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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
X
I LCID
YW
Transfer
compost
X
SLAS
COUNTY: CHEROKEE
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 2002-MSWLF-1998
Closed
HHW
White
X
Incin
T&F
X
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&F/
X
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 05/09/2019
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Cherokee County MSW Landfill
10160 US 19
Marble, NC 28905
Date of Last Inspection: 12/05/2018
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.18103° W: 83.90807'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Rob Ward, P.G., Solid Waste Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Cherokee County Solid Waste Department
75 Peachtree St
Murphy, NC 28906
PARTICIPANTS:
Rob Ward, Cherokee County
Wanda Payne, Cherokee County
Lee Hill, NCDEQ — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate MSW Landfill Phases 1-4 and Permit to Construct Phase 5 issued May 7, 2019
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.
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
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NORTH CAROLINA
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. All photos were taken by Lee Hill on May 9, 2019 unless otherwise noted.
2. The facility is open to the public Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm and on Saturday from 7:30 am to
12:00 pm.
Records Review
3. The current permit and operations plan were available for review upon request.
4. Manager of Landfill Operations
• Wanda Payne (expires May 25, 2019)
5. Certified Landfill Operations Specialist
• Matthew White (expires March 6, 2021)
6. Tonnage records from July 2018 to March 2019 were reviewed. During that period the facility disposed of
15,418.35 tons of waste.
7. Landfill gas monitoring was conducted on August 13, 2018, December 20, 2018, March 13, 2019 and April 30,
2019 and no exceedances were noted.
8. Scrap tire forms from January 3, 2019 to April 23, 2019 were reviewed and appeared to be filled out correctly.
9. The facility performs five waste screening per week and forms from November 12, 2018 to May 2, 2019 were
reviewed. The forms showed the final disposition of any unacceptable material that was encountered.
10. Water quality testing was conducted on April 11-12, 2018 and October 3 1 - November 2, 2018. Both reports
showed exceedances above the 2L standards.
11. The facility inspects the leachate pumps daily and the lagoon liner monthly. Leachate system records from
December 1, 2018 to May 8, 2019 were available for review. Leachate testing is conducted concurrent with
groundwater testing.
Operations Inspection of the Landfill Unit (2002-MSWLF-1998)
12. Exposed waste was observed on the slope to the west of the working face. Facility staff stated that the area had
been covered with a tarp overnight. A tire was observed on the slope partially covered with soil. Remove any
unacceptable material encountered and manage it properly. The facility sent photos at the end of the working
day on May 9, 2019 showing the area had been covered with soil. 15A NCAC 13B .1626(2)(a) states in part,
"the owners or operators of all MSWLF units must cover disposed solid waste with six inches of earthen
material at the end of each operating day, or at more frequent intervals if necessary, to control disease
vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and scavenging."
13. Exposed waste was visible on the east slope of the landfill. It appeared that adequate cover had been applied to
the east slope and the exposed waste was the result of equipment operations. The facility sent photos at the end of
the working day on May 9, 2019 showing the area had been covered with soil. It is recommended to minimize
equipment traffic on areas of the cells that are not actively having waste placed in them to prevent
disturbing the cover.
14. The working face was observed and appeared to be of manageable size.
15. The section approved the facility increasing the steepness of the side slopes in the existing disposal area (Phases
1-4) that will be interior slopes of the landfill once Phase 5 is constructed with the following conditions:
• The side -slopes can be no steeper than 2 horizontal units to 1 vertical unit (2:1),
• Additional waste can only be placed on the North facing and West facing side -slopes of the existing
disposal area.
• 2:1 side -slope waste filling operations cannot take place above Phase 5 cell construction activities.
• 2:1 side -slope waste filling operations must cease once Phase 5 is approved for operation.
16. The southern side slopes had good vegetation growth and facility staff have been watching the area for seeps and
repairing areas as necessary. No leachate seeps were visible at the time of inspection.
17. The leachate pond was inspected and two punctures in the liner were observed near the top of the liner. Repair
the punctures in the liner to ensure the integrity of the liner system is not compromised.
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Operations Inspection of the Scrap Metal, Yard Waste Collection, and Tire Collection Areas
18. Scrap metal and non -refrigerant containing white goods are collected on the concrete pad and loaded into a roll
off container and sent to Regional Disposal in Marble for recycling.
19. Scrap tires are collected in two van trailers and sent to US Tire in Concord, NC for processing.
20. The facility collects leaves and grass clippings for composting. The composted material is taken to the county
farm for use as a soil amendment and composting temperature records were available for review.
Operations Inspection of the Grinding Area
21. The grinding area is currently located to the north of the active landfill unit but will be moved to the southeast
near the composting area because of construction of the new landfill cell.
22. No unapproved material was observed in the grinding stockpile at the time of inspection.
Operations Inspection of the Electronics Collection and White Goods Areas
23. Electronics are collected and stored to the south of the scale house. Electronics are palletized and sent to E-Cycle
Secure in Charlotte, NC for processing.
24. White Goods containing refrigerants are collected on a concrete pad located to the northeast of the scale house.
Refrigerants are removed by the county and the whiter goods are sent to Regional Disposal in Marble.
25. White goods that have refrigerants removed are marked with an X. Units containing refrigerants and evacuated
units were intermingled at the time of inspection. It is recommended that units with refrigerants are stored
separately to prevent the unintentional discharge of refrigerants in to the environment.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Lee Hill
DN: cn=Lee Hill, o=Solid Waste
Section, ou=Field Operations
Branch, email=[e-mail],
c=US
Date: 2019.05.15 10:51:39-04'00' Phone: [phone]
Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: May 15, 2019 to Rob
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. F _1
Ward by:
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Randy Wiggins, County Manager — Cherokee County
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Leachate Pond Liner Punctures
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NORTH CAR()LINAD_E Q��
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Slope West of Working Face
Slope West of Working Face at End of Working Day May 9, 2019 (Photo Taken by Cherokee County)
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NORTH CAROLINA
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Eastern Slope of Landfill
Eastern Slope of Landfill at End of Working Day May 9, 2019 (Photo Taken by Cherokee County)
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Solid Waste Section
Southern Slope of Landfill
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