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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: 18 May 2017 Date of Last Inspection: 25 August 2016

FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS:
MCB Camp Lejeune Yard Waste Compost Facility
Piney Greene Road
Camp Lejeune, NC 28452

GPS COORDINATES: N: 34.68719 E: -077.32507

FACILITY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER:
Gary Denson
910.451.4998

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: Alicia Filzen
e-mail: [e-mail]

PARTICIPANTS:
Bradley W Hunter; Environmental Engineer/MCB Camp Lejeune EMD
Ray Williams; NCDEQ/Solid Waste

STATUS OF PERMIT:
Active; Permit to Operate issued 21 March 2016; expires 12 January 2020. A complete permit review request
including updated Facility, Operations, and Waste Screening Plans is due on or before 12 September 2019; this
application must comply with the rules and regulations in effect at the time of the application.

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.
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
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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) All composting activities at this site are conducted in the Compost Element and are maintained on the
concrete pad as required.
13) All surface waters in the composting area are directed into the lined leachate management lagoon.
14) All leachate is maintained on-site in the lined lagoon until pumped to the MCB Camp Lejeune wastewater
treatment plant.
15) An excess amount of sedimentation was observed in the leachate management lagoon. *Plans need to be
underway for the cleaning of the accumulated sedimentation from the leachate management lagoon.
16) Access around the Facility is generally stable, however, the area of erosion that was noted in the previous
Facility Compliance Inspection Report (please see FCIR 6710_INSP_20160825) as being observed on the
southern sideslope to the west of the compost element access ramp still has not been repaired. Other, smaller
areas of erosion were observed throughout the Facility. *Within thirty days of receipt of this Facility
Compliance Inspection Report, please repair these areas of erosion. These areas should be filled and graded at
a slope not greater than 3:1, and then seeded and mulched to establish a groundcover suitable to prevent
erosion.
17) The cover crop in the compost area needs to be better maintained. Areas of sparse cover were observed
throughout this area of the Facility and brushy-type plants have been allowed to establish and outcompete the
native warm season grasses necessary to prevent erosion. The establishment of a regular mowing schedule
maintained throughout the growing season is necessary for the proper maintenance of the Facility cover crop.
*A regular, timely mowing schedule should be initiated and maintained for the proper maintenance of the
Facility cover crop.
18) Ground tree waste and yard trash have been staged on site for mixing and windrowing for composting.
19) Ground tree waste is mixed with yard trash and horse droppings, and windrowed for composting.
20) Compost windrows are maintained using a Mid-West Biosystems Aeromaster PT-130 11’ PTO operated,
Pull-Type compost turner with an attached WT1775 Water Trailer to manage moisture content.
21) Compost windrows are currently being maintained on-site. The windrows are being maintained adequate
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spacing between the rows to allow for compost turning and fire suppression.
22) Composting operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
23) Unprocessed materials are maintained separate from finished compost product to prevent cross contamination.
24) 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.
25) No odors were noted at the Compost Facility boundary.
26) Unpainted and untreated dimensional wood waste is brought on-site and staged for grinding and removal
from the Facility for boiler fuel.
27) The wood waste stockpile is being maintained in manageable size with adequate access around the pile for
fire suppression and safety inspections.
28) Land clearing waste is brought on-site and staged for grinding. All ground landclearing debris is composted at
the Compost Element.
29) Wood waste and landclearing debris stockpiles must be maintained less than 30’ in height and 50’ in length.
30) The landclearing debris stockpile is being maintained in manageable size with adequate access around the pile
for fire suppression and safety inspections.
31) No wood grinding operations were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
32) Clean concrete is stockpiled on-site until crushed for re-use.
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33) No concrete sorting or crushing activities were underway during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
34) 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.
35) All wood and metal staging and processing is being conducted on the concrete pad.
36) No fugitive dust was observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
37) No violations were observed during this Facility Compliance Inspection.
38) *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: 31 May 2017 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]

cc: Bradley W Hunter; Environmental Engineer/MCB Camp Lejeune EMD: [e-mail]
Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]
Jessica Montie; Chief Compliance Officer/SWS: [e-mail]

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