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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: Edgecombe
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 3303-COMPOST-2010
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: August 13, 2019 Date of Last Inspection: December 07, 2018
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Eastern Composting, LLC
8487 Battleboro – Leggett Rd.
Battleboro, North Carolina 27809
GPS COORDINATES: N: 36 °03307 E: - 77 °74621 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Name: Jason Smith Joel Boseman Todd Johnston
Telephone: [phone] 252-446-3636 252-985-8882 Fax: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail] FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Jason Smith – Partner Eastern Composting, LLC P.O. Box 460
Battleboro, North Carolina 27809
PARTICIPANTS: Todd Johnston – Compost Facility Operator John College – NCDEQ-DWM-SWS-FOB
STATUS OF PERMIT: Active. Issued on August 19, 2016. Site is recorded in the Edgecombe County, North Carolina Register of Deeds, Book 1324, Page 396. Edgecombe Co. Parcel number is 387313920000.Total property is 319.4 acres. The actual compost operation is approximately 27 acres. This Permit to Operate shall expire March 04, 2020.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Partial Facility Compliance Inspection of a Large Type IV Compost Facility.
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: 15A NCAC 13B .1406 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLID WASTE COMPOST FACILITIES Any person who maintains or operates a solid waste compost facility shall maintain and operate the site to conform with the following practices: (6) A site shall only accept those solid wastes that it is permitted to receive.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: 01 - The Permit to Operate for this facility is a Large Type 4 Compost Facility and was issued on August 19, 2016 and will expire on March 04, 2020. No later than November 04, 2019, Permittee must submit a request for a permit review and must update pertinent facility plans. 02 - Facility has several signs with required information. Need to keep vegetation cut around first sign at main road. Emergency contact information is being obstructed. Noted on the last inspection on December 07, 2018. 03 - Facility has fencing and locking gates/cables for security. 04 - Roads are made of All-Weather construction and maintained well.
05 - All windrows (Stored feedstock, Active compost & Finished product) do not exceed size requirements. 06 - Observed violations were observed in the Feedstock windrows, Active compost windrows and the Finished product. 07 - Non-conforming solid waste are; plastic, treated wood and painted wood. 08 - Better management of removing these types of waste is needed. 09 - Permit was reviewed during this inspection at the office in Battleboro, NC.
10 - Other records were not reviewed. 11 - No leachate issues noted during this inspection. 12 - Unannounced Follow up inspections will be conducted to ensure compliance is met. 13 - Finished product is land applied. 14 - Digital pictures taken during this inspection and some attached to show observed violations.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
________________________________________ Phone: [phone] _ Email: [e-mail] Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative
Sent on: August 14, 2019 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies; * Andrew Hammonds, DWM Eastern District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section

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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Solid Waste Section

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• Active compost with plastic. Painted wood in ground feedstock.

• Painted and treated wood.

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Solid Waste Section

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• Plastic ground up into feedstock