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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: NASH
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 6407-COMPOST-2018
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: March 24, 2023
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Rocky Mount Compost Facility
394 Arrow Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Date of Last Inspection: September 28, 2022
GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.946592' Long.:-77.890697 °
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Brad Kerr
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: brad.kerr(i�rockymountnc.gov
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
City of Rocky Mount
331 S. Franklin St.
Rocky Mount, NC 27802
PARTICIPANTS:
Amanda Thompson, NCDEQ Solid Waste
STATUS OF PERMIT:
The Large Type 1 Permit was issued on November 11, 2018. The permit will expire on November 6, 2023. Renewal
paperwork should be submitted to Permitting as soon as possible.
The site previously operated as a yard waste notification (YWN-64-007) since 1999.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Compliance Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS
None.
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS
None.
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.
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1. This facility is a Large Type I Solid Waste Compost facility.
2. The facility is permitted to accept yard waste, vegetative material, and clean wood material for chipping and
composting.
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 for disposal.
4. The site is open for compost give-away from 8:OOAM to 3:30PM every Friday and the first Saturday each month,
between April and October.
5. The site is secured by a locking gate at the facility entrance and surrounded by perimeter berms.
6. The site has a building at the entrance, which contains the login sheets for the waste loads. The site is inspected
weekly and after rain events of greater than 0.5 inches. Temperatures are taken of the compost piles weekly.
7. The facility access road is of all-weather construction and is well maintained at this time.
8. Access around the facility is stable, and no areas of erosion were noted during this compliance inspection.
9. Several pieces of unacceptable wastes were observed in composting piles. Ensure that Site Staff remove any
unacceptable waste identified within the windrows as it is observed.
10. No fugitive dust was observed during the facility compliance inspection.
11. Adequate spacing was observed between the windrows, in the event of a fire.
12. Several areas of standing water were observed between the windrows and at the base of the completed compost
pile. The facility was in the process of repairing low lying areas and installing additional drainage ditches to
alleviate standing water. Continue to repair and grade low laying areas as needed to prevent ponding of
water throughout the facility.
13. No windblown debris was observed during this facility compliance inspection.
14. Photographs were taken during the inspection.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report.
Amanda Digitally signed by Amanda
Thompson
Thompson Date: 2023.03.28 11:41:25
04'00'
Amanda Thompson
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Phone: [phone]
Sent on: March 28, 2023 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. L_1
Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Donna Wilson, Permitting Engineer — Solid Waste Section
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Ms. Amanda Thompson on March 24, 2023.
View of standing water between the windrows.
Signage at the facility.
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View of the additional drainage being installed at the
facility.
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