0104_INSP_20170502

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF X LCID YW X Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Alamance
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods X Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 01-04
CDLF X Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: May 2, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: May 26, 2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Alamance County Austin Quarter Road Solid Waste Management Facility
2701 Austin Quarter Road
Graham, NC 27253

GPS COORDINATES:
N: 35.93973 W: -79.29288

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Richard Hill, Solid Waste Director – Alamance County Landfill
w. 336-376-8902
c. 336-214-6565
f. 336-376-8937
[e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Alamance County Landfill
Richard Hill, Solid Waste Director
2701 Austin Quarter Road
Graham, NC 27253

PARTICIPANTS:
John Patrone, Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section (SWS)
Richard Hill, Solid Waste Director - Alamance County Landfill
Emily Ball, Assistant Solid Waste Director - Alamance County Landfill
Pam Long, Administrative Officer - Alamance County Landfill

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit To Operate (PTO) issued December 10, 2015
Permit To Construct (PTC) issued in conjunction with PTO
PTO expiration date December 16, 2020

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On May 2, 2017, John Patrone met with Richard Hill, Emily Ball, and Pam Long to conduct a comprehensive inspection
of the Alamance County Austin Quarter Road Solid Waste Management Facility on Austin Quarter Road in Graham,
Alamance County.

1. The facility consists of a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill, a construction and demolition debris (C&D)
landfill, a yard waste (YW) management operation, an uninhabitable mobile home processing operation (T&P),
a postconsumer recycled asphalt shingles (PRAS) operation (T&P), and a Temporary Disaster Debris Staging
Site (TDDSS).
2. The facility operates a source-separated recycled materials processing building. Segregated loads of recyclable
materials: cardboard, paper, plastic, and metal is received from Alamance County convenience centers. The
recyclable material is baled for resale.
3. The facility has a convenience center located adjacent to the scale house.
4. The facility is open Monday through Friday 7:00 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 12:00 pm.
5. The facility permit, site plan, and operations plan were discussed.
6. The following are facility certified personnel:
a. Richard Hill, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2016065, exp. 11/04/19
b. Emily Ball, Certified Landfill Manager, No. 1169581, exp. 06/10/19
c. Rodney Foust, Certified Landfill Manager, No. 818577, exp. 08/12/17
d. Jeffrey T. Apple, Certified Landfill Manager, No. 950297, exp. 06/06/17
e. Jermaine White, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2008029, exp. 02/08/20
f. Johnny L. Shields, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2010107, exp. 07/30/19
g. Nathan Pike, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2012027, exp. 06/22/18
h. Barry Valines, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2012079, exp. 11/30/18
i. Levert White, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2012080, exp. 11/30/18
j. Scott Debien, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2015049, exp. 11/06/18
k. Harvey Holt, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2015051, exp. 11/06/18
l. Pamela Long, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2015016, exp. 03/24/18
m. Johnny Dehart, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2014036, exp. 11/07/17
n. Hayden Wilson, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2016027, exp. 08/04/19
7. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste from Alamance County.
8. A vehicle scale test was conducted by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services on
August 8, 2016. Scale calibration required.
9. A vehicle scale test was conducted by Fairbanks Scales Service on August 10, 2016 and September 14, 2016.
Scale calibration and repair conducted.
10. The facility maintains waste screening reports. A minimum of 1 percent of the vehicles received (weekly) are
required to be screened. Records for June 7, 2016 through April 28, 2017 were verified.
11. The facility manages white goods in a building adjacent to the office. Facility personnel extract the
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Records of CFCs removed were verified for June 2016 through April 2017.
12. The following are personnel certified to extract CFCs:
a. Jesse Ayers, Universal Technician (40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F), No. 639805102950
b. Harvey Holt, Type I Technician (40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F), No. 811393102950
13. Scrap tires are stored in two trailers located at a loading platform adjacent to the recycled materials processing
building. Scrap tires are hauled-off by Central Carolina Tire Disposal, Inc. Scrap tire certifications for March
2017 and December, September, and July 2016 were verified.
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. The facility has installed a new upgradient background groundwater monitoring well, MW-BG, on November 4,
2016. The groundwater monitoring well was observed. The previous background groundwater monitoring well,
MW-50R, will be monitored for compliance constituents. The groundwater monitoring well was observed.
15. The facility maintains semiannual groundwater, surface water, and leachate test records. Analysis is submitted
by Buxton Environmental, Inc., conducted by Shealy Environmental Services, Inc. Records for groundwater,
surface water, and leachate were verified for September 22 and November 10, 2016. An exceedance is noted.
Ms. Ball stated that semiannual testing was conducted on March 29-30, 2017. Results pending.
16. The facility is required to conduct an alternate source demonstration (ASD) in response to groundwater
exceedances. The facility has been granted an extension for the submittal of the ASD to the SWS until November
30, 2017.
17. The facility maintains quarterly methane monitoring records. Monitoring is conducted by Municipal Engineering
Services Company. Records for methane monitoring conducted June 8, 2016 (2nd quarter), September 15, 2016
(3rd quarter), December 22, 2016 (4th quarter), and March 17, 2017 (1st quarter) were verified. Monitoring results
for second, third, and fourth quarters 2016 indicate an exceedance of the LEL. Monitoring results for first quarter
2017 do not indicated an exceedance of the LEL. The facility has discussed the methane LEL exceedances with
the SWS - Ervin Lane, Compliance Hydrogeologist.
18. The facility has a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general stormwater discharge permit,
No. NCG120000, effective date 11/01/12 and expiration date 10/31/17.
19. No windblown material was observed.
20. Mr. Hill stated that the facility has two trucks available for dust control.
21. Edge of waste markers are delineated by white PVC pipe.
22. Access roads are of all-weather construction.
23. The facility is secured by a locked gate. Facility personnel are on site during operating hours.
24. The facility has a proper sign.
25. The PTO expiration date is December 16, 2020.
26. The PTO renewal application shall be submitted to the SWS by June 19, 2020.

