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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDSHW-2025-001345Site Information Finalized Yes Facility Name White Hills Class I Landfill Facility_ID SW0249 Facility Name White Hills Class I Landfill Street Address South of UT- 37, one mile W. of Mayfield, then S. two miles. City Mayfield ZIP Code 84643 County Sanpete Inspection Date 01-22-2025 Type of Visit Routine Oversite Is the Visit Announced?No 40.774168, -111.947915 Weather Conditions Sun, 30 degrees. Inspection Goal Routine inspection to determine compliance with permit. Facility Contact Don Perry Participants Nathan Nicolodemos, Kelly Shaw, Scott (operator) Follow Up Inspection Needed?N/A Recommended Follow Up Date Depart Office Date 01-14-2025 Depart Office time 07:00 AM (-7 GMT) Return to Office Date 01-14-2025 Return to Office time 06:00 PM (-7 GMT) 1. Pre-Inspection Review 1.1 Permit Review Yes Comment Permit reviewed. Acceptable waste: MSW, commercial, industrial, C&D, SQGHW, non friable asbestos. 1.2 Annual Report Review Yes Comment Annual report reviewed. 1.3 Previous Inspection Review Yes Comment 7/2024 inspection indicated that intermediate cover throughout landfill was insufficient. 1.4 Facility Contacts Confirmed Yes Comment Contacts need updating in database. Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov Solid Waste Program Facility Inspection Report Checklist Copy Page 1 of 11 1.5 Facility Contacted (If an announced inspection) N/A Comment Unannounced. 1.6 Local Health Contacted Yes Comment No response from local health. 1.7 Other N/A Comment Check intermediate cover. 2. Facility / Operational Controls (1-Good, 5-Poor) 2.1 Litter 4 2.2 Roads 1 2.3 Gate House Operations 1 2.4 Vectors 2 2.5 Communications 1 2.6 Recycling Area 1 2.7 Fugitive Dust Control 1 2.8 Waste Inspection Area 1 2.9 Scavenging Control 3 2.10 Open Burning 1 2.11 Fences, Gates, Locks, Access Control 3 2.12 Working Face 2 2.13 Daily - Soil 4 2.14 Daily - Alternative NA 2.15 Leachate Collection System NA 2.16 Other NA Comment (Required)Intermediate cover is lacking around landfill, especially in area adjacent to working face. Previous working area is becoming exposed and litter is blowing away. South fencing is full of windblown litter. Large pile of uncovered waste on southeast property hilltop. Pile of uncovered C&D and other mixed waste on north side of property, east of front gate. Appears to have been there for a long time. 40 foot section of fencing east of the front gate is missing, which could allow for unauthorized access of vehicles and animals. 3. Signs Required / Properly Posted 3.1 Operating Days / Hours Yes 3.2 Directions & Procedures Yes 3.3 Emergency Numbers Yes 3.4 List of Unacceptable Materials Yes 3.5 Other N/A Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov Solid Waste Program Facility Inspection Report Checklist Copy Page 2 of 11 Comment (Required)Signage present and sufficient. 4. Operator / Representative / Employees 4.1 On-site While Open Yes 4.2 Training Yes 4.3 Other N/A Comment (Required)Operators onsite during opening hours. Training records are not being recorded according to permit, see below. 5. Monitoring 5.1 Methane Yes 5.2 Random Inspections Yes 5.3 Leachate N/A 5.4 Ground Water N/A 5.5 Other N/A Comment (Required)Gas monitoring is being submitted quarterly. Groundwater monitoring exempt. 6. Drainage / Erosion 6.1 Water Run-on Yes 6.2 Water Run-off Yes 6.3 Other N/A Comment (Required)Controls are in place. 7. Proper Storage / Isolation / Disposal 7.1 Special Waste Yes 7.2 Batteries Yes 7.3 Hazardous Waste No 7.4 Infectious Waste N/A 7.6 Dead Animals Yes 7.7 Asbestos Yes 7.8 Bulky Waste No 7.9 Contaminated Soil Yes 7.10 Ash Yes 7.11 Sludge N/A 7.12 Other N/A Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov Solid Waste Program Facility Inspection Report Checklist Copy Page 3 of 11 Comment (Required)Large pile of uncovered bulky waste on northeast side of property. Several barrels of what appear to be used oil sitting on a pallet, one of which is punctured and leaking onto the ground. Operator mentioned they had always been there. Metals picked up for recycling every 6 months. Pile is a manageable size. 8. Cover 8.1 Intermediate No 8.2 Final N/A 8.3 Vegetation N/A 8.4 Other N/A Comment (Required)Intermediate cover insufficient, especially east of working face. Cover in previous working areas is insufficient and allowing litter to become windblown. Large pile of MSW waste and another uncovered pile of C&D waste in non-working area are uncovered. 