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FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
SLAS
COUNTY: JOHNSTON
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: 5106-TP-2019
Closed
xxW
White
Incin
T&P
X
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Site Inspection: November 1, 2024
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
West Farms Wood Products
1683 Barefoot Road
Newton Grove, NC 28366
GPS COORDINATES: Lat.: 35.300748'
Date of Last Inspection: April 1, 2024
Long.:-78.397089'
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Ryan Conrad
Phone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Blackwood Associates, LLC
Mr. Ryan Conrad
699 West Dillman Road
Bloomington, IN 47401
PARTICIPANTS:
Amanda Thompson, NCDEQ, Solid Waste Section
Ryan Davis, West Farms Wood Products
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate (PTO) issued August 2, 2019. Permit to Operate expired on August 2, 2024. Permit renewal
paperwork was submitted on April 24, 2024.
A revised Permit to Operate Application was submitted to the Section on February 5, 2021.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
A. March 11, 2019 Permit to Operate Application, Site Design (Page 4, Paragraph 1), "The West Farms Wood
Produces wood material treatment and processing facility is in the east central portion of the site and occupies
about 6.0 acres (see Total Property Layout & Staging Area — Drawing 2)."
PARTIALLY RESOLVED: A revised permit application and permit renewal paperwork have been submitted to
Donna Wilson, Permitting Engineer, for review. This violation will be resolved once the new permit application
with site plan has been reviewed and approved.
OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None.
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Solid Waste Section
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.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. The facility is fenced and is secured by a locking gate when it is not open for operations.
2. The correct signage is located at the entrance of the facility.
3. Operating hours are 7:OOAM to 5:OOPM, Monday through Friday and 7:OOAM to 12:OOPM, Saturday.
4. The facility is permitted to store up to 200,000 tons of treated wood on -site at any one time based on a demonstrated
financial responsibility of $229,065.60.
5. The area had been graded to shed water away from the wood stockpiles. No areas of standing water were observed
during this inspection.
6. A new swale and sediment basin have been constructed along the southern portion of the operating area. New
vegetation was fixable along the swale and sediment basin.
7. The facility was in the process of reorganizing the locations of the windrows to allow for additional space for the
Duke laydown yard for new metal electrical poles.
8. The facility was not actively grinding during this inspection. The electrical poles are ground and sent to Virginia.
The white wood is ground and sent to McGill for mulching and composting.
9. Digital 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: 2024.11.06 09:46:35
05'00' Phone: [phone]
Amanda Thompson
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative
Sent on: November 6, 2024 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No.
Copies: Wes Hare, Eastern District Supervisor — Solid Waste Section
Donna Wilson, Permitting Engineer — Solid Waste Section
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Solid Waste Section
Photo ra hs taken b Amanda Thom son on November 1, 2024.
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View of the vegetated sediment basin.
View of the treated tele hone oles.
View of the signage at the entrance to the facility.
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