19-007YWN,101411

NCDENR
NORT}i CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND WTuRAL RESOURCES
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
X
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: Chatham
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 19-007 YWN
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&r
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&F
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: October 14, 2011 Date of Last Inspection: May 11, 2011
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Apex Nurseries, Inc. YWN Site No. 2
Copeland Road
Apex, NC 27523
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.78187 E: 78.97359
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Will R. Copeland, Owner/President
w. 919-362-8315
c. 919-422-7862
f. 919-387-9455
[e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Will R. Copeland
Apex Nurseries, Inc.
2925 NC Hwy 751
Apex, NC 27523
PARTICIPANTS
John Patrone, NCDENR — Solid Waste Section (SWS)
Will R. Copeland, Owner/President
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Yard Waste Facility Notification application received by the SWS on May 24, 2011
Yard Waste Facility Notification approval letter issued by the SWS, June 2, 2011
Yard Waste Facility Notification expires on June 1 of each year
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Audit (to ensure that the Yard Waste Facility Notification is in compliance with 15A North Carolina
Administrative Code (NCAC) 13B .1404(a)(1)-(10), 13B .1406, and the requirements as stated on the Yard Waste
Facility Notification application and the Yard Waste Facility Notification approval letter.
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

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OBSERVED VIOLATIONS
None
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 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
On October 14, 2011, John Patrone met with Will R. Copeland to conduct a comprehensive audit of the Apex
Nurseries, Inc. YWN Site No. 2 located on Copeland Road in Apex, Chatham County.
1. The yard waste notification (YWN) facility is operated on property owned by Jean Copeland, serving Apex
Nurseries, Inc.
2. Apex Nurseries, Inc. has an additional YWN for an adjacent parcel of land, ID No. 19-006 YWN Site No. 1.
3. At the time of the audit there was no material associated with the operation at the facility, unprocessed or
processed.
4. Mr. Copeland stated that the facility is not in operation and may be used as "overflow" for YWN Site No. 1,
19-006.
5. Apex Nurseries, Inc. has stockpiled a large quantity of ground material/mulch on the site. Mr. Copeland
stated that the material was brought on site and will be used as product for nursery maintenance and sale.
6. Mr. Copeland stated that the ground material/mulch will be used/sold within the coming months.
7. Stockpiled ground material/mulch should not infringe on future YWN operations, to include area dedicated to
LCD storage and processing.
8. The facility should ensure that there is an adequate buffer area between future unprocessed LCD and
stockpiled mulch (brought on site). The buffer area should be > 50 feet and is suggested to be as wide as
possible.
9. Mr. Copeland stated that the facility will not regularly accept material with high nitrogen carbon ratio and
expects to only process LCD into mulch.
10. The facility shall maintain throughput records and process or store less than 6,000 yd3 of material per three
month period.
11. Mr. Copeland was reminded that if material with high nitrogen carbon ratio is received temperature
monitoring is required.
12. Compost piles shall be monitored for 3 days at a temperature > 131 ° F and aerated accordingly. Records of
compost pile temperature shall be maintained.
13. Compost 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).
14. Ensure that compost windrow thermometer annual calibration records are maintained.
15. 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.
16. A fire lane shall be maintained that can accommodate emergency vehicles. Mr. Copeland stated that the
property has several ponds with corresponding pump stations available for fire control.
17. No erosion or runoff was observed.
18. The access road is of all-weather construction.
19. Facility personnel live adjacent to the entrance to the YWN site/Copeland Road and can provide oversight.
20. Ensure signage is posted to include responsible party contact name and phone number, acceptable wastes,
dumping procedure, hours of operation, and permit number. Signage shall also state that no hazardous waste,
asbestos containing waste, or medical waste accepted.
21. The Yard Waste Facility Notification must be renewed annually, by June ls`

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22. If in the future Apex Nurseries, Inc. plans to accept waste generated by a disaster, contact the SWS regarding
a temporary disaster debris staging site (TDDSS). Ensure that the area/land to be considered is cleared of
woody material prior to site assessment.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Phone:[phone] Fax:[phone]
John Patrone
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: October 25, 2011 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No.L_l
Copies: Dennis Shackelford, Eastern District Supervisor
Shawn McKee, Compliance Officer
Liz Patterson, Composting and Land Application Branch

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Digital photographs taken October 14, 2011
by John Patrone, DWM — SWS
Ground material/mulch brought on site, view 1
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Ground material/mulch brought on site, view 2