2906_INSP_20170428

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF X LCID YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Davidson
Closed
MSWLF X HHW X White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2906
CDLF X Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 04/28/2017 and 05/02/2017 Date of Last Inspection: 04/07/2017

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility
220 Davidson County Landfill Road
Lexington, NC 27292

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.85281° W: 80.17620°

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Rex Buck, Public Services Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
P. O. Box 1067
Lexington, NC 27293-1067

PARTICIPANTS:
Steven Sink, Landfill Supervisor – Davidson County
Angela Jones, Administrative Assistant – Davidson County
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
2906-MSWLF-1994: Closed
2906-MSWLF-2008: Issued 08/18/2016; Expires 05/28/18
2906-TRANSFER: Issued 08/18/2016; Expires: 08/27/2018
2906-HHW: Issued 7/14/2014; Expires 5/28/2018

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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. The facility consists of a closed MSW landfill (Phase 1), an active MSW landfill (Phase 2), a closed C&D landfill,
an HHW collection facility, scrap tire collection facility, white goods collection and processing facility, a collection
area for scrap metals, a convenience center for the drop-off of household textiles, electronics and televisions, and
certain residential recyclables, and a Solid Waste Transfer Station. The site also contains a landfill gas to energy
facility, operated by DTE, and located adjacent to the closed (Phase 1) MSW landfill.
2. An inspection of all aspects of operations covered under Permit to Operate No. 2906 were inspected on 04/28/2017.
However, records were reviewed onsite on 05/02/2017.
3. The facility is permitted to receive waste generated within Davidson County. However, the county may extend the
service area to include surrounding counties including Guilford, Forsyth, Davie, Rowan Stanley, Montgomery and
Randolph. Mr. Sink stated that the county still maintains a service area of Davidson County only.
4. At the time of this inspection, the facility appeared to be clean and well-maintained. Litter crews were observed
collecting windblown litter in areas near the working face.

