SWCD67-01, 021811

AGa
NCDENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
FACILITY COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
UNIT TYPE:
Lined
LCID
YW
Transfer
Compost
X
SLAS
COUNTY:Onslow
MSWLF
PERMIT NO.: SWCD67-01
Closed
HIIlW
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
I
_
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
X
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Audit: 18 February 2011 Date of Last Audit: 21 Maw
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Szymanic Vermicompost (Stone Creek Castings)
172 Stone Creek Road
Holly Ridge, NC 28445
GPS COORDINATES: N: N34.58488 E: W 77.46987
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Leonard M Szymanic
910.358.1806
E-mail: pondorolmsghotmail.com
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
172 Stone Creek Road
Holly Ridge, NC 28445
AUDIT PARTICIPANTS:
Leonard M Szymanic; Stone Creek Castings
Ray Williams; NCDENR-Solid Waste
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Vermicompost Demonstration Approval issued 19 April 2010 with an expiration date of 19 April 2011; an
extension request with justification is due by 19 January 2011 if necessary.
PURPOSE OF AUDIT:
Comprehensive
NOTICE OF VIOLATION(S):
None; please see AREAS OF CONCERN AND COMMENTS section below
STATUS OF PAST NOTED VIOLATIONS:
None applicable
AREAS OF CONCERN AND COMMENTS:
1) This facility is a Vermicomposting Demonstration Project consisting of a flow -through reactor -type bin of
approximately one cubic yard in size, contained within an enclosed building.
2) Composting at this site shall be limited to the materials listed as ingredients in the application:
a. Yard Waste
b. Wood Shavings
c. Cardboard and shredded paper

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d. Horse and/or cattle manure
e. Vegetable waste
3) No unpermitted wastes were noted during this audit.
4) Measures should be taken to ensure that all leachate is contained and managed on -site to prevent impacts to
groundwater or surface waters.
5) No leachate is being generated by the compost process at this time.
6) This facility should be operated in such a way as to prevent any threat to the public health or environment.
7) Operation of this facility and all composting activities should be maintained in accordance with 15A NCAC
13B Section .1406 of the State Solid Waste Management Rules.
8) Compost generated at this facility has been tested in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B Section .1407 of the
State Solid Waste Management Rules and has been approved by the Solid Waste Section for distribution to the
public.
9) The daily operations log was complete, in order, and presented for review.
10) The bedding depth is being maintained at—12"-14" and the ingredients layered in accordance with Solid Waste
Section recommendations. The composting process appears to be taking place efficiently.
11) New bins have been/are being constructed to increase the volume of material processed and to increase the
efficiency of the vermicomposting process.
12) The Conditions for Compliance in the Solid Waste Compost Demonstration Permit #SWCD67-01 were
reviewed during this audit.
13) Compost product was reviewed during this audit.
14) No violations were noted during this audit.
15) Your compost demonstration permit will expire on 19 April 2011. *As per our conversation, please submit a
demonstration permit extension request with justification for your request to Compost and Land Application
Branch Head Michael Scott in the SWS Raleigh Central Office.
16) Digital photographs were taken during this facility compliance audit. Please see photographs attached below.
17) *Corrective measures are required as a result of this audit.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this audit report.
&y Williams; Environmenta[SeniorSpeciafist Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]
Regional Representative
Delivered on : 21 February 2011 by: Electronic delivery X US Mail Certified No. 1I
cc: Dennis E Shackelford; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
Michael E Scott; Compost and Land Application Branch Head/SWS: [e-mail]
Donald Herndon; Chief Compliance Officer/SWS: [e-mail]
Wendy McNeil; FRO Administrative Services/SWS: [e-mail]
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Current vermicompost bin New bins under construction, ingredients placed to show process
Bedding material with worm population Compost product