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Permit No: 3421-COMPOST
Dixie Classic Fairgrounds Facility
October 29, 2015
Doc ID 25144
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ATTACHMENT 1

PART I: PERMITTING HISTORY
Permit Issuance Date Doc ID
Permit to Operate, Small Type-3 Compost - New July 11, 2005 n/a
Permit to Operate, Small Type-3 Compost October 18, 2010 n/a
Permit to Operate, Small Type-3 Compost October 29, 2015 25144

1. The solid waste facility is located on a portion of the larger Dixie Classic Fairgrounds site
in Winston-Salem. The land and the facility are owned and operated by the City of
Winston-Salem. The site was first permitted in 2005 as a Small Type 3 compost facility.
The composting operation processes organic wastes generated onsite from livestock and
fair facilities during the annual Dixie Classic Fair held each fall.

PART II: LIST OF DOCUMENTS FOR APPROVED PLAN
1. Dixie Classis Fairgrounds Facility Permit Renewal Application. Prepared by: City of
Winston-Salem NC. August 2015. Doc ID 25112.

Note: Documents referenced in this permit (e.g., Doc ID xxxxx) can be viewed online at the NC
Solid Waste Section website in the SWS Documents Portal.

PART III: PROPERTIES APPROVED FOR THE SOLID WASTE FACILITY

Forsyth County, N.C. Register of Deeds
Book Page(s) Parcel ID Grantee Size
NA NA 6826-97-8156 City of Winston-Salem 57.3 acres

NOTE: The active composting operation area comprises less than 1 acre within the parcel.

Permit No: 3421-COMPOST
Dixie Classic Fairgrounds Facility
October 29, 2015
Doc ID 25144
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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 October 18, 2020. The Permit to
Operate must be implemented in accordance with Attachment 3 of this permit.
2. The persons to whom this permit is issued (“permittee”) are the owners and operators of
the solid waste management facility.
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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Permit No: 3421-COMPOST
Dixie Classic Fairgrounds Facility
October 29, 2015
Doc ID 25144
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ATTACHMENT 2

CONDITIONS OF PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT
[N OT APPLICABLE]

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Permit No: 3421-COMPOST
Dixie Classic Fairgrounds Facility
October 29, 2015
Doc ID 25144
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ATTACHMENT 3
CONDITIONS OF OPERATING PERMIT

PART I: COMPOST OPERATION
1. The Permit to Operate shall expire October 18, 2020. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B
.0201(g), no later than June 19, 2020, the permittee must submit a request to the Section
for permit review and must update pertinent facility plans.
2. This permit approves the continued operation of the Small Type 3 composting operation.
The operation must be conducted in accordance with the approved plans (Doc ID 25112).
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. Only materials specifically listed in the permit application may be managed at this
facility. These include manure, straw & bedding material, vegetative agricultural waste
(gin trash, tobacco dust), livestock mortality, and inorganic nitrogen sources.. A request
must be submitted to receive additional feedstock and may require a permit modification.
6. The total capacity of the site is 680 tons of materials received per year. A permit
modification is required for a request to increase capacity.
7. Feedstock must not be received that are in an anaerobic state.
8. 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.
9. Composting of livestock mortality shall occur between layers of waste mixtures and a top
layer, each with a minimum thickness of six (6) inches.
10. Interior roadways must be of all-weather construction and maintained in good condition.
All sides of storage and compost areas for flammable materials must be clear and
drivable, to provide vehicular access in the event of a fire.
11. The facility must be operated in a manner that reduces the potential for vector attraction.
12. 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.

Permit No: 3421-COMPOST
Dixie Classic Fairgrounds Facility
October 29, 2015
Doc ID 25144
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13. An appropriate Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR) permit for
managing any stormwater and/or wastewater 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 composting areas, storage areas, and roads.
14. In the event of a mechanical failure, the facility must immediately use its best effort to
utilize substitute equipment for completion of the composting operation.
15. Compost temperature monitoring must be conducted at a frequency adequate to meet the
requirements of Rule .1406 (10). Temperature monitoring data to meet Rule
requirements must be maintained in writing, and made available to the Section during
business hours. If a temperature test taken to meet the Rule requirements is below 131oF,
the time and temperature testing must restart from the beginning.
16. Thermometers used for documenting composting temperatures must be calibrated
annually. Documentation of calibration must be kept in the facility records.
17. Compost process data must be maintained as required to document temperatures and
aeration.
18. Compost produced at the facility must meet the pathogen reduction requirements of Rule
.1406 (11) and (12).
19. All compost produced at the facility must meet the classification and distribution
requirements outlined in Rule .1407 of the Solid Waste Compost Rules and the permit
application.
20. Stockpiling of finished product shall be limited to a height of 10 feet.
21. The compost operation and the compost 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 that contribute to
substantive complaints may subject the facility to the Division of Air Quality
requirements as listed in 15A NCAC 2D .0540.
22. The odor management procedures must be followed to minimize odors at the facility
boundary (as described in the approved Operations Plan). 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.
23. 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.

Permit No: 3421-COMPOST
Dixie Classic Fairgrounds Facility
October 29, 2015
Doc ID 25144
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24. Groundwater quality at this facility is subject to the classification, monitoring, and
remedial action provisions of 15A NCAC 2L. Groundwater monitoring may be required
if there is an indication for the potential for groundwater contamination.
25. 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.
26. Record keeping, testing, and reporting shall be conducted in accordance with the
requirements outlined in Rule .1408 and the permit application. 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 composted in tons.

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