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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
X
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: HERTFORD
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: YWN-46-005
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
Tire T&P/
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: April 27, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: September 1, 2016
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Town of Ahoskie Yard Waste Site (New)
Old Sewer Plant
South End of Rhue Street
Ahoskie, NC 27910
GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.27327' W: - 76.99193
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Linda L. Blackburn, Mayor Pro Tem, Justin Freeman, Council Member
Telephone: [phone]- Town Hall
Email address: blackbum.lindalkjzmail.com Justinfreemanl8kfzmail.com
Kirk Rogers, Public Works Director, 252-332-5165, [e-mail]
Stephen Lassiter, Assistant Public Works Director, 252-332-5146, [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Linda L. Blackburn, Mayor Pro Tem, Justin Freeman, Council Member
201 W. Main Street
P.O. Box 767
Ahoskie, NC 27910
Kirk Rogers, 500 S. Catherine Street, Ahoskie, NC 27910
Steve Lassiter, 500 S. Catherine Street, Ahoskie, NC 27910
PARTICIPANTS:
Mary Whaley, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Site is a notified site. Every year the site must be notified by June ls`
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
NA
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
1. 15A NCAC 13B .1406 An operator shall be on duty at the site at all times while the facility is open for public
use to ensure compliance with operational requirements and access to such facilities shall be controlled. The
gate was wide open, not locked, as it is supposed to be without an attendant on duty.
2. 15A NCAC 13B .1404 (a) If there are Edge of Waste markers, marking the 50 foot buffer from a property
line, they are not easily visible and within line of sight. T posts were observed with painted tops, but it
could not be distinguished as being a property line marker or edge of waste marker. Edge of Waste
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markers must be permanent, easily visible, within line of sight, markers that show the under 2 acre area
where waste may be put. There appears to be a windrow of yard waste within 25 feet of the property line.
This material must be moved to be out of the 50 foot buffer from property lines. This has been
commented on in the maiority of the previous inspection reports.
3. 15A NCAC 13B .1402 (f) Solid waste compost facilities shall be classified based on the types and amounts of
materials to be composted. (1) Type 1 facilities may receive yard and garden waste, silvicultural waste,
untreated and unpainted wood waste or any combination thereof. There was a lot of unacceptable waste in
with the debris. Remove all unacceptable waste on a frequent basis. It appears that the street sweeper is
still dumping the street sweepings on the ground. They cannot do that, that is why the dumpster was put
at the site. The street sweeper is to dump directly into the dumpster or however it can be decided, as long
as it does not dump the sweepings on the ground. These issues have been commented on all reports since
2012.
4. 15A NCAC 13B .1406 (3) Surface water shall be diverted from the operational, compost curing, and storage
areas. The site must be graded to prevent ponding of water and there is to be no waste in water. There
were many areas of standing water and waste in water at the site.
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. The comments in this report have been made over and over, for the past 5 years. Compliance action will
be taken if the site is not brought into compliance within 45 days of receipt of this report.
2. A 25-foot minimum distance is required around the site as well as between compost areas and swales or
berms to allow for adequate access of firefighting equipment.
3. A 50-foot minimum buffer for debris is required from all property lines. There was a windrow of yard waste
which appeared to be within 25 feet of the property line.
4. There appeared to be an area where driller's mud has been off loaded. Driller's mud cannot be put at the
Yard Waste site. This material must be removed from the site and brought to an approved disposal site.
5. There were scattered piles of yard waste around the site. The waste is to be kept in windrows.
6. Piles of broken up concrete were observed. If this material is being used as beneficial fill to build up the area,
then it should be put in the place to be built up. Concrete is not an acceptable item for a Yard Waste
Notification.
7. Your application for this Yard Waste Notification states for Number 11- Describe the composting process to be
used: "Windrow composting is placed in long windrows and the material is turned periodically to
accelerate the composting process and provide uniform compost. An open space is left between each
windrow to allow room for turning equipment. Leaves are placed in windrows, temperatures are
monitored constantly and turned as often as needed. If additional processing is done, it is done by tub
grinders." You stated in Number 12- Describe the mulching process to be used: "Mulching is done by tub
grinder, the end results are sold as boiler fuel to local plants."
If the end product is to be sold/given to the public, temperatures must be monitored and logged. If the material
is going for boiler fuel, that would mean that you are going to grind the material. It also stated on the
application for the Yard Waste notification that 6000 cubic yards would be coming in each quarter and
6000 cubic yards would be removed each quarter. It does not appear that any material has been
removed. What are the actual plans for processing this material and getting the material off site??
Respond in writing to me at PO Box 59, Oxford, NC 27565, within two weeks of receipt of this report.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
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Copies: Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer - Solid Waste Section
Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head- Solid Waste Section
Gate wide open and no one at the site
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What appears to be street sweepings, which must not be dumped on the ground at this site
Driller's mud and ponding water
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Ponding water and piled concrete located near the truck in the back
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