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Permit No: 6034-TP-2016
Kamps Inc.
December 1 , 2016
Doc ID 26861
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Waste Management
Pat McCrory Donald R. Van Der Vaart
Governor Secretary
State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Waste Management
1646 Mail Service Center | 217 West Jones Street | Raleigh, NC 27699-1646
919 707 8200 T
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT - SOLID WASTE SECTION
WOOD WASTE
TREATMENT & PROCESSING FACILITY
Permit No. 6034-TP-2016
Kamps, Inc.
(owner & operator)
&
JMG Investments LLC
(landowner)
are hereby issued a
PERMIT TO OPERATE
KAMPS, INC. CHARLOTTE PLANT
located at 5104 North Graham Street in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in accordance
with Article 9, Chapter 130A, of the General Statutes of North Carolina and all rules promulgated
thereunder and subject to the conditions set forth in this permit. The legal description of the site is
identified on the deeds recorded for this property listed in Attachment 1 of this permit.
_______________________________
Ellen B. Lorscheider, Section Chief
Solid Waste Section
Division of Waste Management
Permit No: 6034-TP-2016
Kamps Inc.
December 1, 2016
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ATTACHMENT 1
PART I: PERMITTING HISTORY
Permit Issuance Date Doc ID
Permit to Operate, Treatment & Processing - New December 1, 2016 26861
The wood waste treatment & processing facility is owned and operated by Kamps Inc. The
underlying property is owned by JMG Investments LLC. Kamps Inc. leases the property for
the operation. Kamps Inc. acquired the operations from Custom Pallet & Crating Inc. in July
2016. The facility is located in an industrial-zoned area within the Charlotte city limits and
began operating in 2008 as a wood waste processing operation.
In 2016, after consultation with NC Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section,
Kamps Inc. applied for a permit to operate the treatment & processing facility.
PART II: LIST OF DOCUMENTS FOR APPROVED PLAN
1. Kamps Inc. Treatment & Processing Facility Permit Application. Prepared by: Kamps
Inc. August 29, 2016. DIN 26860.
PART III: PROPERTIES APPROVED FOR THE SOLID WASTE FACILITY
Mecklenburg County, N.C. Register of Deeds
Book Page(s) Parcel ID Grantee Size
8933 635 045-091-10 JMG Investments LLC 4.7 acres
23059 167-172 045-091-17 JMG Investments LLC 0.3 acres
NOTE: The active T&P operations area is limited to approximately 0.5 acres onsite.
Permit No: 6034-TP-2016
Kamps Inc.
December 1, 2016
Doc ID 26861
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PART IV: GENERAL PERMIT CONDITIONS
1. This permit is issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section (Section). In accordance with
North Carolina Solid Waste Management Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0201(d), a solid waste
management facility permit shall have two parts: a Permit to Construct and a Permit to
Operate. The Permit-to-Construct shall be implemented in accordance with Attachment 2
of this permit. The Permit to Operate shall expire December 1, 2021. The Permit to
Operate must be implemented in accordance with Attachment 3 of this permit.
2. The persons to whom this permit is issued, the permittee, are the owners and operators of
the solid waste management facility, as well as the landowners (if different).
3. By receiving waste at this facility the permittee shall be considered to have accepted the
terms and conditions of this permit.
4. Construction and operation of this solid waste management facility must be in accordance
with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B, Article 9 of Chapter 130A of
the North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS 130A-290, et seq.), the conditions contained
in this permit, and the approved plan. Should the approved plan and the rules conflict,
the Solid Waste Management Rules shall take precedence unless specifically addressed
by permit condition. Failure to comply may result in compliance action or permit
revocation.
5. This permit is issued based on the documents submitted in support of the application for
permitting the facility identified in Attachment 1, “List of Documents for Approved
Plan,” which constitutes the approved plan for the facility. Where discrepancies exist, the
most recent submittals and the Conditions of Permit shall govern.
6. This permit may be transferred only with the approval of the Section, through the
issuance of a new or substantially amended permit in accordance with applicable statutes
and rules. In accordance with NCGS 130A-295.2(g), the permittee must notify the
Section thirty (30) days prior to any significant change in the identity or business
structure of either the owner or the operator, including but not limited to, a proposed
transfer of ownership of the facility or a change in the parent company of the owner or
operator of the facility.
