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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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UNIT TYPE:
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COUNTY: HENDERSON
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PERMIT NO.: 45-05TP
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goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
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Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Audit: 07/15/10
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Les's Mulch Plus
2630 Asheville Highway
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Date of Last Audit: first inspection (see comment #0
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.353059 E:-82.470845
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Leslie or Linda Erickson, owner/operators
[phone]
[phone]
Linda Erickson cell: [phone]
[e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
PO Box 1783
Fairview, NC 28730
AUDIT PARTICIPANTS:
Andrea Keller — NCDENR Solid Waste Section
Linda Erickson, operator/owner
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active — November 2, 2006
Expires — November 2, 2011
PURPOSE OF AUDIT:
Comprehensive
NOTICE OF VIOLATION(S):
15A NCAC 13B .0203 (d) By receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the permittee(s) shall be considered to have
accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply with all conditions of the permit.
During the July 15, 2010 site inspection the location of waste piles (both processed and unprocessed land clearing
debris) violated buffer requirements cited within the Operations Plan (Attachment 2, Document 3 of the approved
documents). See Areas of Concerns and Comments #3 below.
According to the approved documents:
A minimum 100-foot buffer must be maintained between the on site well and all material piles;

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2. A minimum 100-foot buffer must be maintained between all material piles and all surface waters (on site creek
and ponds); and
3. A 50-foot minimum buffer requirement must be maintained between all material piles and the property lines.
Les's Mulch Plus is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0203 (d) for failure to comply with the conditions of the permit.
In order to achieve compliance, Les's Mulch Plus must, within 30 days of receipt of this Notice of Violation,
mark and maintain the 50-foot buffer requirement between all property lines and the mulching/material
storage operations; and must mark and maintain the 100-foot buffer requirement between all on site wells and
surface waters and the mulching/material storage operations.
You are hereby 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 Statute or Regulations. For the violation(s) noted here, you may 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.
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None
AREAS OF CONCERN AND COMMENTS:
1. On -site for comprehensive site inspection. Facility was originally permitted as a Land Clearing Waste
Treatment & Processing Facility in November of 2006. For reason unknown, the facility was not entered into
the Section database for facility tracking.
2. According to the Permit to Operate (PTO) Operational Condition #6: Operation and Maintenance of this
facility shall be in accordance with the 15A NCAC 1313, the Solid Waste Management Rules, and the
approved Plans and Drawings as described in the List of Approved Documents, Attachment 2, Documents 1, 2,
and 3.
3. In trying to determine the site buffer requirements as approved by the permitting section, several documents
were referenced. The PTO Operational Condition #7 states: All buffers from the processing and storage areas
shall be maintained in accordance with the approved plans.
The Operations Plan (Attachment 2, Document 3, front page) states the following:
1) ...Also, no mulch or any other material will be within 100 feet of the well...
2) The property is bordered by Mudd Creek. There are 2 man made ponds and a small
stream that runs through the property. There will be no Mulch piles or any other
material within 100 feet of these waters.
Operations and Maintenance, Storage of Materials:
1. The materials are stored in Windrows on site to age the materials. The windrows are
planned to be approximately 15 feet wide at the bottom and approximately 10 feet high and
oriented east/west on the site. All materials are separated from the edge of the property with a
50 foot nzinintunt buffer as required by .1404(a)5. On our site plan a 100' buffer is indicated.
During the site inspection, the approximate location of the well (referenced above) was pointed out as being
under a pile of staged land clearing (pre -grind) in order to "protect the well." Additionally, chipped product
piles were located within approximately 30-feet of the well location. Along the both the on -site stream and the
pond locations, land -clearing materials had been staged next to the surface waters (see photo).

