2509_INSP_20220406

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: 6 April 2022

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:
Bobby Darden; Coastal Environmental Partnership
John Barrow; Coastal Environmental Partnership
Jason Watkins; DEQ-Solid Waste
Andrew Hammonds; DEQ-Solid Waste
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:
1) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (1)(g) states “Waste placement at MSWLF units shall be within the areal limits of the
base liner system and in compliance with the effective permit.”
2) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (2)(b) states “Except as provided in Sub-Item (c) of this Item, the owners or operators
of all MSWLF units shall 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 prevent the escape of waste and the attraction of
vectors and scavenging, and to minimize fires and the generation of odors.”
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3) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (7) states “Erosion and sedimentation control requirements. Erosion control measures
consisting of vegetative cover, materials, structures, or other devices shall be utilized to prevent silt from
leaving the site and to prevent on-site erosion, and shall comply with 15A NCAC 04, which is incorporated
by reference including subsequent amendments and editions.”
4) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (8)(b) states “Surface water shall not be impounded over or in waste.”

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
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 permitted to use leachate for dust control within the liner limits.
10) The Municipal Solid Waste Facility is currently operating in Phase IV.
11) This Facility is currently receiving +/- 650 tons of waste per day.
12) This Facility is approved for the use of Posi-shell as an alternative daily cover system.
13) Landfill gas is collected and used in the generation of electricity at the on-site Ingenco Energy Plant.
14) The Ingneco plant was in operation during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
15) 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.
16) Compost operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
17) All composting activities are maintained on the concrete pad.
18) All unprocessed vegetative materials are maintained separate from the compost windrows.
19) All compost piles are maintained with adequate space around the piles for turning, maintenance, and fire
suppression.
20) Finished compost is maintained in separate piles in an area away from the compost windrows to prevent
contamination from un-composted materials.
21) 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 or used at the working face tipping deck for soil
stabilization.
22) 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.
23) Areas of differential settlement or ponding water were observed in the closed areas of the landfill during this
Facility Compliance Inspection. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report,
please fill and grade these areas to promote the positive flow of surface waters from the landfill. All repaired
areas should be filled, compacted, graded at a slope not greater than 3:1, and mulched and seeded to establish
a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your landfill cap system.
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24) Overall, a cover crop of native warm season grasses has been well established and maintained in the closed
areas of the landfill. However, areas of sparse cover and erosion were observed in several areas of the landfill.
Some of these areas have recently been repaired. Leachate was observed seeping in several of the recently
repaired areas. The majority of these seeps were observed on the outside slopes downslope from areas of
ponding surface waters. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please
repair all areas of sparse cover and erosion. All repaired areas should be filled, compacted, graded at a slope
not greater than 3:1, and mulched and seeded to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion of your
landfill cap system. Corrective measures should be taken to prevent the release of leachate from the landfill
liner limits.
25) The cover crop is mowed throughout the year as needed.
26) The leachate collection system cleanouts are highly visible, readily accessible, protected, and well maintained.
27) Leachate is treated and stored in on-site leachate containment lagoons until pumped by force main to the City
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of New Bern Wastewater Treatment Plant.
28) The stormwater/sedimentation control basins and surface water ditches were clear of vegetation and wind-
blown debris and appear well maintained at this time.
29) Soil is stockpiled adjacent to the working face for use as cover.
30) 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.
31) Areas of erosion were noted and exposed waste was observed in the northern leg of Phase IV. *Within thirty
days of receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please cover all exposed waste with clean
borrow soil and repair all areas of erosion. All newly covered and repaired areas should be filled, compacted,
graded at a slope not greater than 3:1, and mulched and seeded to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent
erosion of your landfill cap system.
32) This Facility has been utilizing reclaimed cover soil from the previous day’s operations for constructing the
outside disposal boundary berm at the toe of the working face and for daily cover. This soil contains solid
waste and is unacceptable for these uses. *All soil contaminated with solid waste should be pulled back to
within the liner limits and covered with clean borrow soil. Moving forward, only clean borrow should be used
for constructing the disposal boundary berm at the toe of the working face. Also, only posi-shell or clean
borrow soil should be used as final daily cover.
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33) *Corrective measures are required as a result of 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: 14 April 2022 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Jason Watkins; Field Operations Branch Head/SWS: [e-mail]
Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
John College; Environmental Senior Specialist/SWS: [e-mail]

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