3613-COMPOST-2010_INSP_20211206

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: Gaston
Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 3613-COMPOST-2010
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 12/06/2021 Date of Last Inspection: 05/04/2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: WRE- EARTH FARMS, LLC COMPOST FACILITY 351 Colt Thornburg Road Dallas NC 28034
GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.36151° E: -81.16931°
FACILITY CONTACT INFORMATION:
Name: Ryan Ellis Address: 351 Colt Thornburg Road
Dallas NC 28034 Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
PARTICIPANTS: Jeffrey Bullard DWM, Ryan Ellis (WRE) STATUS OF PERMIT: Active EXPIRES: March 16, 2022
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Routine/Follow-up.
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: Resolved. Compost pad grading in progress to further improve management of stormwater.
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. Facility is currently permitted as a large, type 3 solid waste compost facility. 2. The required 100-foot buffer between the composting area and the property boundary is being maintained. 3. Required records of compost temperatures, metal analysis temperature probe calibration was submitted for
inspection, all reported pollution and pathogen concentration values appeared to meet permit requirements. 4. No objectionable odor was detected beyond the facility boundary during the inspection. 5. Access to the facility is secured with a lockable gate. 6. The access road to the facility was of all-weather construction and well maintained. 7. Signage was displayed at the entrance to the site displaying required information such as prohibited
materials and emergency contact information. Contact information needed updating. 8. Approved setbacks to property lines appear to be maintained. 9. Established windrows appeared to be sufficiently spaced to allow access for firefighting equipment.
10. No evidence of stormwater leaving the permitted area was observed. Accumulated stormwater was being
removed from base of berm and windrows by pump truck. 11. Stormwater from OMRI (non-septage) compost windrow area tentatively being dispersed on formerly permitted SLAS field 1 using overland flow system.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.

____________________________________________ Phone: [phone] .
Jeffrey Bullard, Environmental Specialist II Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ Regional Representative

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