MSW Landfill

1. The MSW landfill is permitted to operate Phases 1 and 2 and [vertical] Phase 3 and construct and operate [vertical]
Phase 4.
2. Ensure applicable requirements of Attachment 2 – Conditions of Permit to Construct is met prior to the operation
of the MSW landfill [vertical] Phase 4.
3. The facility is placing MSW in vertical Phase 3. Afterward, the facility will place MSW in the remaining area of
Phase 2A.
4. Phase 3 is operated atop part of Phases 1 and 2 and Phase 4 is planned to be operated atop Phase 3 and the
remaining area of Phases 1 and 2.
5. The facility maintains records of the amount of solid waste received. The amount of MSW received for July 2016
through April 2017 is 62,861.49 tons.
6. The facility annual report (FAR) dated July 28, 2016 was received by the SWS. Facility throughput for July 2015
through June 2016 is 80,039.76 tons.
7. The facility is permitted to co-dispose of wastewater treatment sludge. Ms. Ball stated that wastewater treatment
sludge is not currently accepted.
8. The facility is permitted to use Posi-Shell and Topcoat. The facility uses Posi-Shell ~ twice a week. Soil cover
is required to be applied within a 7-day period.
9. The facility is permitted to use tarps. Two tarps are available for use.
10. The facility leachate collection system is flushed annually. The leachate collection system was flushed on
November 2, 2016 by C&J Utilities, Inc.
11. The facility has two 340,000-gallon leachate storage tanks with full-height walled secondary containment.
Secondary containment on one leachate storage tank is covered and the other is open to the weather. Stormwater
is routinely pumped from the open secondary containment area. It is suggested that a permanent cover is installed
on the open full-height walled secondary containment area.
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12. Leachate from Phase 1 is gravity-fed to a sump and pumped to the leachate storage tanks. Leachate from Phase
2 is pumped directly to the storage tanks. The storage tanks gravity-feed to a sump (connected to both tanks,
maintaining uniform volume flow). The leachate storage tank sump is pumped-out and the leachate hauled to the
East Burlington Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
13. The facility has installed an electronic overfill prevention system at the leachate storage tank sump. The overfill
prevention system is a level sensor that sends a signal to a tank level data readout pad. Mr. Hill stated that the
level sensor malfunctioned on April 26, 2017 and that a new one has been ordered. At the time of the inspection,
leachate in the leachate storage tank sump appeared to be at a low level.
14. Synagro Residuals Management Company pumps the leachate from the leachate storage tank sump. It hauls ~
6,500 gallons of leachate per load, three or four loads per day, for ~ 3 days a week to the WWTP.
15. Mr. Hill stated that the leachate storage tanks are inspected weekly, internally (from the top hatch) and externally.
Leachate storage tank weekly inspection records were verified for May 31, 2016 through May 1, 2017.
16. The amount of leachate hauled to the WWTP from July 2016 through April 2017 is 2,208,673 gallons.
17. The facility Industrial User Pretreatment (IUP) Permit No. 0025 was issued (by the WWTP) on July 1, 2016 and
expires on June 30, 2021.
18. The working face appeared adequate, small and compact. The area adjacent to the working face is covered with
Posi-Shell. Mr. Hill stated that Posi-Shell is reapplied daily, as needed.
19. Stormwater is pumped from atop the stormwater cover of the remaining area of Phase 2A and stored in two
aboveground tanks for use as dust control.
20. The landfill cap contains native vegetative material and is mowed annually.
21. Ensure erosion rills, due to recent inclement weather, are repaired accordingly.
22. Mr. Hill stated that bare areas will be sown with grass seed.

