4507TP_INSP_20160816

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: HENDERSON
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 4507-TP
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: 08/16/2016 & 08/22/2016 Date of Last Inspection: 06/10/2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Riverside Stump Dump at Mills River
5055 Old Haywood Rd
Mills River, NC 28759

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.403407 ° W: 82.570299°

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Clara Ray
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
620 Riverside Dr
Asheville, NC 28801

PARTICIPANTS:
Martin Barnwell, Yard Manager
Ronnie Ray, Owner (08/16/2015)
Rick Woolard, Superintendent (08/16/2015)
Lee Hill, NCDEQ – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate Issued April 13, 2016
Permit to Operate Expires April 13, 2021

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
15A NCAC 13B .0203(d): Resolved. Riverside Stump Dump at Mills River installed boundary markers as required by
permit condition #10. Riverside Stump Dump at Mills River installed a sign providing site information including the
permit number, prohibited materials, and emergency contact information. Therefore, the violations are resolved.

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) states: “By receiving solid waste at a permitted facility, the permittee(s) shall be considered to
have accepted the conditions of the permit and shall comply with the conditions of the permit.” Permit to Operate 4507-
TP, Attachment 3 Conditions of Operating Permit, #8 states that “All wood and processed materials must be
maintained at least 50 feet from the property boundary lines and from the onsite surface water stream.” Riverside
Stump Dump was in violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0203(d) in that saw logs were observed within in the 50-foot buffer
during the August 16, 2016 inspection. On August 22, 2016 the saw logs had been moved from the buffer. Therefore,
the violation is resolved.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
1. All photos were taken by Lee Hill on August 16, 2016 and August 22, 2016.
2. The facility is permitted to receive stumps, untreated and unpainted wood, and land clearing debris.
3. The facility is secured by gates at both entrances.
4. Signage has been installed at the entrance of the facility providing site information including the permit number,
prohibited materials, and emergency contact information.
5. Permanent buffer markers have been installed on the north and west side of the site. Some of the buffer
markers have an offset because the 50’ buffer is within the entrance road.
6. All ground material appeared to be outside 50-foot buffer around the facility. A stockpile of “saw logs” were
being stored in the buffer area during the August 16, 2016 inspection. All material, (ground and unground)
cannot be stored in the 50-foot buffer. On August 22, 2016 the “saw logs” had been removed from the buffer
area.
7. Buffer markers have been installed to delineate the stream buffer on the east side of the property. All material
was stored outside the stream buffer area at the time of inspection.
8. The ditch line between the mulch and access road has been cleaned.
9. The access road on the east side of the facility has been upgraded. The facility removed the mulch on the access
road within the buffer area and replaced it with gravel to help prevent mulch from entering the stream buffer
area.

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

________________________________ Phone: [phone]

Lee Hill
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: August 26, 2016 to
Clara Ray by:
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section
Tony Gallagher, Composting and Land Application Branch Head – Solid Waste Section
Sarah Rice, Compliance Officer – 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.
FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
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Facility Signage (photo taken August 16, 2016)

Saw Logs removed from the Buffer (photo taken August 22, 2016)