7. The permittee is responsible for obtaining all permits and approvals necessary for the
development of this project including approval from appropriate agencies for
sedimentation and erosion control, and a General or Individual National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Discharge Permit, if applicable.
Issuance of this permit does not remove the permittee’s responsibilities for compliance
with any other local, state, or federal rule, or statute.
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ATTACHMENT 2
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT
[N OT APPLICABLE]
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December 1, 2016
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ATTACHMENT 3
CONDITIONS OF OPERATING PERMIT
WOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATION
1. The Permit to Operate shall expire December 1, 2021. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B
.0201(g), no later than April 30, 2021, the permittee must submit a request to the Section
for permit review and must update pertinent facility plans.
2. This permit approves the operation of a wood waste treatment and processing operation.
The operation must be conducted in accordance with the approved plans (Doc ID 26860).
3. The facility must be adequately secured by means of gates, chains, berms, fences, or
other measures approved by the Section to prevent unauthorized entry.
4. A sign must be maintained at the site entrance providing site information including the
permit number, prohibited materials, and emergency contact information.
5. An individual with operation responsibilities must be onsite during all operating hours of
the facility.
6. Only materials specifically listed in the permit application may be managed at this
facility. These include:
a. clean, untreated, and unpainted wood waste (such as wood pallets and crates) for
use as ground mulch;
b. and painted wood waste and engineered or manufactured wood waste (process
wood drops and end trims) for use in industrial fiber products.
A request must be submitted to receive additional feedstock and may require a permit
modification.
7. Wood product processed from engineered (or manufactured) wood waste, painted wood
waste, or a mixed stream containing any painted or engineered wood waste cannot be
used for composting or for general landscaping purposes.
8. The treatment and processing area comprises approximately 0.5 acres on the site, as
shown in Appendix B of the permit application (DIN 26860). A buffer of at least 50 feet
must be maintained between the property line and the wood treatment and processing
operation, or as permitted by local zoning.
9. Stockpiling of all pre-processed wood waste, and ground or mulched wood debris must
be limited to a maximum of 30 feet high and 50 feet wide, with adequate spacing around
each side for firefighting equipment access.
10. Feedstock must not be received that are in an anaerobic state
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11. Trash and unacceptable wastes received at the site must be separated from the waste
stream and removed from the site for proper disposal, as outlined in the approved
Operations Plan.
12. Heat generation in the post-processed storage piles must be monitored to prevent elevated
temperatures that may lead to spontaneous combustion.
13. Interior roadways must be of all-weather construction and maintained in good condition.
All sides of wood waste storage areas must be clear and drivable, to provide vehicular
access in the event of a fire.
14. The facility must be operated in a manner that reduces the potential for vector attraction.
15. Facility construction, operations or practices must not cause or result in a discharge of
pollution, dredged material, and/or fill material into waters of the state in violation of the
requirements under Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, as amended.
16. An appropriate Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR) permit for
managing any stormwater at the facility must be maintained, if required. Any leachate
generated at the facility and any runoff from the facility must be managed in such a
manner that ground or surface water quality will not be adversely affected. The facility
must be maintained to prevent the accumulation of stormwater and leachate on storage
areas and roads.
17. The wood processing operations and storage pads must be operated and maintained with
sufficient dust control measures to minimize airborne emissions and to prevent dust from
becoming a nuisance or safety hazard. Facility operation must meet Division of Air
Quality Rules 15 NCAC 2D. Fugitive dust emissions from the facility may subject the
facility to the Division of Air Quality requirements as listed in 15A NCAC 2D .0540.
18. The odor management procedures must be followed to minimize odors at the facility
boundary. Upon receipt of an odor complaint, the facility operator must investigate and
take action as necessary to minimize the cause of the complaint. A copy of all written
complaints regarding this facility must be maintained for the duration of the permit
including the operator’s actions taken to resolve the complaints.
19. Open burning of solid waste is prohibited. Fires must be reported to the regional
environmental senior specialist as soon as possible following the time of occurrence.
20. Copies of this permit, the approved plans and drawings, and all records required to be
maintained by the permittee must be maintained at the facility, or another site approved
by the Section, and made available to the Section upon request during normal business
hours.
21. The permittee must maintain records of the amount and types of solid waste received at
the facility. An annual report of facility activities for the fiscal year July 1 to June 30
must be submitted to the Section by August 1 of each year on forms provided by the
Section. This report must include the amount of materials processed in tons.
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