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Home My WebLink About23-01,042810NOV FACILITY COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section 0UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF X LCID YW X Transfer Compos t SLAS COUNTY: Cleveland Closed MSWLF HHW White goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 23-01 CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection X Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Audit: April 28, 2010 Date of Last Audit: August 26, 2009 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Cleveland County Landfill 1609 Airport Road Shelby, North Carolina 28150 GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.33046 W: 81.47539 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Sam Lockridge, Health Services Coordinator (704) 480-5478 FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: 315 East Grove Street Shelby, North Carolina 28150 AUDIT PARTICIPANTS: Tommy Parker, Cleveland County Charles Gerstell, NCDENR-Solid Waste Section STATUS OF PERMIT: A Permit to Operate West Site- C&D Landfill Over Unlined MSW, East Site – Subtitle D MSW Landfill, and Self- McNeilly Municipal Solid Waste Landfill was issued on may 15, 2009 and shall expire on May 15, 2014. A Permit to Operate A Municipal Solid Waste Management Facility Construction and Demolition (C&D) Landfill Area Over Closed MSW LF was issued on June 5, 2006 and covers and operations period until July 1, 2008. On July 1, 2008, the Division of Waste Management received a permit application for continued operation of the Cleveland County Construction and Demolition Landfill Facility. This permit application was determined to be complete per letter issued by Pat Backus, former Environmental Engineer II. PURPOSE OF AUDIT: Partial Audit NOTICE OF VIOLATION(S): 15A NCAC 13B .1626(2)(a) states: Except as provided in (2)(b) of the Paragraph, the owners or operators of all MSWLF units must cover disposed solid waste with six inches of earthen material at the end of each operating day, or at more frequent intervals if necessary, to control disease vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging. Waste was last received at the East Site – Subtitle D MSW Landfill on December 31, 2009. However, significant exposed waste was observed on the landfill during the inspection. Therefore, Cleveland County is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .1626(2)(a). FACILITY COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 4 To achieve compliance, within 15 days of receipt of the is audit report with Notice of Violation(s), Cleveland County must cover all exposed waste within the landfill with a minimum of six inches of earthen material. If no waste is to be placed within the landfill for 12 months or more, 12-inches of earthen material must be placed on the exposed waste. View of exposed waste on western slope of East Site – Second view of exposed waste on western slope of Subtitle D MSW Landfill East Site – Subtitle D MSW Landfill. South of adj. picture. View of exposed waste near top of East Site – Subtitle D View of exposed waste on top, southern portion of East MSW Landfill looking east. Site – Subtitle D MSW Landfill. You are hereby 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 Statute or Regulations. For the violation(s) noted here, you may 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. FACILITY COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 3 of 4 STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None AREAS OF CONCERN AND COMMENTS: 1. The landfill consists of at lined MSWLF, C&DLF over a closed MSW, tire collections area, and white goods area. 2. This inspection was performed as a partial audit to observe the operations of the facility 3. The facility is currently accepting 265 tons of MSW waste per day and 133 tons of C&D waste per day. Operations Inspection of the MSW Units: 4. Waste was being placed in the Self-McNeilly MSW Landfill Phase 1at the time of inspection. 5. The working face was small and compact. 6. One tire was removed from the working face during the inspection. No other unacceptable waste streams were observed within the working face. Continue efforts to removed unacceptable waste streams as they are observed. 7. Edge of liner stakes were being maintained. 8. Significant windblown waste was observed east of the landfill as you enter the active area. Mr. Parker explained that this waste was the result of high winds experienced during a thunderstorm the previous day. Be sure to pick up all windblown waste at the conclusion of each operating day as required by 15A NCAC 13B .1626(11)(c). 9. Geotextile fabric is being pulled back from leachate lines prior to placement of waste within the new landfill phase. 9. Operational cover on inactive areas within the active landfill phase was good at the time of inspection. 10. Access roads were accessible and well maintained. 11. Leachate tanks were inspected and found to be well maintained. Leachate levels were observed to be 11.5-feet and 18.4-feet. 12. Approximately 2-inches of water was observed on the floor of the leachate tank containment area at the time of inspection. Water on the floor of the containment area is automatically pumped back into the leachate tanks. Operations Inspection of the C&D Unit: 13. Working face was less than ½ acre at the time of inspection. 14. No unacceptable waste streams were observed within the working face. 15. A pile of waste had been left on the east side of the landfill. This waste must be removed and taken to the working face. 16. Ponded leachate was observed at the toe of the north facing slopes on the eastern portion of the landfill. This area must be repaired to ensure that leachate does not leave the landfill area. 15. Additional operational cover was needed on many inactive areas on the eastern portion of the landfill. All inactive areas must be covered with a minimum of 6-inches of earthen material. 16. During the inspection, mulch containing large limbs was observed on some inactive area of the landfill. Mr. Parker explained that the mulch and limbs were being used as a soil amendment. Use of mulch with limbs within the landfill must be ceased. Mixing of soil and mulch is considered an alternative cover. Use of an alternative cover requires prior approval from the Solid Waste Section. Operations Inspection of the Scrap Tire Area: 17. This area was well managed at the time of inspection. All tires were stacked and placed in trailers. Operations Inspection of the White Goods Area: 18. The white goods area was observed and was well managed. Freon is removed from all white goods prior to being delivered to the facility. White goods are then taken to the scrap metal area. FACILITY COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 4 Operations inspection of the Type 1 Composting Area/Treatment and Processing Area: 19. Majority of waste appeared to be land-clearing debris. Continue efforts to ensure that yard trash is kept separate from land clearing waste. If these wastes are mixed, all material must be composted per 15A NCAC 13B .1406. 20. Two compost rows were observed on site at the time of inspection. Some ponding was observed between these rows. Steps must be taken to control ponding within the compost area to ensure that vehicles can access the area during normal operations and during emergency situations. 21. Continue efforts to ensure that sufficient access is provided around all windrows and piles of un-ground material to ensure sufficient access by firefighting equipment. Inspection of Closed MSWLF: 23. An area of significant ponding was observed on the northeast portion of the landfill. This area must be properly repaired to prevent future ponding. 24. Trees are growing on the landfill. All trees must be removed from the landfill including stumps. Cap repairs as a result of tree removal must also be accomplished. 25. Some areas of bare soil were observed on the northern portion of the landfill. All bare areas must be stabilized with a groundcover sufficient to restrain erosion. 26. Edge of waste markers had been installed. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this audit report. ____________________________ Phone: (704) 235-2144 . Charles T. Gerstell Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Delivered on : 5/14/10 by Electronic Correspondence US Mail X Certified No. [7008 1140 0002 2716 2951] cc: Mark Poindexter, Field Operations Branch Supervisor Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor David Dear, County Manager Certified No.: 7008 1140 0002 2716 2791 Post Office Box 1210 Shelby, North Carolina 28151