3506_BrantleyCompost_Inspection_20150629

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NCDENR
NOR CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND Na uR. REs RQE
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: FRANKLIN
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: SWS-3506-COMPOST
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P /
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: June 29, 2015
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
David Brantley & Sons, Inc.
37 Pine Ridge Road
Zebulon, NC 27597
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.92656
Date of Last Inspection: October 3, 2013
E: 078.25294
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Shane Brantley, Owner/Operator
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
Fax: [phone]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Same as above
PARTICIPANTS:
Mary Whaley, NCDENR, Solid Waste
Elizabeth Patterson, NCDENR, Compost and Land Application
STATUS OF PERMIT:
The permit was issued on March 22, 2012. It is a Small type 3 compost facility. The permit will expire on March 22,
2017.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
NA
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
NA
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 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 materials to be composted include dewatered residential septage and/or grease trap waste from
restaurants with a bulking material. The bulking material being used at this time is wood chips supplied by
Asplundh.
2. Per your Operations Plans the storage of the finished compost will be done on site over 100 feet away from
windrows and the storage is up slope to prevent any cross contamination. Insure the 100 foot distance is
adhered to.
3. It states in your Ops Plan, "Turn the windrows at least 5 times in 15 days and log the dates." Insure this
is being done and noted on your log sheet. It was not observed on your log sheet.
4. It states in your Ops Plan that "The temperatures are checked daily except on weekends." Insure that
the temperatures are being checked daily and noted in the log. You must follow the Ops Plan or
submit a revised Ops Plan for approval.
5. Testing of composite samples of compost appears not to have been done. Testing results were not
found. The testing is to be done every 6 months, even if the compost is not going to be used for years.
The facility operational capacity for this permit shall be limited to 7,850 tons of feedstocks per year received
for composting. All of the composted material must be reincorporated back into the mix to be
composted again, unless it can be shown that a specific pile had been tested and test results are
available.
6. There was a pile of what appeared to be construction debris past the composted material. This must
be removed and disposed of at a permitted facility for that waste.
7. There were unacceptable wastes like plastic bottles, a lunch bag, etc. in both the wood chips and the
compost. This waste must be removed on a frequent basis and disposed of properly.
8. Temperature records are kept and the logs were reviewed during the audit. On the temperature logs, it would
be helpful to include the inclusive dates at the top of the page, the date the piles are combined, dates that
probes are calibrated and highlighting or * the dates of temps over 131 for 15 days.
9. The dates that the thermometers are calibrated should be included in the log.
10. The Ops Plan states, "The immediate down slope area from the windrows are protected by an earth berm."
Insure that the berm is there. The grass in the area needs to be mowed in order to facilitate the
inspection.
11. The facility uses a concrete pad to mix the wood chips into the waste with a drainage system to retain the
leachate. Again, the grass must be kept mowed in order to see the leachate drainage system. It is
recommended that the soil on either side of the concrete pad, where the leachate has flowed, be incorporated
into the active windrow on a more frequent basis. These dates should be included with the daily log.
12. The septage and woodchips had just been put on the concrete pad a few days before the inspection.
13. There was not a heavy offensive odor at the site.
14. Easily visible permanent markers must be established to show the boundaries of the compost area.
This was commented on in the last inspection report, but no markers were observed.
15. Insure that a minimum of 25 feet, for emergency vehicle access is maintained around the site.
16. The access road was in good condition.
17. Insure that there is a 100 foot buffer between all parts of the compost site and any property line.
18. All corrections must be done by July 31, 2015 for reinspection.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
44I Phone: [phone]
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

NCDENR
Nc a CAROLINA APARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Sent on: July 9, 2015 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. fj
Copies: Dennis Shackelford, Eastern District Supervisor
Tony Gallagher, Composting and Land Application
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer
MY "W &Ikon
There was some unacceptable waste in composted material. Septage//wood chip mix- dewatering
Completed compost
Leachate from dewatering pile

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
More leachate from dewatering pile
Wood chips from Asplundh
of unacceptable waste must be removed and disposed
of properly
material