5106-TP_INSP_20220223

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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: JOHNSTON
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 5106-TP-2019
Closed
HHW
White
Incin
T&P
X
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: February 23, 2022
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
West Farms Wood Products
1683 Barefoot Road
Newton Grove, NC 28366
GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.300748'
Date of Last Inspection: February 8, 2022
Long.:-78.397089'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Ryan Conrad
Phone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Blackwood Associates, LLC
Mr. Ryan Conrad
699 West Dillman Road
Bloomington, IN 47401
PARTICIPANTS:
Amanda Thompson, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section
Ryan Conrad, West Farms Wood Products
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate (PTO) issued August 2, 2019. Permit to Operate shall expire on August 2, 2024. Permit renewal must
be submitted to the Section no later than April 2, 2024.
A revised Permit to Operate Application was submitted to the Section on February 5, 2021.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Technical Assistance after February 22, 2022 fire.
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
A. March 11, 2019 Permit to Operate Application, Site Design (Page 4, Paragraph 1), "The West Farms Wood
Produces wood material treatment and processing facility is in the east central portion of the site and occupies
about 6.0 acres (see Total Property Layout & Staging Area — Drawing 2)."
PARTIALLY RESOLVED: A new permit application has been submitted to Donna Wilson, Permitting Engineer,
for review. This violation will be resolved once the new permit application with site plan has been reviewed and
approved.
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None.
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Solid Waste Section
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
On February 22, 2022, Section staff received notification that one of the wood waste piles had caught fire. During the
inspection, Mr. Conrad stated that an ember from the wood processing equipment had landed in a wood waste pile. The
attendant in the wood processing area had contacted Ryan Davis, the site manager. Mr. Davis attempted to use the on -site
water truck to put the fire out, but the valve broke. Mr. Davis instructed Amber Pernell to contact the fire department. The
fire department arrived on -site with a tanker truck partially full of water, as they had recently put a brush fire out. At that
time, wind had picked up and the fire quickly spread. Additional fire departments were called to the scene. On -site personnel
utilized equipment to remove unburned waste from the burning pile and to spread out burning waste so that the fire could
be put out. Mr. Conrad also stated that over 1 million gallons of water were used to put the fire out.
Upon arrival at the site, the burned waste had been spread out into a windrow that was approximately 100 feet wide and a
few feet tall. Personnel were utilizing equipment to move the burned waste to the western portion of the site and stage in
smaller windrows. Any "hot spots" would be spread out and doused with water so that they would not flair up. Once the
waste had cooled, the burned wood waste would be processed and recycled as normal. Mr. Conrad stated that following
this fire, the windrows would be broken into shorter windrows with additional fire breaks. Mr. Conrad also stated that the
facility would also install a 3-inch water line from their well and install a fire hydrant near the operations area. Mr. Conrad
also stated that additional fire drills would be performed with personnel.
During this inspection, it was determined that a majority of the water used to put the fire out had been shed to the south.
Several erosion rills, the deepest was approximately 2-feet deep, were identified in the southern portion of the operations
area. Sediment had inundated the erosion and sediment control features along the southern edge of the operations area. Ms.
Thompson stated to Mr. Conrad that the erosion and sediment control features would need to be cleaned out and
recommended that he contact Lauren Garcia with the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources to ensure that proper
procedures were followed.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Digitally signed by Amanda
Amanda
Thompson
Thompson Date: 2022.03.0214:01:04
-05'00' Phone: [phone]
Amanda Thompson
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: February 11, 2022 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No.
Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Donna Wilson, Permitting Engineer — Solid Waste Section
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Photographs taken by Amanda Thompson on February 23, 2022.
View of the charred wood waste.
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View of the erosion caused by the water used to put the
fire out.
View of the charred wood waste.
View of the erosion and sedimentation control features.
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