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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.: 2506-COMPOST-1991
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 27 April 2021 Date of Last Inspection: 12 October 2020

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
City of New Bern Yard Waste Compost Facility
1803 Country Club Road
New Bern, NC 28563

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.09716 E: -077.05630

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
George Childs
252.639.7501

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
City of New Bern
PO Box 1129
New Bern, NC 28563
Attn: Director of Public Works
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
David Cox; Director, City of New Bern Leaf & Limb Department
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Permit to Operate Large Type I Compost Facility issued 12 April 2017; expires 12 August 2021. *Pursuant to
15A NCAC 13B .0201(g), a complete permit review request including updated facility, operations, and waste
screening plans was due on or before 12 February 2021. This application must comply with the rules and regulations
in effect at the time of the application.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial 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 Type I Yard Waste Compost Facility.
2) This Facility is permitted to receive for composting, yard waste generated in the City of New Bern and from
collection sites located at Craven County Convenience Centers.
3) This Facility is permitted to receive:
a. Leaf litter
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b. Limbs
c. Shrubs
d. Trees
e. Non-treated, Non-Painted Lumber
4) Proper signage is posted at the entrance to the Facility stating the permit number, contact information, and
listing banned/excluded wastes.
5) The hours of operation for this Facility are Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
6) This site is secured by a locked gate at the Facility entrance. The gate was open upon my arrival and the site
superintendent was on-site during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
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 Facility Compliance
Inspection.
9) Roll-off containers are maintained on-site for the collection of unpermitted waste types. These roll-off
containers are collected daily by Green For Life (GFL), Inc of New Bern, NC.
10) Roll-off containers are maintained on-site for the collection of recyclable metals and white goods. *Please
ensure that all refrigerant containing white goods brought on-site are stored upright and managed in such a
way as to prevent the release of refrigerant until it has been properly collected for reuse/recycling.
11) All incoming waste is screened for unpermitted materials. Any unpermitted materials found in the waste
stream are segregated from the approved feedstocks and removed from the site for disposal at the Coastal
Environmental Partnership MSW Landfill, permit #25-09 in Tuscarora, NC. All unpermitted materials are
loaded into the on-site roll-off containers at the end of each workday. *Please ensure that all unpermitted
waste screened from your waste stream is sorted and placed into the roll-off containers in a timely manner.
12) All scrap tires removed from the vegetative waste brought on site are segregated and transported weekly to
the Coastal Environmental Partnership MSW Landfill, permit #25-09 in Tuscarora, NC.

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13) Windblown debris is collected daily and placed in roll-off containers for transport to the permitted landfill.
Windblown debris was minimal during this Facility Compliance Inspection and appears well managed at this
time.
14) *All feedstock and finished product stockpiles should be maintained in piles not larger than 30’ wide and 50’
tall.
15) All waste handling and processing operations are being conducted in a timely manner.
16) No composting operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
17) All vegetative waste brought on-site is ground and transported to the CMS Energy Enterprises Craven County
Wood Energy biomass power plant in Clarks, NC for use as boiler fuel in the generation of electricity.
18) A trailer loaded with ground vegetative material was staged on-site awaiting transport to the biomass-energy
Facility.
19) The waste types at the Facility were reviewed and no unpermitted wastes were observed comingled with the
permitted waste staged for grinding during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
20) Adequate breaks are being maintained around the stockpiles for fire suppression and safety.
21) All vegetative waste brought on-site is processed with a Vermeer TG5000 tub grinder. The tub grinder is
maintained on a concrete pad.
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22) No grinding operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
23) This Facility maintains a Volvo EC210 BLC Hydraulic Track Excavator, a Caterpillar 924K Wheel Loader,
and a Hyundai HL 757-7A Wheel Loader on-site for Facility operations and maintenance.

24) Minimal dust was noted on-site and no fugitive dust was observed leaving the Facility during this Facility
Compliance Inspection.
25) No off-site erosion was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
26) No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
27) *Corrective measures are required as a result of this Facility Compliance Inspection.

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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: 29 April 2021 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
David Cox; City of New Bern Leaf & Limb Supervisor: [e-mail]

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