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o h Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
September 4, 2014
Mr. Rance Jones
Toxaway Grading Co. Inc.
PO Box 280
Sapphire, NC 28774
Re: Yard Waste Notification —Transylvania County
Toxaway Grading Co. Inc.- YWW88-004
Dear Mr. Rance Jones,
John c. Skvarla, III
Secretary
The Solid Waste Section has received your yard waste facility notification form. As long as your
facility only processes and stores less than 6,000 cubic yards of the following materials on a quarterly basis,
you can continue to operate by notifying the Section on an annual basis by June 1St of each year. If your
composting activities grow in size to more than 6,000 cubic yards quarterly, please contact the Solid Waste
Section for assistance in obtaining a permit.
Facilities operating under notification shall only receive:
a. Untreated and unpainted wood waste.
b. "Silviculture Waste" as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .0101(41); waste materials produced from the
care and cultivation of forest trees, including bark and woodchips.
c. "Yard Trash" as defined in 15A NCAC 130 .0101(55); solid waste resulting from landscaping and
yard maintenance such as brush, grass, tree limbs, and similar vegetative material.
d. "Yard Waste" as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .0101(56); yard trash and land clearing debris to
include stumps, limbs, leaves, grass, and untreated wood.
Facilities operating under notification are required to operate in accordance with 15 NCAC 136 .1406
and I
If you have questions or if we can be of any other assistance please do not hesitate to contact the
Environmental Senior Specialist, Troy Harrison at 828-296-4701.
Sincerely,
Martin A. Gallagher, Environmental Supervisor
Composting & Land Application Branch
cc: Troy Harrison, Environmental Senior Specialist, Asheville Regional Office
Jason Watkins, Western District Supervisor, Winston-Salem Regional Office
Central File, Solid Waste Section
S:/Solid Waste/CLA/Compost/Yard Waste/Notifications/YVVN-88-004 Toxaway Grading Co. Inc. 94-2014
1646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
Phone: [phone] Internet: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wm
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YARD WASTE FACILITY NOTIFICATION
(Effective February 1, 1991)
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SOLID WASTE SE�iI��.+
Pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B .1401 (a), this provision applies to facilities that accept, store, or produce compost or mulch
from yard waste.
Pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B .1402(g)(3), the owner or operator of any Type 1 Solid Waste (yard waste) facility which
occupies less than two acres of land and processes and stores less than 6,000 cubic yards of material quarterly shall
submit this form to the Department by June 15t of each year.
**If a facility is planning to accept waste that is generated by a disaster (e.g. hurricane) t*and*/ the facility,
contractor, hauler, etc. wishes to apply for a FEMA reimbursement for managing or disposing of the waste, the
facility must be pre -approved to manage or dispose of disaster generated waste. If you have questions
concerning this issue or to begin the approval process contact your area Environmental Senior Specialist as
soon as possible. Contact information for the Environmental Senior Specialist can be found at
http://portal.ncdenr.orq/weblwm/sw/ under the staff maps heading (Field Operations Branch). The approval
process may take up to several months. Therefore, to avoid unnecessary delays pre -approval (i.e. prior to a
disaster event) of a facility is highly recommended. **
INSTRUCTIONS
Purpose: Notification of yard waste facility sites is required by 15A NCAC 13B .1402(g)(3). A permit is required for
facilities storing and processing more than 6,000 cubic yards of material quarterly. Contact the Solid
Waste Section at the address below for more information.
Distribution: Mail completed ORIGINAL form to the following address:
1. Facility Na
Division of Waste Management
Composting &Land Application Branch
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
[phone]
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2. INCLUDE AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SITE
- With a scale of 1 inch=400 feet or less
-Must show the area around the proposed facility for at least 1/4t" mile
- Photographs are available from most county tax or planning offices
Directions to Facility location (main entrance
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City: �C�m��►-� County: .� /-ud15i/IyC�f1�� Zip: �����
The land on which this facility is located is described in the deed recorded in:
Deed Book: C.��i/� Page: Cb32 County: TRF�N$yL✓AN�/�
3. Name of site operator (i.e. a person who operates the facility and will attend the audits):
4. Mailing address of site operator:
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City: ii�-M� IIL' State: �_�.. Zip: �'%%/
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5.
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Telephone number of site operator: `" -� Email:
Name of property owner (if different):
Mailing address of owner:
City:
State: Zip:
Telephone number of owner: Email:
9. Type of waste received [i.e., leaves, grass clippings, nd clearing debris (stumps, etc.
10. Amount of waste received quarterly
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Amount of waste removed quarterly: (note: No more than 6,000 cubic yards of material can be stored on site
per quarter at a yard waste notified site.) aft `e, ��
12. Description of composting process to be used: (*The description of the compost process must minimally
include formation of windrows or annual turning of leaves (i.e. passive composting). If additional
processing is done, explain briefly; i.e., usage of tub grinder, monthly aeration, etc.). Please note if you are
composting pursuant to 15A NCAC 13B .1406 (10) temperature records must be maintained that show at
least 131 degrees F was maintained for three days so as to meet minimum pathogen reduction
requirements before final compost is distributed. These records must be maintained and presented to the
field inspector upon request.
13. Description of mulching process: ('`The description of the mulching process must minimally include a description
of the process, usage of a tub grinder, etc. Also, explain if the mulching operation will include "yard trash"
other than "higi� carbon nitrogen" material as riescribad in 1<�Io��1a Carolina Cene�°a€ statute 130.�-290(45). if so,
include under item 14 of this application the intended distribution of the final product. Additionally, only
untreated wood and non -engineered wood /wood products can be mulched at a facility that has a yard waste
notification.
14. Intended distribution of finished product: (*Explain briefly how the compost or mulch from your site is to be used.
Notified sites are not approved for permanent storage.)
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(C) The within -vessel composting method, in which the temperature in the compost piles shall be
maintained at a minimal temperature of 131 degrees F (55 degrees Celsius) for at least three
days.
(13) Nitrogen bearing wastes shall be incorporated as necessary to minimize odor and the migration of nutrients.
(14) Miscellaneous Requirements:
(A) The finished compost shall meet the classification and distribution requirements outlined in Rule
.1407 of this Section.
(B) The quality of the final product shall determine the allowable uses as outlined in Rule .1407 of this
Section.
(C) The final product shall be approved by the Solid Waste Section as outlined in Rule .1407
Paragraph (e) of this Section.
(i) Non-compostable solid waste and unacceptable compost shall be disposed in a solid
waste management facility permitted to receive the particular type of waste under 15A
NCAC 13B.
(ii) The amount of compost stored at the facility shall not exceed the designed storage
capacity.
History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-294; 130A-309.03; 130A-309.11; 130A-309.29
Eff. December 1, 1991; RRC objection Eff. April 18, 1996 due to lack of statutory authority;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1996.
15. Certification:
To the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify the information provided in this notification is true,
accurate, and complete. Furthermore, the facility will comply with the operational and setback requirements
of Small Type 1 Compost (yard waste) facilities as outlined in .1406 and .1409�(a)(1)-(10) �'fhe Solid Waste
Compost Rules. ��
Name of Authorized Agent ��� ��� Signature,
(� EAR)
Date � _s �`{
NOTE
Date
My commission expires:b l� ut,� y' . �Q f "�
Disposition: This form will be transferred to the State Records Center when reference value ends. Records will be held
for agency in the State Records Center five (5) additional years and then transferred to the custody of the
Archives.
DENR 3764 (2/91)
Solid Waste Section (Review 9/96)
S:lSolid_Waste/CLA/Compost/Yard Waste/YW Notification Form 2014
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