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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4117_A-1SandrockCDLF_PTCPhase3_FID1285427_20190301 Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID 1285427 Page 1 of 22 1646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646 Phone: 919-707-8200 Internet: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/solid-waste-section An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLID WASTE SECTION SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY A-1 SANDROCK, INC. is hereby issued a PERMIT APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT PERMIT NO. 4117-CDLF-2008, A-1 SANDROCK C&D LANDFILL - PHASES 3 AND 4 PERMIT APPROVAL TO OPERATE PERMIT NO. 4117-CDLF-2008, A-1 SANDROCK C&D LANDFILL - PHASES 1 AND 2 AND TREATMENT AND PROCESSING OPERATIONS PERMIT FOR CLOSURE NOT APPLICABLE located at 2091 Bishop Road (State Road 1116) between the intersections of Bishop Road with Groomtown Road and Viewmont Road, south of the City of Greensboro, in the Sumner Township, Guilford County, North Carolina, in accordance with Article 9, Chapter 130A, of the General Statutes of North Carolina and all rules promulgated thereunder and subject to the conditions set forth in this permit. The legal description of the site is identified on the deeds recorded for this property listed in Attachment No. 1 of this permit. _______________________ Sherri Stanley, Supervisor Permitting Branch, Solid Waste Section Division of Waste Management Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 2 of 22 ATTACHMENT 1 GENERAL PERMIT CONDITIONS/INFORMATION PERMIT APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT OR OPERATE DATA TABLE Permit Number Status Issuance Date Expiration Date FID 4117-CDLF-2008 Active March 1, 2019 April 17, 20691 1285427 Notes: 1. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 130A-294(a2), this life-of-site permit is issued to A-1 Sandrock, Inc. to construct and operate for the specified landfill phases of the A-1 Sandrock C&DLF unit. This permit shall survive the expiration of the amended franchise agreement (DIN 19918) between A-1 Sandrock, Inc. and Guilford County, North Carolina per N.C.G.S. 130A-294(a4). 2. FID = File Identification Number. PART I: GENERAL FACILITY 1. This permit is issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management (Division), Solid Waste Section (Section). In accordance with North Carolina Solid Waste Management Rule (Rule) 15A NCAC 13B .0201(d), a solid waste management facility permit shall have two parts: a Permit Approval to Construct and a Permit Approval to Operate. The Permit Approval to Construct must be implemented in accordance with Attachment 2 of this permit. The Permit Approval to Operate must be implemented in accordance with Attachment 3 of this permit. 2. The persons to whom this permit is issued (“permittee”) are the owners and operators of the solid waste management facility. 3. The Permit to Construct (DIN 6225) for the A-1 Sandrock Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill (C&DLF) unit has been registered in the Guilford County Register of Deeds on July 28, 2006 in Deed Book R 6573, Pages 1017 through 1027. 4. When this property is sold, leased, conveyed, or transferred in any manner, the deed or other instrument of transfer shall contain in the description section in no smaller type than that used in the body of the deed or instrument, a statement that the property has been used as a sanitary landfill and a reference by book and page to the recordation of the permit in accordance with Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0204(e). 5. By receiving waste at the facility, the permittee shall be considered to have accepted the terms and conditions of this permit in accordance with Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d). 6. Construction or operation of this solid waste management facility must be in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B, Article 9 of the Chapter 130A Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 3 of 22 of the North Carolina General Statutes (N.C.G.S. 130A-290, et seq.), the conditions contained in this permit; and the approved plan. Should the approved plan and the rules conflict, the rules shall take precedence unless specifically addressed by a permit condition. Failure to comply may result in compliance action or permit revocation. 7. This permit is issued based on the documents submitted in support of the application for permitting the facility including those identified in the “List of Documents for the Approved Plan” which constitute the approved plan for the facility. Where discrepancies exist, the most recent submittals and the Conditions of Permit shall govern. 8. Per N.C.G.S.130A-294(a1) this permit may be transferred only with the approval of the Section, through the issuance of a new or substantially amended permit in accordance with N.C.G.S.130A-294(a3). 9. In accordance with N.C.G.S. 130A-295.2(g) the permittee shall notify the Section thirty (30) days prior to any significant change in the identity or business structure of either the owner or the operator, including but not limited to a proposed transfer of ownership of the facility or a change in the parent company of the owner or a change in the operator of the facility or parent company of the operator. 10. The permittee is responsible for obtaining all permits and approvals necessary for the development of this project including, but not limited to, approval from appropriate agencies for a General or Individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Discharge Permit, if applicable and a sedimentation and erosion control permit. Issuance of this permit does not remove the permittee’s responsibilities for compliance with any other local, state or federal rule, regulation or statute. PROPERTIES APPROVED FOR THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY Guilford County, N.C. Register of Deeds Book Page Grantee Grantor Acres Parcel No. 4378 198 Ronald E. Petty and Wife Betty B. Petty Greensboro Cerebral Palsy Association, Inc. 69.833 12-03-0185-0- 0739-W-007 and 12-03-0185-0-0754-00-003 Plat 149 93 Survey plat Total Site Acreage: 69.833 acres PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable. Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 4 of 22 PART III: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S) A-1 Sandrock C&DLF, 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit History Permit Type Date Issued DIN/FID Original Permit to Construct (PTC) – Phase 1 February 7, 2004 6224 PTC Modification - Phase 1 June 1, 2006 6225 Permit to Operate (PTO) – Phase 1, Cell A April 17, 2009 7222 PTO Modification - Phase 1, Cells A & B February 28, 2011 12797 PTO Modification - Phase 1, Cells A, B, & C November 27, 2012 17552 PTO Amendment - Phase 1, Cells A, B, & C December 06, 2013 20123 PTC Amendment – Phase 2 September 11, 2015 24959 PTO Modification - Phase 2, Cell A September 15, 2015 24996 Life-of-Site (LOS) Permit Approval to Operate, Phases 1 & 2 October 2, 2017 28455 LOS PTC- Phases 3 & 4 & PTO - Phases 1 & 2 March 1, 2019 1285427 DIN = Document Identification Number. List of Documents for the Approved Plan The descriptions of other previous/historical documents are found in the Permit Approval To Operate issued October 2, 2017 (DIN 28455). DIN/FID DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION 7076 Permit to Operate Application, A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill Phase 1, A-1 Sandrock CDLF (South Mine Facility), Guilford County, North Carolina. Prepared by David Garrett, P.G., P.E. March 2007. Resubmitted March 2009. 7223 Facility and Operations Plan Update, A-1 Sandrock CDLF (Phase 1) and Processing Facility, Guilford County, North Carolina. February 2009. Prepared by David Garrett, P.G., P.E. (Including a Drawing set Sheets 1-10). DIN 7039. Revised on April 2, 2009. 7155 & 19619 Franchise Agreement between A-1 Sandrock, Inc. and Guilford County, North Carolina. November 6, 2003. Amended March 17, 2009. Including Articles of Incorporation, disposal fee limits, property description, and Articles of Amendments. 19918 Franchise Agreement between A-1 Sandrock, Inc. and Guilford County, North Carolina. October 03, 2013 and expires on October 03, 2023. Including Articles of Incorporation, disposal fee limits, property description, service area, waste disposal rate, and Articles of Amendments. 1285116 Permit to Construct Applications, A-1 Sandrock, Inc. C&D Landfill (4117-CDLF- 2008) Phase 3. Prepared by Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. Dated May 24, 2018 and revised through February 25, 2019. The application includes the Water Quality Monitoring Plan (FID 1285092) and Landfill Gas Monitoring Plan (FID 1285094). Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 5 of 22 PART IV: INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable. PART V: LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable. PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S) Not Applicable. PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNIT (S) Not Applicable. - End of Section – ATTACHMENT 2 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT PART I: GENERAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION CONDITIONS 1. Construction of all solid waste management units within the landfill facility must be in accordance with the pertinent approved plans and only for those phases of development approved for construction as described in Attachment 1, List of Documents for the Approved Plan. 2. Modifications or revisions of the approved documents or changes during construction require approval by the Section. 3. The permittee must conduct a preconstruction meeting at the landfill facility prior to initiating construction of any phase/cell/sub-cell of the solid waste management units and must notify the Section at least 10 days prior to the meeting. 4. Pursuant to Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0505, on-site open burning is prohibited. However, burning of land-cleaning debris generated on site as a result of construction activities may be allowed, only if, prior to initiating the controlled burning, the permittee obtains approvals and/or permits from the Section, the North Carolina (NC) Division of Air Quality, and local fire department. The permittee must conduct the approved open burning in compliance with all air pollution and open burn laws, regulations and ordinances. Erosion and Sedimentation Control Requirements 5. All required sedimentation and erosion control measures must be installed and operable to mitigate excessive on-site erosion and to prevent silt from leaving the area of the landfill units during the service life of the facility. 6. All earth disturbing activities must be conducted in accordance with the approved Erosion and Sediment Control Plan, NC Storm Water General Permit, NCG020000 – Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 6 of 22 Certification No. NCG020633, the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 (15A NCAC 4), and consistent with any other local, state or federal requirements. 7. Facility construction, operations or practices must not cause or result in a discharge of pollution, dredged material, and/or fill material into waters of the state in violation of the requirements under Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, as amended. 8. Modifications to the approved sedimentation and erosion control activities require approval by the NC Land Quality Section. The Section must be notified of any sedimentation and erosion control plan modifications. Geologic, Ground Water and Monitoring Requirements 9. Prior to construction of the sub-cells or cell(s) within the phase of the solid waste management unit(s), all piezometers, borings, and groundwater monitoring wells within the footprint must be properly abandoned in accordance with 15A NCAC 2C .0113 “Abandonment of Wells.” 10. In areas where soil is to be undercut, abandoned piezometers, monitoring wells and borings must not be grouted to pre-grade land surface, but to the proposed base grade surface to prevent having to cut excess grout or damaging the wells. 11. A Licensed Geologist must report any pertinent geological feature(s) exposed during phase or cell excavation. Prior to placing any landfill liner or fill, the geologist must submit to the Section Hydrogeologist a written report that includes an accurate description of the exposed geological feature(s) and effect of the geological feature(s) on the design, construction, and operation of the cell, phase, or unit. 12. A Licensed Geologist must supervise installation of groundwater monitoring wells and surface water sampling stations. 