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=DRAFT 15A NCAC 13B .0101 is proposed to be amended by adding new paragraphs 54 thru 67 as follows: .0101 DEFINITIONS The following definitions shall apply throughout this Subchapter: (54) "Agricultural Waste" means waste materials produced from the raising of plants and animals, including animal manures, bedding, plant stalks, hulls, leaves and vegetable matter, (55) "Compost" means decomposed, humus-like organic matter, free from odor produced through composting and suitable for us. as a soil conditioner with varying gutrient values. (56) "Composting Pad" means an impermeable surface such as clay, asphalt or concrete where composting activities take place. (57) "Compost Facility" means a site used to compost A facility may include materials processing and hauling equipment; structures to control drainage; and structures to collect and treat leachate; and storage areas for the incoming waste, the final products, and residual materials. (58) "Composttnq" means the controlled decomposition of orqanlc waste by naturally occurring bacteria, yielding a stable~ humus-like, sterile final product resulting in volum. reduction of'40 -75%. (59) "Curing" means the final state of compostinq, after the majority of the readily metabolized material has been decomposed, in which the compost material stabilizes and dries. (60) "Inorganic" means substances in which there are no carbon-to-carbon bondsi mineral matter. (61) "Organic Waste" means waste composed of materials which contain carbon-to-carbon bonds and are biodegradable. Includes paper, wood, food wastes and yard wastes. (62) "Pathogens" means organisms that are capable of producing infection or diseases, often found in waste materials. · (63) "Silviculture Waste" means waste materials produced from th. care and cultivation of forest trees~ includin~ bark and woodchips. (64) "Stabilization" means the final decomposition and curing of compost so that it does not reheat when wetted nor give off odors. (65) "Windrow" means an elongated compost pile. (66) "Windrow Composting" means the composting of organic wastes in a series of elongated piles called windrows, which are turned periodically to aerate and mix the waste msterialq to.speed up decomposition and reduce odors. (67) "In-Vessel Compoating" means a process using mechanized equipment to compost wastes tn an enclosed area with controlled conditions for moisture and oxygen.