4116_INSP_20171013

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Guilford
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 41-16
CDLF X Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: October 13, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: November 9, 2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
WI High Point Landfill, LLC - C&D Landfill and C&D Treatment and Processing Operation
5830 Riverdale Drive
Jamestown, NC 27282

GPS COORDINATES:
N: 35.95141 W: -79.92143

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Seth Heath, General Manager – Waste Industries USA, Inc.
w. 336-668-3712
c. 336-870-4171
[e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
WI High Point Landfill, LLC
Seth Heath, General Manager – Waste Industries USA, Inc.
5830 Riverdale Drive
Jamestown, NC 27282

PARTICIPANTS:
John Patrone, Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section (SWS)
Seth Heath, General Manager – Waste Industries USA, Inc.
Catherine Hernandez, Operations Supervisor - Waste Industries USA, Inc.

STATUS OF PERMIT:
C&D Landfill Permit To Operate (PTO) issued January 9, 2017
C&D Landfill Permit To Construct (PTC) issued in conjunction with C&D Landfill PTO
C&D Landfill PTO expiration date January 16, 2024
T&P Operation PTO issued in conjunction with C&D Landfill PTO
T&P Operation PTO expiration date January 16, 2022

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On October 13, 2017, John Patrone met with Seth Heath and Catherine Hernandez to conduct a comprehensive inspection
of the WI High Point Landfill, LLC - C&D Landfill and C&D Treatment and Processing Operation located on Riverdale
Drive in Jamestown, Guilford County.

