1307_INSP_20170606

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: CABARRUS
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 1307-COMPOST
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 6/6/17 Date of Last Inspection: 12/10/15

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Tarheel Bark, Division of Garick
8829 Rocky River Road
Harrisburg, North Carolina 28075

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.29271 W: 80.63815

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Greg Okorn, Operations Manager
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above

PARTICIPANTS:
Greg Okorn, Operations Manager
Teresa Bradford, DEQ-Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
A Permit to Operate a Treatment and Processing Facility, Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill and a Small Type 1
Composting Facility was issued on January 2, 2015. The Permit to Operate shall expire on March 25, 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. Tarheel Bark, A Division of Garick, is permitted as a treatment and processing facility, small Type 1 Compost facility
and a Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfill.
2. The LCID Landfill has been approved for excavation and mining for beneficial re-use of the yard waste and wood
waste. The facility is not currently excavating or mining the LCID Landfill. The facility is required to notify the
Section prior to any excavation work.
3. Please continue working to remove any trees and woody vegetation on the side slopes to allow for proper monitoring
and maintenance of the landfill cap.
4. The processing area includes the following activities:
 Raw pine bark from a lumber yard is screened to nugget, mini nugget and pine fines.
 Hardwood material is brought in already processed and screened into hardwood fines. The hardwood fines
are blended with screened fill dirt to make topsoil.
 Bulk mushroom compost is brought into the facility and mixed with soil and bagged.
 A full bagging operation for the material listed above.
5. No unacceptable waste was observed.
6. Continue to grade the processing area to allow for positive drainage.
7. Take measures to ensure that yard trash which is defined as solid waste resulting from landscaping and yard
maintenance such as brush, grass, tree limbs and similar vegetative material are composted and temperature records
are maintained demonstrating that temperatures are maintained at or above 131° F for three consecutive days. Please
note that leaves are yard trash and must be composted.
8. Reviewed the permit, operations plan and methane monitoring records.

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: 6/30/17 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section