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Solid Waste Section
Page 4 of 4
noted during the site inspection, please be aware of this issue and ensure that product does not contain mixed
wastes.
5. The PTO Operational Condition #11 stated that a minimum of 75% of acceptable materials received shall be
treated or processed and distributed within 12 months of receipt. During the site inspection it was stated that
both grinders were inoperative. While the majority of the stockpiled land clearing material appeared to have
been on site for less than six months, there were older debris piles visible toward the back of the property.
Please ensure that this operational condition is met.
The PTO Operational Condition # 12 stated that any heat generation in excess of 110 degrees Fahrenheit
(composting) in any of the piles of material at the facility may require the facility to meet all the requirements
of Section .1400 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, or close. While the observed mulch area appeared to
be fairly recent product (little indication of composting), no equipment was available at the facility to ensure
that material piles remain within the 110 degree limit for heat generation. A temperature gauge should be
available to monitor product piles and windrows in order to meet this operational condition and to ensure that
excess temperatures are not being reached (fire hazard).
7. The PTO Operational Condition #20 states that a copy of the permit and the approved plans shall be
maintained at the facility. No site documentation was available during the time of the inspection.
8. The PTO Operational Condition #21 states that fires and non -conforming waste incidents shall be reported to
the Solid Waste Section within. 24 hours, and a written notification submitted within 15 clays. No fires
associated with product piles had occurred to -date according to owner/operator. For future reference, the
reporting form can be located at the following link: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/w►n/sw/forms (under "Fire";
The emergency response plan is located within the Operations Plan. The facility has hose/pump on site to use
in case of fire emergency (water source is the larger pond on site).
9. The product pile (mulch) appeared to be of acceptable materials (land clearing wood wastes). The facility
appears to sort unacceptable materials out of the product piles for proper disposal. Note that the facility
screening plan states that no unacceptable materials are stored at the site. They are reloaded into trucks and
immediately sent for proper disposal.
10. The PTO Operational Condition #22 discusses the annual reporting requirements. Reports are due on
August I" of each year for the previous July 1 through June 30. The report is located on-line at the link noted
above, under "Annual Reporting," Treatment and Processing Facility.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this audit report.
Phone: [phone]
Andrea Keller
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
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ec: Mark Poindexter, Field Operations Branch Supervisor
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor
Donald Herndon, Compliance Officer

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typical for pre/post consumer food wastes and that the final product should be mixed with non -composted
mulch in order to create a better product for use in gardening/landscaping.
4. Facility planned capacity was not being met with current drum system. Second drum had been purchased in
order to increase the operational capacity, and will be placed next to existing drum (on existing concrete pad)
Additional modifications are underway at the facility. The 4-bin post -drum cure system has been replaced with
a 7-bin system, and the final product pile and screening area has gone from a 1-bin system to a 4-bin system.
No materials were currently in the bin/cure phase of composting. Ms. Peddie contacted the Section in an email
dated July 22, 2010 to discuss updates and notify the Section of Warren Wilson College's intent to revise the
current permit (which will include an updated site map and operational schematics).
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this audit report.
Phone: [phone]
Andrea Keller
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Mailed on: 08/17/10 by Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. i_1
ec: Mark Poindexter, Field Operations Branch Supervisor
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor
Donald Herndon, Compliance Officer
Michael Scott, Composting and Land Application Branch Manager

