0104_INSP_20180705

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF X LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Alamance
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 01-04
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: July 5, 2018 Date of Last Inspection: May 11, 2018

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Alamance County Austin Quarter Road Solid Waste Management Facility
2701 Austin Quarter Road
Graham, NC 27253

GPS COORDINATES:
N: 35.93973 W: -79.29288

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Richard Hill, Solid Waste Director – Alamance County Landfill
w. 336-376-8902 (press #5 then #4)
c. 336-214-6565
f. 336-376-8937
[e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Alamance County Landfill
Richard Hill, Solid Waste Director
2701 Austin Quarter Road
Graham, NC 27253

PARTICIPANTS:
John Patrone, Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section (SWS)
Emily Ball, Assistant Solid Waste Director - Alamance County Landfill

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit To Operate (PTO) issued December 10, 2015
Permit To Construct (PTC) issued in conjunction with PTO
PTO expiration date December 16, 2020

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Inspection - Landfill Fire

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On July 5, 2018, John Patrone met with Emily Ball regarding a municipal solid waste fire at the Alamance County Austin
Quarter Road Solid Waste Management Facility on Austin Quarter Road in Graham, Alamance County.

1. The facility consists of a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill, a construction and demolition debris (C&D)
landfill, a yard waste (YW) management operation, an uninhabitable mobile home processing operation (T&P),
a postconsumer recycled asphalt shingles (PRAS) operation (T&P), and a Temporary Disaster Debris Staging
Site (TDDSS).
2. The facility operates a source-separated recycled materials processing building. Segregated loads of recyclable
materials: cardboard, paper, plastic, and metal is received [hauled-in] from Alamance County convenience
centers. The recyclable material is baled and hauled-off site.
3. Mr. Patrone was informed that there was a fire at the [MSW landfill] facility by Richard Hill, Solid Waste Director
- Alamance County Landfill, via voicemail message on Wednesday evening July 4, 2018.
4. Mr. Hill stated that the landfill working face had been on fire during the late afternoon of July 4th and that the fire
was put-out by the fire department(s) in about three hours. Additionally, he stated that the landfill received heavy
rains later that evening.
5. Mr. Patrone contacted Emily Ball, Assistant Solid Waste Director – Alamance County Landfill, during the
morning of July 5, 2018 regarding the landfill fire.
6. Mr. Patrone arrived at the facility at 10:00 am on July 5th.
7. Ms. Ball stated that the cause of the fire is unknown [facility awaiting report from the fire department].
8. The landfill is situated on property owned by Alamance County and is located well within the property boundary.
9. Ms. Ball stated that the working face was covered with a tarp (100’ x 100’) and the adjacent area was covered
with Posi-Shell (200’ x 200’). It was stated that the tarp was ruined by the landfill fire.
10. Ms. Ball stated that the landfill fire burned MSW not covered with soil and that landfill compaction is estimated
to be 1,980 lbs/yd3.
11. Ms. Ball stated that after the landfill fire was put out, later that evening, the landfill received 1.8 inches of rain.
12. Ms. Ball will submit the SWS Fire Occurrence Notification Form within the next few days. She is awaiting
additional information from the fire department.
13. During the inspection, the landfill working face was small and appeared well compacted. The adjacent area was
re-coated with Posi-Shell.
14. During the inspection, the landfill appeared maintained and facility operations appeared uninterrupted.
15. Ms. Ball stated that bare areas, including newly regraded areas, of the landfill cap will be sown with grass seed.

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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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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

Phone: [phone]

John Patrone
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: July 9, 2018 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Ed Mussler, Section Chief - SWS
Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head – SWS
Sherri Stanley, Permitting Branch Head - SWS
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – SWS
Rodney Foust, Landfill Operation Superintendent – Alamance County Landfill (w. 336-376-8902 [press
#5 then #3], c. 336-260-4988, [e-mail])
Emily Ball, Assistant Solid Waste Director - Alamance County Landfill
(w. 336-376-8902 [press #5 then #1], c. 336-264-0007, [e-mail])
Pam Long, Administrative Officer - Alamance County Landfill (w. 336-376-8902 [press #5 then #5],
[e-mail])

Digital pictures taken July 4, 2018
by facility personnel and July 5, 2018
by John Patrone DWM-SWS

7/4/18 MSW fire: Posi-Shell area adjacent to working face 7/5/18 Posi-Shell [reapplied] adjacent to working face
7/5/18 working face adjacent to Posi-Shell area