7904_INSP_20230126

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF X LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Rockingham
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods X Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 7904-MSWLF-1995
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection X Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: January 26, 2023 Date of Last Inspection: September 14, 2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Rockingham County Landfill 281 Shuff Road
Madison, NC 27025 GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 36.36455° Long.: -79.84336° FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Ronnie Tate, Engineering and Public Utilities Director Telephone: [phone] (office)
Email address: [e-mail] FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 132 Wentworth, NC 27375
PARTICIPANTS: Dan Jarboe, Wall Recycling – Area Vice President Landfill and Environmental Compliance Jeff Ikerd, Wall Recycling – Site Supervisor
Robert Pike, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section STATUS OF PERMIT:
7904-MSWLF-1995: Issued May 2, 1995; Expires May 2, 2055
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: N/A OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
A. 15A NCAC 13B .1626(4)(a) states: “Owners or operators of MSWLF units shall ensure that: (i) the concentration of explosive gases generated by the facility does not exceed 25 percent of the lower explosive limit in on-site facility structures, excluding gas control or recovery system components; and (ii) the concentration of explosive gases does not exceed the lower explosive limit at the facility property boundary.” Landfill gas monitoring records show historical exceedances of methane at the boundary probes 7901-M-3, 7901-M-4, 7901-M-5, 7901-M-8A, 7901-M-11 and 7901-M-12. The January 27, 2023 sampling event reported an exceedance in gas probe 7901-M-5; the level of methane detected was 47.7 percent by volume. Therefore,
Rockingham County is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .1626(4)(a)(ii) for failing to ensure that the concentration of explosive gases does not exceed the lower explosive limit at the facility property boundary.
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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Measures taken to date have been unsuccessful in consistently achieving compliance with this rule. To achieve compliance, Rockingham County must within 10 days of receipt of this inspection report, contact Ervin Lane, Hydrogeologist, for instructions on corrective actions as necessary to ensure that the concentration of explosive gases does not continue to exceed the lower explosive limit at the facility property boundary and to mitigate risk to public health. Future sampling analytical results or investigations may require additional onsite corrective actions.
Ervin Lane, Hydrogeologist – Solid Waste Section 919-707-8288 [e-mail]
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The permit for this facility includes the following operations: active MSW landfill, scrap tire collection, white
goods collection and processing, compressed gas cylinder collection, electronics and TV collection, wood waste collection and processing, inert debris collection and processing, and a convenience center for the drop-off of residential wastes and single stream recyclable materials.
2. Wall Recycling recently took control over the operation of the facility. 3. A landfill gas plant owned and operated by the county is located on the southeast side of the leachate pond. The plant is not currently producing electricity, and all gas is routed to the flare. Records Review: 4. Facility Permit to Operate and Operations Plan are kept on site in the maintenance building. 5. Facility Annual Report for 2021-22 was reviewed and indicated the facility received 110,263.86 tons. Monthly waste records were reviewed from July 2022 through December 2022. 6. The facility still uses RNG for the removal of CFCs from white goods. Processed white good and scrap metal are collected on site and shipped to Wall Recycling facility for processing. 7. Scrap tire certification forms were provided and reviewed for the months of October 2022 through December 2022. The forms were found to be complete and filled out properly. 8. Facility electronics recycling records were provided for review.
9. Incoming loads are randomly selected for inspection as required by permit. Waste screening records are kept at the scale house and were provided for review fir January 2022 through January 2023. 10. Leachate hauling records for the facility were provided for review from September 2021 through December 1,
2022. 11. Groundwater monitoring takes place twice annually as required by the permit. The last two monitoring events, October 2021 and April 2022, with the most recent monitoring event in the fall not received yet from the contractor. Both groundwater reports indicated an exceedance in values. 12. Landfill gas monitoring takes place on a quarterly basis as required. Records of the following monitoring events, January 2022, April 2022, July 2022, and January 2023 were provided by email after the inspection date by Mr. Jarboe and LaBella staff. The records indicated exceedances in the methane at gas probe 7901-M-4 (April 2022 and July 2022), 7901-M-5 (all events), and 7901-M-12 (January 2022, April 2022 and July 2022).

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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13. Ensure that landfill gas is monitored at least quarterly as required by 15A NCAC 13B .1626(b)(ii) and that landfill gas monitoring records are available for review at the facility in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .1626(10)(a)(ii). The monitoring records will be reviewed in the next inspection for compliance with these rules.
14. Training records for the facility staff were reviewed: a. Jeff Ikerd, Manager of Landfill Operations Certification, expires 12/03/2025. b. Dan Jarboe, Manager of Landfill Operations Certification No. 1851659, expires 09/05/2024. Field Inspection:
15. Proper signage was observed at the facility entrance. 16. Facility access roadways are of all-weather construction and in good condition. 17. The facility was observed to be clean and well maintained. Windblown litter was observed to be minimal with litter pick-up crews actively picking up any windblown litter on site. 18. The convenience area was found to be clean and well-maintained. The convenience area is manned during operating hours, and windblown litter is retrieved by facility staff as it occurs.
19. Electronics and televisions are collected on a concrete pad located on the southwest side of the convenience area. Electronics are sorted, packaged, and palletized for transport. Loaded pallets are stored on a covered pad next to the drop-off location. The electronics collection area was observed to be clean and well organized. 20. Scrap tire, wood waste, inert debris, white goods/scrap metal operations and a maintenance building are located southeast of the container storage area on top of closed landfill Area 4. 21. Scrap tires are collected and stored in a large pile. Mr. Jarboe stated that two to three tire trailers are loaded and transported to New River Tire on a weekly basis to maintain the scrap tire collection area. During the inspection a tire trailer was observed being loaded.
22. The wood waste operations area appeared to be in good condition. No ponding water was noted, and no unacceptable waste was observed in the wood waste storage pile. 23. White goods and scrap metal are collected on a concrete pad located east of the scrap tire area. The entire area
was found to be clean and well organized with units stored upright with the backs exposed for CFC removal. 24. The leachate pond appeared to be in good condition with adequate freeboard. The area surrounding the pond was well-maintained, and the visible portion of the liner appeared to be intact. 25. The working face was well defined and observed to be small enough to be manageable by the operators on duty. No unacceptable materials were found in the working face. 26. Soil is brought in from the borrow area throughout the day to use as daily cover and is staged by the working face.
27. The operations area was observed to be in good condition with adequate room to allow vehicles to maneuver safely.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
________________________________________ Phone: _ Robert Pike
Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
336-776-9672
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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Sent on: X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Ervin Lane, Hydrogeologist – Solid Waste Section Dan Jarboe, Wall Recycling – Area Vice President Landfill and Environmental Compliance
March 3, 2023