2510T_INSP_20230420

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID
T&P YW Transfer X Compost SLAS COUNTY: Craven
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 2510T-TRANSFER-1997
CDLF Tire T&P /
Collection Tire
Monofill Industrial
Landfill DEMO SDTF FILE TYPE: COMPLIANCE

Date of Inspection: 20 April 2023 Date of Last Inspection: 14 January 2021
FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
MCAS Cherry Point Transfer Station
Mockingbird Road
MCAS Cherry Point, NC 28533

GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.89038 E: -076.90673

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Kurt Avellar; Environmental Engineer
252.466.5271

FACILITY CONTACT ADDRESS:
Environmental Affairs Department
PSC 8006
MCAS Cherry Point, NC 28533
E-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
Richard D Hines; Facility Supervisor-Six Nations, Inc
Kurt Avellar; MCAS Cherry Point
Timothy Lawrence; MCAS Cherry Point
Neal Derosia; MCAS Cherry Point
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Life-of-Site Permit to Operate (PTO) issued 5 April 2018, expires 19 November 2057. Any significant site
changes may require permit modification. The owner or operator must contact the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section for coordination of significant site
changes, including, but not limited to, pertinent Site, Operation, and Waste Screening plans.

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 is a Solid Waste Transfer Facility and is permitted to receive Solid Waste as defined in NCGS 130A-
290(a)(35).
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2) Hazardous waste, yard trash, liquid wastes, regulated medical waste, sharps not properly packaged, regulated
asbestos containing material as defined in 40 CFR 61, PCB waste as defined in 40 CFR 761, infectious waste,
animal carcasses, radioactive waste, septage, fluorescent and high-intensity discharged lamps,
ashes/incinerated residues, and wastes banned from disposal in North Carolina by NCGS 130A-309.10(f) are
prohibited from being accepted at this Facility.
3) All Municipal Solid Waste and Construction & Demolition Waste managed by this Facility is transferred to
the Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority MSW Landfill, permit #25-09 in Tuscarora, North
Carolina for disposal.
4) This Facility is permitted to receive solid waste generated by and on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.
5) This Facility is not open to the public.
6) Daily operations at this Facility are conducted by contract employees of Six Nations Incorporated of Wayne,
Michigan.
7) The operating hours for this Facility are from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday. Ten Holidays are
observed: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
8) Site access and security are controlled by means of a locked gate at the Facility access on Roosevelt
Boulevard and at the Facility entrance on Mockingbird Road. The gate was open upon my arrival and site
attendants were on site during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
9) Proper signage is posted at the entrance to the transfer station stating the Facility permit number, list of
banned materials, and the emergency contact number.
10) The access road is of all-weather construction and is well maintained at this time.
11) Fire extinguishers are maintained in the Facility transfer trucks and in the transfer station office. A hose bib
and water hose are also located at the transfer station adjacent to the loading area.
12) All water used for maintenance at the Facility is managed as leachate.
13) The leachate collection drains were free of debris during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
14) The leachate collection and management system appears well maintained and was functioning properly during
this Facility Compliance Inspection.
15) Leachate is managed with an on site oil water separator and is pumped to the MCAS Cherry Point Sewer
Treatment Plant by means of a pump station and force main.
16) The trailer loading area is policed throughout the workday and as loaded trailers are removed from the loading
bay.
17) Cracks and wear were observed in the trailer loading bay floor. Standing leachate was observed collected in
some of the cracked/worn areas. *All cracks, wear, and other damage in the loading bay floor should be
assessed and repaired/sealed to prevent the release of leachate through the bay floor.
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18) Incoming waste is loaded into the transport trailers in a timely manner.
19) This Facility maintains an adequate number of trailers on site to properly manage the volume of waste
received during operating hours.
20) A roll-off container is maintained on site for the management of recyclable metals.
21) A roll-off container is maintained on site for the management of wood wastes.
22) The waste type was reviewed. No unpermitted waste streams were observed on site during this Facility
Compliance Inspection.
23) The transfer station tipping floor is cleaned and washed down throughout the day as needed.
24) Cracks were observed in the concrete tipping floor. *These cracks should be assessed and repaired/sealed to
prevent the release of leachate through the tipping floor.
25) The area behind the push walls is cleaned throughout the day as needed. No overflow waste was observed in
these areas during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
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26) The walls of the Facility are in need of cleaning. *Plans need to be underway for the pressure washing or
steam cleaning of all interior transfer station walls and directional chutes. Moving forward, please ensure that
all Facility walls are cleaned at a minimum of twice per year with a pressure washer.
27) Windblown debris is well managed. No windblown materials were observed on site during this Facility
Compliance Inspection.
28) Access around the Facility is generally stable, however, areas of sparse cover and erosion were observed on
the south side of the transfer station during this Facility Compliance Inspection. *Within thirty days of receipt
of this Facility Compliance Inspection Report, plans should be under way for the filling and grading of all
eroded areas. All repaired areas should be seeded and mulched to establish a cover crop suitable to prevent
erosion. Moving forward, to prevent further/future damage to this sideslope, alternative methods should be
employed to mow the cover crop in this area.

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29) No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
30) *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 28 April 2023 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]

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