67F_INSP_20200417

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Onslow
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 67F-LCID-2012
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 17 April 2020 Date of Last Inspection: 12 June 2017

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Rocky Run Inert Debris Landfill Facility
1944 Rocky Run Road (SR 1413)
Jacksonville, NC

GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.76490 E: -077.26646

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Adam Morton
910.340.2606

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
JJ Morton & Son Construction
3121 New Bern Highway
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Attn: Adam Morton
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Expired; Permit to Construct (PTC) and Permit to Operate (PTO) a Landclearing and Inert Debris Landfill and
Processing Facility issued 15 March 2012. PTO expired 14 March 2017. A complete permit review request for the
next five-year phase of construction and/or operations was due on or before 14 September 2016. *Please contact Ms
Sherri Stanley, the Solid Waste Section Permitting Branch Head at 919.707.8235 or via e-mail at
[e-mail] for permit renewal requirements.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Facility Compliance Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None applicable

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
1) 15A NCAC 13B .0564 (9)(a) states “The facility shall meet the following minimum buffer requirements: 50 feet
from the waste boundary to all surface waters of the state...
2) 15A NCAC 13B .0564 (9)(b) states “The facility shall meet the following minimum buffer requirements: 100
feet from the disposal area to property lines…”
3) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (1) states “Operational plans shall be approved and followed as specified for the
facility.”
4) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (4) states “Adequate soil cover shall be applied monthly, or when the active area reaches
one acre in size, whichever occurs first.”
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5) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (5) states “120 calendar days after completion of any phase of disposal operations, or
upon revocation of a permit, the disposal area shall be covered with a minimum of one foot of suitable soil cover
sloped to allow surface water runoff in a controlled manner. The Division may require further action in order to
correct any condition which is or may become injurious to the public health, or a nuisance to the community.”
6) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (6) states “Adequate erosion control measures, structures, or devices shall be utilized
to prevent silt from leaving the site and to prevent excessive on site erosion.”
7) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (7) states “Provisions for a ground cover sufficient to restrain erosion must be
accomplished within 30 working days or 120 calendar days upon completion of any phase of landfill
development.”
8) 15A NCAC 13B .0566 (11) states “Solid waste shall not be disposed of in water.”

