YWN07003_INSP_20230928

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID
T&P YW X Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Beaufort
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: YWN 07-003
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 28 September 2023

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Respess Chip Yard
1835 West 5th Street
Washington, NC 27889

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.5673306 E: -077.0841639

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Charles K Respess, Jr 252.945.9363

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
101 Heron Lane
Bath, NC 27808
Attn: Charly Respess
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
Charly Respess; Respess Tree Service
Keith Respess; Respess Tree Service
Jason Watkins; NCDEQ-Solid Waste
Andrew Hammonds; NCDEQ-Solid Waste
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Annual Yard Waste Facility Notification renewal issued June 2023; expires 31 May 2024. A completed Yard
Waste Notification Facility Renewal Form must be submitted to the Solid Waste Section on or before 1 June 2024.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Facility Compliance Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None applicable

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
No violations were observed during this facility compliance inspection; please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
section below for details concerning this inspection.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This facility is a Yard Waste Facility Notification under two acres in size.
2) This facility is permitted to receive “Type I” waste as defined in GS 130A-290 as yard trash and land clearing
debris which includes stumps, limbs, leaves, grass, and untreated wood.
3) This facility can receive the aforementioned wastes for processing and storage in volumes not greater than
6,000 cubic yards of waste and finished material per three-month period.
4) The land on which this facility is located is described in the deed recorded with the Beaufort County Register
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of deeds at: Book #1739; Page #356.
5) The hours of operation for this facility are as needed by the facility operator.
6) The access road to the facility is of all-weather construction and is currently being managed properly.
7) This site is secured from unauthorized entry by a locked gate at the facility entrance. The gate was closed and
locked upon my arrival.
8) Wood chips from tree trimming and removal services have been brought on site for temporary storage. All
ground wood chips are removed from the site periodically for use as boiler fuel.
9) Less than six thousand cubic yards of processed vegetative waste was observed on-site during this facility
compliance inspection.
10) The waste type was reviewed; no unpermitted waste types were observed on site during this facility
compliance inspection.
11) All waste setbacks and buffers are currently being maintained as required.
12) No off-site erosion was observed during this facility compliance inspection.
13) No windblown debris was observed during this facility compliance inspection.
14) Nutrient containing runoff was observed leaching from the chip storage piles onto the paved storage area.
*Measures should be taken to restrict the flow of this nutrient containing runoff and to maintain it on the
paved storage area.
15) *Corrective measures are required as a result of this facility compliance inspection.

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

Ray Williams; Environmental Specialist II Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Regional Representative

Delivered on: 10 October 2023 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

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