3303_INSP_20200903

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: September 03, 2020 Date of Last Inspection: March 30, 2020
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: 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 expired 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: 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.
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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 expired on March 04, 2020. No later than November 04, 2019, Permittee must have submitted a request for a permit review and must update pertinent facility plans. Jason Smith told John College the permit renewal information has been sent in. John College instructed Jason Smith to contact the permitting section to check on this permit’s status. 02 - Facility has several signs with required information. The sign at the main entrance has some vegetation in need
of cutting. 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 - Facility has one windrow stockpiled at the front of the site available for land application. 07 – Active windrows look good. 08 - No leachate issues noted during this inspection. 09 - Leachate pond has plenty of freeboard. 10 - There was very little non-conforming waste left into the feedstock piles or the active compost piles which reflected that more work has been done to remove the non-conforming waste. 11 - Permit and other records were not reviewed during this inspection at the office in Battleboro, NC. Due to the COVID-19 issue. John College spoke to Jason Smith about records review from the information provided for the 2019/2020 Facility Annual Report. May have to email a few extra records also for Comprehensive Facility Compliance Inspection. 12 - This was an Unannounced facility inspection without any personal contact made until after the inspection was conducted as noted above on several items. 13 - All Finished product is permitted to be land applied.
14 - Digital pictures taken during this inspection and some attached.

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: September 08, 2020 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
Copies; * Andrew Hammonds, DWM Eastern District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section

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Solid Waste Section

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• Signage

• Feedstock

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Solid Waste Section

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• Active compost windrows.

• Leachate holding pond.