Records Review:
5. The current Permit to Operate (dated July 14, 2014) and Revised Operations Manual (dated July 31, 2013) were
available and reviewed. The operations manual includes a procedures manual for the HHW collection program.
6. Tonnage reports for the active MSW landfill and the transfer station were reviewed. For the period January 1, 2016
through March 31, 2017, the facility accepted for disposal: 147,191.67 tons of MSW waste; 8,363.35 tons of C&D
waste; 7.96 tons of asbestos; and 3,317.76 tons of sludge.
7. Scrap tire trailers are removed and replaced as they are filled. For the period of July 1, 2016 through April 27,2017,
records indicated a total of 1046.47 tons of scrap tires were collected at the facility. Scrap tire certification forms
were reviewed for completeness for this same time period.
8. White goods program records showed 1,059 units, or 49.55 tons, had been collected and processed at the facility
from July 1, 2016 through April 27, 2017. CFC removal is contracted through Rapid Recovery, Inc.
9. The electronics and television recycling program is contracted through PowerHouse Recycling, Inc., a certified
recycler. Staff supervise an inmate labor crew who sort and process the incoming electronics and prepare them for
transport. Records indicate that 156.41 tons of televisions and electronics were collected at the facility during the
period of July 1, 2016 through April 27, 2017.
10. The HHW program is operated at the facility by a contractor, Resource Recovery and Reduction, Inc. (3RC), and is
open to the public the first Saturday of every month from 9 am to 3 pm. Davidson County HHW is accepted at both
the landfill site and at the contractor’s facility in Forsyth County. The contractor’s monthly reports for the period
July 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017 indicated that, on average, 40 residents use the HHW collection site at the
facility every month.
11. Mr. Sink stated that the mobile home deconstruction/recycling program, asphalt shingle recycling program and
mattress recycling program had all been discontinued and that, as a result, there were no current records to review.
12. A review of training records and certifications revealed the following personnel with current SWANA certificates:
 Danny Cox, Landfill Operations Specialist – expires 02/10/2018
 William F. “Bill” Noonan, Transfer Station Operations Specialist – expires 03/23/2019
 Michael Lankford, Manager of Landfill Operations – expires 06/06/2020
 Michael Lankford, Landfill Operations Specialist – expires 11/15/2017
 Michael Lankford, Transfer Station Operations Specialist – expires 06/19/2019
 Wayne Allen Bowman, Transfer Station Operations Specialist – expires 03/23/2019
 Charlie Brushwood, Manager of Landfill Operations – expires 04/16/2018
 Steven Sink, Manager of Landfill Operations – expires 04/30/2020
 Steven Sink, Transfer Station Operations Specialist – expires 06/19/2019
13. Facility financial assurance has been received and reviewed by the Solid Waste Section.
14. The facility has a Title V Air Quality Permit, issued by the Division of Air Quality. The last Air Quality inspection
took place in April 2017.
15. The facility has a discharge permit to pump and haul leachate to the City of Lexington’s waste water treatment
facility from both the Phase 1 lagoon and the Phase two storage tank. Pump and haul records were reviewed for the
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time period June 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017.
16. The facility is operated under NC General Storm Water Permit No. NCG120000, which expires 10/31/2017.
17. Semi-annual ground water monitoring records were reviewed for the second half of 2016. Sampling took place
September 21 through 25, 2016. 5 wells were sampled for the C&D landfill; 13 wells, 2 surface water locations and
1 leachate location were sampled for the closed MSW landfill (Phase 1); and, 11 wells, 2 surface water locations
and 1 leachate location were sampled for the active MSW landfill (Phase 2). The latest groundwater monitoring
took place in March of 2017, however the report for this monitoring event had not yet been received.
18. Leachate storage tank inspection records were reviewed for the period July 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017,
indicating no issues with tank or system integrity. In addition, the facility conducts an annual safety drill involving
the leachate collection system. The last safety drill took place in December 2017.
19. The County maintains an annual flushing and cleaning regimen for the leachate lines. The leachate lines were high-
pressure flushed and cleaned on November 7, 2016 by JetClean America. Records indicated that all lines were clean
and free from blockage. In addition, all lines were televised on December 11, 2013. Mr. Sink stated that cleaning
would be scheduled again during the next budget year.
20. Landfill gas monitoring records were reviewed for both the active (Phase 2) MSW landfill and the inactive (Phase
1) MSW landfill. Sampling events occurred on 06/29/2016, 09/20/2016, 12/29/2016 and 03/20/2017 at both sites,
with all wells 1 through 9 being sampled at Phase 2 and all wells 1 through 13 being sampled at Phase 1. No landfill
gas was detected as a result of these sampling events.
21. The record of daily cover was reviewed for the active MSW landfill (Phase 2). The log includes information about
the type of cover used at the end of the day on the working face (i.e., tarp, soil or both), weather conditions, rain
totals and the operator’s initials. The record appeared to be complete and in compliance.
22. Random waste screening logs were examined for both the transfer station and the MSW landfill. Transfer station
waste screening records were organized by date and stored in a 3-ring binder. The log was reviewed for the period
September 2016 through April 2017 and found to be accurate and complete. Landfill waste screening records were
organized for review for the period July 1 through November 30, 2016. Please ensure that all waste screening
records are stored in the log binder by date as they occur, and are available for review upon request.
23. Records of approvals for submitted waste determinations were provided for review, however none of the reports and
analyses that were submitted for review were available for inspection.
24. No new waste determinations had been required since the previous records review in June 2016.

Transfer Station:
25. The transfer station resumed operations in September 2016, after having been shut down at the time the C&D
landfill closed in May 2016.
26. The facility was observed to be well maintained. The interior walls were clean and in good repair. An inspection of
the tipping floor revealed no cracks or areas where liquid could leach through to the ground. In addition, the tipping
floor was swept clean. Mr. Sink stated that loads are given a cursory screening as they enter the facility at the scale
house and, if found to contain only C&D material, are directed to the tipping floor to dump. He added that their
customers don’t typically have contamination problems, so there is seldom any liquid on the tipping floor with the
waste.
27. The loading bay is located on the western side of the transfer station building and is situated so that loads can be
pushed off the elevated tipping floor into the top of the trailer parked in the bay. Trailers back into the bay for
loading and pull forward to exit.
28. The loading bay appeared to be clean and well maintained. No residual waste was observed around the partially
loaded trailer parked there at the time of the inspection.
29. The leachate collection system for the transfer station includes a trench drain at the entry of the tipping floor and a
second trench drain in the loading bay. Any liquid collected in these drains runs directly to a holding tank located
outside the loading bay to the north. Mr. Sink explained that no leachate had ever been pumped from the collection
system because no loads containing liquid are accepted at the transfer station. He added that the tank is inspected
regularly to ensure no liquid has accumulated.

HHW Collection Facility:
30. The facility is operated by a contractor – Resource Recovery and Reduction, Inc. (3RC) – and is permitted to accept
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materials from Davidson County residents at the landfill site and also at the contractor’s facility in Forsyth County.
31. Hours of operation at the landfill site are 9 am to 3 pm on the first Saturday of each month.
32. The HHW collection area is surrounded by a fence and secured by a gate that is kept locked when the facility is not
in operation.
33. Storage and unloading areas for HHW are covered. An emergency drain and sump is located in the center of the
unloading area.
34. A container for the solidification of latex paint is located in the paint storage area. Solidified latex paint is taken to
the MSW landfill for disposal, along with non-hazardous residuals collected at the site.
35. The collection/storage area was observed to be clean and well organized, as were the storage sheds for fluorescent
lamps, oil based paints and paint products and other hazardous wastes. Several full gaylords and drums were
palletized and stored in a covered area on the west side of the HHW area, ready for transport.