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Waste Management
Beverly Eaves Perdue Dexter R. Matthews
Governor Director
SOLID WASTE SECTION
June 30, 2010
Mr. Leslie Erickson, Owner/Operator
Les's Mulch Plus
Post Office Box 1783
Fairview, North Carolina 28730
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Subject: Document Update
Les's Mulch Plus, Land Clearing and Inert Debris (LCID) Treatment and Processing
Permit No. 45-05, Henderson County
Dear Mr. Erickson:
I am in the process of updating the Section's records regarding your facility. In order to do this I am
requesting electronic copies of drawings that have been supplied in the past to the Section, as printed copies
only. In 2006 you supplied Mr. Jim Coffey a drawing of your facility that was done for you by; James E. Ellis,
P.L.S., 1334 Charlotte Highway, Suite G, Fairview, North Carolina 28730, the drawing is entitled; Site Plan
For: Lesie L. & Linda L. Erickson, State of North Carolina, Henderson County, Hendersonville Township and
is dated September 21, 2006. I would greatly appreciate you or your surveyor supplying me a copy of this
drawing in .pdf format. My address and contact information are located below.
Again, your cooperation in this matter will be greatly appreciated. If you should have any questions
regarding this issue you may contact me at [phone] or Larry.Frost Lamcdenngov.
Sincerely,
Larr rost
En ironmental Engineer
2090 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
Phone: [phone] \ FAX: [phone] \ Internet: www.wastenotnc.org/swhome
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M: name given to the facility. Name can permit name, but does
Name
not have to.
Les's Mulch Plus
M: first line of physical address assigned by local 911 service,
may be different than mailing address.
2630 Asheville Highway
Addren2
M: second line of physical address, used when necessary.
city,
M: city, town or locality where facility is located.
Hendersonville
M: two letter US postal service abbreviation for the state where
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Henderson
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35.3519
Longitude
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-82.4734
0: applies to how the coordinates were collected: 001 =GPS or
Horii Collection Method
002=geocode or 003=from map
003
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Supplernbn*LLocation"
practical.
M: 001 =Fixed or 002=Mobile, e.g. Facility is Fixed, a septage
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pumper is Mobile
001
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facility, 001 =front door, 002=permitted feature, 003=for mobile,
Reference Point,:
004=undefined point on facility
001
Status
M: description of the overall facility; Open or Closed.
Open
M: classification of the owner of the facility as either Public or
Owner.
Private entities.
Private
M: date on which the facility began to be of interest to the
program, Facility Registration Date; Facility's Original Permit
Issue Date; Facility's First Inspection Date; Program's Start Date;
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Department's Creation Date (07/01/1989)
September 21, 2006
0: description of event represented by Start Date field, e.g.
Start .:Date Qualifier
Facility's Original Permit Issue Date.
November 2, 2006
0: date on which the facility ceased to be of interest to the
End, W6
program.
0: description of event represented by End _Date field, e.g. Date
End DdW'-,'QUAIifiet,
of Final Closure.
PermitID
M: unique id number used for permit
M: id number used in location table to identify the facility or
environmental interest subject to this permit. This number is
LocationVL.
assigned and is only needed if permit relates to an existing site.
Pdrmit. Name -
M: Common Name used for this permit
Les's Mulch Plus
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M: Date when first permit issued.
November 2, 2006
M: Date MOST recent permit issued.
November 2, 2006
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November 2, 2011
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waste; Proposed =App I ication in-house for NEW permit;
Expired=Past Expiration date but not officially closed; Post
Closure=Not taking waste but monitoring; Closed=Not accepting
waste and 'official' closure letter sent; Post -Closure
Complete=Not taking waste and monitoring complete;
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County=Non-facility within a county
Active
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etc.
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No
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name of owner as appears on the permit.
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
X
SLAS
COUNTY: BUNCOMBE
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: SWC-11-15
Closed
HHW
White
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T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Audit: 7/23/10
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Warren Wilson College
701 Warren Wilson Road
Swannanoa, NC 28778
Date of Last Audit: 10/21/09
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.609337 E:-82.44089
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Jessica Wooten
Supervisor, Recycling and Solid Waste Crew
[phone]
Contacts: Amy Peddie or Makailah McKinay [phone] cell
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
PO Box 9000
CPO 6216
Asheville, NC 28815-9000
AUDIT PARTICIPANTS:
Andrea Keller, DENR — Solid Waste Section
Amy Peddie, Warren Wilson College Crew
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active—11/4/2009
Small Type 3 Composting Permit
PURPOSE OF AUDIT:
Comprehensive
NOTICE OF VIOLATION(S): None
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: None
AREAS OF CONCERN AND COMMENTS:
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1. On site to conduct final audit (comprehensive). Audit participants included: A. Keller and Amy Peddie).
2. FY 09-10 temperature data was available (7/1/09-6/30/10 reviewed). Waste analysis analytical data was
available and reviewed (10/9/09 sampling event). Most recent solids test was conducted in the fall of 2009.
No issues noted.
3. Soluble Salt levels continued to be considered high (greater than 50 ppm). M. Scott had stated that this is

