 30 days of
receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please repair these areas by filling and grading at a
slope not greater than 3:1. After repairing the erosion, please seed and mulch the areas to establish a
groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system.
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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14) Small trees and other woody vegetation have been established in various areas on the sideslopes of the closed
sections of the landfill. *Within 30 days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please
remove all woody vegetation and small trees from the landfill cap system. Please ensure that all sideslopes are
graded at a slope not greater than 3:1, and seeded and mulched to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent
erosion.
15) Portions of the outside slopes were lacking sufficient cover to prevent the erosion of your landfill cap system.
*Within 30 days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please repair these sparse areas by
seeding and mulching to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system.
16) Grading and drainage improvements around the toe of the eastern and southern sideslopes are ongoing.
17) *Corrective measures are required as a result of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.
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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.
Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: 252.948.3955 E-mail: ray.williams@ncdenr.gov Regional Representative
Delivered on: 7 March 2017 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: andrew.hammonds@ncdenr.gov
Jessica Montie; Chief Compliance Officer/SWS: jessica.montie@ncdenr.gov
D Scott Bost; Onslow County Solid Waste Director: scott_bost@onslowcountync.gov
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