Closed MSW Landfill (Phase 1):
36. This landfill stopped accepting waste in November 2009, and began the 30-year post-closure maintenance program
on May 28, 2013.
37. Permanent edge of waste markers were observed to be in place as required.
38. The landfill cap appeared to be intact and well maintained. Mr. Sink stated that the vegetation is mowed annually.
39. A few wood plants and small trees were observed to be growing along in the slope drains and drainage channels of
the closed landfill. Ensure that all woody vegetation is removed from the landfill cap promptly.
40. The leachate lagoon was observed to have adequate capacity and to be properly fenced, gated and locked.
41. Observed monitoring wells appeared to be properly labeled and locked.

Active MSW Landfill (Phase 2):
42. Current landfill operations were observed to be taking place in Phase 2, Area 2, Cell 2. This cell began receiving
waste in August 2016.
43. The working face of the landfill was observed to be compact and well-controlled, with adequate maneuvering room
for incoming vehicles and a well-defined tipping area.
44. The facility is approved for the use of tarps for alternative daily cover, and a small tarp was observed onsite.
45. Internal roadways are of all-weather construction and well-maintained
46. Observed monitoring wells appeared to be properly labeled and locked.
47. The leachate tank and impoundment were inspected. The tank level was observed to be at 3.5’, and the tank itself
appeared to be in good condition. The impoundment was observed to be clean and well maintained with adequate
secondary containment capabilities. An all-weather access road surrounds the entire impoundment area and was
observed to be well maintained.

C&D Landfill:
48. The C&D landfill is in the process of closing. The contractor has installed the geomembrane, all surface water
drains and the final soil cover. Seeding had already taken place and much of the landfill cap is already green. C&D
loads are directed to either the transfer station or directly to the MSW landfill for disposal.
49. Passive landfill gas vents had been installed at various locations on the cap of the landfill.
50. The access road was of all-weather construction and well maintained.
51. Edge of waste markers were not in place in all areas as required, due to the closure work that had just been
completed. Please ensure that any missing edge of waste markers are reinstalled as required.

White Goods Collection Facility:
52. Currently, all white goods operations are handled through outside contracts for CFC removal, transportation and
recycling/disposal.
53. At the time of the inspection, the white goods area was observed to be clean and units containing CFCs were
separated and properly staged to ensure that gas lines remained intact and the CFCs safely contained. CFC
evacuation is handled at the facility through a contract with Rapid Recovery, Inc.

Scrap Tire Collection Areas:
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54. Scrap tire disposal is contracted through New River Tire, and the contractor provides trailers at the C&D
landfill/Transfer Station area of the facility.
55. Scrap tire certification forms are collected at the scale house, and customers load tires directly into the trailers for
disposal.
56. Three trailers were staged in the tire collection area, and all were observed to be in good condition. The unloading
areas were clean and well maintained with easy access and space to maneuver vehicles.

Other Facility Operations:
57. A convenience area is operated near the C&D landfill for residential drop-off of small vehicle loads of MSW,
residential recyclables, electronics and televisions, textiles and clothing, used cooking oil, lead acid batteries,
propane tanks, automobile radiators, motor oil and used oil filters.
58. The convenience area appeared to have adequate space for safe ingress and egress and traffic flow.
59. The electronics and television collection area was clean and electronics sorting and palletizing was observed during
this inspection. Full pallets of televisions and monitors were stored in a covered area adjacent to the sorting and
processing building. Electronics recycling and disposal is contracted through PowerHouse Recycling, Inc.
60. A landfill gas extraction plant, operated by contractor DTE, is located adjacent to the inactive Phase 1 MSW
landfill. The facility appeared to be well maintained, and the monitoring points that were observed were well
marked, locked and accessible.

Small, well-controlled working face with well-defined tipping
area and maneuvering space for vehicles. Note established
vegetative cover on slope in background.
Closed C&D landfill with final cover in place.
Established vegetative cover on the top of the active landfill. Transfer station building with clean approach area and
tipping floor.
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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

__________________________________________ Phone: [phone]
Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: May 2, 2017 to Rex
Buck.
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No.

Copies:
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section
Steven Sink, Landfill Supervisor – Davidson County