6710_INSP_20200922

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID
T&P X YW X Transfer Compost X SLAS COUNTY: Onslow
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P X FIRM PERMIT NO.: 6710-COMPOST-1999
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 22 September 2020 Date of Last Inspection: 13 May 2020

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
MCB Camp Lejeune Yard Waste Compost Facility
Piney Greene Road
Camp Lejeune, NC 28542

GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.68719 E: -077.32507

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Gary J Denson
910.451.2037

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
U. S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
C/o Commanding General
Environmental Management Division
12 Post Lane
Camp Lejeune, NC 28547
Attn: Gary J Denson
e-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
Steven Beckner; Landfill Operations Supervisor/MCB Camp Lejeune
Gary J Denson; Recycling Coordinator/MCB Camp Lejeune
Jaime Harrell; Landfill Manager/MCB Camp Lejeune
Thomas Richard; Environmental Engineer/MCB Camp Lejeune EMD
Pete Woodall; Landfill Services Director/MCB Camp Lejeune
Ray Williams; NCDEQ/Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Expired; Permit to Operate issued 21 March 2016; expired 12 January 2020. A permit review request was submitted
for review 17 October 2019.

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

STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None applicable.

OBSERVED VIOLATIONS:
No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection; please see the ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
section below.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This Facility is a Large Type III Compost Facility and a Treatment & Processing Facility.
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2) This Facility must be operated in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 15A NCAC 13B,
Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS 130A-290, et seq.).
3) This Facility is permitted to receive for composting, solid waste generated by and on Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, and all related ancillary Marine Facilities.
4) This Facility is permitted to receive for treatment and processing, landclearing debris; untreated and unpainted
wood waste; uncontaminated pallets; yard waste; and unpainted concrete, brick, and block.
5) All yard wastes received must be composted. The yard waste may be ground at the T&P element before
composting or placed directly at the Compost element without grinding.
6) The site is secured by a chain-link fence and a locked gate at the Facility entrance. The gate was unlocked
upon arrival and a Facility attendant was on-site during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
7) Proper signage is posted at the entrance to the Facility stating the permit number, contact information, and
listing banned/excluded wastes.
8) Hours of operation for this Facility are Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Ten Holidays are
observed: 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.
9) The Facility access road is of all-weather construction and is being well maintained at this time.
10) The waste types at the Facility were reviewed and no unpermitted wastes were noted during this Facility
Compliance Inspection.
11) All incoming waste is screened for unpermitted materials. Any unpermitted materials found in the waste
stream are removed for disposal at the MCB Camp Lejeune Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, permit #67-08.
12) Clean concrete is stockpiled on-site until crushed for re-use. Crushing operations were underway during this
Facility Compliance Inspection.
13) All wood and metal staging and processing is being conducted on the concrete pad.
14) A separate area of the storage yard is maintained and operated for the collection and removal of recyclable
metals. An adequate distance is being maintained around this pile for equipment and safety operations.
15) All refrigerant containing items are maintained in an upright condition until the refrigerants are properly
removed for recycling. After collection, all items are marked by the collector with the date of removal.
16) Unpainted and untreated dimensional wood waste is brought on-site and staged for grinding and removal
from the Facility for boiler fuel.
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17) *Please note that the State rules regarding recovered materials state that for a material to qualify as a
recovered material, the majority of the material (75% or more) must be sold, used, or re-used within the
calendar year.
18) Land clearing waste is brought on-site and staged for grinding.
19) The landclearing debris stockpile is being maintained in manageable size with adequate access around the pile
for fire suppression and safety inspections. *Please continue to ensure that all wood waste and landclearing
debris stockpiles are maintained less than 30’ in height and 50’ in length.
20) No wood grinding operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
21) All composting activities at this site are conducted in the Compost Element and are maintained on the
concrete pad as required.
22) The compost element was reviewed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
23) All surface waters in the composting area are directed into the lined leachate management lagoon.
24) All leachate is maintained on-site in the lined lagoon until pumped to the MCB Camp Lejeune wastewater
treatment plant.
25) Composting operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
26) Ground tree waste and yard trash have been staged on site for mixing and windrowing for composting.
27) Ground tree waste is mixed with yard trash and horse droppings and windrowed for composting.
28) Compost windrows are currently being maintained on-site. All compost windrows are being maintained with
adequate spacing between the rows to allow for composting and fire suppression equipment.
29) Unprocessed materials are maintained separate from finished compost product to prevent cross contamination.
30) Processed materials that do not meet Compost requirements are staged on-site separate from the finished
compost for transfer and use at the MCB Camp Lejeune Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, permit #67-08.
These staged materials are used for cover.
31) No odors were noted at the Compost Facility boundary.
32) No fugitive dust was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
33) The leachate lagoon is well maintained and was free of vegetation and excess sedimentation during this
Facility Compliance Inspection.
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34) Access around the Facility is generally stable with a well-maintained cover crop of native warm season type
grasses.
35) No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
36) *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: 2 October 2020 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Andrew Hammonds, Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
Steven Beckner; Landfill Operations Supervisor/MCB Camp Lejeune: [e-mail]
Thomas Richard; Environmental Engineer/MCB Camp Lejeune EMD: [e-mail]
Pete Woodall; Landfill Services Director/MCB Camp Lejeune: [e-mail]

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