YWN-97-003 - 20110209INSP

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NCDENR
I`IORTM CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NRURAL RESOURCES
revised 2116120113:13:00 PM
FACILITY COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
X
SLAS
COUNTY: Forsyth
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 97-003 YWN
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Audit: February 9, 2011 Date of Last Audit: NA
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Town of North Wilkesboro Town Garage Yard Waste Facility
680 Flint Hill Road
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.17943 E:-81.13464
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Russell Hawkins
w. 336-667-7120 x. 3302
c. 336-566-1146
f. 336-838-1779
[e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Russell Hawkins
Sanitation Supervisor
Town of North Wilkesboro
PO Box 218
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
AUDIT PARTICIPANTS:
John Patrone, NCDENR — Solid Waste Section (SWS)
Dale Shumate, Public Services Director (w. 336-667-7120 x. 3122)
Russell Hawkins, Sanitation Supervisor
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Yard Waste Facility Notification application received by the SWS on June 23, 2010
Yard Waste Facility Notification approval letter issued by the SWS, dated November 8, 2010
Yard Waste Facility Notification expires June 1, 2011
PURPOSE OF AUDIT:
Comprehensive Audit (to ensure that the Yard Waste Facility Notification is in compliance with 15A North Carolina
Administrative Code (NCAC) 13B .1404(a)(1)-(9), 13B .1406, and the requirements as stated on the Yard Waste Facility
Notification application and the Yard Waste Facility Notification approval letter.

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION:
None
You are hereby 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 Statute or Regulations. For the violation(s) noted here, you may 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.
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONN:
None
AREAS OF CONCERN AND COMMENTS:
On February 9, 2011, John Patrone met with Dale Shumate and Russell Hawkins to conduct a comprehensive audit of the
Town of North Wilkesboro Town Garage Yard Waste Facility located on Flint Hill Road in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County.
1. The Town of North Wilkesboro Town Garage Yard Waste (YWN) Facility is not yet in operation.
2. The facility is planned to be located at the right rear of the property at the Pubic Services Department maintenance
garage.
3. The facility will receive material from the Town of North Wilkesboro picked -up from city residents.
4. Mr. Hawkins stated that the YWN may begin operation in fall 2011.
5. Mr. Hawkins was reminded that the facility shall maintain temperature records and records of throughput.
6. Compost piles shall be monitored for 3 days at a temperature > 131 ° F and aerated accordingly.
7. Ensure that compost windrow thermometer annual calibration records are maintained.
8. Windrow dimension should not exceed a height of 12 feet and a width of 20 feet (minimum dimensions of 6 feet in
height and 9 feet in width).
9. The YWN operation shall maintain a 50' buffer from property lines, 200' buffer from buildings (not owned or
occupied by the permittee), 100' buffer from wells, and 50' buffer from perennial streams/rivers.
10. The facility shall process or store less than 6,000 yd3 of material per three month period.
11. The YWN is planned to be located adjacent to the Town of North Wilkesboro Land Clearing Debris Treatment and
Processing (T&PN) Facility (T&PN-97-002).
12. Mr. Hawkins was asked to redesign the area used for equipment storage, the T&PN operation, and planned YWN
operation such that surrounding activities do not encroach upon one another and adequate fire lanes are maintained.
13. The facility shall maintain a > 50 foot setback between the YWN and T&PN operations.
14. Material should not be processed or stored within the 30' power line rights of way. Mr. Shumate stated that the
power lines are inactive and that the facility may inquire to have them removed.
15. Mr. Hawkins was given a copy of 15A NCAC 13B .1404 and .1406.
16. The facility is secured by a locked metal gate. Town personnel are on the site during business hours.
17. The facility should post signage with contact information pertaining to the YWN operation, when in operation.
18. The Yard Waste Notification must be renewed annually, by June ls`

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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this audit report.
Phone:[phone] Fax:[phone]
John Patrone
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Delivered on: February 16, 2011 by Hand delivery/Email X US Mail Certified No. f I
cc: Mark Poindexter, Field Operations Branch Supervisor
Jason Watkins, Central Regional Supervisor
Donald Herndon, Compliance Officer
Michael Scott, Composting & Land Application Branch Head
Liz Patterson, Composting & Land Application Branch