2509_INSP_20201208

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF X LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: Craven
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods X Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2509-MSWLF-1999
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 8 December 2020 Date of Last Inspection: 27 April 2020

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Coastal Environmental Partnership
7400 Old Hwy 70
New Bern, NC 28560

GPS COORDINATES: N:35.16748 E:-077.22647

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Bobby Darden
252.633.1564

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Coastal Environmental Partnership
PO Box 128
Cove City, NC 28523
Attn: Executive Director
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
John Barrow; Coastal Environmental Partnership
Ray Williams; DEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Life of Site Permit to Operate (PTO) Tuscarora Long-term Regional MSW Landfill IRL, Phases I, II, and III
and Large, Type 1 Solid Waste Composting Facility issued 20 January 2017. Pursuant to NCGS 130A-294(a2), this
PTO shall expire 3 September 2032.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Facility Compliance Inspection without records review

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None applicable

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection; please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
section below.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This Facility is a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill and a Large, Type 1 Composting Facility.
2) This Facility is permitted to receive Municipal Solid Waste, Construction & Demolition Waste, Yard Waste,
Land-clearing Debris, and Scrap Tires generated in Carteret, Craven, Jones, and Pamlico Counties and all
municipalities and Federal facilities within the boundaries of these four counties.
3) This Facility is recorded with the Craven County Register of Deeds at Book: 2251; Pages: 957-963.
4) Proper signage including the Facility permit number, accepted waste types, banned or excluded items, hours
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of operation, and the emergency contact number is posted at the Facility entrance.
5) The Facility is secured by means of a locked gate at the main Facility entrance and by a locked gate at the
Ingenco Facility Entrance.
6) The security gates were open upon my arrival and Facility personnel were on site during this Facility
Compliance Inspection.
7) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being maintained in overall good condition.
8) The hours of operation are Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM and Saturday 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM.
Three Holidays are observed: New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
9) This Facility is currently operating in Phase IV.
10) This Facility is permitted to use leachate for dust control within the liner limits.
11) The Municipal Solid Waste Facility is currently operating in Phase III.
12) This Facility is currently receiving +/- 600 tons of waste per day.
13) This Facility is approved for the use of Posi-shell as an alternative daily cover system.
14) A residential waste management area is maintained off of the main landfill access road to reduce the amount
of small vehicle/small load traffic at the landfill working face. Roll-off containers are staged in this area for
the collection of residential waste. Full containers are transported to the landfill working face to dispose of the
collected waste as needed. This element and the around the containers appears well-maintained at this time.
15) Landfill gas is collected and used in the generation of electricity at the on-site Ingenco Energy Plant.
16) The Ingneco plant was in operation during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
17) The leachate collection system cleanouts are highly visible, readily accessible, protected, and well maintained.
18) Leachate is treated and stored in on-site leachate containment lagoons until pumped by force main to the City
of New Bern Wastewater Treatment Plant.
19) The stormwater/sedimentation control basins were clear of vegetation and wind-blown debris and appear well
maintained at this time.
20) The surface water ditches and stormwater management basins have recently been mowed.
21) A cover crop of native warm season grasses has been well established and maintained on the IRL and Phase I.
22) No areas of differential settlement or ponding water were observed in the closed areas of the landfill during
this Facility Compliance Inspection.
23) Work is ongoing to establish a cover crop suitable to prevent erosion in the recently closed areas of Phase II
and Phase III. These areas have recently been graded and seeded.
24) The cover crop is mowed throughout the year as needed.
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25) No off-site erosion was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
26) Soil is stockpiled adjacent to the working face for use as cover.
27) The working face is being maintained in a compact and manageable size.
28) The waste type in the landfill was reviewed; the waste type being disposed is MSW and no unpermitted
wastes were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
29) Some windblown debris was observed collected along the perimeter fence and the outside slopes of the
landfill. All windblown debris should be collected and returned to the working face at the end of each
workday or throughout the day as needed.
30) Facility monitoring wells were reviewed during this Facility Compliance Inspection. All reviewed wells were
readily accessible, properly labeled, and secured with functioning locks.
31) Compost screening operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
32) All composting activities are maintained on the concrete pad.
33) All unprocessed vegetative materials are maintained separate from the compost windrows.
34) All compost piles are maintained with adequate space around the piles for turning, maintenance, and fire
suppression.
35) Finished compost is maintained in separate piles in an area away from the compost windrows to prevent
contamination from un-composted materials.
36) All dimensional lumber is maintained separate from the vegetative debris piles. All dimensional lumber is
ground for removal from the site and used as boiler fuel.
37) Compost operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
38) Scrap tires are staged in a concrete bunker adjacent to the wood waste grinding area until placed into trailers
for transport to the tire management facility.
39) No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.

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

Delivered on: 11 December 2020 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]

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