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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NR'URAL RESOURCES
FACILITY COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: HENDERSON
PERMIT NO.: 45-05TP
Closed
MSWLF
HEW
White
Incin
T&P
X
FIRM
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Audit: 07/15/10
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Les's Mulch Plus
2630 Asheville Highway
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Date of Last Audit: first inspection (see comment # 1)
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.353059 E:-82.470845
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Leslie or Linda Erickson, owner/operators
[phone]
[phone]
Linda Erickson cell: [phone]
brushrat2003kyahoo.com
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
PO Box 1783
Fairview, NC 28730
AUDIT PARTICIPANTS:
Andrea Keller — NCDENR Solid Waste Section
Linda Erickson, operator/owner
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active — November 2, 2006
Expires —November 2, 2011
PURPOSE OF AUDIT:
Comprehensive
NOTICE OF VIOLATION(S):
15A NCAC 13B .0203 (d) By receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the permittee(s) shall be considered to have
accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply with all conditions of the permit.
During the July 15, 2010 site inspection the location of waste piles (both processed and unprocessed land clearing
debris) violated buffer requirements cited within the Operations Plan (Attachment 2, Document 3 of the approved
documents). See Areas of Concerns and Comments #3 below.
According to the approved documents:
1. A minimum 100-foot buffer must be maintained between the on site well and all material piles;

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Solid Waste Section
Page 2 of 4
2. A minimum 100-foot buffer must be maintained between all material piles and all surface waters (on site creek
and ponds); and
3. A 50-foot minimum buffer requirement must be maintained between all material piles and the property lines.
Les's Mulch Plus is in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0203 (d) for failure to comply with the conditions of the permit
In order to achieve compliance, Les's Mulch Plus must, within 30 days of receipt of this Notice of Violation,
mark and maintain the 50-foot buffer requirement between all property lines and the mulching/material
storage operations; and must mark and maintain the 100-foot buffer requirement between all on site wells and
surface waters and the mulching/material storage operations.
You are hereby 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 Statute or Regulations. For the violation(s) noted here, you may 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.
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None
AREAS OF CONCERN AND COMMENTS:
1. On -site for comprehensive site inspection. Facility was originally permitted as a Land Clearing Waste
Treatment & Processing Facility in November of 2006. For reason unknown, the facility was not entered into
the Section database for facility tracking.
2. According to the Permit to Operate (PTO) Operational Condition #6: Operation and Maintenance of this
facility shall be in accordance with the 15A NCAC 1313, the Solid Waste Management Rules, and the
approved Plans and Drawings as described in the List of Approved Documents, Attachment 2, Documents 1, 2,
and 3.
3. In trying to determine the site buffer requirements as approved by the permitting section, several documents
were referenced. The PTO Operational Condition #7 states: All buffers from the processing and storage areas
shall be maintained in accordance with the approved plans.
The Operations Plan (Attachment 2, Document 3, front page) states the following:
1) ...Also, no mulch or any other material will be within 100 feet of the well...
2) The property is bordered by Mudd Creek. There are 2 man made ponds and a small
stream that runs through the property. There will be no Mulch piles or any other
material within 100 feet of these waters.
Operations and Maintenance, Storage of Materials:
1. The materials are stored in Windrows on site to age the materials. The windrows are
planned to be approximately 15 feet wide at the bottom and approximately 10 feet high and
oriented east/west on the site. All materials are separated from the edge of the property with a
50 foot minimum buffer as required by .1404(a)5. On our site plan a 100' buffer is indicated.
During the site inspection, the approximate location of the well (referenced above) was pointed out as being
under a pile of staged land clearing (pre -grind) in order to "protect the well." Additionally, chipped product
piles were located within approximately 30-feet of the well location. Along the both the on -site stream and the
pond locations, land -clearing materials had been staged next to the surface waters (see photo).

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Solid Waste Section
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07/15/10
According to the approved site plan (shown below), there is limited available space on site for the
storage of materials. This issue may require further discussion with the Section permitting engineer
(Larry Frost, 828-296-4704) to determine if a permit modification could resolve this issue for the
facility at a future date.
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4. The PTO Operational Condition #8 stated that this facility shall accept only land -clearing wastes, which is
generated solely from land -clearing activities such as stumps, trees, brush, grass, and other naturally
occurring vegetative material. Similar material generated from landscaping activities (such as grass clippings
and leaf collections) are not allowed under this permit. Please note that your facility has received a complaint
for product that may have mixes wastes. The complainant stated that he was told that the delivered mulch
might have treated wood ground in with land clearing debris (railroad ties). While no mixed materials were

