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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: CABARRUS
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 1302-COMPOST-2013
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 3/21/18 Date of Last Inspection: 1/26/17
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Cabarrus County Organics Reclamation Facility
4441 Irish Potato Road Concord, North Carolina 28025
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.47543 W: -80.52478
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Kevin Grant, Sustainability Manager
Telephone: [phone] Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Post Office Box 707 Concord, North Carolina 28026

PARTICIPANTS:
Randall Foster, Landfill Operations Supervisor Teresa Bradford, DEQ-Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
A modification to the Permit to Construct and Operate Phase 1 of a Large Type 3 Solid Waste Compost Facility was issued February 3, 2015. The Permit to Operate shall expire July 28, 2019.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive 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 compost facility was originally permitted in 2013 for Type 1 waste only. In 2014, the facility was permitted to include Type 3 waste. In 2015, the permit was modified to remove the contract operator (Agromatters, LLC) and
change the facility name from Agromatters Cabarrus Organics Reclamation Facility to Cabarrus County Organics
Reclamation Facility. 2. The current Permit to Operate approves the operation of Phase 1 of the Type 3 compost facility, following the
completion of the pre-operative conditions in Attachment 2 of the permit. The Permit to operate also approves the
continued operation of the Type 1 compost operations. The Type 1 compost operation must be conducted in accordance with the approved plans (DOC ID 19464).
3. The service area for the facility includes Cabarrus county and contiguous counties.
4. The facility is secured by a locked gate at the facility entrance. 5. Access roads are of all-weather construction.

Operations Inspection of the Compost Facility: 6. Only Type 1 wastes are being accepted.
7. The facility has not started construction of the Type 3 Compost Facility. 8. No unacceptable waste was observed. 9. Continue to ensure that Type 1 windrow dimensions for active composting are limited to a maximum of 8 feet high
and 14 feet wide, and at least 15 feet spacing between rows, as specified in the application (Doc ID 19464, page 21), unless otherwise approved by the Section, as stated in the Permit to Operate, Attachment 3: Conditions of Operating
Permit, Permit Condition Number 24.
10. Continue to ensure that stockpiling of all feedstocks, finished product, pre-processed wood debris and ground or mulched wood debris is limited to a maximum of 30 feet high and 50 feet wide as stated in the Permit to Operate,
Attachment 3: Conditions of Operating Permit, Permit Condition Number 25.
Records Review:
11. Reviewed permit, operations plan and compost temperatures.

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

Phone: [phone]
Teresa N. Bradford Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative

Sent on: 4/6/18 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

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