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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015 Composting New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Materials Management Albany, New York 12233-7253 2015 PERMITTED FACILITY ANNUAL REPORT YARD WASTE COMPOSTING' 6 NYCRR Part 360-5 This form is for yard waste composting facilities that are permitted under Subpart 360-5 of Part 360. This facility type handles more than 10,000 cubic yards per year of leaves, grass clippings, small branches. There is a separate form for registered facilities (3,000 and 10,000 cubic yards of yard waste per year). Forms for all solid waste management facilities and a brief description of each type of facility can be found at http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemica1152706.htmi. If you have any questions on this form, please e-mail organicrecyclinq(a)dec.ny.gov. Submit the Annual Report no later than March 1, 2016. Failure to provide the required information requested is a violation of Environmental Conservation Law. Timely submission of a properly completed form to the Department's Regional Office that has jurisdiction over your facility and to the Department's Central Office is required to meet the Annual/Quarterly Report requirements of 6 NYCRR Part 360. Attach additional sheets if space on the pages is insufficient or supplementary information is required or appropriate. If required, please include compost analyses as an attachment. PERMITTED FACILITY NAME: Town of Southold Yard Waste Compost Facility 52Y29 PERMIT NUMBER: COUNTY WHERE FACILITY IS LOCATED: Suffolk Page 1 of 8 SECTION 1 - FACILITY INFORMATION FACILITY MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box 962, Cutchogue, NY 11935 FACILITY CITY/TOWN/VILLAGE: STATE: ZIP CODE: Southold NY 11935 FACILITY PHONE NUMBER: 631 -734-7685 FACILITY PHYSICAL LOCATION (IF DIFFERENT FROM MAILING ADDRESS): 6155 Cox Lane, Cutchogue, NY 11935 OWNER NAME: Town of Southold OWNER PHONE NUMBER: OWNER E-MAIL ADDRESS: 631 -765-1800 e.neville@town. southold.ny.us OPERATOR NAME: Town of Southold Solid Waste Management District OPERATOR PHONE NUMBER OPERATOR E-MAIL ADDRESS: 631 -734-7685 jimb@southoldtownny.gov SECTION 2 - COMPOST INPUT Type of Solid Waste Amount Units(circle one) Leaves alone 5000 Cubic yards or et Tons Grass Clippings alone Cubic yards or Wet Tons Mixture of Grass/Leaves Cubic yards or Wet Tons Wood/Brush 5128 Cubic yards or( (Net Tons _... Other: Cubic yards or Wet Tons Total Tons Received 101128 Cubic yards oWet Tons Page 2 of 8 SECTION 3 — COMPOST PRODUCED AND STORED QUANTITY OF COMPOST PRODUCED BY FACILITY: wet tons or 25, 384* cubic yards QUANTITY OF COMPOST REMOVED FROM FACILITY: wet tons or 19r456** cubic yards QUANTITY CURRENTLY STOCKPILED: wet tons or 9, 000 (approx�V* u Ic yards 14 AGE OF OLDEST COMPOST STOCKPILED: months *Includes 10, 000 yds leaf compost; 15, 384 yds woodchip mulch **Includes 5, 440 yds leaf compost; 14, 016 yds woodchip mulch ***Includes approx. 3, 000 yds of compost and mulch from 2014. SECTION 4 — FINISHED COMPOST ANALYSIS If analyses are requires, attach copies of the original laboratory results. Page 3 of 8 SECTION 5 - COMPOST DISTRIBUTION Quantity Taken (cubic yards) Use of Compost 190, 450 Local gardens, farms, landscapers SECTION 6 - UNAUTHORIZED SOLID WASTE Has unauthorized solid waste been received at the Composting Facility during the reporting period? Yes X No If yes, give information below for each incident(attach additional sheets if necessary): Date Received Type Received Date Disposed Disposal Method & Location Page 4 of 8 SECTION 7 — PROBLEMS Identify any major problems encountered during the reporting period and methods for resolution of the problems. Also, identify any major procedural or operational changes during the reporting period. This should include odor complaints, marketing difficulties, major equipment failures, etc. Caterpillar 966 front end loader used for turning/managing windrows was down for extensive repairs during much of the summer and early fall delaying maturity of composting leaves, resulting in inability to fully meet market demand. (Aquisition of self-propelled wtndrow turner early in quickly improved decomposition rate o this material) . SECTION 8 - QUESTIONS Please identify any questions or concerns that you would like the Department to answer or consider: The Town may consider soliciting yard waste from additional sources as the facility has permitted capacity in excess of current input. If so, the Town would welcome DEC assistance in identifying non-traditional markets for finished compost (and woodchip mulch) such as public work environmental and landscaping projects. Page 5 of 8 SECTION 9 - CERTIFICATION The Owner or Operator must sign, date and submit one completed form with an original signature to the appropriate Regional Office(See attachment for Regional Office addresses and Contacts.) The Owner or Operator must also submit one copy by email, fax or mail to: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Bureau of Waste Reduction and Recycling 625 Broadway—9' Floor Albany, New York 12233-7253 Phone: 518-402-8706 Fax 518-402-9024 Email address: organicrecyclinq(a)dec.ny.gov I hereby affirm under penalty of perjury that information provided on this form and attached statements and exhibits was prepared by me or under my supervision and direction and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that I have the authority to sign this report form pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part 360. 1 am aware that any false statement made herein is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor pursuant to Section 210.45 of the Penal Law. j F April 21 , 2016 Signature f` Date James Bunchuck Solid Waste Coordinator Name (Print) Title (Print) jimb@southoldtownny.gov Email (Print) PO Box 962 Cutchogue, Address City NY 11935 631 734-7685 State and Zip Phone Number ATTACHMENTS: x YES NO If required, please include compost analyses as an attachment. Page 6 of 8 Woods End Laboratories, Inc. 290 Belgrade Road, P.O. Box 297 Mount Vernon, ME 04352/USA 207-293-2457 www.woodsend.org lab@woodsend.org Account: 2277 Code: Project: James Bunchuck Date Received : 2016-02-15 Town of Southold Date Reported : 2016-02-29 PO Box 962 Lab ID Number : 9706.0 Cutchogue NY 11935 Quality Control d. COMPOSITION ANALYSIS Sample Identification: Compost: 16 1, decomposed leaves, woodchips, manure VARIABLE MEASURED Unit dry basis as is basis Notations t Bulk Density .................... lbs-ft' - 41 1095 lbs/yd3 Total Solids (dry matter) ............ % 100.0 38.1 762 lbs/ton Moisture Content .................... % 0.0 61.9 148 gals/toll Water Holding Capacity (talc) ......... % 146 59 142 gals/ton Inert and Oversize Particles ......... % ^? 12.8 256.8 lbs/ton pH (sat. paste in H2O) ......... .logH+ 7.44 Near Neutral Free Carbonates (CO3) .... (Range 1-3) 1 None Total Organic Matter ................ % 44.0 16.8 335 lbs/ton Conductivity (salinity) ......... dS•m-1 __4 0.9 V Low Total Carbon:Nitrogen (C:N) Ratio w:w 18.3 18.3 Med High ......................... Seedling Response Assay, Biological Stability ......................... Seedling Germination ................. % 100 Not Plant-toxic Seedling Vigor .............. % of control 96 Excellent Cress Emergence ............ % of total 100 No Inhibition Cress Biomass ............ % of Control 52 Passing Auxinic Effects ............ Ranking 1-6 0.0 Non Observed Germinable Weeds ............. #/liter 0 weed-free Respiration, Volumetric ... (Solvita 1-8) 6.93 Med-Low Ammonia Volatization .... (Solvita 1-5) __4 5.00 low or none ©2001-2012 WOODS END LABORATORIES,Inc. NOTE: this report may not be extracted or copied in any form except in entirety as herein presented, unless by specific permission. tFor explanation of data,see Woods End Laboratories, Inc. Interpretation Sheet at www.woodsend.org Page 2 of 3 Woods End Laboratories, Inc. 290 Belgrade Road, P.O. Box 297 Mount Vernon, ME 04352/USA 207-293-2457 www.woodsend.org lab@woodsend.org Account: 2277 Code: -Project: James Bunchuck Town of Southold Date Received : 2016-02-15 PO Box 962 Date Reported : 2016-02-29 1 Cutchogue NY 11935 Lab ID Number : 9706.0 MINERALS ANALYSIS Sample Identification: Compost: 16 1, decomposed leaves, woodchips, manure VARIABLE MEASURED Unit dry basis as is basis pounds/ton as is ..................................... Mineral Nutrients ..................................... Total Nitrogen ....................... % 1.301 0.496 9.9 M Phosphorus (P) total ................ % 0.923 0.352 7.0 M ........................I...... Extractable & Total Cations ............................... Potassium (K) total ................. % 0.25 0.10 1.9 Sodium (Na) total ................... % 0.06 0.02 0.5 Calcium (Ca) total .................. % 3.25 1.24 24.8 Magnesium (Mg) total .......... ..... % 0.50 0.19 3.8 .................................... Extractable Anions .................................... Nitrate (NO3-N)soluble ........... ppm 406 154 0.3 Nitrite (NO2-N) soluble ........... ppm 10.5 4.0 - Chloride (Cl) soluble .............. ppin 1179 449 0.9 Sulfate (SO4-S) soluble ........... ppm 10 4 0.0 Notes: percent x 10,000 =ppm;ppm=mg/kg; < = less than the MLD (minimum level of detection);nd=none detected FORM 103 Copyright Q2001-2012 WOODS END LABORATORIES, Inc. NOTE: this report may not be extracted or copied in any form except in entirety as herein presented, unless by specific permission Page 3 of 3 Woods End Laboratories, Inc. 290 Belgrade Road, P.O. Box 297 Mount Vernon, ME 04352/USA 207-293-2457 www.woodsend.org lab@woodsend.org Account: 2277 Code: -Project: James Bunchuck Town of Southold Date Received : 2016-02-15 PO Box 962 Date Reported : 2016-02-29 1 Cutchogue NY 11935 Lab ID Number : 9706.0 METALS and NON-METALS ANALYSIS Sample Identification: Compost: 16 1, decomposed leaves, woodchips, manure VARIABLE MEASURED Unit dry basis as is basist lbs/ton Rating$as is Copper (Cu) .................. mg•kg-1 41 16 <0.1 Low Manganese (Mn) .............. mg•kg-1 527 200.9 130.6 High Iron (Fe) ...................... mg•kg-1 2390 911 591.9 MH Zinc (Zn) ..................... mg•kg-1 2 1 <0.1 V Low Lead (Pb) .................... mg-kg-1 51.0 - - Chromium (Cr) ............... mg-kg-1 47.5 - - Cadmium (Cd) ............... mg-kg-1 2.4 - - Nickel (Ni) ....... ............. mg-kg-1 5.4 - - Notes: mg•kg-1 = ppm (parts per million); MPN = most probable number < signifies less than MGD (minimum level of detection) for the particular factor tested }"as is" =wet basis $Rating of Metals Based on international soil standard and is not a Sludge Rule EPA503 process Copyright©2001-2012 WOODS END LABORATORIES, Inc M7 T�` Auxinic Herbicide Box 297- Mt Vernon MAINE 04352 Woods End' Bioassay Report 207-293-2 457 fx 293-2488 Laboratories iNcoarortnr¢o Customer: 2277 Town of Southold James Bunchuk PO Box 962 Date entered: February 29,2016 Cutchogue,NY 11935 I ©coovrieht Wo Sample Description %oV/v actual% Injury Symptomology"for Red'" Mean Lab ID n sample Sample wet Sample ile b Injury Unit density g/cc p p Clover b Observer J rY Medium' w/w gD JD Ranking Compost:16 1,decomposed 9706.0 1 50.0 81.3 n n n 0.0 1 leaves, woodchips,manure 2 3 4 5 6 Spearman Rank Correlation of Evaluators (rs): Inury b Observed Effect Key: Ranking Description of observed injury Notation Initials denote visual symptom n=0 none=no symptoms observed sl=1 Slight=slight leaf curl,first observed level s-m=1.5 Slight-Mod-less than a moderate effect Estimated level of plant m=2.0 Moderate leaf curl-very noticable injury based on the scale of msv=2.5 Mod-Severe-less than a severe effect ranking 0-5 in severity sv=3.0 Severe=pronounced leaf curl and distortion ex=4 Extreme-close to total inhibition al%sample employed in medium on volume blending basis Estimated Mean Concentration in Source Material ►Disclaimer re Clopyralid Equivalents ppb-based on known minimum level of detection)** Lab ID EffectsRS KO JD MLD? MEAN Stdev;.x **level of estimated herbicide is based 1 9706.0 < 4 4 4 < 3.7 0.0 on calibration assays with clopyralid herbicide. The herbicide has not been directly analysed.Any other auxinic herbicide may have caused a similar effect but at another higher or lower concentration. 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