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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: Craven
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
oods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2514-COMPOST-2014
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 12 March 2024 Date of Last Inspection: 6 December 2021

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Craven Ag Services Solid Waste Compost Facility
5391 River Road
Vanceboro, NC 28586

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.24937 E: -077.18688

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
John W (Billy) Dunham
252.633.5334

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Craven Ag Services, Inc
2115 Hwy 55 West
New Bern, NC 28560
Attn: Billy Dunham
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
Attendant on site; Craven Ag Services
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Expired; Permit to Construct and Operate a Large Type III Solid Waste Compost Facility issued 17 June 2014;
expired 17 June 2019. A permit review request was submitted to the Section on 18 June 2022 and is currently under
review.

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 Large Type III Solid Waste Compost Facility.
2) This facility is permitted to receive for composting, hardwood and softwood sawdust, animal bedding, ground
corn cobs, ground and un-ground yard waste, Septage and FOG wastes (dewatered grease trap residuals and
Septage), floating fatty solids from animal processing or transportation, clean unfinished wallboard, wood
pallets with nails removed, clean untreated wood scrap, pre and post-consumer source controlled food wastes,
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vegetative agricultural products, tobacco waste, hay and other forage, corn stover, cotton gin trash, peanut
hulls, landclearing debris, water treatment lime mud, and non-toxic/no-hazardous coal combustion dust.
3) This site cannot exceed 50,000 tons of materials received and composted annually.
4) The hours of operation for this facility are Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Saturday from
7:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
5) Signage is posted at the facility entrance listing the permit number, emergency contact number, hours of
operation, and the accepted/excluded waste streams.
6) This site is secured by a locked gate at the facility entrance and has controlled access for safety. The gate was
open upon my arrival and an attendant was present on site during this inspection.
7) The facility access road is of all-weather construction and is currently well maintained.
8) The facility groundwater monitoring wells were reviewed. All wells were readily accessible, properly labeled,
and secured from unauthorized access.
9) The facility surface water ditches were clear of excess vegetation.
10) Access around the facility is generally stable and no areas of erosion were noted during this facility
compliance inspection.
11) Operational boundary markers delineating the permitted operations area are in place and being maintained as
required.
12) All buffer areas have been graded to promote positive flow of surface waters away from the compost pad. A
groundcover suitable to prevent erosion has been established and is being maintained in the buffer areas as
required.
13) The compost windrows are turned and aerated using pull-type, PTO driven, Midwest Bio-Systems
Aeromaster PT 130 turning machines. Two turning machines are maintained on-site for Facility operations.
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14) Various row crop type tractors and rubber tired wheel loaders are maintained on site for use in composting
operations and facility maintenance.
15) The waste types at the facility were reviewed and no unpermitted wastes were observed during this facility
compliance inspection.
16) All feedstock, mixed compost, and finished product are being maintained in separate areas to prevent mixing
and/or contamination of the finished compost product as required.
17) Adequate distance is being maintained between and around the compost windrows for fire suppression and
proper mixing/turning.
18) The final compost product is screened using an Edge TRM 516 Trommel Screen for size before distribution.
19) Screened fines are stored on site and distributed as compost while larger, coarse particles are cycled back into
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the compost process.
20) Odors were minimal in the active composting area and none were noted at the permitted facility boundaries.
21) No wind-blown debris was observed during this facility compliance inspection.

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

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

Regional Representative

Delivered on: 3 April 2024 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Andrew Hammonds; FOB Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
John Farnell; Septage Management Program/SWS: [e-mail]
Steven Aster; Director/Craven County Solid Waste & Recycling: [e-mail]

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