9213_INSP_20171206

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: Wake
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 9213-COMPOST-1991
CDLF Tire T&P / Collection Tire Monofill Industrial Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: December 6, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: October 31, 2017

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
City of Raleigh, Yard Waste and Recycling Facility
Large Type 1 Solid Waste Compost Facility
900 N. New Hope Road, Raleigh, NC 27610

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.78656 E: -78.55885

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Frederick Battle, Director of Solid Waste
O: 919-996-3245 [e-mail]

Tim Gainer, Superintendent
O: 919-250-2728 C: 919-625-3175 [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
City of Raleigh
PO Box 590
630 Beacon Lake Drive
Raleigh, NC 27602

PARTICIPANTS:
Liz Patterson, Solid Waste Section
Donna Wilson, Solid Waste Section
Tim Gainer, City of Raleigh
John Ennis, City of Raleigh
Fred Battle, City of Raleigh
David Scarborough, City of Raleigh
Andrew Martin, City of Raleigh
Melissa Abbott, City of Raleigh

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate issued October 18, 2012
Permit Expired on October 18, 2017
Application received September 19, 2017, currently under review

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Technical Assistance

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
Permit to Operate; Attachment 3; Conditions of Operating Permit number 14 states that “Windrow dimensions
for active composting shall not exceed 8 feet in height x 15 feet in width unless approved by the Division.
Stockpiling of all feedstocks and finished product must be limited to a maximum of 30 feet in height by 50 feet in
width. – NOT RESOLVED
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Solid Waste Section

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OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

1. The facility is a Large Type 1 Solid Waste Compost Facility. The facility produces compost and mulch from yard
waste, leaves and clean wood and pallets. The hours of operation are 7 am to 4 pm Monday through Saturday. The
site is secured by a gate at the entrance when not in operation.

2. Records were reviewed during this inspection.

3. The facility’s permit expired on October 18, 2017. A permit renewal application has been submitted to the Solid
Waste Section and is currently under review.

4. The total capacity of the site is 169,750 tons per year (includes leaf storage and windrow areas). A permit
modification is required for a request to increase capacity (PTO, Conditions of Operating Permit #3). A survey of
the waste and windrows to include the leaf storage areas should be conducted to ensure that you are not over the
approved capacity for this site.

5. Mitigation Plan in response to August 30th inspection submitted to the Section on Thursday, November 2nd
discussed at this inspection.

6. City of Raleigh, Yard Waste and Recycling Facility needs to immediately stop adding incoming material to
the stockpile areas to come into compliance with G.S. 130A-309.05.(c)(1) which states Seventy-five
percent (75%), by weight or volume, of the recovered material stored at a facility at the beginning of
a calendar year commencing January 1, shall be removed from the facility through sale, use, or
reuse by December 31 of the same year.

Material must be processed and removed from the site on a regular basis, so that 75 percent, by
weight or volume, of material is removed within a calendar year of receipt. In other words, yard
waste and compost facilities are not approved for permanent storage or final disposal. Facilities are
required to track incoming/outgoing volumes and provide the information to the Division of Waste
Management upon request to verify compliance.

7. Facility may test stockpiled materials as these materials have likely already met temperature of at least 131
degrees F for at least three days. Test results should be submitted to the Section for review. Within 30 days of
receipt of the test data, the Section shall approve or deny the distribution and marketing of the product
based upon the compost classification and distribution scheme.

8. Surface water shall be diverted from the operational, compost curing and storage areas. Windrows and piles should
be oriented and managed in a manner that allows for the positive drainage of water between the rows and storage
areas so that the water is not impounding in or along the rows or piles. Periodic regrading of the site may be
necessary to ensure positive drainage of surface water away active compost and storage areas.

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.
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Solid Waste Section

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9. Stockpiling of all feedstocks and finished product must be limited to a maximum of 30 feet in height by 50
feet in width. The facility is currently grinding comingled yard waste and yard trash just north of the scale
house on the property and stockpiling the waste in one large pile covering approximately 8-10 acres until it is
placed into the composting windrows.

10. The stockpiling and/or storing of waste, feedstocks and finished product should take place in the approved areas and
in the approved manner as described in the PTO. Changes to the operations of this facility should be submitted to
the Division for approval prior to implementing.

11. A 25-foot minimum distance is required between compost areas and swales or berms to allow for adequate access of
firefighting equipment. Please ensure also that there is adequate space for firefighting equipment to access the large
storage pile on the north-west side of the property.

12. Mulch produced from yard trash (defined as solid waste resulting from landscaping and yard maintenance such as
brush, grass, tree limbs, and similar vegetative material) must also meet the pathogen reduction requirements of
Rule .1406(10) if it is to be used in public contact areas or distributed to the public for use. Continue to ensure that
mulch derived from yard waste is also being maintained at or above 55 degrees Celsius (131 degrees F) for 3 days
and aerated to maintain elevated temperatures.

13. Leaves must be stockpiled and allowed to reach a temperature of at least 131 degrees F for at least three days
before this material can be removed from this site and used as mulch in accordance with the approved
operations plan.

14. Facility plans to inspect the cap of the closed CDLF and LCID where waste has been stored and/or processed over
the years to ensure that the cap has not been compromised. Additional cover to be applied to areas of exposed waste
observed on the northern portion of the site that may be waste that was disposed of in the LCIDLF.

15. All areas around the feedstock stockpiles should be mowed to allow for inspection to ensure that water is draining
properly away from the piles and access requirements are met.

16. Facility should review and update operations plan to reflect required changes in receiving, processing, and
distributing material to keep facility in compliance. The stockpiling and/or storing of waste, feedstocks and
finished product should take place in the approved areas and in the approved manner as described in the PTO.
Changes to the operations of this facility should be submitted to the Division by January 22, 2018.

17. Mitigation Plan should be revised to reflect necessary changes noted at this inspection. The revised
Mitigation Plan should be submitted to the Section by January 3, 2018.

18. Corrective measures are necessary to bring this site into compliance and should begin right away. The SWS
will conduct a follow-up inspection in 45 days to check facility progress on issues noted in this inspection.

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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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

Phone: [phone](O) 919-805-6499 (C)
[e-mail]

Liz Patterson
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: December 18, 2017 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Drew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor - Solid Waste Section
Liz Patterson, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Environmental Program Consultant - Solid Waste Section