25B_INSP_20230420

FACILITY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section

UNIT TYPE:
Lined
MSWLF LCID X YW Transfer Compost SLAS COUNTY: Craven
Closed
MSWLF HHW White
goods Incin T&P FIRM PERMIT NO.: 25B-LCID-
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 LCID Landfill
Rifle Range Road
MCAS Cherry Point, NC 28533

GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.92025 E: -076.89398

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:
Kurt Avellar; MCAS Cherry Point
Timothy Lawrence; MCAS Cherry Point
Hugh Nelson; Cherokee-Federal
Ray Williams; NCDEQ-Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Permit to Construct and Operate issued 5 November 2020, expires 5 November 2025. Pursuant to 15A NCAC
13B .0201 (c), a complete permit review request for the next five-year phase of construction and/or operations
prepared in accordance with 15A NCAC 13B .0565 and .0566 is due on or before 5 May 2025. This application must
comply with the rules and regulations in effect at the time of the application.

PURPOSE OF SITE VISIT:
Comprehensive Facility Compliance Inspection

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 land-clearing and inert debris landfill, a closed asbestos waste disposal site, and a
Temporary Disaster-Generated Vegetative Debris Site.
2) This Facility is permitted to receive land-clearing waste; yard trash, untreated and unpainted wood;
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uncontaminated soil; inert debris such as unpainted rock, brick, concrete, and concrete block, asphalt in
accordance with NCGS 130A-294(m), asbestos; coal combustion by products, and Spiractor sand. Wooden
pallets as defined in the NCGS 130 290(a)(44a) are permitted for disposal and shall be handled as specified in
the Operations Plan.
3) This Facility can receive the aforementioned wastes as generated by and on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry
Point.
4) The hours of operation are Monday through Thursday from 7:30 AM to 11:15 AM and 12:30 PM to 3:45 PM,
and Friday from 7:30 to 11:15 AM and 1:00 PM to 3:45 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.
5) Facility permits and operations plans are currently being maintained at the Environmental Affairs Department
office and at the facility operator’s office.
6) This Facility is not open to the public. Access is limited to US Department of Defense employees and MCAS
Cherry Point Facilities Maintenance Department personnel only.
7) Proper signage is posted at the entrance to the landfill stating the Facility permit number, list of permitted
materials, and the emergency contact number.
8) Site access and security are controlled by means of a chain-link perimeter fence and a locked gate at the
Facility entrance. The gate was closed and locked upon arrival and no attendant was on duty during this
Facility Compliance Inspection.
9) The access road is of all-weather construction and is well maintained at this time.
10) This Facility is permitted to operate a land-clearing debris and yard waste treatment and processing operation
as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .0101(49). Any processed materials must comply with the requirements of 15A
NCAC 13B .1400, et seq. for compost before being distributed to the public.
11) This Facility is permitted to receive for staging, Coal Combustion By-Products for future recycling and/or
beneficial fill. All storage and staging activities are required to be conducted in a manner sufficient to prevent
any releases of ash materials from the storage unit and/or secondary settling basins.
12) This Facility is not currently receiving Coal Combustion By-Products for storage. All Coal Combustion By-
Products generated on-board MCAS Cherry Point are now transported by direct haul to the Coastal
Environmental Partnership MSW Landfill, permit #67-09 in Tuscarora, Craven County, NC for disposal.
13) All previously staged Coal Combustion By-Products are in the process of being removed from the and
transported to the Coastal Environmental Partnership MSW Landfill, permit #67-09 in Tuscarora, Craven
County, NC for disposal. The remaining stockpile is scheduled to be removed from the site during the next
budget cycle.
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14) *Please ensure that the stockpile area is maintained in such a way as to promote the positive drainage of
surface waters away from the storage area. Any areas noted as ponding surface waters should be filled and
graded promptly.
15) This Facility is no longer receiving asbestos containing wastes.
16) *The closed asbestos waste disposal area should be surveyed and clearly marked to delineate the disposal
footprint and prevent the disturbance of this area by heavy equipment and/or site operations.
17) Wood waste brought on-site is stored in an area adjacent to the landfill and ground periodically to be removed
from the site and used as boiler fuel. The wood waste stockpile has recently been processed and removed
from the site. *Please ensure this area is properly graded and maintained to promote the positive flow of all
surface waters away from the waste stockpile and processing area.
18) Vegetative waste brought on-site is stored in an area adjacent to the landfill separate from dimensional wood
waste. This waste is ground periodically and removed from the site for use as boiler fuel.
19) No grinding activities were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
20) Vegetative storm debris has been staged on-site in an area separate from the daily operational vegetative
debris pile adjacent to the coal ash stockpile. *This material should be moved to the daily operational
vegetative debris stockpile or removed from the site for disposal.
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21) Adequate buffers are being maintained around the wood waste stockpiles for fire suppression and inspections.
22) Spent spiractor sand is staged for mixing with vegetative waste grinding residue and soil for use in site
maintenance and grading operations.
23) The waste types were reviewed; no unpermitted wastes were observed during this Facility Compliance
Inspection.
24) Ponding water was observed in several areas on site. The presence of wetlands dependent plants indicates that
these areas are regularly restricting the flow of surface waters from the Facility. *Facility surface water
ditches need to be cleared of sedimentation, brush, and woody vegetation. Please ensure all surface water
ditches are cleared, graded, and maintained in such a way as to promote the positive flow of all surface waters
away from all Facility staging and operational areas.
25) Waste concrete brought on-site is stored in an area adjacent to the landfill and will be crushed periodically to
be used in roadbed construction. *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 in which they were received.
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26) No off-site erosion was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
27) No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
28) *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 4 May 2023 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]

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