68002YWN_INSP_20161208

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID YW X Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Orange
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 68-002
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: December 8, 2016 Date of Last Inspection: July 14, 2015

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Town of Carrboro Public Works Department YWN
100 Public Works Drive
Carrboro, NC 27510

GPS COORDINATES: N: 35.90034 W: -79.07579

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Brandon Phillippie, Landscape and Grounds Supervisor – Town of Carrboro Public Works
w. 919-918-7431
c. 919-805-0109
f. 919-968-7728
[e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Town of Carrboro Public Works Department
Brandon Phillippie, Landscape and Grounds Supervisor
301 West Main Street
Carrboro, NC 27510

PARTICIPANTS:
John Patrone, Environmental Senior Specialist - Solid Waste Section (SWS)
JD Freeman, Public Works Director – Town of Carrboro Public Works
Brandon Phillippie, Landscape and Grounds Supervisor – Town of Carrboro Public Works
Kelly Blair, Groundskeeper 2 – Town of Carrboro Public Works
Lakisha White-Kelly, Administrative Assistant – Town of Carrboro Public Works

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Yard Waste Notification expires on June 1st of each year

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection (to ensure that the yard waste notification is in compliance with 15A North Carolina
Administrative Code (NCAC) 13B .1404(a)(1)-(10) and 13B .1406 and the requirements as stated on the yard waste
notification reference form and operational letter).

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On December 8, 2016, John Patrone met with JD Freeman, Brandon Phillippie, Kelly Blair, and Lakisha White-Kelly to
conduct a comprehensive inspection of the Town of Carrboro Public Works YWN on Public Works Drive in Carrboro,
Orange County.

1. The facility is a yard waste notification (YWN) operated at the Town of Carrboro Public Works.
2. The area used for the YWN is < 2 acres.
3. The Town of Carrboro leaf collection season is from November through February.
4. The facility maintains records of the amount of leaves received. Records were verified for 2014-2015 ~ 5,600
yd3, 2015-2016 ~ 4,000 yd3, and 2016-2017 (to date) ~ 1,000 yd3.
5. Processed and unprocessed material on site shall be less than 6,000 yd3 quarterly.
6. The facility maintains temperature records. Temperature records were verified for 2015-2016.
7. Temperatures records shall be maintained at or above 55 degrees Celsius/131 degrees Fahrenheit for three days,
aerated to maintain elevated temperatures.
8. At the time of the inspection three piles of material were on site. A pile of compost available for distribution, a
pile of composted material used to mix with incoming leaves, and a pile of leaves from the current leaf collection
season.
9. Town leaf collection trucks mulch leaves during the vacuuming/pick up process.
10. When the mulched leaves are off-loaded at the facility, the leaves are mixed with composted material and
compacted.
11. The facility creates windrows using the compacted leaves soon after the leaf collection season has ended.
12. Windrow dimension should not exceed a height of 12 feet and a width of 20 feet (minimum dimensions of 6 feet
in height and 9 feet in width).
13. Ensure setbacks are maintained from the YWN operational area: 50’ to property lines and perennial streams/rivers,
100’ to wells, and 200’ to residences or dwellings not owned and occupied by the permittee.
14. Mr. Freeman stated that the YWN is within a 100-year floodplain.
15. The Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department can be contacted to address an emergency at the facility.
16. Ensure adequate fire lanes are maintained.
17. Access roads are of all-weather construction.
18. The facility is secured by a locked gate.
19. A sign should be posted to include the YWN number (YWN 68-002), responsible person, and contact phone
number, etc.
20. The Yard Waste Notification shall be renewed annually, by June 1st.

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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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]

John Patrone
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: December 12, 2016 X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor - SWS
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer - SWS
Tony Gallagher, Composting & Land Application Branch Head - SWS
Corinne Law, Environmental Technician – SWS
JD Freeman, Public Works Director – Town of Carrboro Public Works (c. 919-805-0017,
[e-mail])

Digital pictures taken December 8, 2016
by John Patrone, DWM – SWS

YWN site, three piles of material