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Home My WebLink AboutSW_F_2601-CDLF-1997_20170905_I_FAFACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 5 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Cumberland Closed MSWLF X HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2601-CDLF-1997 2601-MSWLF-1980 CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: September 5, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: July 11, 2017 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Cumberland County (Ann Street) Landfill 698 Ann Street Fayetteville, North Carolina GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.06444° W: -78.87106° FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Jerod Roberts, Solid Waste Director jroberts@co.cumberland.nc.us O. 910-321-6928 FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Engineering and Infrastructure Department 130 Gillespie Street, Room 214 Fayetteville, NC 28301 PARTICIPANTS: Amanda Freeman, NC DEQ, Solid Waste Section Andrew Hammonds, NC DEQ, Solid Waste Section Jerod Roberts, Cumberland County Solid Waste STATUS OF PERMIT: Life of Site Permit to Operate and Construct issued December 29, 2016. PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Partial Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: 1. 15A NCAC 13B .0542 (f)(2); Except as provided in Subparagraph (3) of this Paragraph, areas which will not have additional wastes placed on them for three months or more, but where final termination of disposal operations has not occurred, must be covered and stabilized with vegetative ground cover or other stabilizing material. Unresolved: The County has made great effort to cover and seed the slopes of the CDLF but, has yet to apply cover on the eastern slope of the CDLF. All slopes of the landfill shall be covered and stabilized with vegetative cover. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 2 of 5 At the time of this inspection there were several bare areas with exposed waste were observed on the northern and eastern side slopes of the CDLF. The toe and base of the northern and eastern side slopes were very saturated. Areas need to be investigated for leachate seeps, covered and seeded. Waste was also observed protruding from the landfill where heavy equipment is being driven directly up the slope. The equipment is damaging the landfill cap causing waste to be exposed. OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: 1. 15A NCAC 13B .0542 OPERATION PLAN AND REQUIREMENTS FOR C&DLF FACILITIES (f) Cover material requirements. (1) 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, fires, 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. At the time of this inspection the working face of the landfill was estimated, using a range finder, to be about one acre in size. 2. 15A NCAC 13B .0203 PERMIT APPROVAL OR DENIAL (d) 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. Per the Approved Corrective Action Plan for the Cumberland County Ann Street Landfill C&D on top of closed MSW the certified cap of the closed MSW may not be removed. At the time of this inspection the County was removing soil from the cap of the closed MSW landfill. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 1. Waste was observed protruding from side slopes on the north and east side of the active C&D landfill. In accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .0542 (f)(1) & (2) corrective actions are required. 2. Areas of the CDLF that have been covered since the previous inspection are establishing substantial vegetative cover. 3. The working face of the landfill must be covered when the disposal area exceeds one-half acre and at least once weekly. 4. Ensure no water is ponded over waste. 5. Per facility permit to operate, the permittee must properly maintain permanent physical markers that accurately identify the edge of the approved waste footprint for all active, inactive, and closed disposal units at the landfill facility. ATTACHMENT 3 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT TO OPERATE, PART I: OPERATING CONDITIONS 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. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 3 of 5 4. The permittee must maintain permanent markers that accurately identify the edge of the approved waste disposal boundary. The boundaries of both the C&DLF unit and the closed MSWLF unit must be marked. 6. The large area of ponded water at the southern toe of the CDLF has been drained and the County is currently working on construction of the next phase of the landfill. Please, keep an eye on the area to ensure ponding water does not happen in the future. 7. Under no circumstances may the certified cap be cut back or removed from the top of the closed MSW landfill. If you have any questions regarding the permitting of the CDLF over the closed MSW please, contact your solid waste permitting engineer. 8. Corrective measures are necessary as a result of the inspection findings and should be completed within 30 days’ receipt of this report. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. _____________________________________________ Phone: 910-433-3350 _ Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: 9/18/2017 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _] E-Copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head – Solid Waste Section Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section Donna Wilson, Permitting Engineer – Solid Waste Section Jeffery Brown, Director of Engineering and Infrastructure Department Chad McLean, Cumberland County Solid Waste Karen Hall, Cumberland County Solid Waste FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 5 Exposed waste, eroded cap, and area where water was ponded at the base of the landfill along the north-eastern slope. Oversized working face on the CDLF. FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 5 of 5 Area where cap is being removed from over the closed MSW landfill.