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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
X
SLAS
COUNTY: FRANKLIN
MSWLF
I PERMIT NO.: 3506-COMPOST-2012
Closed
HHW
white
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: July 13, 2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
David Brantley & Sons, Inc.
154 Green House Dr
Zebulon, NC 27597
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.92656' E:-78.25294 °
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Eric Vance Reynolds, Wind River Environmental
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: eromoldsjrkTenvironmental.com
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Wind River Environmental
1404 Angier Avenue
Durham, NC 27701
PARTICIPANTS:
Amanda Thompson, NCDEQ Solid Waste
Date of Last Inspection: February 11, 2021
STATUS OF PERMIT:
The Large Type 3 Permit was issued on February 14, 2019. The permit will expire on February 14, 2024.
Wind River Environmental is identified as the operator in the permit.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Complaint Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS
A. 15A NCAC 13B .1406 (3), "Stormwater shall be diverted from the operations area."
And Permit to Operate, Attachment 3 (18), "An appropriate Division of Energy, Mineral and Land
Resources (DEMLR) permit for managing any stormwater and/or wastewater at the facility must be
maintained as required. Any leachate generated at the facility and any runoff from the facility must be
managed to prevent contamination of groundwater and surface water. The facility must be maintained to
prevent the accumulation of stormwater and leachate on composting areas, storage areas, and roads."
UNRESOLVED: At the time of this inspection, the windrows were identified to be running north -south,
perpendicular to the drainage slope, which runs from east to west. The area had received a large amount of rain
the week prior from Tropical Storm Elsa. Due to the windrows running perpendicular to the drainage slope,
surface water is trapped by each windrow and drained to the next. Dark leachate was found to be running between
windrows and ultimately to the drainage feature in the northwestern corner of the facility. A large area of standing
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water was observed near the southern end of the eastern most windrow. It is recommended that the windrows be
reconfigured to run from east to west, so that any surface water is shed and not impounded within the windrows.
The area should be graded to remove any ruts or low-lying areas and promote drainage away from the windrows.
B. Permit to Operate, Attachment 3 (10), "All sides of storage and compost areas for flammable materials
must be clear and drivable, to provide vehicular access in the event of a fire."
RESOLVED: During the inspection, the windrows were accessible on all sides.
ADDITIONAL OSERVED VIOLATIONS
A. 15A NCAC 13B .1406 (4), "Leachate shall be contained on site or treated prior to discharge. A National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit may be required in accordance with 15A NCAC
02B prior to the discharge of leachate to surface waters."
Black organic leachate was observed to be flowing from the northern end of the compost windrows. The leachate
was following the natural drainage to the west towards a drainage feature in the northwestern corner of the facility.
Stressed vegetation was observed within the path of the organic leachate adjacent to the drainage ditch. Leachate
was also found to be pooling at the culvert that goes underneath the haul road. The flow of leachate off site should
be stopped immediately.
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. This facility is a Large Type III Solid Waste Compost facility.
2. The facility is permitted to accept dewatered septage and grease, food waste, manure, yard waste, vegetative
material, and clean wood material.
3. Signage has been posted at the entrance to the facility listing the permit number, and emergency contact number
as well as materials accepted at the facility. The facility is not open to the public.
4. The site is secured by a locking gate at the facility entrance.
5. The facility access road is of all-weather construction and is well maintained at this time.
6. Access around the facility is stable, and no areas of erosion were noted during this compliance inspection.
7. A piece of cinder block was identified in the western most windrow. The unacceptable waste within the windrows
has been kept to a minimum. Continue to remove any unacceptable waste identified within the windrows.
8. No fugitive dust was observed during the facility compliance inspection.
9. Odors were minimal in the composting area, and none were noted at the permitted facility boundaries.
10. No windblown debris was observed during this facility compliance inspection.
11. Immediately stop the flow of leachate from this site and all other corrective measures required as a result
of this inspection and should be completed within 30 days' receipt of this inspection.
12. Photographs were taken during the inspection.
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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Amanda Digitally signed by
Amanda Thompson
Thompson Date: 2021.07.2215:01:41
04'00' Phone: [phone]
Amanda Thompson
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: July 22, 2021
Email
Hand delivery
US Mail
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Certified No.7019 0700
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Copies: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head — Solid Waste Section
Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Environmental Program Consultant — Solid Waste Section
Chris Hollinger, Compliance Officer — Solid Waste Section
Christine Ritter, Hydrogeologist — Solid Waste Section
Donna Wilson, Engineer — Solid Waste Section
Chester Cobb, Environmental Program Consultant — Solid Waste Section
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Photographs taken b Amanda Thompson on Jul 13, 2021.
View of the windrows running north/south.
View of leachate flowing between windrows.
View of leachate leaving the windrows and flowing
west to the drainage feature in the northwestern
corner.
Leachate flowing west toward the drainage feature in
the northwestern corner of the Site
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View of stressed vegetation where the leachate had
flowed into the drainage feature.
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Large area of standing water near the southern end of
the eastern most windrow.
Pooled leachate adjacent to the culvert.
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