2002_INSP_20160614

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF X LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: CHEROKEE
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods X Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 20-02
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection X Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 6/14/16 Date of Last Inspection: 5/24/16

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Cherokee County MSW Landfill
10160 US 19
Marble, NC 28905

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.18103° W: 83.90807°

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Jeff Clark, Cherokee County Solid Waste Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Cherokee County Solid Waste Department
75 Peachtree St
Murphy, NC 28906

PARTICIPANTS:
Jeff Clark, Cherokee County
Lee Hill, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Original Permit to Construct issued July 15, 1997
Original Permit to Operate issued January 9, 1998
Permit to Construct (Phase 2) issued February 19, 2004
Permit Amendment issued November 2, 2015
Permit Expires: December 7, 2020

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Audit

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
15A NCAC 13B .1406(10) – Resolved. Temperature data for compost is being kept and the current batch of compost
has reached 131F for three days.

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
NONE

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
 A sign stating “No hazardous or liquid waste can be received" and emergency contact information has been
added to the entrance which had been omitted when the new facility sign was installed.
 Compost temperature records were reviewed. The current batch of compost had temperatures of 136F on
6/11/2016, 136F on 6/12/2016, and 135F on 6/13/2016
 All side slopes of the landfill were reseeded on 6/10/2016 and 6/13/2016 where sufficient groundcover had not
been established.
 Minimal windblown litter was observed and appeared to be well managed.
 All groundwater monitoring wells were observed and all wells were locked. Paths to all groundwater wells
were mowed and were being maintained.
 The well identification plates on groundwater wells MW5 and MW8 have become unattached. Please reattach
the loose well identification plates.
 A crack was observed on the concrete pad of monitoring well P18. Please ensure that the integrity of the well
has not been compromised.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

___________________________________ Phone: [phone]

Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on:June 22, 2016 to Jeff
Clark by:
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – 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.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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Entrance Signage

Cracked Groundwater Monitoring Well Pad