13. Any modification to the approved water quality monitoring, sampling, and analysis plan must be submitted to the Section Hydrogeologist for review. 14. Within 30 days of completed construction of each new groundwater monitoring well or landfill gas monitoring well, a well construction record (GW-1 form), typical well schematic, boring log, field log and notes, and description of well development activities must be submitted to the Section. Each monitoring well and gas probe must be surveyed for location and elevation. 15. The permittee must provide a plan sheet-sized, scaled topographical map, showing the location and identification of new, existing, and abandoned wells and piezometers after installation of groundwater monitoring wells. Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 7 of 22 16. Within thirty (30) days of the completed permanent abandonment of a ground-water monitoring well, the well abandonment record (GW-30 form) and any additional information included in the abandonment record must be submitted to the Section. The well abandonment records must be submitted to the Solid Waste Section in accordance with 15A NCAC 2C .0114(b) and be certified by a Licensed Geologist. 17. All forms, reports, maps, plans, and data submitted to the Section must include an electronic (pdf) copy. PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable. PART III: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S) A-1 Sandrock C&DLF, 4117-CDLF-2008 1. This permit approves the revised Facility Plan (FID 1285116) that defines the comprehensive development of the construction and demolition debris landfill (C&DLF) unit in accordance with Rule 15 NCAC 13B .0537 and the amended franchise agreement between A-1 Sandrock, Inc. and Guilford County, North Carolina (DIN 19918). 2. The following table lists the dimensions and details for each of the four (4) phases of the C&DLF unit, both existing and planned. The approved gross capacity of the C&DLF unit is 2,240,000 cubic yards (CY), as defined in the Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0537(e)(2)(B); the final cap elevations are up to 904 feet above mean sea level (amsl) with a maximum 3 (horizontal) to 1 (vertical) side slopes as shown on Drawing No. E6 (FID 1285116). C&DLF Unit Acres Gross Capacity (cubic yards) Status Phase 1 11.38 470,332 Constructed and received wastes approved by this permit Phase 2 6.52 608,192 Phase 3 7.6 641,726 To Be Constructed and approved by this permit Phase 4 (vertical expansion) - 519,750 Total 25.5 2,240,400 3. This facility shall conform to the specific conditions set forth in this permit and the provisions of the Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0534(b)(2). 4. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 130A-294(a3), the permittee shall submit a permit application for any new phase of development which is not described in the approved Facility Plan (FID 1285116) and not set forth in the Permit Condition No. 2 of this part. The Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 8 of 22 permit application shall be subject to a permit fee according to N.C.G.S. 130A- 295.8. 5. A copy of this permit, the approved plans, and all pertinent records and reports shall be maintained on-site at the facility and made available to the Section upon request according to Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0542(n). Landfill Construction Conditions 6. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 130A-294(a3)(1)c., this Permit Approval to Construct is issued to the A-1 Sandrock C&DLF for expansions of the C&DLF unit - Phases 3 & 4 as shown on the Drawing Nos. E2 through E6 in the approved plan (FID 1285116). Construction and development of the C&DLF unit - Phases 3 & 4 shall only be in accordance with the Section approved plans and the requirements stipulated in Rules 15A NCAC 13B .0531 through .0547. a. The construction of Phase 3 is consisting of three sub-phases – Phases 3A & 3B, lateral expansions and Phase 3C, a vertical expansion over the portion of Phases 1 & 2 and Phases 3A & 3B. Phase Waste footprint (acre) Gross Capacity (CY) 3A 3.77 210,910 3B 3.83 152,184 3C - 278,632 Total 7.6 641,726 b. The construction of Phase 4, a vertical expansion over Phases 1 through 3 of the landfill unit is permitted. Phase 4 has an approved gross capacity of 519,750 CY, which includes the volume of the proposed final cover system. c. The Permit Condition Nos. 7 through 9 in this Part of the Permit may be exempt from construction of Phase 3C & Phase 4. 7. The initial and substantial construction authorized by this Permit Approval to Construct for Phase 3 shall expire eighteen (18) months from the issuance date according to Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0534(b)(2)(H) if substantial construction is not commenced. Substantial construction includes, but is not limited to, issuance of construction contracts, mobilization of equipment on site, and construction activities including installation of sedimentation and erosion control structures. The permittee may reapply for the Permit Approval to Construct prior to the expiration date. The re-application will be subject to the statutes and rules in effect on that date and may be subject to additional fees. 8. The permittee shall implement the approved construction quality assurance (CQA) in accordance with the Rules 15A NCAC 13B .0540 & .0541 and the approved CQA Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 9 of 22 plan (FID 1285116) to ensure that the base grades of the landfill phases/cells are consistent with those shown on Drawing Nos. E2, X1, & X2 (FID 1285116). PRE-OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS 9. The following conditions must be met prior to the operation of the Phases 3A or 3B of the C&DLF unit: a. The permittee must obtain a Permit Approval to Operate from the Section in accordance with Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0201(d)(2) prior to receiving any permitted wastes at the Phases 3A or 3B. b. A written Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) and certification report, including as-built drawings which demonstrate that the landfill base liner system which is built in compliance with Rules 15 NCAC 13B .0540 and .0541(c) & (d) and the approved CQA Plan (FID 1285116), shall be submitted to the Section for review and approval. c. Prior to waste disposal in any new phase or cell, the permittee shall arrange for a site