C&D Landfill

1. The C&D landfill is permitted to operate Phases 1 and 2 and construct Phase 3.
2. Ensure Attachment 2 – Conditions of Permit to Construct is met prior to operation of the C&D landfill Phase 3.
3. The facility is placing C&D in Phase 2.
4. The facility is approved to accept C&D, inert debris, land clearing debris (LCD), and (used) asphalt.
5. The facility maintains records of the amount of solid waste received. The amount of material received for July
2016 through April 2017 is 15,097.55 tons.
6. The FAR dated July 28, 2016 was received by the SWS. Facility throughput for July 2015 through June 2016 is
17,877.13 tons.
7. The working face appeared adequate, small and compact.
8. Weekly landfill cover records were verified for June 1, 2016 through April 28, 2017.
9. The landfill cap contains native vegetative material and is mowed annually.
10. Mr. Hill stated that bare areas will be sown with grass seed.

Yard Waste Management Operation and Temporary Disaster Debris Staging Site

1. The YW management operation is located adjacent to the MSW landfill, near the access road to the leachate
storage tanks.
2. The area available for the YW management operation is ~ 1.5 acres.
3. The facility only accepts land clearing debris, high carbon-to-nitrogen ratio material, and clean wood.
4. The facility had 980 tons of YW ground on January 11-13, 2017.
5. The facility sold and used 222.75 tons (891 yd3) of mulch since it was ground in January 2017.
6. The facility received 494.5 tons of material since January 14, 2017.
7. The area designated for the YW management operation may also be used as a temporary disaster debris staging site
(TDDSS), number DS01-005.
8. The TDDSS, designated on the facility site plan, is located at the old soil borrow area. If the old soil borrow area
is used for disaster debris, ensure ease of ingress and egress is created and that the area is graded accordingly.

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Postconsumer Recycled Asphalt Shingles Operation

1. The facility is approved to conduct a PRAS operation at the C&D landfill.
2. Mr. Hill stated that the facility has not conducted the PRAS operation to date.

Uninhabitable Mobile Home Processing Operation

1. The facility is approved to processes mobile homes at the MSW landfill and the C&D landfill.
2. Recyclable material and banned items are removed from mobile homes and the remainder is placed in the landfill.
3. The facility received eight mobile homes from July 1, 2016 through May 2, 2017.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

Phone: [phone]

John Patrone
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: May 5, 2017 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - SWS
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer - SWS
Ervin Lane, Compliance Hydrogeologist – SWS
Elizabeth Werner, Permitting Hydrogeologist - SWS
Rodney Foust, Landfill Operation Superintendent – Alamance Count Landfill (w. 336-376-8902, c. 336-
260-4988, [e-mail])
Emily Ball, Assistant Solid Waste Director - Alamance County Landfill
(w. 336-376-8902, c. 336-264-0007, [e-mail])
Pam Long, Administrative Officer - Alamance County Landfill (w. 336-376-8902,
[e-mail])

Digital pictures taken May 2, 2017
by John Patrone DWM-SWS

C&D landfill – working face MSW landfill – working face

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MW-BG - new upgradient background well MW-50R – previous background well

Stormwater cover atop remaining area of Phase 2A

MSWLF side slope – to be sown with grass seed (representative) YW material – to be ground