0702_INSP_20180119

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID X YW X Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Beaufort
Closed
MSWLF X HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 0702-MSWLF-1987
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 19 January 2018 Date of Last Inspection: 19 April 2017

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Beaufort County Closed MSW Landfill
1342 Hawkins Beach Road
Bath, NC 27808

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.46735 E: -076.85943

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Christina Smith
252.975.0720

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Beaufort County
111 West 2nd Street
Washington, NC 27889
Attn: Solid Waste
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
Christina Smith; Beaufort County Public Works
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Closed MSWLF under Subtitle D

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Facility Compliance Inspection without records review

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
1) 15A NCAC 13B .0505 (4)(b) states “Adequate erosion control measures shall be practiced to prevent
excessive on-site erosion.” UNRESOLVED: Adequate erosion control measures have not been utilized to
prevent excessive on site erosion.”
2) 15A NCAC 13B .0505 (5)(b) states “Surface water shall not be impounded over or in waste.”
UNRESOLVED: Ponded surface waters were observed in several areas on the top lift of the landfill.
3) 15A NCAC 13B .0505 (5)(c) states “Completed areas shall be adequately sloped to allow surface water
runoff in a controlled manner.” UNRESOLVED: Areas of differential settlement were observed throughout
the landfill. These areas lack the necessary slope to promote the positive flow of surface waters from the
landfill.
4) 15A NCAC 13B .0505 (6)(a) states “Within six months after final termination of disposal operations at the
site or a major part thereof or upon revocation of a permit, the area shall be stabilized with native grasses.”
UNRESOLVED: Areas a cover crop of native grasses were noted throughout the landfill.
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5) 15A NCAC 13B .0505 (6) (b) states “Temporary seeding will be utilized as necessary to stabilize the site.”
UNRESOLVED: The bare areas have not been seeded to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion
of the landfill cap system.
6) 15A NCAC 13B .0505 (7) (c) states “Leachate shall be contained on site or properly treated prior to
discharge.” UNRESOLVED: Leachate is seeping from inside the landfill in several areas. No leachate was
observed leaving the permitted landfill boundary.
7) 15A NCAC 13B .1107 2 (c) states “The owner or operator of any scrap tire collection site shall control
mosquitoes and rodents so as to protect the public health and welfare. Whole and sliced scrap tires, and other
scrap tires capable of holding water shall be covered upon receipt with a water shedding material or disposed
of, processed or removed from the site within ten days of receipt.” UNRESOLVED: The tire pile in the scrap
tire collection area remains uncovered and it does not appear that the tires have been loaded into the trailer in
a daily basis.

Please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS section below for details concerning the violations listed above.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This Facility is a closed MSW Landfill, closed Construction & Demolition Debris (C&D) Landfill,
Landclearing and Inert Debris (LCID) Landfill Notification, Scrap Tire Collection Site, and a Temporary
Disaster Debris Management Site.
2) This site is secured by a chain-link fence with a locked gate at the Facility entrance and has controlled access
for security. The Facility access gate was unlocked and open upon my arrival at the Facility and the
scalehouse operator was on-site during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
3) The LCID Landfill Notification is currently inactive.
4) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being well maintained at this time.
5) Facility monitoring wells were reviewed. *Please ensure that the area around all monitoring wells is
maintained clear of brush and that all wells are properly labelled and secured with functioning locks.
6) All vegetative waste brought on site is staged for grinding at the Yard Waste Notification element,
notification #YWN-07-002. *Please see Facility Compliance Inspection Report
YWN07002_INSP_20180119.
7) The Scrap Tire Management Area was reviewed.
8) All scrap tires are placed in the concrete bunker lined collection area until placed into the transfer trailer for
transport to Central Carolina Tire, permit #43-04 in Cameron, NC for final disposal.
9) The Scrap Tire Management Area is in need of attention. A large number of scrap tires were observed piled
uncovered on the ground. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please
cover with a tarp, or place the scrap tires stored on-site inside the transport trailer. Going forward, all scrap
tires collected on-site should be, at a minimum, covered with a tarp or placed into the transport trailer by the
end of each workday.
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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10) Additional trailers may be required for the volume of tires managed by this Facility.
11) Overall, the closed areas of the landfill are covered with a well-established cover crop of native warm season
grasses. However, several areas were noted as having sparse or no cover. *Within thirty days of receipt of this
Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please repair these areas by seeding and mulching to establish a
groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system.
12) Areas of differential settlement were observed in several areas around the landfill. Some of these areas are
restricting the positive flow of surface waters from the landfill during and following rain events. *Within
thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please fill and grade these areas to
promote positive drainage of all surface waters away from the landfill. All filled areas should be graded at a
slope not greater than 3:1 and seeded and mulched to establish a cover crop suitable to prevent erosion of your
landfill cap system.
13) Eroded areas were observed on the sideslopes in various places around the landfill. Most of the erosion has
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occurred due to a lack of sufficient cover crop. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance
Inspection Report, plans need to be underway to repair this area. All repaired areas should be graded at a
slope not greater than 3:1, then seeded and mulched to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of
your landfill cap system. After the repairs have been completed, please inspect these areas regularly for
continued leachate seepage. Any areas of seeping leachate should be repaired immediately to prevent the
release of leachate from the landfill.
14) Leachate seepage was observed in several of the eroded areas. No leachate was observed leaving the footprint
of the landfill. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, plans need to be
underway to repair these areas. All repaired areas should be graded at a slope not greater than 3:1, then seeded
and mulched to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system. After the
repairs have been completed, please inspect these areas regularly for continued leachate seepage. Any areas of
seeping leachate should be repaired immediately to prevent the release of leachate from the landfill.
15) The landfill cap in the immediate vicinity of many of the surface water conveyance devices has eroded. It
appears that blockages within the drainage devices and/or equipment damage is causing surface waters to be
redirected around the outside of these structures. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance
Inspection Report, please repair these eroded areas and remove any blockages that are preventing the proper
operation of all surface water drains.
16) Many of the surface water conveyance devices have been damaged by equipment and/or overgrown with
brush. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please repair these
damaged and/or overgrown conveyance devices to ensure the proper operation of all surface water drains and
the proper management of all surface waters.
17) A landscaping contract company has been contacted and is working to develop a repair plan and schedule to
correct the violations observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection. *The repair project needs to be
implemented as soon as possible.
18) *Corrective measures are required as a result of this Facility Compliance Inspection.
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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.

Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Regional Representative

Delivered on: 22 January 2018 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]

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