20080_True Textiles Elkin II_SIR_2021.10.15

DWM Brownfields Inspection Report
Submitted By: jkslaughter_ncdenr
Submitted Time: 10/28/2021 7:47 AM

I. Inspection Information
Date & Time: 10/15/2021 9:47 AM Inspection Type: Meeting

Brownfields Staff:
Kevin Slaughter
Other Personnel:
Will Dellinger - Elkin Partner Holdings
Location:
Lat: 36.24634301854045, Long: -80.8425365158898,

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II. Project Information
Number: 20080-16-086 Name: True Textiles (RN)
Address: 304 E. Main St.

City: Elkin

County: Surry

III. Environmental

Current Use of Property: Commercial/Retail, Vacant Land
Structures on Property: Existing Structures Violation: No

Vapor Mitigation Systems: Not Observed Vapor Mitigation Violation: No

Use of Surface Water or Groundwater: Not Observed Water Use Violation: No

Exposed Soils: Not Observed Exposed Soils Violation: No

Summary: N/A

Summary: N/A

Summary: Former textile mill present on the property. Several buildings are empty
although southern building has been purchased by, and is being used by the Foothills Art
Center. The far western building (Shipping/Receiving building) has also been purchased
and

Summary: N/A

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Use of Basements: Observed Basement Violation: No

Storage of Chemicals: Observed Chemical Violation: Unknown

Groundwater Monitoring Wells: Observed Monitoring Well Violation: No

Current Exposure to Public/Public Risk:

Summary: Although a basement was observed in a former spinning building northeast of
the Foothills Art Center, it is not currently in use, and no chemical storage was observed.
There is an additional large basement that is beneath the former dyehouse/chemical
storage building. The basement area is still being cleared out, and drains were being
sealed during the site inspection, with additional drains flagged for sealing. Piping
downflow of these drains have been sealed.

Summary: There were two ares of the site where chemicals were observed. On the
interior and exterior of the former maintenance shop, where there were three waste oil
AST,'s, and five 5- gallon buckets that were labeled Calcium Hypochlorite that appeared
to be at least partially full (Photo 4). In addition, there were numerous drums, totes, and
buckets of material (surfactants, acetic acid, oils, water repellants, etc.) that were left on-
site by a prior tenant within the former dyehouse/chemical storage building (Photos 5
and 6).

Condition: Unknown
Summary: Observed one former groundwater recovery well in the vicinity of the broken
culvert bordering Main St. that looked like it might be used for groundwater sampling.
The vault cover and well lid on this vault and well were not secured (Photo 10). There
was an additional recovery well, or sump pit (nothing appeared to drain to it) within the
Former Dye Area building (Photo 11), and a monitoring well vault in the warehouse on
western portion of site which was bolted shut.

Not observed at the time of the site inspection. Other than building used for
warehousing on western portion of property, only other occupied space is the Foothills
Arts Center located on the southern portion of the property. Spoke with Leslie
Fesperman who is a director there, and building primary consists of small
studios/galleries where artists (clay, textiles, painting, etc.) work on projects, but not on a
daily basis.

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IV. Inspector Comments

V. PHOTOGRAPHS

Photo 1: Culvert area awaiting repair. Work planned on DOT culvert under main street, so Mr.
Dellinger is waiting until this work is performed to make the onsite culvert line repair.

According to Mr. Dellinger, all three of the drainage lines that left the Mill property for
the former WWTP have been plugged in at least two locations, with additional cement
plugs installed on the opposite side of Main St., without any lines entering, leaving, or
interconnecting the former settling ponds or the former WWTP (all of which I observed).
In addition, extensive sealing of drains within the different buildings has been performed,
although there are additional drains still being uncovered, primary within the basement
level of the former dyehouse/chemical storage building (although others were observed
that will be sealed.

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Photo 2: Typical example of exterior line blockage after filling piping and vault with concrete.
Observed approximately eight of these blockages sealing all floor drain lines leaving property.

Photo 3: Several circular floor drains sealed within former dye area building.

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Photo 4: Chemical storage within maintenance shop. Two additional used oil AST’s located
outside maintenance building.

Photo 5: One of several locations within northern ground floor portion of former
dyehouse/chemical storage building where former tenant left 55-gallon drums, smaller buckets,
and a metal caged chemical totes.
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Photo 6: Surfactant tote, and blue poly barrel of Acetic Acid, both left in former
dyehouse/chemical storage building by former tenant.

Photo 7: Future warehouse area within ground floor of dyehouse/chemical storage building.
No plans to fill trenches with cement, however, where trench drains exist grates at a single
location, discharge line has been filled with cement.
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Photo 8: Photo of Foothills Arts Center building facing southwest.

Photo 9: Ground floor of Foothills Arts Center building which consists of approximately ten
artists’ studios. Studios were empty during site inspection, and tenants come and go on a
regular basis.
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Photo 10: Former groundwater recovery well located on northwest of culvert repair area. Vault
lid and 4” dia. recovery well cap unsecured.

Photo 11: What appears to be a groundwater recovery well or possibly a sump pump pit
located within former dye area building on eastern portion of site. Requested vault be filled
with cement.