6406_CarolinaRecycledAg_PTO_1286875_20160617

Facility Permit No: 6406-COMPOST-2014
Carolina Recycled Ag Materials, LLC. Facility
June 17, 2016
Doc ID 25776
Waste Managemen t
ENVIRONMENTAL DUALITY
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Pat McCrory Donald R. Van Der Vaart
Governor Secretary
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
SOLID WASTE SECTION
LARGE TYPE 2 SOLID WASTE COMPOST FACILITY
Permit No. 6406-COMPOST-2014
CAROLINA RECYCLED AG MATERIALS, LLC,
A SUBSIDIARY OF UNIVERSAL LEAF NORTH AMERICA U.S., INC.
is hereby issued a
PERMIT TO OPERATE
CAROLINA RECYCLED AG MATERIALS, LLC. COMPOST FACILITY
Located at 3106 Boddie Mill Pond Road, in Nashville, Nash County, North Carolina, in accordance with
Article 9, Chapter 130A, of the General Statutes of North Carolina and all rules promulgated thereunder
and subject to the conditions set forth in this permit. The legal description of the site is identified on the
deeds recorded for this property listed in Attachment I of this permit.
Ellen B. Lorscheider
09:58:42 2016.06.17
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Ellen B. Lorscheider, Section Chief
Solid Waste Section
1646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
Phone: [phone] Internet http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wm
An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer — 50% Recycled 110% Post Consumer Paper

Facility Permit No: 6406-COMPOST-2014
Carolina Recycled Ag Materials, LLC. Facility
Permit to Operate
June 17, 2016
DOC ID 25776
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ATTACHMENT 1
PART I: PERMITTING HISTORY
Permit Issuance
Date
Doc ID
Original issue Permit to Operate (PTO)
February 2, 2015
22435
Name changepen-nit update
May 23, 2016
25776
PART II: LIST OF DOCUMENTS FOR APPROVED PLAN
1. Application for Compost Facility. June 14, 2014. Prepared by Stephen Crawford, P.E.,
Scott Frederick, CPSS, E.I., Ronnie C. Howard, and A. R. Rubin, Professor Emeritus,
NCSU-BAE, Doc ID 22435
2. Name change for ULNA Compost Operation. Letter dated Jan. 05, 2016. M. T. Haymore,
Vice President, Operations, Universal Leaf North America US. Inc. Doc ID 25776
PART III: PROPERTIES APPROVED FOR THE SOLID WASTE FACILITY
Nash County, N.C. Register of Deeds
Book
Page
Grantee (sold to)
Acres
1834
609-611
In,
Universal Leaf North America NC Inc.
3.0
Note - Nash County Parcel No. 003377.
Compost facility encompasses 1.5 acres
PART IV: GENERAL PERMIT CONDITIONS
This permit is issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division
of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section (Section). In accordance with North Carolina
Solid Waste Management Rule 15A NCAC 13B .020I (d), a solid waste management facility
permit shall have two parts: a Permit to Construct and a Permit to Operate. The Permit to
Operate shall expire February 2, 2020. The Permit to Operate must be implemented in
accordance with Attachment 3 of this permit.
2. The persons to whom this permit is issued ("permittee") are the owners and operators of the
solid waste management facility.
3. By receiving waste at this facility the permittee shall be considered to have accepted the
terms and conditions of this permit.

