Kersey Valley Landfill’s 2024 air emissions summary shows year-over-year increases in all Hazardous and Toxic pollutant categories, and a 1,159% increase in 1,4 DIOXANE air emissions (34 pounds in 2024, compared to 2.7 pounds in 2023).
The NC Department of Air Quality noted in the report that “1,4 Dioxane increased in 2024 due to the increase in leachate generated and the measured concentration of 1,4 Dioxane.”
Section 3.1 of the report says the emissions are calculated based on the amount of liquid leachate pumped from the landfill groundwater. The Calculations narrative in Attachment 3 states these numbers are “conservatively estimated.”
Kersey Valley Landfill released a total of ten tons of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) to the air in 2024.
VOCs are one of six categories regulated by the EPA because they are harmful to humans. The landfill released 12,589 pounds of Hazardous Air Pollutants into the air in 2024, and 4,684 pounds of Toluene.
Kersey Valley’s complete 2024 Air Emissions summary is linked here:
Kersey Valley Landfill Wastewater is
sent to EASTSIDE WWTP
From June 2023 to July 2024, Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant was paid $50,000 to accept 2,360,000 gallons of Kersey Valley Landfill’s contaminated leachate for treatment via a direct sewer connection. The City of High Point owns both facilities.
According to a Sept. 2024 inspection report, a leachate pump station is connected to a pump station on the south side of the landfill, east of Kersey Valley Road.
During the Sept. 2024 inspection, the City of High Point, as landfill owner, was found in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) and 15A NCAC 13B .1626(1)(f): “waste screenings” of incoming loads of trash were not being screened as required, and “waste screening” training, records and contingency plan were in noncompliance.
The September 2024 facility inspection report is here:
October 2024 FIRE at Kersey Valley Landfill
burned FIVE TONS
On Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, at 3:00 a.m., a fire at the landfill burned five tons of trash in the Municipal Solid Waste section, and a tarp and tarp machine valued at $150,000:
Kersey Valley Landfill leaches to Richland Creek/Deep River/Randleman Lake, and is located four (4) miles south of Jamestown’s Main Street. Within one mile of the site are: Eastside Wastewater/Sewer Plant, GFL C&D Landfill, Seaboard/High Point Landfill , APAC Asphalt, and Martin Marietta Quarry, ALL of which are emitting particulate matter and leaching pollutants into our air and water.
NO PFAS TESTING AT KERSEY VALLEY LANDFILL
An Air Compliance Inspection was conducted at the landfill in December 2024. The report referenced air emissions data from 2022 and 2023.
Kersey Valley Landfill isn’t required to test for PFAS because, according to the inspection report, it “does not have a gas collection and control system, therefore the testing requirement for PFAS is not in the permit. However, the facility shall have an ongoing duty to disclose the known presence of materials containing fluorinated chemicals at the facility that have the potential to result in the emission of fluorinated chemicals in the environment. Such disclosures shall be made in writing and submitted to the Regional Office within 30 days of the facility becoming aware of such information, unless such information has already been disclosed to DAQ by the facility. The facility was made aware of this condition in the permit. As of this date (December 2024), no disclosures of PFAS have been submitted to DAQ.“
The December 2024 Air Compliance Inspection report is linked below: