North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 13 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Subchapter B - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Section .1400 - SOLID WASTE COMPOST FACILITIES › Section 13B .1404 - SITING/DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLID WASTE COMPOST FACILITIES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) A site shall meet the requirements of
				  this Rule at the time of initial permitting and shall continue to meet these
				  requirements throughout the life of the permit only on the site property owned
				  or controlled by the applicant or by the landowner(s) at the time of
				  permitting.
(1) A site located in a floodplain
				  shall not restrict the flow of the 100-year flood, reduce the temporary storage
				  capacity of the floodplain, or result in washout of solid waste, so as to pose
				  a hazard to human life, wildlife, land, or water resources.
(2) A 100-foot buffer shall be maintained
				  between all property lines and compost areas for Type 3 and 4 facilities,
				  50-foot for Type 1 or 2 facilities.
(3) A 500-foot buffer shall be maintained
				  between compost areas and residences or dwellings not owned and occupied by the
				  permittee, except that Type 1 and Small Type 2 and 3 facilities shall maintain
				  a 200-foot buffer.
(4) A 100-foot
				  buffer shall be maintained between all wells and compost areas, except
				  monitoring wells.
(5) A 50-foot
				  buffer shall be maintained between perennial streams and rivers and compost
				  areas.
(6) A compost facility shall
				  be located in accordance with
				  15A NCAC
				  02B .0200, Classification and Water Quality
				  Standards Applicable to Surface Waters in North Carolina.
(7) All portions of a compost facility
				  located over a closed-out disposal area shall be designed with a pad adequate
				  to protect the disposal area cap from being disturbed, as defined in Part
				  (a)(10)(C) of this Rule, and there shall be no runoff from the pad onto the cap
				  or side slopes of the closed out area.
(8) A 25-foot minimum distance shall be
				  maintained between compost areas and swales or berms;
(9) A site shall meet the following surface
				  water requirements:
(A) a site shall not
				  cause a discharge of materials or fill materials into waters or wetlands of the
				  State that is in violation of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act;
(B) a site shall not cause a discharge of
				  pollutants into waters of the State that is in violation of the requirements of
				  the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), pursuant to
				  Section 402 of the Clean Water Act; and
(C) a site shall not cause non-point source
				  pollution of waters of the State that violates the water quality standards as
				  set forth in
				  15A NCAC
				  02B.
(10) A site shall meet the following
				  groundwater and operations area pad requirements:
(A) a site shall not contravene groundwater
				  standards as set forth in
				  15A NCAC
				  02L;
(B) the operations area of Type 1, 2, and 3
				  facilities shall have one of the following:
(i) a soil pad with a soil texture finer than
				  loamy sand. For a Type 1 or 2 facility, the depth to the seasonal high water
				  table shall be maintained at least 12 inches. For a Type 3 facility, the depth
				  to the seasonal high water table shall be maintained at least 24 inches;
				  or
(ii) a pad in accordance with
				  Part (C) of this Subparagraph;
(C) the operations area of a Type 4 facility
				  shall have a pad with a linear coefficient of permeability no greater than 1 x
				  10-7cm/sec. The pad shall consist of one of the
				  following:
(i) a non-soil pad, such as
				  concrete and asphalt, designed and constructed to meet the weight requirements
				  of the compost operation and to prevent infiltration of liquids to groundwater;
				  or
(ii) a soil pad of at least 18
				  inches constructed in accordance with Rule .1624(b)(8) and Rule .1621 of this
				  Subchapter. A 12-inch soil layer shall be maintained over the pad to protect it
				  from damage and desiccation: and
(D) finished product shall be stored where
				  the depth to the seasonal high water table is at least 12 inches below ground
				  surface.