inspection and/or a pre-operative meeting by a NC Solid Waste Section representative(s) or regional environmental specialist of the Section for the purpose of demonstrating that the facility construction is consistent with approved plans and specifications. d. Ground water monitoring wells and landfill gas wells shall be installed and surface water sampling locations shall be established. A baseline sampling event for background water quality shall be completely performed in accordance with Rule 15A NCAC 13B. 0544(b)(1)(D). Well construction and abandonment records and sampling results shall be submitted to the Section Hydrogeologist for review and approval prior to issuing the Permit Approval to Operate for the C&DLF unit. e. The edge of the waste footprint must be physically identified with permanent physical markers, for both existing units and the new unit. f. The permittee shall completely implement and install site access, security, signs, and safety requirements in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B. 0542(j). g. The permittee shall completely construct and install all required and approved measures, devices, and structures to prevent soil erosion, control sedimentation, manage surface water drainage, and to protect surface waterbody in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B. 0542(k) & (l) and the approved plan (FID 1285116). h. Documentation of financial assurance mechanisms must be submitted to the Section. The financial assurance amount must include closure and post-closure Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 10 of 22 costs including the new phase, cell, or sub-cell to receive the Permit Approval to Operate and costs for potential assessment and corrective action at the landfill facility in accordance with N.C.G.S. 130A-295.2 (h1), Rules 15A NCAC 13B .0546 &.0547 (2). PART IV: INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable. PART V: LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable. PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S) Not Applicable. PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNIT (S) Not Applicable. - End of Section - ATTACHMENT 3 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT APPROVAL TO OPERATE Part I: GENERAL FACILITY OPERATION CONDITIONS 1. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 130A-309.09A(g), the permittee must not knowingly dispose of construction or demolition (C&D) solid waste that is generated within the boundaries of a unit of local government that by ordinance: a. Prohibits generators or collectors of solid waste from disposing of that type or form of solid waste. b. Requires generators or collectors of solid waste to recycle that type or form of solid waste. 2. This facility is permitted to receive non-hazardous solid waste, as defined in N.C.G.S. 130-290 (a)(35). The permitted wastes received at the facility must be generated by counties within a fifty (50) mile radius of the site including Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Counties which is consistent with the Franchise Agreement (DIN 19918), except where prohibited by North Carolina General Statutes Article 9 of Chapter 130A and the 15A NCAC 13B rules. 3. The facility operator must complete an approved operator training course in compliance with N.C.G.S. 130A-309.25. A responsible individual certified in landfill operations must be on-site during all operating hours of the facility at all times while open for public use. Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 11 of 22 4. The permittee must actively employ a training and screening program at the facility in accordance with N.C.G.S. 130A-295.6(g), Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0544(e), and the approved plan (FID 1285116) for detecting and preventing the disposal of excluded or unauthorized wastes. At a minimum, the program must include: a. Random inspections of incoming loads or other comparable procedures. b. Records of any inspections. c. Training of personnel to recognize hazardous, liquid, and other excluded waste types. d. Development of a contingency plan to properly manage any identified hazardous, liquid, or other excluded or unauthorized wastes. The plan must address identification, removal, storage and final disposition of these wastes. 5. Pursuant to Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0542(i)(2), open burning solid waste is prohibited at this landfill facility. 6. Closure and post-closure activities for any landfill unit at this facility must be conducted in accordance with the approved Closure and Post-Closure Plans (FID 1285116) and Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0543. 7. The final closure plan must be submitted for approval at least ninety (90) days prior to closure or partial closure of any landfill unit. The plan must include all steps and measures necessary to close and maintain the landfill unit in accordance with all rules in effect at that time. At a minimum, the plan must address the following: a. Design of a final cover system in accordance with Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0543(c) or the solid waste management rules in effect at the time of closure. b. Construction and maintenance/operation of the final cover system and erosion control structures. c. Surface water, ground water, and explosive gas monitoring. 8. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 130A-295.2(g), the permittee must continuously maintain the required financial assurance for the duration of the life of the facility. The permittee must annually update and adjust closure and post-closure cost estimates and costs for potential assessment and corrective action at the landfill facility for inflation according to Rules 15A NCAC 13B .0546 and .0547(2) and N.C.G.S. 130A-295.2(h). Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 12 of 22 9. Facility construction, operations or practices must not cause or result in a discharge of pollution, dredged material, and/or fill material into waters of the state in violation of the requirements under Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, as amended. 