6708_INSP_20191031

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF X LCID YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Onslow
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 6708-MSWLF-1997
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 31 October 2019 Date of Last Inspection: 11 July 2019

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
MCB Camp Lejeune MSW Landfill
Piney Greene Road
Camp Lejeune, NC 28452

GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.69065 E: -077.32384

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Joe Powers
910.451.4998

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
U. S. Marine Corps Camp Lejeune MSWLF
C/o Commanding General
AC/S Facilities (Maintenance/Utilities) CP Lejeune
PSC Box 20004
Camp Lejeune, NC 28452
Attn: Joe Powers
e-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
Thomas Richard; Environmental Engineer/MCB Camp Lejeune EMD
Gary J Denson; Recycling Coordinator/MCB Camp Lejeune
Clifford Owens; Landfill Operations/MCB Camp Lejeune
Ray Williams; NCDEQ/Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Permit to Construct (PTC) Phase IV and Permit to Operate (PTO) Phase III issued 13 May 2014. The Phase III
PTO expires 20 May 2024.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Partial Facility Compliance Inspection without records review.

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
1) 15A NCAC 13B .1604 (2) (A) states “Duty to Comply. The permittee shall comply with all conditions of the
permit.” Unresolved
2) 15A NCAC 13B .1604 (2) (B) states “Duty to Mitigate. In the event of noncompliance with the permit, the
permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize releases to the environment, and shall carry out such
measures as are reasonable to prevent adverse impacts on human health or the environment.” Resolved
3) 15A NCAC 13B .1604 (2) (I) states “Proper Operation and Maintenance. The permittee shall at all times
properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances)
which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper
operation and maintenance includes effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staffing and
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training, and adequate laboratory and process controls, including appropriate quality assurance procedures.
This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems only when necessary
to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.” Unresolved
4) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (6) (b) states “An attendant shall be on duty at the site at all times while it is open for
public use to ensure compliance with operational requirements.” Resolved
5) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (7) (a) states “Adequate sediment control measures (structures or devices), shall be
utilized to prevent silt from leaving the MSWLF facility.” Resolved
6) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (7) (b) states “Adequate sediment control measures (structures or devices), shall be
utilized to prevent on-site erosion.” Resolved
7) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (8) (b) states “Surface water shall not be impounded over or in waste.” Resolved
8) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (8) (c) states “Solid waste shall not be disposed of in water.” Resolved
9) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (8) (c) states “Leachate shall be contained within a lined disposal cell or leachate
collection and storage system. All leachate shall be treated, as required by the receiving facility, prior to
discharge. An NPDES permit may be required prior to the discharge of leachate to surface waters, as provided
by 40 CFR Parts 258.26 and 258.27.” Resolved
10) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (11) (c) states “Methods such as fencing and diking shall be provided within the area
to confine solid waste subject to be blown by the wind. At the conclusion of each day of operation, all
windblown material resulting from the operation shall be collected and returned to the area by the owner or
operator.” Resolved
11) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (12) (a) states “The owner or operator of a MSWLF unit designed with a leachate
collection system must establish and maintain a leachate management plan which includes the following:
Periodic maintenance of the leachate collection system;” Resolved
12) 15A NCAC 13B .1626 (12) (e) states “The owner or operator of a MSWLF unit designed with a leachate
collection system must establish and maintain a leachate management plan which includes the following: A
contingency plan for extreme operational conditions.” Resolved

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
1) 15A NCAC 13B .1604 (2) (A) states “Duty to Comply. The permittee shall comply with all conditions of the
permit.”
2) 15A NCAC 13B .1604 (2) (I) states “Proper Operation and Maintenance. The permittee shall at all times
properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances)
which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper
operation and maintenance includes effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staffing and
training, and adequate laboratory and process controls, including appropriate quality assurance procedures.
This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems only when necessary
to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.”

Within the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS section below are details concerning the violations listed above and the
necessary corrective actions that must be undertaken are in bold print.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This landfill is a lined Municipal Solid Waste Landfill.
2) This landfill is permitted to receive solid waste generated by and on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marine
Corps Air Station Cherry Point, and all related ancillary Marine Facilities.
3) The landfill facility is secured by means of a locked gate at the facility entrance during non-operational hours.
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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4) Proper signage is posted at the entrance to the facility stating the permit number, contact information, and listing
banned/excluded wastes.
5) Hours of operation for this Facility are Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, except the landfill is
closed on ten holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
6) The facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being well maintained at this time.
7) This facility manages landfill gas through a passive venting system.
8) Edge of liner markers have been installed throughout the landfill and are being maintained as required.
9) This landfill is currently operating in Phase III. Construction of Phase IV has been completed.
10) This Facility requires five-day advance notice for the receipt of asbestos containing materials. All received
asbestos waste is disposed in an area adjacent to the working face, covered upon receipt, and mapped with a
GPS unit.
11) Soil is stockpiled adjacent to the active working face for use as cover.
12) The working face is being maintained in a compact and manageable size. Operational compacting equipment
was on-site and in use during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
13) The waste type was reviewed during this Facility Compliance Inspection. Only MSW was observed being
disposed at the working face.
14) Attendants were present at the working face during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
15) Windblown debris is being well managed at this time. No windblown debris was observed outside the permitted
disposal area during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
16) Check dams have been constructed in the surface water conveyance ditch along the toe of Cell #7 to prevent
the uncontrolled flow of surface waters during storm events.
17) The area of ponding/standing water was observed along the eastern toe of Cell #8 and noted in the previous
Facility Compliance Inspection Report (FCIR) has been pumped down and the area is being maintained in such
a way as to prevent the collection of surface waters. No standing water was observed in this area.
18) The damage observed to the perimeter berm of Cell #8 around the leachate pump station and noted in the
previous FCIR has been partially repaired. This area of repair will be completed when the liner system repairs
are completed. *Please continue working to complete all repairs in a timely manner. All repairs should be
completed to the specifications set forth in your approved Facility Construction Plans. Upon completion
of the repairs, construction quality assurance (CQA) documentation stamped by a licensed professional
engineer shall be submitted to the Section.
19) The liner system damage that was noted in the previous FCIR has yet to be repaired. *Please continue working
to repair all damage that resulted from the washout in this area. Upon completion of the repairs,
construction quality assurance (CQA) documentation stamped by a licensed professional engineer shall
be submitted to the Section.
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20) Overall, the closed areas of the landfill are well maintained with a well-established cover crop of native warm
season grasses.
21) The areas of sparse cover and erosion that were noted on the eastern outside slope of Phases II and III in the
previous FCIR have been repaired.
22) The landfill stormwater management basins were reviewed. Overall, the ponds were clear of windblown litter
and brush, and no areas of erosion were observed around the pond margins during this Facility Compliance
Inspection. Repairs to the Phase III eastern stormwater management basin and drainage ditches have been
completed.
23) The soil borrow area was reviewed. The areas of erosion that were observed near and in the stormwater
management basin in the previous FCIR have been repaired. *Please ensure that all repaired areas are seeded
and mulched to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent erosion.
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24) *Continued corrective measures are required as a result of this Facility Compliance Inspection.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this Facility Compliance Inspection Report.

Ray Williams; Environmental Senior Specialist Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Regional Representative

Delivered on 13 November 2019 by X Electronic delivery US Mail X Certified No. []

cc: Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head/SWS: [e-mail]
Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
Thomas Richard, Environmental Engineer/MCB Camp Lejeune EMD: [e-mail]

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