Facility Permit No: 6406-COMPOST-2014
Carolina Recycled Ag Materials, LLC. Facility
Permit to Operate
June 17, 2016
DOC ID 25776
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4. Operation of this solid waste management facility must be in accordance with the Solid
Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B, Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the North
Carolina General Statutes (NCGS 130A-290, et seq.), the conditions contained in this permit,
and the approved plan. Should the approved plan and the rules conflict, the Solid Waste
Management Rules shall take precedence unless specifically addressed by permit condition.
Failure to comply may result in compliance action or permit revocation.
5. This permit is issued based on the documents submitted in support of the application for
permitting the facility identified in "List of Documents for Approved Plan," which
constitutes the approved plan for the facility. Where discrepancies exist, the most recent
submittals and the Attachment 3, "Conditions of Operating Permit" shall govern.
6. This permit may be transferred only with the approval of the Section, through the issuance of
a new or substantially amended permit in accordance with applicable statutes and rules. In
accordance with NCGS 130A-295.2(g), the permittee must notify the Section thirty (30) days
prior to any significant change in the identity or business structure of either the owner or the
operator, including but not limited to, a proposed transfer of ownership of the facility or a
change in the parent company of the owner or operator of the facility.
7. The permittee is responsible for obtaining all permits and approvals necessary for the
development of this project including approval from appropriate agencies for sedimentation
and erosion control, and a General or Individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Stormwater Discharge Permit, if applicable. Issuance of this permit does
not remove the permittee's responsibilities for compliance with any other local, state or
federal rule, or statute.
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Facility Permit No: 6406-COMPOST-2014
Carolina Recycled Ag Materials, LLC. Facility
Permit to Operate
June 17, 2016
DOC ID 25776
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ATTACHMENT 2
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT
[NOT APPLICABLE]
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Facility Permit No: 6406-COMPOST-2014
Carolina Recycled Ag Materials, LLC. Facility
Permit to Operate
June 17, 2016
DOC ID 25776
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ATTACHMENT 3
CONDITIONS OF OPERATING PERMIT
The Permit to Operate shall expire February 2, 2020. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B .0201(g),
no later than September 19, 2019, the permittee must submit a request to the Section for
permit review and must update pertinent facility plans.
2. Only materials specifically listed in the permit application may be managed at this facility. A
permit modification is required for a request to receive additional feedstocks.
3. The total capacity of the site is 50,000 tons per year. A permit modification is required for a
request to increase capacity.
4 An appropriate Division of Water Quality permit for managing any stormwater or wastewater
at the facility must be maintained as required. Any leachate generated at the facility and any
runoff from the facility must be managed in such a manner that ground or surface water
quality will not be adversely affected. The facility must be maintained to prevent the
accumulation of stormwater and leachate on composting areas, storage areas, and roads.
5. All sedimentation and erosion control activities must be conducted in accordance with the
Sedimentation Control Act NCGS 113A-50, et seq., and rules promulgated under 15A
NCAC 4. All required sedimentation and erosion control measures must be installed and
operable to mitigate excessive on -site erosion and to prevent silt from leaving the compost
area.
6. Facility construction, operations or practices must not cause or result in a discharge of
pollution, dredged material, and/or fill material into waters of the state in violation of the
requirements under Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, as amended.
7. Feedstocks must not be received that are in an anaerobic state.
8. In the event of a mechanical failure, the facility must immediately use its best effort to utilize
substitute equipment for completion of the composting operation.
9. The odor management procedures must be followed to minimize odors at the facility
boundary. Upon receipt of an odor complaint, the facility operator must investigate and take
action as necessary to minimize the cause of the complaint. A copy of all written complaints
regarding this facility must be maintained for the duration of the permit including the
operator's actions taken to resolve the complaints.

Facility Permit No: 6406-COMPOST-2014
Carolina Recycled Ag Materials, LLC. Facility
Permit to Operate
June 17, 2016
DOC ID 25776
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10. The facility must be operated in a manner that reduces the potential for vector
attraction.
11. The compost operation and the compost pad must be operated and maintained with sufficient
dust control measures to minimize airborne emissions and to prevent dust from becoming a
nuisance or safety hazard. Facility operation must meet Division of Air Quality Rules 15
NCAC 2D. Fugitive dust emissions from the facility that contribute to substantive
complaints may subject the facility to the Division of Air Quality requirements as listed in
15A NCAC 2D .0540.
12. Groundwater quality at this facility is subject to the classification, monitoring, and remedial
action provisions of 15A NCAC 2L. Groundwater monitoring may be required if there is an
indication for the potential for groundwater contamination.
13. All compost produced at the facility must meet the requirements of Rule .1407 of the Solid
Waste Management Rules and the approved permit application.
14. Twelve forced air static composting bins with dimensions of 12' x 16' x 8' feet shall be
utilized for active composting using static piles.
15. Testing and reporting must be conducted in accordance with the requirements of Rule .1408
and the approved application. Compost process data must be maintained in writing as
required to document temperatures, moisture levels, and aeration intervals.
16. An annual report of facility activities for the fiscal year July 1 to June 30 must be submitted
to the Section by August 1 of each year on forms provided by the Section. This report must
include the amount of materials composted in tons.
17. Copies of this permit, the approved plans, and all records required to be maintained by the
permittee must be maintained at the facility and made available to the Section upon request
during normal business hours.
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