10. All sedimentation and erosion control activities must be conducted in accordance with the Sedimentation Control Act N.C.G.S. 113A-50, et seq. and rules promulgated under 15A NCAC 4. All required sedimentation and erosion control measures must be installed and operable to mitigate excessive on-site erosion and to prevent silt from leaving the area of the landfill unit during the service life of the facility. Modifications to the approved sedimentation and erosion control activities require approval by the North Carolina Land Quality Section. The Section must be notified of any sedimentation and erosion control plan modifications. 11. The permittee must 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. Environmental media monitoring and Reporting Requirements General Conditions 12. Groundwater, surface water, and landfill gas monitoring locations must be established and monitored as identified in the approved plans (FID 1285116). 13. The permittee must implement the following permit conditions: a. The permittee must obtain approval from the Section for the design, installation, and abandonment of any groundwater or landfill gas monitoring well. b. Each groundwater and landfill gas monitoring wells must be surveyed in accordance with Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0544(b)(1)(F). c. Each groundwater monitoring and landfill gas well must have an identification plate permanently attached to the well, in accordance with 15A NCAC 2C .0108(o). d. The permittee must maintain the following information in the facility operating record in accordance with Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0542(n): i) The report for each monitoring event of the groundwater, surface water, and landfill gas and pertinent analytical data. ii) Documents of well completion, development details, repair, abandonment, and all other pertinent activities associated with each groundwater and landfill gas monitoring well monitoring location. Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 13 of 22 e. A readily accessible, unobstructed path must be maintained so that groundwater and landfill gas monitoring wells, and surface water sampling locations are accessible using four-wheel drive vehicles according to Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0542(j)(3). Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting Conditions 14. Groundwater and surface water monitoring at this landfill facility must be conducted in compliance with Rules 15A NCAC 13B .0544 &.0545, and .0602, and the approved monitoring plans (FID 1285092). Any proposed modification to an approved plan must be submitted to the Section and approved prior to implementation. 15. Groundwater quality is subject to 15A NCAC 2L – Groundwater Classifications Standards and the Groundwater Protection Standards established under Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0545(b)(3). Surface water is subject to 15A NCAC 2B – Surface Water and Wetlands Standards. 16. Unless otherwise specified by the Section, surface water locations, and groundwater monitoring wells must be sampled at least semi-annually in accordance with Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0544(b)(1)(D), the approved monitoring plan (FID 1285092), and the current policies and guidelines of the Section in effect at the time of sampling. 17. Monitoring reports of the analytical results for groundwater, surface water sampling events must be submitted to the Section within 120 days of the sample collection date. Analytical laboratory data must be submitted in electronic format (pdf) and in a spreadsheet format in an Electronic Data Deliverable (EDD) Template. All monitoring reports must contain: a. A potentiometric surface map for the current sampling event. b. Analytical laboratory reports and summary tables. c. A completed Solid Waste Environmental Monitoring Data Form. d. Laboratory data submitted in accordance with the EDD Template. 18. The permittee must implement the following permit conditions: a. For a C&DLF unit. A baseline sampling event for background water quality shall be performed for each new installed groundwater monitoring well in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B. 0544(b)(1)(D). b. The report including analytical data must meet the requirements stated in the Permit Condition No. 17 of Part I, Attachment 3 of this permit and be submitted to the Section for review. Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 14 of 22 Landfill Gas Monitoring, Management, and Reporting Conditions 19. A landfill gas monitoring event must include monitoring for all explosive gases and must be conducted at the facility including interior monitoring of on-site buildings in accordance with the approved landfill gas monitoring plan (FID 1285094) and Rule 15A NCAC 13B. 0544(d). Any proposed modification to an approved plan must be submitted to the Section Hydrogeologist for a review and approved prior to implementation. 20. Pursuant to Rule 15A NCAC 13B. 0544(d)(2)(B), the permittee must sample landfill gas quarterly unless otherwise required for corrective action or specified by the Section. 21. The permittee is responsible to employ properly trained personnel to conduct gas monitoring. 22. Landfill gas monitoring reports must be placed to the facility’s operating record, according to Rule 15A NCAC 13B. 0544(d)(3), within 7 days of the monitoring event, and must include a description of the monitoring method used, the sampling results of each well and onsite buildings recorded in percent of the lower explosive limit (LEL), date of monitoring, weather conditions, calibration report, and signature of the sampling personnel. 23. The permittee must comply with the requirements of Rule 15A NCAC 13B. 0544(d), if a. Landfill gas monitoring reveals detections of methane greater than 25 percent of the LEL in onsite buildings or detections of LEL at the compliance boundary, or b. Stabilized hydrogen sulfide concentration is greater than 20 parts per million (ppm). RECORDING AND RECORDKEEPING 24. Copies of this permit, the approved plans, and all records required to be maintained by the permittee must be maintained at the facility and made available to the Section upon request during normal business hours according to Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0542(n) and the approved plan (FID 1285116). 25. The permittee must maintain records of the following. Scales must be used to weigh the amount of waste received. The daily reports are to be summarized into a monthly report for use in the required annual reports. a. The amount of all accepted solid waste materials as (i) C&D wastes, (ii) material used as alternate periodic cover, and (iii) recyclable material. b. Daily records of waste received and origins of the loads. Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 15 of 22 26. On or before August 1 annually, the permittee must submit an annual facility report to the Section, on forms prescribed by the Section. a. The reporting period shall be for the previous year beginning July 1 and ending June 30. b. The annual facility report must list the amount of waste received and landfilled in tons and be compiled: i) On a monthly basis. ii) By county, city or transfer station of origin. iii) By specific waste type. iv) By disposal location within the facility. v) By diversion to alternative management facilities. c. A measurement of volume utilized in the landfill cells must be performed during the first or second quarter of the calendar year. The date and volumes, in cubic yards, must be included in the report. d. The amount of waste, in tons from scale records, disposed in landfill cells from April 17, 2009 through the date of the annual volume survey must be included in the report. e. The tons of waste recycled, recovered or diverted from disposal including a description of how and where the material was ultimately managed, as applicable, must be included in the report. f. The completed report must be forwarded to the Regional Senior Environmental Specialist for the facility by the date due on the prescribed annual facility report form. g. A copy of the completed report must be forwarded to each county manager for each county from which waste was received at the facility. Documentation that a copy of the report has been forwarded to the county managers must be sent to the Regional Senior Environmental Specialist by the date due on the prescribed annual facility report form. PART II: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable. PART III: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S) A-1 Sandrock C&DLF, 4117-CDLF-2008 Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 16 of 22 1. The life-of-site permit approval to operate (PTO), as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-294(a2), for the C&DLF unit – Phases 1 and 2 shall expire on October 03, 2023, which is consistent with the term of the Franchise Agreement (DIN 19918). a. The permittee may request an approval from the Section to adjust the permit expiration date to such time a new Franchise Agreement is obtained by the permittee at which time the term of this PTO will be adjusted accordingly. b. Per N.C.G.S. 130A-294(a4), this PTO shall survive the expiration of the Franchise Agreement (DIN 19918), if the permittee fails to secure a new Franchise Agreement; then, this PTO shall expire on April 17, 2069. 2. This permit approves the operation of the C&DLF unit – Phases 1 & 2, as well as the onsite environmental management, miscellaneous waste management units, and protection facilities as described in the approved plans. Phases 1 & 2 of the C&DLF unit have approved: a. Waste footprint of 17.9 acres. b. Gross capacity of 1,078,524 cubic yards, which is measured from the bottom of C&D waste through the top of intermediate cover at an elevation up to approximately 830-feet above mean seal level with the maximum 3 (horizontal) to 1 (vertical) side slopes as described in Table 1B of the approved Facility Plan (FID 1285116). 3. Operation of any C&DLF future phases or cells, including Phases 3 (the lateral expansion) & Phase 4 (the vertical expansion over Phases 1, 2 & 3) requires written approval of the Section and must be constructed in accordance with applicable statutes and rules effective at that time. 4. The C&DLF unit is approved to accept up to 300 tons per day or 84,000 tons per year based on 5.5 working days per week and 52 weeks per year (280 working days per year) in accordance with the approved franchise granted by Guilford County dated October 3, 2013. Maximum variance shall be in accordance with N.C.G.S. 130A-294(b1)(1). A recycling process to reclaim at least ten percent (10%) of the amount of wastes received must be implemented at the sorting and recycling unit with the landfill facility, in accordance with the approved Franchise Agreement (DIN 19918) and Permit Conditions in Part VII, Attachment 3 of this permit. 5. The C&DLF unit is permitted to receive the following waste types for disposal: a. “Construction or demolition debris” as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-290(a)(4) means solid waste resulting solely from construction, remodeling, repair or demolition operations on pavement, buildings, or other structures, but does not include inert debris, land-clearing debris or yard debris. Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 17 of 22 b. “Inert debris” as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-290(a)(14) means solid waste that consists solely of material such as concrete, brick, concrete block, uncontaminated soil, rock, and gravel. c. “Land-clearing debris” as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-290(a)(15) means solid waste that is generated solely from land-clearing activities, such as stumps and tree trunks. d. “Asphalt” in accordance with N.C.G.S. 130-294(m). 6. Regulated asbestos-containing material as defined in 40 CFR 61 must be managed in accordance with 40 CFR 61. Disposal of asbestos waste must be in accordance with Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0542 (c)(2). 7. Wastewater treatment sludge is not approved for disposal. Wastewater treatment sludge may be accepted, with the approval of the Section, for utilization as a soil conditioner and incorporated into or applied onto the vegetative growth layer. The wastewater treatment sludge must not neither be applied at greater than agronomic rates nor to a depth greater than six inches according to Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0542 (d). 8. Wooden pallets as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-290(44a) are not approved for disposal except for those pallets generated in C&D activities and may be accepted and managed in the Land Clearing Debris (LCID) Storage and Processing Area (Area B) according to the approved plans (FID 1285116) and the Permit Conditions in Part VII, Attachment 3 of this permit. 