2514_INSP_20201105

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.: 2514-COMPOST-2014
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 5 November 2020 Date of Last Inspection: 26 February 2018

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Craven Ag Services Solid Waste Compost Facility
5391 River Road
Vanceboro, NC 28586

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.24937 E: -077.18688

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
John W (Billy) Dunham
252.633.5334

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Craven Ag Services, Inc
2115 Hwy 55 West
New Bern, NC 28560
Attn: Billy Dunham
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
John W (Billy Dunham; Craven Ag Services
John Farnell; NCDEQ-Solid Waste
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Expired; Permit to Construct and Operate a Large Type III Solid Waste Compost Facility issued 17 June 2014;
expired 17 June 2019. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B .0201(g), a complete permit review request was due on or before
16 February 2019. *Upon receipt of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, please contact Donna Wilson, Solid
Waste Section Engineering Project Manager at: 919.707.8255 or via email at: [e-mail] for
information regarding your required Facility permit renewal request.

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 Large Type III Solid Waste Compost Facility.
2) This Facility is permitted to receive for composting, hardwood and softwood sawdust, animal bedding,
ground corn cobs, ground and un-ground yard waste, Septage and FOG wastes (dewatered grease trap
residuals and Septage), floating fatty solids from animal processing or transportation, clean unfinished
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wallboard, wood pallets with nails removed, clean untreated wood scrap, pre and post-consumer source
controlled food wastes, vegetative agricultural products, tobacco waste, hay and other forage, corn stover,
cotton gin trash, peanut hulls, landclearing debris, water treatment lime mud, and non-toxic/no-hazardous coal
combustion dust.
3) This site cannot exceed 50,000 tons of materials received and composted annually.
4) The hours of operation for this Facility are Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Saturday from
7:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
5) Signage has been posted at the entrance to the Facility listing the permit number, emergency contact number,
hours of operation, and the accepted/excluded waste streams.
6) This site is secured by a locked cable type gate at the Facility entrance and has controlled access for safety.
7) The cable was locked upon my arrival, however a Facility attendant arrived on-site, opened the gate, and was
present during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
8) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is well maintained at this time.
9) Facility groundwater monitoring wells were reviewed during this Facility Compliance Inspection. All wells
were readily accessible, properly labeled, and secured from unauthorized access.
10) Boundary markers delineating the permitted operations area have been installed and are being maintained as
required.
11) Access around the Facility is stable and no areas of erosion were noted during this Facility Compliance
Inspection.
12) All buffer areas have been graded to promote positive flow of surface waters away from the compost pad. A
healthy groundcover suitable to prevent erosion has been established in the buffer areas.
13) Composting operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
14) The compost logs were complete, in order, and presented for review during this Facility Compliance
Inspection.
15) The waste types at the Facility were reviewed and no unpermitted wastes were observed during this Facility
Compliance Inspection.
16) All feedstock, mixed compost, and finished product are being maintained in separate areas to prevent mixing
and/or contamination of the finished compost product as required.
17) Adequate distance is being maintained between and around the compost windrows for fire suppression and
proper mixing.
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18) The compost windrows are turned and aerated using pull-type, PTO driven, Midwest Bio-Systems
Aeromaster PT 130 turning machines. A new windrow turning machine has recently been purchased and put
into operations.
19) A Case 145 CVT row crop tractor and a Hyundai HL 730 wheel loader are maintained on-site for use in
composting operations.
20) The final compost product is screened using a RotoScreen R-454 for size before distribution. Fines are
distributed as compost while larger, coarse particles are cycled back into the compost process.
21) No fugitive dust was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
22) Odors were minimal in the active composting area and none were noted at the permitted Facility boundaries.
23) No wind-blown debris was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
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24) *This Facility is currently operating with an expired permit. Upon receipt of this Facility Compliance
Inspection Report, please contact Donna Wilson, Solid Waste Section Engineering Project Manager at:
919.707.8255 or via email at: [e-mail] for information regarding your required Facility
permit renewal request.
25) *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: 10 November 2020 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Andrew Hammonds; FOB Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
John Farnell; Septage Management Program/SWS: [e-mail]
Steven Aster; Director/Craven County Solid Waste & Recycling: [e-mail]

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