SWCD-67-01, 052110

NCDENR
NOi CA MINA DE MENT OF
ENVIRONMENT ANd NATURA 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 I
Closed
HIIlW
White
Incin
T&P
FIRM
MSWLF
goods
_
FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE
CDLF
TireT&P
Tire
Industrial
DEMO
X
SDTF
Collection
Monofill
Landfill
Date of Audit: 21 May 2010
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
Szymanic Vermicompost
172 Stone Creek Road
Holly Ridge, NC 28445
Date of Last Audit: 8 April 2010
GPS COORDINATES: N: N34.58488 E: W 77.46987
FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Leonard M Szymanic
910.358.1806
[e-mail]
FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
172 Stone Creek Road
Holly Ridge, NC 28445
AUDIT PARTICIPANTS:
Leonard M Szymanic; Szymanic Vermicompost
Ray Williams; NCDENR-Solid Waste
STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Vermicompost Demonstration Approval issued 19 April 2010 with an expiration date of 19 April 2011;
extension request with justification due by 19 January 2011 if necessary.
PURPOSE OF AUDIT:
Follow-up to review Demonstration Approval with operator, to review operating records, and to observe recommended
changes performed in bedding depth.
NOTICE OF VIOLATION(S):
None; see comments 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

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c. Cardboard and shredded paper
d. Horse and/or cattle manure
e. Vegetable waste
3) Measures should be taken to ensure that all leachate is contained and managed on -site to prevent impacts to
groundwater or surface waters. No leachate is being generated by the compost process at this time.
4) This facility should be operated in such a way as to prevent any threat to the public health or environment.
5) 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.
6) No compost ,generated at this facility may be removed from the site and distributed to the public until it has
been tested in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B Section .1407 of the State Solid Waste Management Rules
and the results approved by the Solid Waste Section.
7) The fecal coliform test results were presented and are attached below.
8) The daily operations log was complete, in order, and presented for review.
9) The bedding depth has been reduced to—12"-14" and the method of layering the ingredients has been changed
in accordance with recommendations made by Zi-Quang Chen during the previous audit. The worms appear to
be responding positively to these changes and the composting process is taking place more efficiently.
10) The Conditions for Compliance in the Solid Waste Compost Demonstration Permit #SWCD67-01 were
reviewed during this audit.
11) No violations were noted during this audit.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this audit report.
Way Williams, EnvironmentaCSeniorSpecialist Phone: [phone].
Regional Representative
Delivered on: 25 May by: X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. fI
cc: Mark Poindexter; Field Operations Branch Head/SWS: [e-mail]
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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