LASA2502_INSP_20180226

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW Transfer Compost LASA X COUNTY: Craven
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: LASA-2502-2017
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 26 February 2018

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Craven Ag Services Wood Ash Storage Site
Highway 55
Clarks, NC

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.16361 E: -077.16118

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
John W (Billy) Dunham
252.670.8530

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Craven Ag Services, Inc
2115 Hwy 55 West
New Bern, NC 28560
Attn: Billy Dunham
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Approval Notification for the Storage of Wood Ash issued 27 April 2017; expires 24 January 2022. An
extension request must be submitted to the Section 90 days prior to this expiration date. For information concerning
this Notification extension, please contact the Solid Waste Section Permitting Branch Head at 919.707.8281.
PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Facility Compliance Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None applicable

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection; please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
section below.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This Facility is a Wood Ash Storage Facility approved for the storage of wood ash derived from the burning
of bark and wood residuals at the Geaorgia-Pacific Wood Products Plant in Dudley, Wayne County, NC;
Craven Wood Energy Plant in Clarks, Craven County, NC; and the Georgia Renewable Power Plant in
Lumberton, Robeson County, NC.
2) Ash brought to this site for storage must be tested annually in accordance with the approved Craven Ag
Services Ash Management Plan. Analytical results from sampling conducted by Pace Analytical Services, Inc
of Huntersville, NC are routinely submitted to the Section for review.
3) This site is secured by a locked chain link gate at the Facility entrance and has controlled access for safety.
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The gate was unlocked and open upon my arrival and an attendant was on-site during this Facility
Compliance Inspection.
4) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is well maintained at this time.
5) Ash brought to the site may be stored for up to 8 months before re-use.
6) Wood ash has been brought on-site and staged for re-use as an agricultural soil amendment.
7) A Komatsu D58P-1 Crawler Tractor is maintained on-site for use in staging the ash storage piles and site
grading operations.
8) The storage piles are being maintained in a manageable size. The height of all storage piles was below the 20’
maximum allowable height.
9) Access around the Facility is stable and no areas of erosion were noted during this Facility Compliance
Inspection.
10) The site has been graded to prevent stormwater from running onto the storage area. No ponding water was
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observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
11) All buffers and setbacks are being maintained as required.
12) All buffer areas have a healthy cover crop of native warm season grasses and fescue suitable to prevent
erosion.
13) No off-site erosion was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
14) No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance 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: 2 March 2018 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
S Rusty Cotton III; Director/Craven County Solid Waste & Recycling: [e-mail]

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