1. The facility is a construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfill with a C&D treatment and processing (T&P)
operation.
2. The facility permit approves the operation of the C&D landfill Phase 1, Phase 2A, Phase 2B-1, and Phase 2B-2
and the C&D T&P operation.
3. The facility permit approves construction of Phase 3.
4. During the inspection, the future Phase 3 area was observed.
5. Construction of Phase 3 has not commenced, although the area has been mined.
6. Prior to operation of Phase 3, ensure Attachment 2, Conditions of Permit to Construct – Parts I and III are met [to
include the “Pre-operation Requirements”].
7. The facility is accepting C&D in Phase 2B-2.
8. The facility is in operation Monday through Friday 7:00 am – 4:30 pm.
9. The facility permit, site plan, and operations plan were discussed.
10. Phase 1, Phase 2A, and Phase 2B-1 are covered with soil and contain vegetative ground cover.
11. The facility has completed the partial closure [11 acres] of Phase 1 identified as Cap Event 1A and 1B. The CQA
report has been submitted to the SWS for review.
12. The facility is permitted to receive solid waste from Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth,
Guilford, Orange, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Counties.
13. The facility is permitted to receive C&D, inert debris, land clearing debris (LCD), and (used) asphalt.
14. The following are facility certified personnel:
a. Seth Heath, Certified Manager of Landfill Operations, No. 961485, exp. 06/25/18
b. Catherine Hernandez, Certified Landfill Manager, No. 966207, exp. 02/26/18
c. Joseph Richardson, Certified Landfill Manager, No. 961582, exp. 11/19/20
d. Clyde Herrin, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2004044, exp. 10/08/19
e. Bengy Austin, Certified Landfill Operations Specialist, No. LF-2013065, exp. 10/18/19
15. The facility is required to conduct at least one waste screening per week but > 1% by weight of the previous
week’s total. Waste screening records were observed for January 2017 through October 11, 2017.
16. The facility maintains a record of the amount of material received. Throughput records for January 2017 through
October 12, 2017 were observed. The facility received 27,631 tons of C&D at the landfill, 151.76 tons of
recovered material from the C&D T&P Operation, 1,218.47 tons of concrete, 169.39 tons of clean wood, 140.04
tons of LCD, 47.73 tons of shingles, and 10.34 tons of scrap metal.
17. The facility annual report (FAR) for the C&D landfill was received by the SWS, dated July 17, 2017. Tonnage
received July 2016 through June 2017 is 31,269.05.
18. The FAR for the C&D T&P operation was received by the SWS, dated July 17, 2017. Tonnage of C&D at the
C&D T&P operation recovered July 2016 through June 2017 is 1,417.31.
19. A vehicle scale test was conducted by J.A. King and Company LLC on September 29, 2017.
20. A vehicle scale test was conducted by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services in
August 2015.
21. The working face was small and compact.
22. The landfill footprint is designated by edge of waste markers.
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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23. The facility does not actively use alternative daily cover (ADC). Mr. Heath stated that a soil/mulch mix is used
for several weeks of the year, generally in the spring and fall, and that C&D fines are not currently used.
24. The C&D T&P operation was not in operation during the inspection.
25. The C&D T&P operation consists of a conveyor-fed raised picking line and materials reclamation pad.
26. Mr. Heath stated that the C&D T&P picking line is operated as needed.
27. Mr. Heath stated that land clearing debris is ground in the spring and fall and concrete is crushed annually.
28. In preparation to operate the C&D T&P picking line, the facility places suitable C&D into roll-off containers.
The roll-off containers are covered with a tarp. At least eight roll-off containers of material are needed to operate
the picking line for a day.
29. The facility shall not store C&D directly on the reclamation pad if the picking line is not in operation. Only
enough C&D may be stored on the C&D reclamation pad that can be sorted the following day. Construction and
demotion debris stored on the reclamation pad must be tarped.
30. The facility operations plan contains asbestos management operations for the C&D landfill and C&D T&P
operation. Ensure the facility asbestos management plan previously approved by the Health Hazards Control
Unit is reapproved to reflect WI High Point Landfill, LLC ownership and any updates/changes that may have
been made since plan approval.
31. Mr. Heath stated that post-consumer recycled asphalt shingles (PRAS) are intermittently accepted for reclamation.
32. Mr. Heath stated that when material known to contain asbestos is received at the C&D landfill it is placed in a
hole, covered with soil, and the GPS location obtained.
33. The facility maintains a record of asbestos containing material by client received at the C&D landfill.
34. The facility shall cover solid waste with six-inches of soil when the waste disposal area exceeds one-half acre and
at least once weekly.
35. The facility maintains a weekly soil cover log. Soil cover records were observed for January 2017 through
October 11, 2017. The facility commonly covers the landfill at ~ 3:00 pm.
36. The facility conducted groundwater monitoring at eight of the 10 monitoring well locations: MW-1, MW-2, MW-
3, MW-4S, MW-5, MW-6, MW-7S, and MW-8 [MW-4D and MW-7D are supplemental locations] and assessment
monitoring at two well locations: AMW-1 and AMW-2.
37. Groundwater monitoring well MW-9 is to be installed south of future Phase 3.
38. Surface water monitoring is conducted at four surface water locations: SW-1, SW-2, SW-3, and SW-4.
39. The facility maintains semiannual groundwater and surface water monitoring test records submitted by Golder
Associates NC, Inc., analyzed by Environmental Conservation Laboratories, Inc. (ENCO). The record for January
11&12, 2017 was observed. An exceedance is noted. Ms. Hernandez stated that additional monitoring occurred
on July 11&12, 2017 and that the results are pending.
40. The facility began assessment monitoring for VOCs.
41. The facility conducts landfill gas monitoring using a bar hole punch. Bar hole punch tests are conducted at five
locations: BH-1 through BH-5.
42. The facility is to install permanent landfill gas wells (LFG-1 through LFG-5) at the bar hole punch locations to
conduct landfill gas monitoring. The bar hole punch method will no longer be used.
43. The facility maintains quarterly methane and hydrogen sulfide monitoring records. The monitoring is conducted
by Golder Associates NC, Inc. Records were observed for January 12, 2017 (1st quarter), May 2, 2017 (2nd
quarter), and July 12, 2017 (3rd quarter). No exceedance of the methane or hydrogen sulfide lower explosive limit
(LEL) is noted.
44. Ensure a readily accessible unobstructed path to each groundwater monitoring well, surface water location, and
landfill gas location is maintained.
45. The facility has a stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, General Permit
No. NCG120000, Certificate Of Coverage No. NCG120099. The NPDES permit expires October 31, 2017.
46. The facility has a soil stockpile from operations conducted on site.
47. Windblown material was not observed.
48. The landfill sediment basins appeared maintained.
49. Ms. Hernandez stated that the landfill is mowed twice a year, commonly in the spring and fall.
50. Ms. Hernandez stated that the facility uses a water truck for dust control.
51. The facility does not accept scrap tires or white goods.
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52. The facility has all-weather access roads.
53. The facility is secured by a locked gate.
54. The facility has a proper sign.
55. The C&D landfill PTO expiration date is January 16, 2024.
56. The C&D landfill PTO renewal application shall be submitted to the SWS by July 16, 2023.
57. The T&P Operation PTO expiration date is January 16, 2022.
58. The T&P Operation PTO renewal application shall be submitted to the SWS by July 16, 2021.

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

Phone: [phone]

John Patrone
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: October 18, 2017 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – SWS
Ming-Tai Chao, Environmental Engineer – SWS
Christine Ritter, Permitting Hydrogeologist – SWS
Jaclynne Drummond, Compliance Hydrogeologist - SWS
Catherine Hernandez, Operations Supervisor - Waste Industries USA, Inc.
(c. 336-706-0763 [e-mail])

Digital pictures taken on October 13, 2017
by John Patrone, DWM – SWS

C&D picking line C&D landfill working face

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Partial closure of Phase 1

Partial closure of Phase 1

Groundwater monitoring wells: AMW-1 and AMW-2 Future Phase 3