5704_INSP_20200305

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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: MACON
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 5704-CDLF-1993
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
Closed
X
Tire T&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
CDLF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: 03/05/2020
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Highlands C&D Landfill
1080 Rich Gap Rd
Highlands, NC 28741
Date of Last Inspection: 01/17/2017
GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.00203' Long.:-83.37684'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Chris Stahl, Macon County Solid Waste Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
109 Sierra Drive
Franklin, NC 28734
PARTICIPANTS:
Jaimie Picou, Macon County
Dakota Webb, Macon County
Lee Hill, NCDEQ — Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Closure was certified on August 31, 2009
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection of Closed Landfill
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
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Dei,aNnanl W Envimmm�ntal0uali�
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. All photos were taken by Lee Hill on March 5, 2020.
2. The facility stopped receiving waste on June 30, 2008. The closure plan was received by the section on July, 1,
2008. The final landfill cap was certified as constructed in the closure plan by Jeff Bishop, P.E., Senior Project
Manager, McGill Associates which received approval from NCDENR — Solid Waste Section on December 19,
2008.
3. The facility has conducted its groundwater monitoring however; the reporting has been delayed due to laboratory
backlog. The facility has been in contact Solid Waste Section Hydrogeologist, Elizabeth Werner.
4. The closed facility is secured by a gate and is located adjacent to the Highlands Transfer Station (5704T-
TRANSFER-2008)
5. The groundwater monitoring wells A & B were observed to be locked and clear of vegetation. The facility was in
the process of replacing well identification labels at the time of inspection.
6. The landfill cap had good vegetative cover and was last mowed in the fall of 2019. A small amount of woody
vegetation (briars) was observed growing along the storm water swells and need to be removed. Remove the
woody vegetation from the landfill cap.
7. On July 3, 2013 a letter from the Permitting Branch requesting an explanation and support of a landfill gas
investigation that was performed in April, 2011 was sent to Macon County. An explanation letter was submitted
to the Permitting Section on August 26, 2013 by Macon County. The Permitting Section received a request from
McGill Associates on behalf of Macon County for cessation of post -closure care and monitoring of the Highlands
C&D Landfill. On September 18, 2015 the Permitting Section sent a letter to Macon County confirming that it
had received the request for the cessation of post -closure care and monitoring at the Highlands C&D Landfill
facility. This request continues to be under review by the Permitting Branch.
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: 2020.03.12 13:26:43-04'00'
Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: March 12, 2020 to
X
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. L-1
Chris Stahl by:
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jaimie Picou, Environmental Field Specialist — Macon County
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DeiiaNnanl W Envimmm�ntal0uali�
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Woody Vegetation on Landfill Cap
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