67F_INSP_20170421

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Carteret
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 67F-LCID-2012
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 21 April 2017 Date of Last Inspection: 2 September 2015

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Rocky Run Inert Debris Landfill Facility
Rocky Run Road (SR 1413)
Jacksonville, NC

GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.76490 E: -077.26646

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Frank Morton
910.340.2606

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
JJ Morton & Son Construction
3121 New Bern Highway
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Attn: Frank Morton
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
DJ Davis; Dixie Dozer Grading
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Expired; Permit to Construct (PTC) and Permit to Operate (PTO) a Landclearing and Inert Debris Landfill and
Processing Facility issued 15 March 2012. PTO expired 14 March 2017. A complete permit review request for the
next five-year phase of construction and/or operations was due on or before 14 September 2016. *Please contact Mr
Ed Mussler, the Solid Waste Section Permitting Branch Head at 919.707.8200 or via e-mail at
[e-mail] for permit renewal requirements.

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 Land Clearing and Inert Debris (LCID) Solid Waste Management Facility consisting of an
LCID Landfill and an LCID Treatment and Processing (T&P) Facility.
2) This Facility is recorded with the Onslow County Register of Deeds at Book #3009; Page #252-254.
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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; and asphalt
in accordance with NCGS 130-294(m).
4) This Facility is permitted to operate an LCID Landfill and a Landclearing Debris Treatment & Processing
Facility.
5) This Facility is permitted to receive wastes generated within Onslow and Pender Counties.
6) This Facility is permitted to grind Landclearing Debris and to stockpile the resulting processed wood chips
within the LCIDLF and for the improvement of existing service and entrance roads.
7) Landclearing Debris must not be stockpiled for processing for greater than 6 months and the stockpile must
be restricted to less than 1 acre in size and 10 feet in height.
8) Processed wood chips must not be stockpiled for greater than 3 months and the stockpile must be restricted to
less than 1 acre in size and 10 feet in height
9) No Landclearing Debris grinding operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
10) The Facility is secured by means of locked gates at the two Facility entrances. The secondary access gate on
the western end of the property was closed and locked and the main Facility access gate was open upon my
arrival.
11) A Facility attendant on-site during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
12) This Facility is currently operating with an expired permit. *As per our telephone conversation, your
completed Facility permit renewal package needs to be submitted to the Solid Waste Section Permitting
Branch as soon as possible. Please contact Mr Ed Mussler, the Solid Waste Section Permitting Branch Head
at 919.707.8200 or via e-mail at [e-mail] for permit renewal requirements.
13) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being maintained in overall good condition at
this time.
14) Inert materials consisting of scrap concrete and asphalt are routinely stockpiled on-site in an area adjacent to
the landfill for later crushing and reuse in accordance with NC GS 130A-309.05. The stockpiles have recently
been crushed and are currently being removed from the site for re-use.
15) Soil has been stockpiled in an area adjacent to the landfill and on the landfill in an area adjacent to the
working face for use in cover and grading.
16) The waste type in the landfill was reviewed; the waste type being disposed was LCID waste only and no
unpermitted wastes were noted during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
17) Areas of sparse cover were observed on several of the outside slopes. Erosion of the landfill cap was observed
in these areas. *Please grade, seed, and mulch all areas lacking in sufficient cover to establish a groundcover
suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system. Please monitor all repaired areas to ensure a cover crop
suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system is established and maintained on all outside slopes and
inactive areas of the landfill.
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18) The sideslopes of the top lift and portions of the western outside slope appear to be graded at a slope greater
than 3:1. *Please ensure that all outside slopes are constructed and maintained at a slope not greater than 3:1.
19) Portions of the southern sideslope below the active working face has not been adequately covered and graded.
*Please cover and grade this area at a slope not greater than 3:1; and then seed and mulch this area to establish
a cover crop suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system.
20) The active working face is being maintained in a compact and manageable size. *Please continue working to
ensure that this active working face is restricted to the smallest feasible area, is compacted as densely as
practical into cells, and sloped to ensure drainage of all surface waters into the adjacent permitted mine.
21) Please continue to 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, or more often when necessary to prevent the site
from becoming a nuisance or to mitigate conditions associated with fire, windblown materials, vectors, or
excessive water infiltration.
22) No off site erosion was noted during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
23) No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
24) *Corrective actions are required as a result of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.

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

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

Delivered on: 25 April 2017 by X Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

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