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

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This Facility is a Land Clearing and Inert Debris (LCID) Solid Waste Management Facility consisting of an
LCID Landfill and an LCID Treatment and Processing (T&P) Facility.
2) This Facility is recorded with the Onslow County Register of Deeds at Book #3009; Page #252-254.
3) This Facility is permitted to receive land clearing waste, yard trash, untreated and unpainted wood,
uncontaminated soil, and inert debris such as unpainted rock, brick, concrete, and concrete block; and asphalt
in accordance with NCGS 130-294(m).
4) This Facility is permitted to operate an LCID Landfill and a Landclearing Debris Treatment & Processing
Facility.
5) This Facility is permitted to receive wastes generated within Onslow and Pender Counties.
6) This Facility is permitted to grind Landclearing Debris and to stockpile the resulting processed wood chips
within the LCIDLF and for the improvement of existing service and entrance roads.
7) Landclearing Debris must not be stockpiled for processing for greater than 6 months and the stockpile must
be restricted to less than 1 acre in size and 10 feet in height.
8) Processed wood chips must not be stockpiled for greater than 3 months and the stockpile must be restricted to
less than 1 acre in size and 10 feet in height
9) No Landclearing Debris grinding operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
10) The Facility is secured by means of locked gates at the two Facility entrances. The gates were closed and
locked upon my arrival and no attendant was on site during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
11) This Facility is currently operating with an expired permit. *A completed Facility permit renewal package
needs to be submitted to the Solid Waste Section Permitting Branch as soon as possible. Please contact Ms
Sherri Stanley, the Solid Waste Section Permitting Branch Head at 919.707.8235 or via e-mail at
[e-mail] for permit renewal requirements.
12) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being maintained in overall good condition at
this time.
13) The landfill disposal area appears to have encroached the required 100’ buffer from the property line along the
northern toe of the landfill. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please
measure the landfill disposal footprint and all required buffers. All waste found to be disposed within the
required buffer areas should be pulled back far enough to provide for the required buffer distance(s) from the
toe of the disposal area (please see the aerial photograph attached on final of this facility Compliance Inspection
Report).
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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14) The landfill perimeter needs to be staked to identify the permitted landfill disposal area and all required buffers.
*Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please install permanent markers
delineating the waste disposal boundary and all required buffers.
15) Brush, trees, and other woody vegetation have been allowed to grow around the toe of the southern and
western outside slopes of the landfill. The area around the toe of the landfill needs to be cleared of brush and
woody vegetation. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please clear
the area around the entire perimeter of the toe of the landfill and maintain it clear of brush for maintenance
and inspections (please see the aerial photograph attached on final of this facility Compliance Inspection
Report).
16) Soil has been stockpiled in an area adjacent to the landfill and on the landfill in an area adjacent to the
working face for use in cover and grading.
17) The waste type in the landfill was reviewed; the waste type being disposed was LCID waste only and no
unpermitted wastes were noted during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
18) The active working face is not being maintained in a compact and manageable size and does not appear to be
covered monthly as required. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report,
please compact and cover all active disposal areas. The active area should be graded at a slope not greater
than 3:1. Moving forward, please work to ensure that the active working face is restricted to the smallest
feasible area, is compacted as densely as practical into cells, and sloped to ensure drainage of all surface
waters away from the active disposal area.
19) *Moving forward, please ensure that all waste is covered with one foot of suitable soil monthly, or when the
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active working area reaches one acre in size, whichever comes first, or more often when necessary to prevent
the site from becoming a nuisance or to mitigate conditions associated with fire, windblown materials,
vectors, or excessive water infiltration.
20) Waste from the working face has been placed/pushed into the storm water pond located to the east of the
landfill access road. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please
remove all waste placed in this area. Moving forward, please ensure that a minimum 50’ buffer is maintained
between the storm water basin and the toe of the landfill disposal footprint (please see the aerial photograph
attached on final of this facility Compliance Inspection Report).
21) Areas of sparse cover and erosion were observed along the outside slopes on the eastern side of the landfill.
*Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please repair these areas. All
eroded areas should be filled with soil, compacted, graded at a slope not greater than 3:1, seeded, and
mulched to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system. Moving forward, a
regular inspection schedule should be instituted and all areas observed to be lacking in sufficient cover should
be promptly seeded and mulched to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap
system (please see the aerial photograph attached on final of this facility Compliance Inspection Report).
22) The outside slope on the southern end of the landfill has not been adequately covered and graded. *Within
thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please cover and grade this area at a slope
not greater than 3:1; and then seed and mulch this area to establish a cover crop suitable to prevent erosion of
your landfill cap system (please see the aerial photograph attached on final of this facility Compliance
Inspection Report).
23) The landfill sideslopes appear to be constructed at a slope greater than 3:1. *Within thirty days of receipt of
this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please measure all Facility sideslopes. Any sideslopes that are
found to be constructed at a slope greater than 3:1 should be pulled back to the permitted grade, compacted,
covered, seeded and mulched to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion. Moving forward, please
work to ensure that all outside slopes are constructed and maintained at a slope not greater than 3:1.
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24) Landclearing debris has been disposed outside of the active landfill in an area to the northwest of the
permitted disposal area adjacent to the permitted mine. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility
Compliance Inspection Report, please collect all waste placed outside of the permitted disposal area and
properly dispose of it in within the LCID landfill.
25) Inert materials consisting of scrap concrete and asphalt have been stockpiled on-site in an area adjacent to the
landfill for later crushing and reuse in accordance with NC GS 130A-309.05. * Please note that the State rules
regarding recovered materials state that for a material to qualify as a recovered material, the majority of the
material (75% or more) must be sold, used, or re-used within the calendar year of placement on site. If the
material cannot meet this requirement, it should be properly disposed in the landfill.
26) No off site erosion was noted during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
27) *Corrective actions are required as a result of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.

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

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

Delivered on: 20 April 2020 by X Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
Sherri Stanley; Permitting Branch Head/SWS: [e-mail]

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Approximate property boundary marked in blue. 
Approximate area of unpermitted LCID waste placement marked in red. 
Approximate area of waste encroachment of stormwater pond marked in yellow. 
Approximate area of erosion and sparse cover marked in green. 
Approximate area lacking compaction and cover marked in white.