6019_INSP_20171012

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF X LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: MECKLENBURG
Closed MSWLF HHW X White goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 6019-MSWLF-2000
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection X Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 10/12/17 Date of Last Inspection: 10/26/16
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Mecklenburg County MSWLF (Highway 521)
17131 Lancaster Highway Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.01720 W: -80.85059
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Joe Hack, Mecklenburg County
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
2145 Suttle Avenue
Charlotte, North Carolina 28208

PARTICIPANTS:
Steve Currie, Landfill Manager Teresa Bradford, DEQ-Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
A revision to the Permit to Operate Phase 1 and Phase 2, Cell 1 was issued on March 27, 2017. The Permit to Operate shall expire January 6, 2025.
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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Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility consists of a MSWLF (only C&D waste received at this time), yard waste treatment and processing area, large Type 1 Compost area, a drop-off area for residential waste, a drop-off area for recyclables, household
hazardous waste collection facility, tire collection area, white goods and scrap metal collection area, used oil
collection, used antifreeze collection, batteries collection, cooking grease collection and foam rubber collection. 2. The permit approves the continued operations of Phase 1 and Phase 2, Cell 1 of the municipal solid waste landfill;
as well as the onsite environmental management and protection facilities as described in the approved plans.
3. The service area for the facility includes Mecklenburg County and Union County, North Carolina and Lancaster County, South Carolina.
4. Proper signage was observed at the entrance of the facility.
5. The facility is secured by a locked gate. 6. Roadways are well maintained.

Operations Inspection of the Municipal Solid Waste Landfill: 7. The facility is currently working in Phase 2, Cell 1.
8. The facility receives approximately 500 tons of waste per operating day. 9. No unacceptable waste was observed. 10. The working face was well controlled.
11. Windblown was well controlled during the inspection. 12. The facility conducts a drywall recycling program. 553 tons of drywall was received in September 2017.
13. In August 2017, Mecklenburg County submitted an operational plan detailing the storage and use of glass fines
mixed with soil as an alternative cover material. The storage area and the use of glass fines mixed with soil was observed during the inspection.
14. Edge of waste markers were visible and being maintained.
15. Several groundwater and methane monitoring wells were observed to be locked and accessible. 16. A visual inspection of the two 330,000-gallon leachate tanks found that both tanks were being maintained properly.
Leachate levels in the tanks were observed to be 5 feet in Tank A and 0 feet in Tank B. The leachate is discharged
into the Charlotte Mecklenburg sanitary sewer system.
Operations Inspection of the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility:
17. The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility is operated by personnel from ECFLO. 18. To qualify as HHW the waste must be: (a) Generated by individuals on the premises of a residence for individuals
(a household); and (b) Composed primarily of materials found in the waste generated by consumers in their homes. 19. The HHW Collection Facility received 30,449 pounds of material in September 2017. 20. No unacceptable waste was observed.
21. The HHW storage building is separated into three compartments. The compartments have a containment area beneath the metal grate floor. The containment area is capped at all times.
22. The compartments are equipped with a dry chemical suppression system. The suppression system was inspected in
September 2017. A handheld fire extinguisher was inspected in February 2017. 23. A spill kit is located next to the storage building.
24. All containers were marked with the start date of accumulation of waste as required by the approved Operations
Plan.
Operations Inspection of the Large Type 1 Compost Area:
25. The Compost Area may only receive yard waste, silvicultural waste and untreated and unpainted wood waste. 26. No unacceptable waste was observed.

Operations Inspection of the Treatment and Processing (Wood Grinding) Area: 27. No unacceptable waste was observed.
28. The material processed is transported off site and used as boiler fuel or taken to the compost area. 29. 2,462 tons of yard waste and 21 tons of clean wood were received in September 2017.
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Solid Waste Section

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Operations Inspection of the White Goods and Scrap Tire Collection Area:
30. White goods containing chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants were being stored in an upright condition. The CFC’s are removed by a certified facility employee.
31. All tires were being collected in covered trailers and were being stored properly. Records Review:
32. Reviewed the Permit to Operate (DIN27534), operations plan (DIN21520), training records, soil cover log, random
inspection records (conducted twice per day), daily, quarterly and monthly leachate tank and lift station inspection records, quarterly methane monitoring, semi-annual groundwater, surface water monitoring reports and leachate
sampling reports conducted in November 2016 and May 2017. 33. Remote camera inspections of Phase 1 and 2 leachate lines was conducted in 2014. 34. Phase 1 leachate lines were jet cleaned in June 2017. Phase 2 leachate lines were jet cleaned in September and
October 2017. 35. HHW Collection Facility records review consisted of the Permit to Operate, customer registration forms, records for
waste shipped off -site for disposal and weekly inspection forms.
36. Certified Manager of Landfill Operations Certification:
• Steven Currie (expires 5/6/2020)
• Robert Hilton (expires 4/7/2020)
• Amber Grzymski (expired 6/5/2018)
37. Certified Landfill Operations Specialist Certifications:
• Deon Days (expired 1/25/2020)
• James Dulin (expired 1/25/2020)
• Mitch Funderburk (expired 1/25/2020)
• Robert Hilton (expired 1/25/2020)
• Fred Hurst (expired 1/25/2020)
• Jerry Johnson (expires 1/25/2020)
• Ed Poludnikiewicz (expired 1/25/2020)
• Andy Pressley (expired 1/25/2020)
• David Willis (expires 1/25/2020)
• Toney Cutshaw (expires 9/4/2018)

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

_______________________________________ Phone: [phone]
Teresa N. Bradford Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative

Sent on: 12/15/17 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section Steve Currie, Mecklenburg County