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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Alamance
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: N0144
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: May 15, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: May 29, 2015

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Coble’s Sandrock, Inc. LCID Landfill
5833 Foster Store Road
Liberty, NC 27298

GPS COORDINATES:
N: 35.94596 W: -79.52626

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Kent and Brenda Coble, Owners/Operators
w. 336-565-4750
c. 336-264-4890 – Kent
c. 336-264-4893 – Brenda
[e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Coble’s Sandrock, Inc.
Kent and Brenda Coble
5833 Foster Store Road
Liberty, NC 27298

PARTICIPANTS:
John Patrone, Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section (SWS)
Kent Coble, Owner/Operator - Coble’s Sandrock, Inc.

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill Notification recorded with the Alamance County Register of Deeds June 2,
2000
Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill Notification approval letter dated June 23, 2000 issued by the SWS to Kent and
Brenda Coble
Status of the Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill Notification is OPEN

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection (to ensure that the notified land clearing and inert debris (LCID) landfill is compliant with
15A North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) 13B .0563, .0564, and .0566)

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On May 15, 2017, John Patrone met with Kent Coble to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the Coble’s Sandrock,
Inc. LCID Landfill on Foster Store Road in Liberty, Alamance County.

1. The facility is a land clearing and inert debris (LCID) landfill.
2. The LCID landfill is located near the Coble’s Sandrock, Inc. Construction and Demolition Debris (C&D) Landfill
(01-05).
3. The LCID landfill and C&D landfill use the same entrance.
4. The landfill footprint is stated to be < 2 acres.
5. Mr. Coble stated that the LCID landfill is available as a convenience for customers that frequent the C&D
landfill that have vegetative material.
6. Mr. Coble stated that the land clearing debris (LCD) on site was received recently and that it will be covered
with soil in the coming days.
7. Per 15A NCAC 13B .0566(4), “Adequate soil cover shall be applied monthly, or when the active area reaches one
acre in size, whichever occurs first.”
8. Side slopes should be graded and covered with soil such that a 3:1 slope ratio is obtained or a ratio of which no
indication of erosion or runoff is observed.
9. The facility is secured by a locked gate.
10. The facility has signage.

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 18, 2017 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - SWS
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer - SWS

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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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Robeson
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: N1092
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: January 27, 2022 Date of Last Inspection: October 28, 2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Robeson County Landfill 246 Landfill Rd. St. Paul’s, NC 28384 GPS COORDINATES: Lat: 34.787792 Lat: -78.907991 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Gene Walters, Solid Waste Director 910-865-3348 [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: PO Box 366
St. Paul’s, NC 28384

PARTICIPANTS: David Powell, NC DEQ, Solid Waste Section Kristina Locklear-Cummings, Robeson County Solid Waste
Gene Walters, Robeson County Solid Waste STATUS OF PERMIT:
Notification July 2016 Recently requested to convert to a 7 acre permitted site. PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Follow Up Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: NA OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: NA

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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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. Purpose of visit was to do a follow up inspection on the Robeson County Landfills. All violations were resolved and a Resolution letter for the NLCID letter was sent on November 9, 2021. Upon arrival, Ms. Kristina shared copies of cover logs for all facilities. Remember, the NLCID should be covered monthly, or when the working face reaches one acre in size, whichever occurs first. 2. NLCID had been approved for an additional One (1) acre of LF added to the Two (2) acre, total of Three (3) acres, notification on October 18, 2018, by the Section, due to increase demand from recent hurricanes. 3. The NLCID mostly had good cover upon inspection. Sloping was good as well. Good job. However, along the SE corner there was a small amount of waste beyond the marked EOW and un covered. This waste needs
pulling back inside the EOW into the approved disposal area, and cover/slope accordingly. On February 1, 2022, Ms. Kristina forwarded photos of the waste pulled back inside EOW and being sloped/covered appropriately as requested. Thank you.
15A NCAC 13B .0566 (3) All waste shall be covered with no less than six inches of soil monthly, or when the working face reaches one acre in size, whichever occurs first. Any soils used for cover at the site shall meet unrestricted use standards for soils as defined in G.S. 130A-310.65.
Waste beyond approved EOW and not covered.

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4. Robeson County Solid Waste Photos provided, one below, by Ms. Kristina on 2/1/2022 via email.
RCSW Photo of corrective action on SE corner. 5. The working face was small, compact and no unapproved waste was visible at the time of inspection. Good job. EOW marker is also visible in photo below. Be sure to keep access road of all-weather construction. Ruts made on top of NLCID can hold water, and water should not be impounded over waste. An attendant was onsite during visit. Since having someone at the NLCID in the last 2 or 3 visits, the unapproved waste onsite at the working face has become less and less. Good job.

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6. Additional EOW markers are needed along the back, east side, which shows the edge for the approved disposal area along that side.
View of east side of the disposal area in NLCID
7. Any areas that have no waste or areas which are not going to receive waste in next 3 to 4 months, should have the proper cover and be stabilized with vegetative ground cover according to rule. It depends on where the working face is moved in future etc., just be sure any area of the NLCID complies with this rule if it meets the requirements. 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (4) - Areas that will not have additional wastes placed on them for three months or more, but where final termination of disposal operations has not occurred, shall be covered with no less than one foot of soil cover sloped to direct the flow of surface water from the landfill, and stabilized with vegetative ground cover or other stabilizing material. The Division may require further action to correct any condition that the Division determines may be injurious to the public health, or a nuisance to the community. 8. Discussion with Ben Jackson, Permitting Engineering Project manager with the Section, were that the Permit to Construct for the rest of the LCID, and permitting the NLCID, would be sent very soon. Please review and discuss any issues with Ben Jackson/David Powell.
As a reminder, any changes to the facility or operations plan should be submitted to Section permitting for
approval before they are enacted. County staff have requested a Permit for LCID. Permits and approved operations plans must be followed. Contact Information for Robeson County Section Engineer Project Manager Benjamin Jackson – [e-mail] / 919 -707 – 8234 office.
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9. Moving forward, the County should consider all options including if necessary, contracting out the operation of this site or possibly modifying the hours of operation until staffing and equipment are sufficient to maintain compliance and doesn’t fall behind again. Once the County receives the permit for expansion into a total of 7 acres’ foot print, EOW markers should be installed to mark the approved area. The County should also be mindful of allowing waste being spread across that larger footprint and not compacted into smaller working face. Per rule waste should be “compacted” and this would also be easier to manage.
10. The Landfills have improved very much in past year and the hard work from its staff/management shows. Please continue with the diligence in maintaining the conditions moving forward. There are some things needing attention, mentioned in this inspection, to further improve and maintain the work done at the landfill. There will
always be improvements and work needing to be done. Be sure and take advantage of the spring planting season with establishing perennial grasses on the side slopes and older areas which won’t receive waste. Follow up with Ben Jackson and be sure Section permitting has what they need to continue working on permits for Robeson
County and any request the County has made for modifications/changes etc. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. ________________________________________ Phone: [phone] _ David Powell Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: 2/4/2022 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Benjamin Jackson, Engineering Project Manager – Solid Waste Section
Elizabeth Werner, Hydrogeologist – Solid Waste Section Chris Hollinger, Compliance Officer –Solid Waste Section
Kristina Locklear-Cummings, Robeson County Solid Waste Kellie Blue, County Manager, Robeson County