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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: Forsyth
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 34-23
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Site Inspection: April 20, 2017 Date of Last Inspection: June 4, 2015

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Forum 52 Yard Waste Facility
180 Northstar Drive
Rural Hall, NC 27045

GPS COORDINATES: N: 36.207071° W: -80.288311 °

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Name: Jan McHargue, Solid Waste Administrator
Telephone: [phone]
Email address: [e-mail]

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
P. O. Box 2511
Winston-Salem, NC 27102

PARTICIPANTS:
Wayne Turner, Yard Waste Processing Project Manager – City/County Utilities Division
Kim Sue, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section
Susan Heim, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Permit to Operate New Large Type 1 Compost Facility issued: July 26, 2005;
Permit to Operate renewed: October 6, 2010;
Permit to Operate renewed: October 6, 2015;
Permit to Operate expires: October 6, 2020.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Inspection

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
N/A

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
None

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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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

1. The facility consists of a large Type 1 compost facility that produces compost from leaves and yard waste. In
addition, the facility accepts clean wood waste, including unpainted and untreated wood and wood pallets and
land clearing debris, which is processed into mulch and boiler fuel.
2. In 2015, the city contracted with Wallace Farms to operate the facility on its behalf. Wallace Farms sub-
contracts with Wrico, Inc. to handle the day-to-day operation of the site. Wrico’s responsibilities include
assisting customers, screening and separating incoming loads, removing and disposing of unacceptable wastes,
stockpiling ground materials and loading trailers.
3. City staff man the scale house and ensure that each incoming load is weighed.
4. The facility was observed to be clean and well-maintained, with no windblown material visible outside of the
operations areas.
5. The entire facility is paved, including all access roadways and the drainage swale located beside the scale
house.
6. A chain link fence surrounds the facility, and is secured with a locking gate when the facility is not open to the
public. Buffer requirements appeared to have been met, and proper signage was observed at the entrance.
7. Required buffers appeared to have been adhered to throughout the site. No wood waste was stockpiled within
25’ of any drainage
8. Stockpiles of processed and unprocessed wood waste were sized to comply with the limits specified in the
Permit to Operate.
9. The receiving/processing area for wood waste is located to the west of the scale house. A roll-off container was
staged on the south end of this area for segregating unacceptable wastes and other trash accumulated on the site.
A large drainage swale runs between this area and the scale house, and directs all storm water to a grated storm
drain located in the southern end of the swale. The top edge of the swale was lined with wattles that help slow
and direct the storm water. Mr. Turner explained that the wattles are being replaced due to being clogged with
debris. During the inspection, wattles were being removed to the roll-off container for proper disposal.
10. A large horizontal grinder was observed in the processing area but was not operating during the inspection.
11. A pile of wood pallets and clean dimensional lumber was located near the grinder. A small piece of engineered
wood was observed in the pile during the inspection. Mr. Turner stated that he would have staff remove the
piece of plywood from the pile and place it in the roll-off container. Please ensure that unacceptable material
is removed from the clean wood waste pile and disposed of properly.
12. Large stumps and logs were segregated for shearing prior to being run through the grinder.
13. The southern portion of the facility is dedicated to composting operations. Nine windrows were neatly
maintained in this area. Fire breaks were located to ensure all areas of the composting area are accessible to fire
equipment and emergency personnel. Adequate space allows safe traffic flow for small and large vehicles.
14. No unacceptable materials or trash were observed in the composting area.
15. No ponding of water was observed in the composting area, and no objectional odors were detected.
16. A ramp is situated beside the access roadway for loading compost into customer vehicles. During this
inspection, the facility was making finished compost and mulch available to customers at no charge. Removal
of the processed material will allow the area to be prepared for the arrival of new material as the yard waste
season begins.
17. The current Permit to Operate and approved Operations Plan were available onsite for review.
18. Tonnage records and temperature logs were provided by Mr. Turner via email.
19. Tonnage records from fiscal years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 to date were reviewed. From July 1 2016
through March 31, 2017, a total of 3,580.17 tons of wood waste was received at the facility.
20. Temperature logs for February 1, 2 and 3 were reviewed, and temperatures above 131°F were observed for all
nine windrows on all three dates.

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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]

Susan Heim
Environmental Senior Specialist
Regional Representative

Sent on: April 21, 2017 to Jan
McHargue and Wayne Turner.
X Email Hand delivery US Mail Certified No. [ ]

Copies: Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor – Solid Waste Section
Jessica Montie, Compliance Officer – Solid Waste Section
Kim Sue, Environmental Senior Specialist – Solid Waste Section
Wood waste processing area - horizontal grinder on trailer at
right; clean wood waste stockpiled for grinding at center; roll-
off container at left; drainage swale in foreground.
Clean wood waste stockpile - note small piece of engineered
wood to be removed.
Asphalt drainage swale with wattle on upper edge. Windrows in composting area with ample space for customer,
equipment and emergency access and traffic flow.