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Solid Waste Section
Page 4 of 4
noted during the site inspection, please be aware of this issue and ensure that product does not contain mixed
wastes.
5. The PTO Operational Condition # 11 stated that a minimum of 75% of acceptable materials received shall be
treated or processed and distributed within 12 months of receipt. During the site inspection it was stated that
both grinders were inoperative. While the majority of the stockpiled land clearing material appeared to have
been on site for less than six months, there were older debris piles visible toward the back of the property.
Please ensure that this operational condition is met.
6. The PTO Operational Condition # 12 stated that any heat generation in excess of 110 degrees Fahrenheit
(composting) in any of the piles of material at the facility may require the facility to meet all the requirements
of Section .1400 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, or close. While the observed mulch area appeared to
be fairly recent product (little indication of composting), no equipment was available at the facility to ensure
that material piles remain within the 110 degree limit for heat generation. A temperature gauge should be
available to monitor product piles and windrows in order to meet this operational condition and to ensure that
excess temperatures are not being reached (fire hazard).
7. The PTO Operational Condition #20 states that a copy of the permit and the approved plans shall be
maintained at the facility. No site documentation was available during the time of the inspection.
8. The PTO Operational Condition #21 states that fires and non -conforming waste incidents shall be reported to
the Solid Waste Section within 24 hours, and a written notification submitted within 15 days. No fires
associated with product piles had occurred to -date according to owner/operator. For future reference, the
reporting form can be located at the following link: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wm/sw/forms (under "Fire").
The emergency response plan is located within the Operations Plan. The facility has hose/pump on site to use
in case of fire emergency (water source is the larger pond on site).
9. The product pile (mulch) appeared to be of acceptable materials (land clearing wood wastes). The facility
appears to sort unacceptable materials out of the product piles for proper disposal. Note that the facility
screening plan states that no unacceptable materials are stored at the site. They are reloaded into trucks and
immediately sent for proper disposal.
10. The PTO Operational Condition #22 discusses the annual reporting requirements. Reports are due on
August V of each year for the previous July 1 through June 30. The report is located on-line at the link noted
above, under "Annual Reporting," Treatment and Processing Facility.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this audit report.
Phone: [phone]
Andrea Keller
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Mailed on : 07/28/10 by
Hand delivery
US Mail
Certified No. 17006 2150 0005
24M 92661
ec: Mark Poindexter, Field Operations Branch Supervisor
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor
Donald Herndon, Compliance Officer

NCDENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
FACILITY COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: HENDERSON
MS WLF
PERMIT NO.: 45-05TP
Closed
HHW
White
mein
T&P
X
FRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Audit: 07/15/10
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Les's Mulch Plus
2630 Asheville Highway
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Date of Last Audit: first inspection (see comment # 1)
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.353059 E:-82.470845
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Leslie or Linda Erickson, owner/operators
[phone]
[phone]
Linda Erickson cell: [phone]
[e-mail]
yahoo.com
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
PO Box 1783
Fairview, NC 28730
AUDIT PARTICIPANTS:
Andrea Keller — NCDENR Solid Waste Section
Linda Erickson, operator/owner
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active — November 2, 2006
Expires — November 2, 2011
PURPOSE OF AUDIT:
Comprehensive
NOTICE OF VIOLATION(S):
15A NCAC 13B .0203 (d) By receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the permittee(s) shall be considered to have
accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply with all conditions of the permit.
During the July 15, 2010 site inspection the location of waste piles (both processed and unprocessed land clearing
debris) violated buffer requirements cited within the Operations Plan (Attachment 2, Document 3 of the approved
documents). See Areas of Concerns and Comments #3 below.
According to the approved documents:
1. A minimum 100-foot buffer must be maintained between the on site well and all material piles;

FACILITY COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Page 3 of 4
07/15/10
According to the approved site plan (shown below), there is limited available space on site for the
storage of materials. This issue may require further discussion with the Section permitting engineer
(Larry Frost, 828-296-4704) to determine if a permit modification could resolve this issue for the
facility at a future date.
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4. The PTO Operational Condition #8 stated that this facility shall accept only land -clearing wastes, which is
generated solely from land -clearing activities such as stumps, trees, brush, grass, and other naturally
occurring vegetative material. Similar material generated from landscaping activities (such as grass clippings
and leaf collections) are not allowed under this permit. Please note that your facility has received a complaint
for product that may have mixes wastes. The complainant stated that he was told that the delivered mulch
might have treated wood ground in with land clearing debris (railroad ties). While no mixed materials were