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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: Craven
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2506-COMPOST-1991
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 12 October 2020 Date of Last Inspection: 4 April 2017

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
City of New Bern Yard Waste Compost Facility
1803 Country Club Road
New Bern, NC 28563

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.09716 E: -077.05630

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Matt Montanye
252.639.7501

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
City of New Bern
PO Box 1129
New Bern, NC 28563
Attn: Director of Public Works
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
David Cox; Director, City of New Bern Leaf & Limb Department
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Permit to Operate Large Type I Compost Facility issued 12 April 2017; expires 12 August 2021. *Pursuant to
15A NCAC 13B .0201(g), a complete permit review request including updated facility, operations, and waste
screening plans is due on or before 12 February 2021. This application must comply with the rules and regulations in
effect at the time of the application.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Facility Compliance Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None applicable

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection; please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
section below.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This Facility is a Type I Yard Waste Compost Facility.
2) This Facility is permitted to receive for composting, yard waste generated in the City of New Bern and from
collection sites located at Craven County Convenience Centers.
3) This Facility is permitted to receive:
a. Leaf litter
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b. Limbs
c. Shrubs
d. Trees
e. Non-treated, Non-Painted Lumber
4) Proper signage is posted at the entrance to the Facility stating the permit number, contact information, and
listing banned/excluded wastes.
5) The hours of operation for this Facility are Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
6) This site is secured by a locked gate at the Facility entrance. The gate was open upon my arrival and the site
superintendent was on-site during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
7) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is well-maintained at this time.
8) Access around the Facility is stable and no areas of erosion were noted during this Facility Compliance
Inspection.
9) All incoming waste is screened for unpermitted materials. Any unpermitted materials found in the waste
stream are segregated from the approved feedstocks and removed from the site for disposal at the Coastal
Environmental Partnership MSW Landfill, permit #25-09 in Tuscarora, NC. *Please ensure that all
unpermitted waste screened from your waste stream is sorted and placed into the roll-off containers in a
timely manner.
10) Roll-off containers are maintained on-site for the collection of recyclable materials and for the collection of
unpermitted waste types. These roll-off containers are collected by daily GDS, Inc of New Bern. *Please
ensure that all refrigerant containing white goods brought on-site are stored upright and managed in such a
way as to prevent the release of refrigerant until it has been properly collected for reuse/recycling.
11) All scrap tires removed from the vegetative waste brought on-site are segregated and transported weekly to
the Coastal Environmental Partnership MSW Landfill, permit #25-09 in Tuscarora, NC.
12) Wind-blown debris is collected and placed in roll-off containers for transport to the permitted landfill daily.
13) *All feedstock and finished product stockpiles should be maintained in piles not larger than 30’ wide and 50’
tall.
14) All waste handling and processing operations are being conducted in a timely manner.
15) No composting operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection as this site is currently
being used primarily for the storage of vegetative debris generated during the Hurricane Isaias storm event.
16) All hurricane related debris is being maintained in a separate area from vegetative waste collected through
normal operations. *Please ensure that all waste stored onsite is processed/managed in a timely manner.
17) Adequate breaks are being maintained around the stockpiles for fire suppression and safety.
18) The waste types at the Facility were reviewed and no unpermitted wastes were observed co-mingled with the
permitted waste staged for grinding during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
19) All vegetative waste brought on-site is processed with a Vermeer TG5000 tub grinder. The tub grinder is
maintained on a concrete pad.
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20) No grinding operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection. Vegetative waste grinding
operations are scheduled to begin on Wednesday the 21st of October.
21) Minimal dust was noted and no fugitive dust was observed leaving the Facility during this Facility
Compliance Inspection.
22) No off-site erosion was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
23) No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
24) *Corrective measures are required as a result of this Facility Compliance Inspection.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.

Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Regional Representative

Delivered on: 21 October 2020 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
David Cox; City of New Bern Leaf & Limb Supervisor: [e-mail]

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