8401_INSP_20171207

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF X LCID YW X Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: STANLY
Closed MSWLF X HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 84-01
CDLF X Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 12/7/17 Date of Last Inspection: 11/16/16
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
City of Albemarle Landfill
40592-B Stony Gap Road Albemarle, North Carolina 28001
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.31004 W: -80.15046
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Darren Preslar, Solid Waste Superintendent
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Post Office Box 190 Albemarle, North Carolina 28002

PARTICIPANTS:
Teresa Bradford, NCDEQ-Solid Waste Section Darren Preslar, Solid Waste Superintendent
STATUS OF PERMIT: The Permit to Operate Phases 1, 2 and 4 of the Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (8401-MSWLF-1999), the C&D
Landfill Unit on top of a closed MSW Landfill (8401-CDLF-1997) and the Post-Closure Care Requirements for the
closed unlined MSW Unit (8401-MSWLF-1983) was issued to City of Albemarle on August 8, 2016. The Permit to Operate shall expire on August 8, 2021.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility consists of a MSWLF, yard waste/compost area, white goods area, scrap tire collection, battery collection and a drop-off area for residential waste.
2. The service area for the facility is Stanly County.
3. Proper signage is located at the entrance of the facility. 4. All access roads were being maintained and in good condition.

Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (8401-MSWLF-1999): 5. The facility was operating in Phase 2.
6. The facility is approved to utilize tarps and Posi-Shell as an alternative cover material.
7. The working face was well controlled. 8. No unacceptable waste was observed.
9. Windblown waste was well controlled. 10. Edge of waste markers were being maintained. 11. Good vegetative cover was being maintained on Phase1 of the MSWLF and the inactive areas of Phase 2 of the
MSWLF. 12. Adequate freeboard was observed in the leachate pond. 13. The monitoring wells observed appeared to be properly labeled and locked.
Closed Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (8401-MSWLF-1983):
14. The current operating 8401-CDLF-1997 overlays the closed 8401-MSWLF-1983. The closed MSWLF stopped
receiving waste before October 9, 1991. 15. No evidence of erosion was observed.
16. Good vegetative cover was being maintained on the closed MSLWF.
17. Continue to ensure that all woody vegetation is removed from the landfill cap. 18. Edge of waste markers were being maintained.

Construction and Demolition Landfill (8401-CDLF-1997): 19. No unacceptable waste was observed.
20. Windblown litter was well controlled.
21. Edge of waste markers were being maintained. 22. Good vegetative cover was being maintained on the inactive areas.
23. New landfill gas probes (MP-31 and MP-32) have been installed to replace existing landfill gas probes MP-9 and MP-12 on the western side of the active CDLF and closed MSWLF.
Treatment and Processing Area/Small Type 1 Compost Area: 24. Land clearing debris is kept segregated from yard waste and yard trash.
25. Leaves are windrowed separately.
26. No unacceptable waste was observed.

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

______________________________________ Phone: [phone] Teresa Bradford
Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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Sent on: 12/22/17 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section