9. “Yard waste” as defined in Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0101(56) meaning “Yard Trash” and “Land-Clearing Debris” as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-290, including stumps, limbs, leaves, grass, and untreated wood are accepted and managed at the LCID Storage and Processing Area (Area B) according to the approved plans (FID 1285116) Permit Conditions stipulated in Part VII, Attachment 3 of this permit. 10. Wastes listed in Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0542 (e) must not be accepted for disposal. The wastes prohibited for disposal at this C&DLF unit include, but are not limited to; hazardous waste, municipal solid waste, liquid waste, commercial or industrial wastes, and yard trash. 11. In accordance with N.C.G.S. 130A-295.6 this landfill may use alternative daily cover (ADC) as the periodical cover material in compliance with the requirement stated in Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0542(f), if the ADC and pertinent applications have been previously approved for use at other sanitary landfills in North Carolina. The Section maintains a Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 18 of 22 list of approved alternative cover material and its appropriate use, which may be referred to, but is not required to be, in determining ADC types and uses. 12. The use of ADC that does not meet the requirements stated in N.C.G.S. 130A-295.6 requires approval, prior to implementation, by the Section. Requests for ADC approval must include a plan detailing the comprehensive use and a demonstration of the effectiveness of the alternative cover, developed according to Section guidelines. Plans that are approved by the Section will be incorporated into, and made a part of, the approved documents listed in Attachment 1. 13. The permittee must maintain records for all solid waste materials accepted and used as ADC. The records must include: the date of receipt, weight of material, general description of the material, identity of the generator and transporter, and county of origin. Such records must be made available to the Section upon request. The application of ADC materials in excess of normal application of daily cover of the material shall constitute disposal. PART IV: INDUSTRIAL LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable. PART V: LAND CLEARING AND INERT DEBRIS LANDFILL UNIT(S) Not Applicable. PART VI: TRANSFER STATION/TREATMENT & PROCESSING UNIT(S) Not Applicable. PART VII: MISCELLANEOUS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Construction and Land Clearing Debris Sorting and Recycling Operation Facility General Conditions 1. The units as shown on Drawings S1 and EC5 of the approved plan (FID 1285116) may accept “recovered material” or “recyclable material” as defined in N.C.G.S. 130A-290(a)(24) and (26), respectively that are generated from the approved service areas stated in the Permit Condition No. 2, Part I, Attachment 3 of this permit. 2. Recovered or recyclable material shall be temporary stockpiled in the designated area and managed as a valuable commodity in a manner consistent with the desired use or end use. The permittee must operate and manage received recyclables or recovered material at this unit according to the requirements set forth in N.C.G.S. 130A-309.05(c)(1), (2), (3), & (4) and the approved plan (FID 1285116). 3. Seventy-five present (75%), by weight, of the recovered material stored at the unit at the beginning of a calendar year commencing January 1, must be removed from the unit Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 19 of 22 through sale, use, or reuse by December 31 of the same year except for beneficial fill to be used at the landfill facility. 4. Operating area at each non-disposal solid waste management unit shall maintain at least 50-feet riparian buffer or jurisdictional streams within the Randleman Reservoir watershed, along with protective measures along the buffers as shown Drawing No. S1 (FID 1285116). 5. All required sedimentation and erosion control measures must be installed and operable at each unit to mitigate excessive on-site erosion and to prevent silt from leaving the area of the landfill unit during the service life of the facility according to the approved Operations Plan (FID 1285116), the approved Erosion and Sediment Control Plan and Permit Condition No. 10, Part 1 of Attachment 3, of this permit. 6. The permittee must implement the established waste screening program according to the approved Operations Plan and the amendment (FID 1285116) and Permit Condition No. 4, Part I, the Attachment 3 of this permit. 7. All non-recyclables found in each unit must be properly moved and disposed in the C&DLF unit by the end of each operating day. The nonconformance or prohibited wastes must be placed in covered containers and properly disposed of at an off-site permitted facility weekly according to the approved Operations Plan (FID 1285116). 8. Control measures must be utilized to minimize and eliminate visible dust emissions and blowing litter. Fugitive dust emissions are prohibited. Windblown materials must be collected by the end of each operating day, and no windblown material may be allowed to leave the unit boundary. 9. No grinding of wastes shall take place in the rain. Specific Operating Permit Condition for Non-Disposal Solid Waste Management Units Area A – Concrete Collection and Processing Area 10. This unit that is a treatment and processing unit as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .0101(49 must be operated according to Rule 15A NCAC 13B. 0302 and the approved plan (FID 1285116). 11. This unit that encompasses an operating footprint of 1.74 acres with approved storage volume up to 12,000 cubic yards is approved to collect, temporarily store, process concrete, brick, concrete block, rock, and gravel into aggregates. 12. Commingling and stockpiling of the pre-processed and re-processed concrete debris from the inert debris waste stream is allowed at this unit. Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 20 of 22 13. The reinforcement/rebar inside the concrete wastes is recyclable and can be stored at this unit or containers at the landfill facility after it is separated from concrete. The rebar will be placed with other scrap metal in a container (roll-off box) which will be shipped to an off-site facility when the container is full. Area B – LCID Collection, Storage, and Processing Area 14. This unit that is a treatment and processing unit as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .0101(49) must be operated according to Rule 15A NCAC 13B. 0302 and the approved plan (FID 1285116). 