0201_INSP_20170329

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Alexander
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 02-01
CDLF X Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
Date of Site Inspection: March 29, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: April 26, 2016
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Alexander County Construction and Demolition Landfill
2500 Paynes Dairy Road
Taylorsville, North Carolina 28681
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.359335 W: 81.1534
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Josh Mitchell, Solid Waste Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
621 Liledoun Road Box 12
Taylorsville, North Carolina 28681
PARTICIPANTS:
Josh Mitchell, Solid Waste Director
Charles Gerstell, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
A Permit Approval to Operate 0201-CDLF-1997, Alexander County CDLF and 0202T-TRANSFER-1998, Alexander
Co. Transfer Station was issued to Alexander County on February 20, 2017.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
15A North Carolina Administrative Code 13B .0542(f)(1) states: “Except as provided in Subparagraph (3) of this
Paragraph, the owners and operators of all C&DLF units must cover the solid waste with six inches of earthen material
when the waste disposal area exceeds one-half acre and at least once weekly. Cover must be placed at more frequent
intervals if necessary to control disease vectors, flies, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging. A notation of the date and
time of the cover placement must be recorded in the operating record as specified in Paragraph (n) of this Rule.”
During the inspection, waste was observed exposed above the soil on a portion of the inactive southeast facing slope of
the landfill. Waste was last placed in this area on approximately February 8, 2017 according to Mr. Mitchell. Therefore,
Alexander County is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0542(f)(1) in that waste was not covered with six inches of earthen
material at least once weekly as required.
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15A North Carolina Administrative Code 13B .0542(g)(3) states: “Appropriate methods such as fencing and diking
must be provided within the area to confine solid waste which is subject to be blown by the wind. At the conclusion of
each operating day, all windblown material resulting from the operation must be collected and disposed of by the owner
and operator.
During the inspection, severe windblown waste was observed east and south of the working face. It appeared that some
waste had been deposited along the wind fence east of the working face for quite some time. Mr. Mitchell confirmed that
windblown waste had been deposited prior to the previous day’s operation. Therefore, Alexander County is in violation
of 15A NCAC 13B .0542(g)(3) in that windblown waste was collected and disposed at the conclusion of each day of
operation.
15A North Carolina Administrative Code 13B .0203(d) states: “By receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the
permittee(s) shall be considered to have accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply with the conditions of the
permit.”
x Attachment 1, Part 1, General Facility Permit Condition 6 states: “Operation of this solid waste management
facility shall be in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B, Article 9 of the Chapter
130A of the North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS 13A-290, et seq.), the conditions contained in this Permit;
and the approved plan. Should the approved plan and the rules conflict, the Solid Waste Management Rules shall
take precedence unless specifically addressed by permit condition. Failure to comply may result in compliance
action or Permit revocation.”
x The approved Operation Plan (included within the Permit Application for Continued Operation; Document ID
No. 27229) is included in the List of Documents for the Approved Plan. Item 3.2(2)(a) of the approved Operation
Plan states in part: “Except as in Subparagraph (c), the County must cover the solid waste with six inches of
earthen material when the waste disposal area exceeds one-half acre and at least once weekly.”
x Item 3.2(3)(c) of the approved Operation Plan states in part: “At the conclusion of each operating day, all
windblown material resulting from the operation will be collected and disposed of by the County.”
Alexander County is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) in that solid waste was not covered with six inches of
earthen material at least once weekly and windblown material resulting from the operation was not collected and disposed
of at the conclusion of each operating day as stipulated in the approved Operation Plan.
View of exposed waste looing south (photo by C. Gerstell) View of exposed waste looking west (photo by C. Gerstell)
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Solid Waste Section
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View of windblown waste east of working face. (photo by View of windblown waste looking southwest. (photo by
C. Gerstell) C. Gerstell)
To achieve compliance, within 15-days of receipt of this inspection report, all waste must be covered with six-inches
of earthen material and all windblown waste must be collected and properly disposed.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility consists of a Construction and Demolition Landfill located on top of a Closed, unlined MSW Landfill.
2. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated within Alexander County.
3. The facility had proper signage.
Records Review:
4. The Permit to Operate and the Operations Plan were verified. Both documents were current and available upon
request.
5. Waste tonnage reports were verified for April 2016 through February 2017. The facility received 30888.39 tons of
waste during this time period.
6. Groundwater and surface water monitoring was being performed semi-annually as required. First semi-annual
monitoring results for 2016 (performed January 5-7, 2016) and second semi-annual monitoring results for 2016
(performed July 1, 5-6 and Sept. 22, 2016) were verified.
7. Methane and hydrogen sulfide monitoring was being performed quarterly as required. Monitoring reports for
events performed on 3/25/16, 6/22/16, 9/22/16, 12/22/16, and 3/9/17 were verified.
x Please ensure that hydrogen sulfide is reported in “% Volume” as stipulated in the approved Landfill Gas
Monitoring Plan.
8. Waste screening reports from April 26, 2016 to present were verified. It appeared that screenings were performed
with good frequency and appeared to represent 1% of the waste stream.
9. A soil cover log was being maintained. The document noted the date and number of loads of soil placed on the
landfill. Please ensure that in the future, soil cover records document both the date and time of cover placement as
required by 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 13B .0542(f)(1) and .0542(n)(1)(F).

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. Landfill Operation Specialist Certification:
x Freddy Mitchell (expires 3/27/19)
x Phillip Monty Payne (expires 9/4/17)
x R.D. Story (expires 2/13/18)
Operations Inspection of the C&DLF:
11. Waste was being placed within Phase 1 of the CDLF at the time of inspection.
12. The working face was less than on-half acre in size at the time of inspection.
13. No unacceptable waste streams were observed.
14. The inactive north facing slope of the landfill had good operational cover and had been seeded with some
germination of seed. Continue efforts to stabilize all inactive areas with a groundcover sufficient to restrain
erosion.
15. Slight surface erosion was observed on the north and west facing slopes of the landfill. Any erosion must be
repaired and efforts made to stabilize these areas with sufficient groundcover.
16. All access roads were of all-weather construction and well maintained.
17. A landfill collection control system consisting of three landfill gas extraction wells (MEW-1, MEW-2, and MEW-
3) and a blower system is located along the north side of the closed MSWLF and has been in operation since
November 2012. However, this system does not appear to be consistent with the active methane gas system
originally approved as part of the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) and subsequent addendums which included the
installation of 10 landfill gas extraction wells and a flare. The previous inspection report requested that Alexander
County contact Jackie Drummond, Compliance Hydrogeologist to provide an update of any changes in the
approved CAP implementation.
x During the March 29, 2017 inspection, Mr. Mitchell stated that the aforementioned request was to be
addressed in the Corrective Action Evaluation Report which was to be submitted by April 1, 2017.
x A Corrective Action Evaluation Report was submitted to the Solid Waste Section on April 3, 2017.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
________________________________________ Phone: [phone]
Charles T. Gerstell
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: 4/5/17 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer - Solid Waste Section

Digitally signed by Charles T. Gerstell
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Waste Management, ou=Solid Waste
Section,
email=[e-mail], c=US
Date: 2017.04.05 10:43:11 -04'00'