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Home My WebLink About71A_INSP_20230829FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 1 of 7 UNIT TYPE: Lined MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: PENDER Closed MSWLF HHW White goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 71A-LCID 71A-LCID Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE Date of Site Inspection: August 29, 2023 Date of Last Inspection: April 26, 2023 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: Wilmington Compost Company 7336 NC Hwy. 210 Rocky Point, NC 28457 GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.43611 W: -77.8181 FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER: Riley Alber 910.660.9117 riley@wilmingtoncompostcompany.com FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS: Riley Alber 1800 Eastwood Road #232 Wilmington, NC 28403 PARTICIPANTS Liz Patterson –NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section Mary Alber – Wilmington Compost Company Richard Alber – Wilmington Compost Company STATUS OF PERMIT: Permit application submitted March 2, 2021. Revised permit application submitted March, 9, 2022. Application currently under review. PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT: Pre-operative Inspection STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS: Site remediation in process. 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 Page 2 of 7 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS On September 2, 2020 Piney Run Farm(Landowner) purchased the site previously owned and operated by Clyde Wisecarver owner of Running Deer, LLC as a land clearing and inert debris (LCID) landfill. Wilmington Compost Company is the operator bringing the site into compliance and converting the site to a Large Type 3 Compost Facility. 1. In converting to a compost facility, the existing areas will be brought back down to grade by processing the vegetated material back in with new feedstocks materials. The existing storm water flow patterns will remain in place. Minimal impervious areas will be added to the site. 2. Permit application submitted March 2, 2021. Revised permit application submitted March, 9, 2022. Responses to Comments, updated Application, revised Plan Sheets, and the soil investigation report conducted by ECS submitted April 24, 2023. Application currently under review. 3. The facility signage will be updated with permit number when the initial permit is issued. 4. The facility is properly secured with a locked gate. Personnel are on site during operating hours. 5. Co-owners of the Wilmington Compost Company, Riley and Richard (Trey) Alber, are both certified through the La Bella North Carolina Compost Manager Training Course. Certification was completed September 30th, 2021. 6. Access roads are of all-weather construction. 7. Topsoil, dirt, mud, sand, woodchips and cow manure are feedstocks being used for Wilmington Compost Company’s small compost zone under the NC Compost Exemptions in the appropriate areas of Section B, also depicted in Color Coded – Running Deer Site Plan. 8. The former owner accepted debris he was not permitted to bring on site, piles that were supposed to be “clean” are contaminated and severely mixed with several types of unacceptable debris. This has taken additional time and accrued additional labor/costs to sort piles for processing to offload from the site. 9. Buffer zones marked with 8” PVC pipes, along with trees, marked with bright orange spray paint. Buffer zones are clearly marked every 50’ with a clear line of visibility between each marker. 10. Slopes are coming into compliance as sections are being processed. Vegetative growth on side slopes is being maintained where accessible during processing. 11. Truck traffic on Section D is being limited for safety as this section is settling and is not completely stable in all areas. 12. Digital pictures were taken during the inspection. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this inspection report. Phone: 910-796-7405(O) elizabeth.patterson@ncdenr.gov Liz Patterson Environmental Senior Specialist Regional Representative Sent on: 9/19/2023 Email Hand delivery X US Mail Certified No. [ _] Copies(by email): Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head - Solid Waste Section Chris Hollinger, Compliance Officer – Solid waste Section FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 3 of 7 Digital Pictures taken by Liz Patterson on August 29, 2023 Facility sign Section A facing west at site entrance FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 4 of 7 Section A facing east from facility office Section B facing south from Facility Office FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 5 of 7 Section B small compost zone Section B facing north FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 6 of 7 Section C facing west Section D facing west FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT Division of Waste Management Solid Waste Section Page 7 of 7 Color Coded – Running Deer Site Plan(for reference)