15. This unit that has an operating footprint of 1.12 acres with approved storage volume up to 6,000 cubic yards of non-processed wastes is approved to collect, temporarily store, or treat & process the following waste streams: a. Yard waste as defined in Rule NCAC 13B .0101(56) including yard trash and land clearing debris - vegetative or wood wastes which are generated solely from land- clearing activities. b. C&D wastes - clean, non-painted, and non-treated wood including wooden pallet as defined in N.C.G.S. 13A 294(a)(44a). The wastes must be selected at the C&DLF working face first, and then the acceptable wastes will be transported to this unit for temporary storage followed by treatment & process. 16. The collected leaves or grass are not permitted to be ground for mulch at this unit if they are received separately from trunks or limbs or in bulk. 17. Inside the unit, the permittee must separately process the LCID wastes from the C&D wastes according to the approved Operations Plan (FID 1285116). Commingling interim stage processed material from the construction debris and LCID waste stream is prohibited at this unit. However, the selected LCID wastes may be combined with similar C&D solid wastes in the post-processing stage into boiler fuel or mulch at Area C. 18. A minimum of 25-feet distance between the stockpiles of combustible material must be established and maintained at all times for access and firefighting. The dimensions of each stockpile or windrow including the height must be approved by a local fire marshal. 19. Stockpiles of unprocessed waste must be (i) processed per quarterly and transported to Area C, or (ii) be wetted and turned quarterly or when dictated by the temperature which shall not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit. 20. No composting is permitted at this unit. Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 21 of 22 Area C – Windrows/Storage 21. This unit that is a treatment and processing unit as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .0101(49) must be operated according to Rule 15A NCAC 13B. 0302 and the approved plan (FID 1285116). 22. This unit has an operating footprint of 1.95 acres with approved storage volume up to 6,000 cubic yards of products – mulch or boiler fuel generated from processed wastes. The cured products may be screened at this unit prior to shipping to an off-site location. 23. Stockpiles of finished material must be (i) removed from the landfill property quarterly, or (ii) be wetted and turned quarterly or when dictated by the temperature which shall not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit. 24. A minimum of 25-feet distance between the stockpiles of combustible material must be established and maintained at all times for access and firefighting. The dimensions of each stockpile or windrow including the height must be approved by a local fire marshal. 25. No composting is permitted at this unit. Areas D & E – Soil and Aggregate Temporary Storage Area 26. Two units - Areas D &E that are storage units for clean soil and aggregates must be operated according to the approved plan (FID 1285116). The operating footprint and maximum storage volume for each unit are summarized below: a. Area D has 1.54-acre operating footprint with the maximum storage volume up to 35,426 cubic yards. b. Area E has 1.80-acre operating footprint with the maximum storage volume up to 54,572 cubic yards. 27. The earthen material or aggregate will be used as cover material for the landfill operations or as beneficial fills. The stockpile of earthen material must be protected by approved best management devices from soil erosion according to the stormwater permit. 28. The stockpiles inside this unit must constantly maintain the minimum buffer distance from the environmental media monitoring network. a. 50 feet from a groundwater monitoring well. b. 40 feet from a landfill gas monitoring well. c. Properly protection measures must be constantly maintained to protect the well from solid waste management activities. Facility Permit No.: 4117-CDLF-2008 Permit Approval to Construct – Phases 3 & 4 A-1 Sandrock C&D Landfill March 1, 2019 FID1285427 Page 22 of 22 Inactive Areas at the C&DLF – Phases 1 or 2 29. Operation of the Construction and Land Clearing and Inert Debris Sorting and Recycling Unit (the unit) may be conducted within the inactive Phases 1 or 2 of the C&DLF unit as shown on Drawing Nos. S1 & S2 and in accordance with approved Operations Plan (FID 1285116) and must meet the requirements stated in the Franchise Agreement (DIN 19918). 30. When either the LCID processing area or the C&D processing area or both are to be operated over an inactive portion of the C&DLF unit, the permittee must construct a minimum of a 2-foot thick soil pad, in addition to the installed 2-foot thick interim soil cover, beneath the processing operating areas including tipping and grinding areas. 31. The permittee must maintain the minimum of 50-foot safety distances, established by signs, fences, and/or physical barricades, to separate the waste unloading areas (tipping areas) accessible by the public and waste sorting/grinding/processing area and the working face of the C&DLF unit. 32. At the inactive area of the C&DLF unit, all recyclables must be either removed to the designated storage areas daily or stored in covered containers or covered stockpiles by the end of each operating day. 33. Permittee must manage post-consumer asphalt shingle according to the approved Operations Plan (FID 1285116). The accepted tear-off asphalt shingles for recycling must be placed inside roll-off boxes or similar containers for temporary storage which must be shipped to an off-site facility when the container is full. The maximum storage volume of tear-off asphalt shingles at the unit at any time is 40 cubic yards. No grinding of asphalt shingle shall be conducted at the landfill facility. 34. The permittee must keep contact information for the contracting shingle recycling company with the records of incoming and outgoing tear-off shingles which shall be placed in the landfill facility operating record according to the approved Operations Plan (FID 1285116). - End of Section – ATTACHMENT 4 CONDITIONS OF PERMIT FOR CLOSURE Not Applicable. - End of Permit Conditions -