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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3421_INSP_20200112NORTH CAROLINAD_E Q�� OepeNnenf of Envlronmmbl 0uel� FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section UNIT TYPE: Lined LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: Forsyth MSWLF PERMIT NO.: 3421 Closed xxW White Incin T&P FIRM MSWLF goods FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE CDLF TireT&P/ Tire Industrial DEMO SDTF Collection Monofill Landfill Date of Site Inspection: January 12, 2021 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Dixie Classic Fairgrounds Small Type 3 Composting Facility 421 West 27th Street Winston-Salem, NC 27105 Date of Last Inspection: October 29, 2019 GPS COORDINATES (decimal degrees): Lat.: 36.124809' FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Name: Cheryle Hartley, Director, Dixie Classic Fairgrounds Telephone: (336) 774-8869 Email address: hartley(iMfair.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: P. O. Box 7525 Winston-Salem, NC 27109 PARTICIPANTS: Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section Long.:-80.251360' STATUS OF PERMIT: Permit to Operate New Small Type 3 Compost Facility issued: July 11, 2005; Permit to Operate renewed: October 18, 2010; Permit to Operate renewed: October 29, 2015; Permit to Operate expired: October 18, 2020. Facility staff are currently working with SWS Permitting staff to renew the expired permit. PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: N/A 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. Page 1 of 2 NORTH CAROLINAD_E Q�� OepeNnenf of Envlronmmbl 0w1� ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section 1. The facility is permitted as a small Type 3 compost operation that may accept manure, straw, animal bedding, vegetative agricultural waste (gin trash, tobacco dust), livestock mortality and inorganic nitrogen sources. 2. Organic waste is generated during events in the livestock barn at the Fairgrounds, and animal bedding material and manure are collected and brought to the facility for composting. 3. Only waste generated in the livestock barn is currently accepted for composting. No waste is received from the public or from other outside sources. All compost produced at the facility is used at the facility; none is distributed to the public. 4. The fair was cancelled in 2020 due to the current pandemic, and no waste was received at the facility. No composting has occurred since the fall of 2019, so no temperature logs or sample analysis reports were provided. 5. The facility's permit to operate expired on October 18, 2020. A change in facility administration resulted in failure to submit a permit renewal application. However, facility staff are now working with SWS permitting staff to complete the required application so that a permit renewal can be issued. Please note that a current permit to operate and a pre -operations inspection will be required prior to resuming operations at the facility. Facility Inspection: 6. Composting operations take place in a series of 8 concrete bunkers, each of which is outfitted with a fan that is used to force air through the waste to speed up the composting process. The bunkers (or bins) are located northeast of the facility office. 7. The composting operation is secured by a perimeter chain link fence with locking gate to prevent unauthorized entry. In addition, the composting area is located in a section of the fairgrounds property that houses an equipment storage area and, therefore, is secured by a second perimeter fence with locking gate. Gates are locked when facility staff are not present. 8. Since the previous inspection on October 29, 2019, the required signage had been posted at the facility gate. 9. The compost operational area is sloped to direct surface water to a low gravel berm located east of the compost bins. The water filters through the berm then slowly sheet flows onto the grassy bank beyond. At the time of this inspection, the low area in front of the berm held ponded water, and some water had also accumulated in equipment ruts in front of the compost bins. Please ensure that maintenance is performed so that the stormwater and erosion control measures function properly prior to beginning operations again. 10. No waste was observed at the site; however, finished product was stockpiled in and around the compost operations area. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. Digitally signed by Susan Heim c cn=Susan Heim, .-Solid Waste Section, ou=Field Operations Branch, email-susan.hei m@ncden r.gov, c=US Date: 2021.01.26 10:42:48-05'00' Phone: 3 3 6-776-9672 Susan Heim Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: January 26, 2021 to X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ ] Cheryle Hartley. Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section Donna Wilson, Permitting Engineer — Solid Waste Section David Smith, Senior Crew Coordinator — Dixie Classic Fairgrounds Page 2 of 2