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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
X
SLAS
COUNTY: Durham
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 3204-COMPOST- 1991
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&F
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&F/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: January 12, 2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Durham Compost Facility
2115 E. Club Boulevard
Durham, NC
Date of Last Inspection: November 21, 2018
GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.02810 ° W: 078.85553 °
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Dan Parker, Waste Disposal & Recycling Center Manager, City of Durham
919-560-4186
Dan. Parker(a,durhamnc. gov
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Dan Parker, Waste Disposal & Recycling Center Manager
1833 Camden Avenue
Durham, NC 27704
PARTICIPANTS:
Davy Conners, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section
Dan Parker, City of Durham
Muriel Williman, City of Durham
Alston Sandzen, Atlas Organics
STATUS OF PERMIT:
A Permit to Operate was issued to the City of Durham for the Durham Compost Facility, permit number 3204-
COMPOST-1991, on July 9, 2018 and expires on July 9, 2023.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Compliance Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None
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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
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Solid Waste Section
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.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
3204-COMPOST-1991:
The Durham Compost Facility is located at 2115 E. Club Boulevard, behind the closed City of Durham MSW Landfill,
Permit 3201. The property also contains the City of Durham Transfer Station, Permit 3212 and the City of Durham
Household Hazardous Waste Facility, Permit 3212.
The facility is permitted to accept only yard waste, land clearing debris, and clean wood waste (Type 1) for
processing (grinding) and composting. The approved compost method is aerated static pile composting (ASP). Atlas
Organics manages the operations of the compost facility.
The following observations were made during the January 12, 2021 inspection:
1. The facility is no longer composting using the ASP method. Incoming material is ground into a single shredded
mulch and then moved to the Water Resources permitted site for composting. Please update the sites
Operations Plan with Solid Waste Section's Permitting Branch to reflect changes made to your
operations. The Permit Engineer for this site is Jordan Russ, jordan.russkncdenr.gov.
2. Due to heavy, consistent rains, some areas of the compost facility were rutted and holding water. These
areas of ponding were in the processing area but, for the most part, were not in/around the waste. When
the weather dries up, repair these areas to shed surface water.
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3. Interior roadways must be of all-weather construction and maintained in good condition, and all sides of
storage piles for flammable materials must be clear and drivable, to provide vehicular access in the event of
a fire. During the inspection, the interior roadways were not all drivable due to ponding water and
mud. Atlas Organics is exploring the option of creating a more weather resistant pad for the operational
area and road through the site.
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Solid Waste Section
4. The facility is adequately secured by means of gate and fence. A sign is at the entrance of the site with the
appropriate permit information.
5. No trash and unacceptable wastes was observed. Good job
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Davy Conners
DN: cn=Davy Conners, o=Division
of Waste Management, ou=Solid
Waste Section,
email=davis.con [e-mail],
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Date:2021.02.11 14:38:19-05'00' Phone: [phone] (o); 919-919-621-3685 (c)
Davy Conners
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: February 10, 2021 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. j_1
Copies: Andrew Hammonds, Eastern/Western District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Jordan Russ, Permitting Engineer — Solid Waste Section
Jorge Montezuma, Atlas Organics
Muriel Williman, City of Durham
Jim Harding, City of Durham
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