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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: Gaston
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 36-06
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: November 21, 2016 Date of Last Inspection: July 24, 2015

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Gaston County Landfill
3155 Philadelphia Church Rd. (SR-1169)
Dallas, NC 28034

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.3887 W: -81.17237

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Ray Maxwell, Gaston County Public Works Director
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

Name: Marcie Smith – Solid Waste & Recycling Administrator
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 1578
Gastonia, NC 28053-1578

PARTICIPANTS:
Kim Sue, NCDEQ - Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section
Barry Cloninger, Landfill Administrator
Marcie Smith, Solid Waste & Recycling Administrator

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Current – Approved January 2, 2015 (DIN 22567) expires April 3, 2019
Operations Plan – Approved September 16, 2014 (DIN 21693)

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Follow-up inspection to Evaluate Status of Corrective Actions required by the Notice of Deficiency (NOD) issued on
June 19, 2015.

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
1. RESOLVED: 15A North Carolina Administrative Code .1626(7)(c) Erosion and sedimentation
control requirements states, “Provisions for a vegetative ground cover sufficient to restrain erosion must
be accomplished within 30 working days or 120 calendar days upon completion of any phase of MSWLF
development.”

During the inspection on 6-9-15 and 7-24-15 Gaston County was in violation of 15A NCAC .1626(7)(c) in
that it had failed to provide a vegetative ground cover sufficient to restrain erosion on the upper SW slopes
of the MSWLF Unit 1. Vegetative cover is required to be accomplished within 30 working days or 120
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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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calendar days upon completion of any phase of MSWLF development. Sides Seeding was contracted to seed
and sow the upper SW slope of the MSWLF Unit 1 which was completed in March 2016. At the time of the
follow-up inspection vegetative ground cover is established on this slope. Therefore, this violation is
considered resolved.

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
N/A

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. This was a follow-up inspection for the 7-24-15 inspection to evaluate status of corrective actions required by the
Notice of Deficiency (NOD).
2. A comprehensive inspection will be scheduled at a later date.

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

______ ___________________________ Phone: [phone]

Kim Sue
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Emailed to: Ray Maxwell on
11-22-16 by Kim Sue
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
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.
Established vegetative ground cover on
upper SW slope of MSWLF Unit 1
Established vegetative ground cover on
upper SW slope of MSWLF Unit 1

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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer - Solid Waste Section
Sarah Rice, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section
Earl Mathers, County Manager
Barry Cloninger, Landfill Administrator
Marcie Smith, Solid Waste & Recycling Administrator