YWN07003_INSP_20241107

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
oods 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: 7 November 2024 Date of Last 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:
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Annual Yard Waste Facility Notification renewal issued 23 May 2024; expires 31 May 2025. A completed
Yard Waste Notification Facility Renewal Form must be submitted to the Solid Waste Section on or before 1 June
2025.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Facility Compliance Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None applicable

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
No violations were observed during this 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 only accepts waste generated by Respess Brothers Tree Service.
3) 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.
4) 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.
5) The land on which this facility is located is described in the deed recorded with the Beaufort County Register
of deeds at: Book #1739; Page #356.
6) The hours of operation for this facility are as needed by the facility operator.
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7) The access road to the facility is of all-weather construction and is currently being managed properly.
8) This site is secured from unauthorized entry by a locked gate at the entrance. The gate was closed and locked
upon my arrival and no attendant was on site during this inspection.
9) Wood chips generated during tree trimming and removal operations have been brought on site for temporary
storage. All wood chips are removed from the site periodically for use as boiler fuel.
10) Less than six thousand cubic yards of processed vegetative waste was observed on-site during this inspection.
11) The waste type was reviewed; no unpermitted waste types were observed on site during this inspection.
12) All waste setbacks and required buffers are currently being properly maintained.
13) Marketable hardwood and softwood logs are staged on site in an area separate from the woodchip storage
area.

14) No off-site erosion was observed during this inspection.
15) No windblown debris was observed during this 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: 18 November 2024 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
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Solid Waste Section
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