9. Inspection Records 9.1 Random Inspection Report No 9.2 Gas Monitoring System Yes 9.3 Surface Drainage Control No 9.4 Daily Records Yes 9.5 Weight or Volumes Yes 9.6 Intermediate Cover No 9.7 Final Cover N/A 9.8 Self Inspection (Quarterly Reports) No 9.9 Deviation From Plans N/A 9.10 Permit, Permit Application, and Rules Available Yes 9.11 Other N/A Comment (Required)Permit was in binder onsite, but not the most current copy. Daily cover, operations checklist, equipment checklist, and self inspection form are not being filled out. Inspection forms would help to facilitate proper application of cover. Methane monitoring and daily weights/loads being filled out. 10. Monitoring / Sampling / Analysis Records 10.1 Explosive Gas Monitoring Yes 10.2 Leachate Sampling & Treatment N/A 10.3 Ground Water Sampling Results N/A 10.4 Other N/A Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov Solid Waste Program Facility Inspection Report Checklist Copy Page 4 of 11 Comment (Required)Methane monitoring performed quarterly. 11. Special Waste Records 11.1 Lab Analysis Results N/A 11.2 Manifests N/A 11.3 Treatment Certification N/A 11.4 Paint Filter Test Results N/A 11.5 Onsite Treatment Documentation N/A 11.6 Other N/A Comment (Required)Special waste records not recruited for special wastes received at the landfill. 12. Waste Tires 12.1 Acceptance procedures for Waste Tires Yes 12.2 Waste Tire Pile Segregated Yes 12.3 Estimated Quanitity of Waste Tires Yes Number of Tires 40 12.4 Waste Tire Fund Training N/A Comment (Required)Waste tires managed according to permit, stored in trailer before being removed and recycled. 13 Other Items 13.1 Notice of Inspections Form Completed and Signed N/A 13.2 N/A 13.3 N/A 13.4 N/A Comment (Required)N/A 14. Special Permit Requirements 14.1 N/A 14.2 N/A 14.3 N/A Comment (Required)N/A General Comments Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov Solid Waste Program Facility Inspection Report Checklist Copy Page 5 of 11 Comments Intermediate cover is lacking around landfill, especially in area adjacent to working face. Previous working area is becoming exposed and litter is blowing away. South fencing is full of windblown litter. Large pile of uncovered waste on southeast property hilltop. Pile of uncovered C&D and other mixed waste on north side of property, east of front gate. Appears to have been there for a long time. 40 foot section of fencing east of the front gate is missing, which could allow for unauthorized access of vehicles and animals. Several barrels of what appear to be used oil sitting on a pallet, one of which is punctured and leaking onto the ground. Operator mentioned they had always been there. Record keeping needs to be updated and filled out according to forms in the permit. DWMRC Inspector Signature DWMRC Inspector Name Nathan Nicolodemos Date/Time 01-14-2025 Photos Attach Photos Entrance signage. Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov Solid Waste Program Facility Inspection Report Checklist Copy Page 6 of 11 Front gate, note missing fencing to the left. Pile of uncovered mixed waste on north end of facility. Another shot of uncovered mixed waste. Green waste pile. Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov Solid Waste Program Facility Inspection Report Checklist Copy Page 7 of 11 Punctured used oil barrel. Battery storage area. Barrels of used oil. Uncovered waste pile in southeast corner. Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov Solid Waste Program Facility Inspection Report Checklist Copy Page 8 of 11 Uncovered waste pile in southeast corner. Windblown litter. Windblown litter. Uncovered waste pile in southeast corner. Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov Solid Waste Program Facility Inspection Report Checklist Copy Page 9 of 11 Area east of working face. Previous working area that needs cover. Couple of tires that need to be moved to waste area. Animal pit being covered immediately. Waste tire storage. Metals pile. Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov Solid Waste Program Facility Inspection Report Checklist Copy Page 10 of 11 Area where cover needs to be refreshed, note exposed waste. Uncovered waste in previous working area. Windblown litter. Windblown litter. Date Submitted: 02-10-2025 06:34 PM Submitted By: nanicolodemos@utah.gov Solid Waste Program Facility Inspection Report Checklist Copy Page 11 of 11