63010YWN_INSP_20210415

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW X Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Moore
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: YWN-63-010

CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: April 15, 2021 Date of Last Inspection: N/A
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: C R Pope Farms
2345 Lobelia Road Vass, NC 28394
GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.235321 Long: -79.221705 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Name: Charles R Pope JR Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail] / [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Mary McLauchlin Pope & Charles R Pope Jr 2345 Lobelia Road Vass, NC 28394
PARTICIPANTS: David Powell, SWS Charles Pope, Site Manager Stephen Allen, DAQ
STATUS OF PERMIT: Yard Waste Notified 2019
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Complaint / Comprehensive Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: N/A
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS: N/A

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.
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. Section staff Mr. Powell visited site with DAQ Staff Stephen Allen, in response to complaint of the Yard Waste Notification (YWN) being on fire. YWN was not on fire but land clearing debris close to YWN. Reminder, 15A NCAC 13B .1406 (7)(a) - Open burning of solid waste shall be prohibited. Any fires should be reported to Mr. Powell/Division of Waste Management. Onsite staff set some land clearing stumps on fire, ~ March 31, without Mr. Popes permission. Staff member is no longer working for Mr. Pope. Tree stumps are being collected from onsite timber and sent to Pineova in Georgia for processing into medicinal ingredients. Will send copy of contract to Mr. Powell. Some of the stumps were also from an accident involving a truck running off road and into trees along the highway. Those trees had to be removed to get vehicle out.
Communicate with local fire department and Division of Air Quality on open burning of the land clearing waste in future.
15A NCAC 13B .1406 (8) Reporting Fires - Fires shall be reported to the Division orally within 24 hours of the incident and in writing within 15 days of the incident.
Land clearing material not associated with YWN and is outside of EOW.
2. A Yard Waste Notification is a Small Type 1 facility. It shall have an operations area less than two acres in size and shall be limited to no more than 6,000 cubic yards’ material onsite at any given time, including finished
product. Rules were readopted in late 2019 (15A NCAC 13B .1400’s rules for Small Type 1 Compost facilities (Yard Waste Notifications). A review of the new rule changes would be good for any staff dealing with the YWN.
3. The renewal submitted in 2020, states that the waste onsite will, “One or two times per quarter, finished, composted material shall be removed from the proposed site and utilized for DEQ-approved purposes including but not limited to, the following: a. Maintenance and/or repair of roads on the Pope farm; b. Animal bedding; c. Storm water runoff remediation and erosion control; d. Blending for improvement of soil quality in deficient
portions.” Yard waste cannot remain in the notification for disposal. If not using for approved processes, then must remove to a disposal site for that waste type. A YWN is for staging, processing and composting. Facility cannot give waste out to public without meeting requirements of 15A NCAC 13B .1406 rules. Last
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renewal indicated that none of the YW will be going to the public.
4. Currently using road cones for marking front corners. Edge of waste (EOW) markers are needed for the 4 corners of the 2-acre notification. This will help inspector see edge of waste and onsite staff to know the limits of operations for the notification. Suggest tall, white PVC pipe.

5. There was small amount of house hold trash, municipal solid waste (MSW), near back of cleared area. Mr. Pope indicated someone had recently dumped on him. Be sure and remove and dispose at a landfill for that waste type.

6. Inspector reviewed the Moore county tax map and satellite map for site to see about property after inspection. Currently the property is in Mr. Popes sisters name, Mary M. Pope, who is now passed on, according to Mr. Pope during onsite visit. Renewal is due by June 2021 and should reflect current owner of the property.

7. Onsite discussions included that there is a good amount of YW that needs removal or processing. Onsite measurements with measure wheel showed the outside dimensions of the waste onsite was 244 ft. x 237 ft. Material needs to be separated into windrows for fire control and access for firefighting equipment if it would b needed.

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8. Any unapproved waste discovered during removal or processing should be disposed of at a site for that waste type. There was small amount of unapproved waste, plastic bags, 5 gal bucket and bottles, that need removal to proper disposal site.

9. Currently, a sign at the entrance is required according to 15A NCAC 13B .1406 (9).
10. Mr. Powell emailed 15A NCAC 13B .1404, .1406 rules for Mr. Pope for review. As discussed onsite, be sure and keep land clearing debris separate from yard waste notification.
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11. Corrective measures are necessary as result of this inspection. A follow up compliance inspection will be conducted by Solid Waste Section Staff in about 30 days. Failure to meet the conditions for compliance may result in Compliance Actions. Mr. Powell is willing to work with Mr. Pope moving forward, just please communicate well and make progress towards fixing the issues onsite quickly.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. ________________________________________ Phone: 910 – 433 - 3350 _
David Powell Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative

Sent on: April 27, 2021 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified Mail
Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor – Solid Waste Stephen Allen, Environmental Senior Specialist – Division of Air Quality