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The City of Raleigh
CITY OF RALEIGH
YARD WASTE CENTER
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
SOLID WASTE
INSPECTION MITIGATION PLAN
Prepared in Accordance with:
15A North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC)
13 B Section .1400 — Composting
CITY OF RALEIGH YARD WASTE CENTER
900 NEW HOPE ROAD
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27602
[phone]
October 2017

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Facility Background Information.......................................................................................3
1.1 Facility Description.............................................................................................. 3
1.2 Observed Violations............................................................................................ 3
1.3 Facility Modifications........................................................................................... 3
1.4 Source of Waste Processed................................................................................ 3
2 Inspection Mitigation Plan..................................................................................................5
2.1 Phase 1 - Initial Corrective Action....................................................................... 5
2.2 Phase 2 - Modification of "The City of Raleigh Yard Waste Center Operations
Plan"................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Phase 3 - Processing of Stockpile 2.................................................................... 6
LIST OF APPENDICES
A FIGURES
FIGURE 1 SITE MAP WITH MARKED STOCKPILES
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Facility Background Information
1.1 Facility Description
The City of Raleigh Yard Waste Center, herein referred to as the Yard Waste Center, was
opened in November 1992. The facility is located on the east side of New Hope Road south of
the closed Wilders Grove Landfill. The facility address is:
900 New Hope Road
Raleigh, NC 27602
[phone]
The Yard Waste Center accepts only land clearing debris, yard waste, unpainted wood waste,
and silvacultural waste. Materials are accepted for treatment and processing or composting
only. No disposal is conducted at the Yard Waste Center. This facility is a Large Type 1 facility
on the basis of the definition contained in Section .1402 (f)(1) and (f)(7) of the Solid Waste
Regulations.
Portions of the facility are occasionally used to process storm debris from hurricanes, ice
storms, and other natural disasters. Such debris may be processed by City staff or by a US
Army Corps of Engineers contractor. These activities are generally confined to the permitted
processing areas.
Finished compost, wood chips, mulch, and leaves are sold directly to the public after
processing. City departments use finished product at no charge for various applications.
1.2 Observed Violations
On August 30, 2017, a Facility Compliance Inspection was conducted by the NCDEQ, DWM,
Solid Waste Section and the following violations were observed:
• Windrow dimensions for active composting shall not exceed 8 feet in height x 15
feet in width unless approved by Division.
o The facility is in compliance with this requirement.
• Stockpiling of all feedstocks and finished product must be limited to a maximum
of 30 feet in height by 50 feet in width.
• The leaf storage area did not have any discernable windrows at the time of the
inspection and appeared to be over one acre in size.
1.3 Facility Modifications
This mitigation plan is constructed in phases to allow for budget approval steps. A large
stockpile area east of the scale house that was created using Hurricane Mathew Debris, herein
referred to as stockpile 1, and one large stockpile north of the scale house, herein referred to as
stockpile 2, will be the areas of focus. Stockpile one and two are shown in Appendix A, Figure 1.
1.4 Source of Waste Processed
The Yard Waste Center is intended to serve the residents and businesses of the City of Raleigh
and Wake County, as was established in the 2017 Permit Renewal. The City intends to accept
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yard waste from Wake County or other local governments as needed on a mutually agreeable
basis. The City does anticipate the need for additional personnel and equipment to manage
both stockpiles in addition to the current volume of incoming material.
The following information completes this Section:
Appendix A — Figures
"Site Map with Marked Stockpiles", Figure 1
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2 Inspection Mitigation Plan
2.1 Phase 1 - Initial Corrective Action
• An area south of the leaf stockpile within the permitted operating plan is being cleared
and properly graded. In this location, all incoming leaf collection material from 2017, will
be placed in a windrow. Seasonal leaf collection will begin on November 6tn
• The Yard Waste Center will procure needed equipment to screen material from
stockpiles 1 and 2. In conjunction to screening the stockpiles, an evaluation will be
conducted to better Improve the sites operational layout, allowing material to be
processed more efficiently.
• Stockpile 1 will be screened first. The mulch material will be collected on the paved area
and sold. The fines and overs (material too large for mulch) will be collected to be placed
in windrows for composting.
• After stockpile 1 is screened, the operational area closest to the paved pad south of the
scale house will be graded to improve drainage. Once this area is graded, the screened
fines and overs from stockpile 1 will be placed in windrows along with a mixture of fresh
incoming material for compost production.
• The Yard Waste Center will begin screening the material from stockpile 2. The mulch
material will be collected in stockpiles that meet the permit requirements and sold. The
fines and overs will be placed in windrows along with a mixture of fresh incoming
material for composting. During the screening of stockpile 2, the material will be
removed in a pattern that will leave multiple stockpiles that individually, will meet the
permitted requirements.
• Material from the leaf stockpile will be added to windrows during construction of the
rows.
This initial evaluation and screening of the stockpiles will be conducted over a two month
period beginning in February 2018.
Solid Waste Services is working with other city departments to produce a product that
can be utilized by the City of Raleigh as well as exploring the possibility of contracting an
external consultant to assist in finding customers to purchase stockpiled material. To
achieve this, the City will need to purchase additional equipment and increase staff
resources. Solid Waste Services will also modify "The City of Raleigh Yard Waste
Center Operations Plan".
2.2 Phase 2 - Modification of "The City of Raleigh Yard Waste Center Operations Plan"
• The Yard Waste Center will complete a Business Plan in preparation for Fiscal Year 19
Budget. The evaluation conducted during phase 1 will be used during the planning
process. The planning will include any additional equipment and personnel needed to
continue processing stockpile 2 as well as, process incoming material in a timely manner
to prevent future backlog of unprocessed material.
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• The City of Raleigh Yard Waste Center Operations Plan will be modified based on the
plan developed during phase 1 and 2. The modified operations plan will reflect the
revisions needed to facilitate the processing of all incoming materials into marketable
products. The Yard Waste Center projects to be operating in accordance to the new
operations plan by January 2019.
• During this time, The Yard Waste Center will continue processing stockpile 2.
2.3 Phase 3 - Processing of Stockpile 2
• The screening of stockpile 2 will resume by July 2018, once additional resources are
procured.
• The plan will have a goal to process, sell or rearrange all material in stockpile 2 within
two years. Any material that has not been processed at that time will be stockpiled to
meet the permitted requirements.
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APPENDIX A
Figures
Figure 1 Site Map with Marked Stockpiles
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Figure 1
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