CC - Narrative from MPD Code EnforcementTimber Creek Tour
Narrative by Sgt. Matt Parsons, MPD
On July 31st 2018 at 14:00 hours Officer Rich Everett and I went to 6575 S. Locust Grove in Meridian
Idaho, to view the property of Timber Creek Recycling (From the public roadway). Once at the property,
we took several photographs from the side of roadway. We could see several large piles of wood and
some concrete debris. I was able to photograph them as well as some earth moving equipment that did
not appear to be operating at that moment. Ultimately I was not able to see what was going on at the
center of operations. I wanted to be educated on the process and witness the operation up close and in
person. I called Mike Murgoitio’s cell phone and advised him about my intentions. He invited me onto
the property and allowed me to photograph and document the operation. He took us to each piece of
equipment and to every pile of material. He explained how the process works from start to finish.
We documented the following information:
1. Only one grinder is in operation at a time, the second grinder is a spare.
2. There is one generator that runs when the screener is operating.
3. A track-hoe retrieves the material in the piles and dumps it onto the grinder.
4. The grinder chews up the logs and branches and creates bark chips.
5. The bark chips “block” are then ran through the grinder again to make smaller chips or “fine”.
6. Fresh cut grass piles are mixed with bark chips to keep odor down as it creates compost.
7. There is no rock or gravel crushing on site. The piles of concrete are from a demolished building
on site. Some landscaping boulders are in a pile near the entrance.
8. Run off is controlled by a berm on the south side of the property.
9. A water truck operates routinely. (see photos)
10. The piles of wood debris are approximately 20 feet high.
11. The water tank on site id used for the operation which is fed by a well.
12. The ground base at the center of operations is covered in bark chips preventing a mud.
13. A muffler has been purchased for the grinder. $11,000 cost.
14. We witnessed two large trucks enter the property in a 4 hour period.
15. We ran several sound decibel readings around the property. The results are as follows.
A. Grinder, water truck and front-end loader all at same time were at 79 decibels from 228
feet.
B. Grinder from 10 feet away at the exhaust side 102 decibels
C. Grinder, water truck and front-end loader all at same time were at 58 decibels from 200 feet
on opposite side of piles.
D. On the roadway in front of complainant’s house at 775 Columbia the grinder, water truck
and front-end loader all at same time were 45 decibels. Road traffic (cars were 60 decibels)
We discussed several helpful tips for a Meridian property owner about cleaning up the
property by removing the piles of concrete and tires. He is now working on that. Please
contact me if you have any questions.
Woa