25B_INSP_20231026

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: 26 October 2023 Date of Last Inspection: 20 April 2023
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; Environmental Affairs-MCAS Cherry Point
Timothy Lawrence; Environmental Affairs-MCAS Cherry Point
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:
Partial 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 for details concerning this inspection.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) This facility is a land-clearing and inert debris landfill, a closed asbestos waste disposal site, and a Temporary
Debris Management Site.
2) This facility is permitted to receive landclearing waste; yard trash, untreated and unpainted wood;
uncontaminated soil; inert debris such as unpainted rock, brick, concrete, and concrete block, asphalt in
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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 currently well-maintained.
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) 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.
12) 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.
13) 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.
14) All previously staged Coal Combustion By-Products have been removed from the site and transported to the
Coastal Environmental Partnership MSW Landfill, permit #67-09 in Tuscarora, Craven County, NC for
disposal.
15) The soil stockpile has been used as fill in the coal ash management area. This area has been graded to promote
the positive flow of surface waters away from the storage area.
16) This facility is no longer receiving asbestos containing wastes.
17) *The closed asbestos waste disposal area is scheduled to be surveyed and marked to accurately delineate the
disposal footprint and prevent the disturbance of this area by heavy equipment and/or site operations.
18) 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. This area and the immediate vicinity have been graded to promote the
positive flow of surface waters away from the wood storage area.
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19) A roll-off container is maintained on-site for the collection and removal of unpermitted materials screened
from incoming wood waste.
20) Recyclable/reusable pallets are removed from the waste stream and staged in an area adjacent to the active
working area for transport to Precision Pallet, LLC in Pantego, NC for recycling and/or re-use.
21) 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.
22) No grinding activities were underway during this facility compliance inspection.
23) Adequate buffers are being maintained around the wood waste stockpiles for fire suppression and inspections.
24) Spent spiractor sand is staged for mixing with vegetative waste grinding residue and soil for use in site
maintenance and grading operations.
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25) The waste types were reviewed; no unpermitted wastes were observed during this facility compliance
inspection.
26) Mowing and clearing/repair of the facility surface water ditches is underway. *Moving forward, to prevent
excessive vegetative growth, these areas should be included in your regular mowing/maintenance schedule.
27) Portions of the facility cover crop have recently been mowed.
28) No off-site erosion was observed during this facility compliance inspection.
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 31 October 2023 by X Electronic delivery US Mail Certified No. [ _]
cc: Andrew Hammonds; Eastern District Supervisor/SWS: [e-mail]

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