0501MSWLF1993_INSP_20171017

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF X LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Ashe
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 0501-MSWLF-1993
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
Date of Site Inspection: October 17, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: October 25, 2016
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Ashe County Solid Waste Landfill
739 Fred Pugh Road
Crumpler, North Carolina 28617
GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.52238 W: 81.36960
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Scott Hurley, Director – Department of Environmental Services
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Post Office Box 1327
West Jefferson, North Carolina 28694
PARTICIPANTS:
Jim Greer, Landfill Operator – Ashe County
Kathy Weaver, Scalehouse Operator – Ashe County
Charles Gerstell, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
A Permit to Operate “0501-MSWLF-1993 Municipal Solid Waste Landfill and Land Clearing and Inert Debris
Landfill” was issued to Ashe County on March 31, 2015. This permit shall expire on October 12, 2020.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
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.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility consists of a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (MSWLF), Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill
(LCID), scrap tire collection area, and a white goods collection area.
2. The facility has a service area of Ashe County only.
Records Review:
3. The Permit to Operate and Operations Plan were verified. Both documents were current and available upon
request.
4. Tonnage records for January 2017 to September 2017 were verified. The facility received approximately 74 tons
of waste each operating day during this time period.
5. Groundwater sampling was being performed semiannually as required. Records for the 2nd semiannual sampling
event for 2016 (performed November 2-4, 2016) and the 1st semiannual sampling event for 2017 (performed May
22 – 23, 2017) were verified.
6. Leachate sampling was being performed concurrently with groundwater sampling.
7. Semiannual Leachate Recirculation Reports were verified. These reports detail the amount of leachate
recirculated, the amount disposed at Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTPs), precipitation amounts, and
analytical results for leachate.
x Report for October 24, 2015 – May 11,2016
o Leachate recirculated = 534,000-gallons
o Leachate disposed at WWTP = 2,820,000-gallons
o Precipitation = 16.45-inches
o Analytical Sampling Date: May 11, 2016
x Report for May 12, 2016 – November 3, 2016
o Leachate recirculated = 384,000-gallons
o Leachate disposed at WWTP = 0-gallons
o Precipitation = 21.83-gallons
o Analytical Sampling Date: November 3, 2016.
8. Methane monitoring was being performed quarterly as required. Monitoring reports for December 2016, March
2017, May 2017, and October 2017 were verified. No exceedences above applicable standards were observed.
9. Records for chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) collected from white goods from January 2017 – September 2017 were
verified. Records indicated that 43.12-pounds of CFCs were collected during this time period.
10. Manager of Landfill Operations Certification:
x Scott Hurley (expires 2/7/7/21)
11. Landfill Operations Specialist Certification:
x Todd W. Call (expires 3/23/20)
x Jim D. Greer (expires 6/13/20)
x Brian Houck (expires 2/13/18)
x Michael D. Houck (expires 10/21/20)
x Scott Hurley (expires 9/5/17)
x Michael P. Miller (expires 2/23/19)
x Jamie R. Osborne (expires 3/19/19)
Operations Inspection of the MSWLF:
12. Waste was being placed on the northwest portion of Phase 4 at the time of inspection.
13. The working face was very small and compact.
14. No unacceptable waste streams were observed during the inspection.

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Solid Waste Section
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15. Good operational cover was observed on inactive portions of the landfill. Some slight erosion was observed on
inactive areas east of the current working face. These areas had been seeded with some germination of seed, but
several areas of sparse cover were observed. Please address these areas to prevent further erosion and stabilize
with a groundcover sufficient to restrain erosion.
16. Inactive areas south of the working face had been seeded with good germination of seed. Continue to monitor
these areas to ensure a groundcover sufficient to restrain erosion.
17. Windblown waste was well managed.
18. Edge-of-waste markers were in place at the time of inspection.
19. All access roads were of all-weather construction and well maintained.
20. It appeared that proper caps had been placed on three of four stand pipes formerly used for leachate recirculation
on top of Phase 2. A proper cap was still needed for the stand pipe located furthest to the west. This pipe had a
metal bucket with a large rock placed on it at the time of inspection. The bucket was partially rusted. Please
ensure that a proper cap is placed on this pipe.
Operations Inspection of the LCID Unit:
21. The working face appeared to be less than one acre in size at the time of inspection.
22. Majority of waste was covered with soil.
23. No unacceptable waste streams were observed.
Operations Inspection of the White Goods Area:
24. White goods area collected adjacent to the recycling building. Facility staff remove CFCs inside the building and
mark them with “GO”. Once CFCs are removed, the appliances are placed on the metal pile or loaded into the
trailer designated for metal collection.
25. During the inspection, all appliances were maintained in an upright condition to maintain the integrity of the
device.
26. This area was well managed.
Operations Inspection of the Tire Collection Area:
27. All tires were stored in a covered trailer located on the opposite side of the primary access road across from the
recycling building.
28. This area was well managed.
Supporting Comments:
29. A gate was provided at the entrance to the facility to prevent unauthorized access.
30. The facility had proper signage.
31. Glass is accepted into three roll-off containers just west of the scalehouse.
32. Used oil is collected into an above-ground storage tank just west of the scalehouse. Used oil filters area placed
into 55-gallon drums adjacent to the used oil collection tank.
33. Used batteries were being collected onto a wooden pallet adjacent to the used oil collection tank.
34. Electronics were being collected onto wooden pallets on the opposite side of the primary access road across from
the used oil collection tank. Once removed from this area, electronics are taken to a designated gravel pad located
southwest of the scalehouse where they are loaded into a covered trailer for shipment to the county’s electronics
vendor.
35. Inspection found that new concrete pads, steel well casings, and metal identification tags had been placed at the
following monitoring wells:
x P3-10, P-13, P-13S, P-13M, HRCM-7, HRCM-8, HRCI-2, HRCM-5, HRCM-6, HRCM-4, HRCM-3,
HRCI-1, HRCM-2, HRCM-1, and P3-15.

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Solid Waste Section
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36. The following monitoring devices were observed with new concrete pads, well casings, but no metal identification
tag. Please ensure that the devices are properly labeled.
x HRCM-10, P3-1 (ID provided in marker).
x HRCI-3 was labeled with a metal tag, but the device was also labeled as “9S”. Please clarify.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

________________________________________ Phone: [phone]
Charles T. Gerstell
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
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Date: 2017.10.20 15:14:41 -04'00'