9213_INSP_20180130

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: Wake
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9213-COMPOST-1991
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: January 30, 2018 Date of Last Inspection: December 6, 2017

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
City of Raleigh, Yard Waste and Recycling Facility
Large Type 1 Solid Waste Compost Facility
900 N. New Hope Road, Raleigh, NC 27610

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.78656 E: -78.55885

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Frederick Battle, Director of Solid Waste
O: 919-996-3245 [e-mail]

Tim Gainer, Superintendent
O: 919-250-2728 C: 919-625-3175 [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
City of Raleigh
PO Box 590
630 Beacon Lake Drive
Raleigh, NC 27602

PARTICIPANTS:
Liz Patterson, Solid Waste Section
Tim Gainer, City of Raleigh
John Ennis, City of Raleigh
Fred Battle, City of Raleigh
David Scarborough, City of Raleigh
Andrew Martin, City of Raleigh

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate issued October 18, 2012
Permit Expired on October 18, 2017
Application received September 19, 2017, currently under review

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Follow-up Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
Permit to Operate; Attachment 3; Conditions of Operating Permit number 14 states that “Windrow dimensions
for active composting shall not exceed 8 feet in height x 15 feet in width unless approved by the Division.
Stockpiling of all feedstocks and finished product must be limited to a maximum of 30 feet in height by 50 feet in
width. – NOT RESOLVED

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: NONE
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None

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

1. The facility is a Large Type 1 Solid Waste Compost Facility. The facility produces compost and mulch from yard
waste, leaves and clean wood and pallets. The hours of operation are 7 am to 4 pm Monday through Saturday. The
site is secured by a gate at the entrance when not in operation.

2. Records were reviewed during this inspection.

3. The facility’s permit expired on October 18, 2017. A permit renewal application has been submitted to the Solid
Waste Section and is currently under review.

4. The total capacity of the site is 169,750 tons per year (includes leaf storage and windrow areas). A permit
modification is required for a request to increase capacity (PTO, Conditions of Operating Permit #3). A survey of
the waste and windrows to include the leaf storage areas should be conducted to ensure that you are not over the
approved capacity for this site.

5. Revised Mitigation Plan in response to August 30, 2017 inspection submitted to the Section on Friday,
January 19, 2018. Revised Mitigation Plan was discussed. Reviewed additional stockpile areas facility had
identified. All areas would need clearing and grading before any stockpiled material could temporarily be
stored there.

6. City of Raleigh, Yard Waste and Recycling Facility has stopped adding incoming material to the stockpile
areas to come into compliance with G.S. 130A-309.05.(c)(1) which states Seventy-five percent (75%), by
weight or volume, of the recovered material stored at a facility at the beginning of a calendar year
commencing January 1, shall be removed from the facility through sale, use, or reuse by December 31 of the
same year.

Material must be processed and removed from the site on a regular basis, so that 75 percent, by weight or
volume, of material is removed within a calendar year of receipt. In other words, yard waste and compost
facilities are not approved for permanent storage or final disposal. Facilities are required to track
incoming/outgoing volumes and provide the information to the Division of Waste Management upon request
to verify compliance.

7. Test results were submitted to the Section for review on January 3, 2018. Test results confirmed that it is
100% mature and stable compost and meets the STA requirements. Permission was granted to use the
material as finished product.

8. Recommend facility submit to SWS, Permitting Branch plan to utilize stockpiled backlog material as a
protective layer over Wilders Grove Landfill OR to temporarily store stockpiled material on
sections of the closed Wilders Grove Landfill.

9. Surface water shall be diverted from the operational, compost curing and storage areas. Windrows and piles should
be oriented and managed in a manner that allows for the positive drainage of water between the rows and storage
areas so that the water is not impounding in or along the rows or piles. Periodic regrading of the site may be
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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necessary to ensure positive drainage of surface water away active compost and storage areas.

10. Facility has stopped adding to stockpiles. All material will be processed and placed into windrows
immediately. Stockpiling of all feedstocks and finished product must be limited to a maximum of 30 feet in
height by 50 feet in width.

11. A 25-foot minimum distance is required between compost areas and swales or berms to allow for adequate access of
firefighting equipment. Please ensure also that there is adequate space for firefighting equipment to access the large
storage pile on the north-west side of the property.

12. Mulch produced from yard trash (defined as solid waste resulting from landscaping and yard maintenance such as
brush, grass, tree limbs, and similar vegetative material) must also meet the pathogen reduction requirements of
Rule .1406(10) if it is to be used in public contact areas or distributed to the public for use. Continue to ensure that
mulch derived from yard waste is also being maintained at or above 55 degrees Celsius (131 degrees F) for 3 days
and aerated to maintain elevated temperatures.

13. Leaf stockpile has been brought into compliance. Leaves must be stockpiled and allowed to reach a temperature
of at least 131 degrees F for at least three days before this material can be removed from this site and used as mulch
in accordance with the approved operations plan.

14. Facility plans to inspect the cap of the closed CDLF and LCID where waste has been stored and/or processed over
the years to ensure that the cap has not been compromised. Additional cover to be applied to areas of exposed waste
observed on the northern portion of the site that may be waste that was disposed of in the LCIDLF.

15. Facility should review and update operations plan to reflect required changes in receiving, processing, and
distributing material to keep facility in compliance. The stockpiling and/or storing of waste, feedstocks and
finished product should take place in the approved areas and in the approved manner as described in the PTO.
As of this inspection revisions to the operations plan had not been submitted to the Division.

16. Corrective measures are necessary to bring this site into compliance and should begin right away. The SWS
will conduct a follow-up inspection in 45 days to check facility progress on issues noted and verify facility is
staying on track with timeframes in the mitigation plan.

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

Phone: [phone](O)
[e-mail]

Liz Patterson
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: February 9, 2018 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Liz Patterson, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Environmental Program Consultant - Solid Waste Section