09003YWN_INSP_20210720

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: Bladen
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: YWN-09-003

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

Date of Site Inspection: July 20, 2021 Date of Last Inspection: May 18, 2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Town of Bladenboro
417 W. Bladen St. Bladenboro, NC 28320 GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 34.537139 Long: -78.801703 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Name: Oryan D. Lowry, MPA Telephone: (O) 910-863-3655/ 910-863-3967
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Oryan D. Lowry – Town Administrator PO Box 455 411 Ivey Street Bladenboro, NC 28320 PARTICIPANTS: David Powell, SWS Andy Coleman, Public Works
STATUS OF PERMIT: Yard Waste Notified 2019 Renewal submitted 5/18/2021
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Comprehensive Follow Up 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.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. Section staff met onsite with Andy Coleman, Public Works, at the Town of Bladenboro Yard Waste
Notification (YWN) for follow up inspection. YWN is behind the wastewater treatment plant. The Town has allotted about $40,000 for the removal of the YW onsite to catch up from years of not removing.

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. 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. Mr. Powell emailed 15A NCAC 13B .1401 - .1408 rules for Mr. Lowry for review via email on 5/19/2021.
3. Upon arrival to YWN, W. G. J. Construction has been hired and was operating an excavator to fill up a tractor trailer for removal of the yard waste to Robeson County NLCID. Mr. Powell spoke with the two onsite operators before leaving and stressed the need for not hauling unapproved wastes from this site to any landfill for disposal. Mr. Powell stressed with these operators and Mr. Coleman that this is towns waste and their responsibility to ensure unapproved wastes don’t make it to unapproved disposal site. Mr. Powell also explained that he was not
trying to direct any of the work onsite but explaining compliance goals.

4. Mr. Powell stressed the need to be careful of leachate discharging offsite to Mr. Coleman. The area had received considerable amount of rain the previous day. It was also suggested to better prepare the soil pad for the YWN after waste is removed. The site needs to be built up and sloped so that waste is not water in future. Waste cannot be stored in water. The access road to the site shall be of all-weather construction and maintained.

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Solid Waste Section

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5. Some waste is back outside of approved area up near entrance at fence. All yard waste should be inside the original approved 2-acre area. Please put all yard waste back inside 2-acre notification. After discussing this with Mr. Coleman, he indicated this waste needed to be removed out of the way for the current operation for removal. The YWN should not be overloaded so that there is no room to work. Sooner processing/removal should occur before there is no space left in the 2-acre notification. Remember 6,000 cubic yards/2-acre notification size limitations.

6. Edge of waste (EOW) markers are still 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. These were not visible or installed at time of inspection.
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Solid Waste Section

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7. There was a fair amount of unapproved waste comingled through the yard waste onsite during last inspection. Be sure and remove and dispose at a landfill for that waste type before allowing it to be sent to a landfill for disposal.

8. Discussions of a new Temporary Disaster Debris Site (TDDS) were continued for a site near ballfield, in which Mr. Lowry would potentially like to have an approved site. Mr. Powell later after previous inspection, emailed a
link to the TDDS and YWN information on the Sections webpage. Mr. Lowry will need to fill out Page 1 of the Site Selection Evaluation Form, along with providing an aerial photograph showing the location and boundaries of the proposed waste storage and processing areas and appropriate buffers. Once this is complete and submitted to Mr. Powell, he can visit the site and finish evaluating the site for potential approval. Please be sure and have markers outlining the area in which you hope to use before Mr. Powell visits site.

9. 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.

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: 7/22/2021 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified Mail
Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor – Solid Waste