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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: NASH
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 6407-COMPOST-2018
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: February 25, 2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Rocky Mount Compost Facility
394 Arrow Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.946592' Long.:-77.890697 °
Date of Last Inspection: June 6, 2017
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Steve Spruill or Chris Pridgen
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: steven.spruillgrockymountnc.gov or chris.prid eg_nkrock=ountnc.gov
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
City of Rocky Mount
PO Box 1108
Rocky Mount, NC 27802
PARTICIPANTS:
Amanda Thompson, NCDEQ Solid Waste
John College, NCDEQ Solid Waste
Chris Pridgen, City of Rocky Mount
Chad Tharrington, City of Rocky Mount
Brian Williams, City of Rocky Mount
STATUS OF PERMIT:
The Large Type 1 Permit was issued on November 11, 2018. The permit will expire on November 6, 2023.
The site previously operated as a yard waste notification (YWN-64-007) since 1999.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
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:
1. This facility is a Large Type I Solid Waste Compost facility.
2. The facility is permitted to accept yard waste, vegetative material, and clean wood material for chipping and
composting.
3. Signage has been posted at the entrance to the facility listing the permit number, and emergency contact number
as well as materials accepted at the facility. The facility is not open to the public for disposal.
4. The site is open for compost give-away from 8:OOAM to 3:30PM every Friday and the first Saturday each month,
between April and October.
5. The site is secured by a locking gate at the facility entrance and surrounded by perimeter berms.
6. The site has a building at the entrance, which contains the login sheets for the waste loads. The site is inspected
weekly and after rain events of greater than 0.5 inches. Temperatures are taken of the compost piles weekly. Mr.
Pridgen provided an electronic copy of the most recent login sheet, rain and inspection sheet and temperature logs
for review.
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 compliance inspection.
9. Several pieces of unacceptable wastes were observed in composting piles. Mr. Pridgen stated that the operators
who bring in the waste ate responsible to monitor for and remove any unacceptable wastes. Loads of yard waste
that are found to have excessive amounts of unacceptable wastes are not collected. Site Staff should remove any
unacceptable waste identified within the windrows as it is observed.
10. No fugitive dust was observed during the facility compliance inspection.
11. Adequate spacing was observed between the windrows, in the event of a fire. The northern most stockpile was
not accessible via vehicle along the northern edge of the stockpile. Mr. Pridgen stated that he would have the
workers install an access road.
12. The area has recently received large amounts of rain. Several areas of standing water were identified between
the windrows. An area of black organic leachate was located near the grass clippings pile in the southern
portion of the site. The leachate was not leaving the waste storage area at the time of this inspection. It is
recommended that the compost area be regraded to promote drainage away from the stockpiles.
13. No windblown debris was observed during this facility compliance inspection.
14. 15A NCAC 13B .1406 (19)(a), "Facilities permitted as Large Type 1, Large Type 2, all Type 3, and all Type
4 shall have an operator, supervisor, or manager trained in accordance with requirements in G.S. 130A-
309.25." Ensure that staff has current training and available during operating hours.
15. Photographs were taken during the inspection.
16. Corrective measures are required as a result of this inspection and should be completed within 30 days'
receipt of this inspection.
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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by
Amanda Thompson
Date: 2021.03.08 14:27:46
-05'00'
Amanda Thompson
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: March 8, 2021 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. lj
Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
John College, Environmental Senior Specialist — Solid Waste Section
25, 2021.
View of the organic leachate from the grass clippings
pile.
View of the old street sweepings pile.
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Solid Waste Section
View of the northern final compost stockpile. A fire
lane accessible via vehicle to be added.
View of unacceptable waste within the compost piles.
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