25005_James Waste Oil_SIR_2021.09.20

DWM Brownfields Inspection Report
Submitted By: jkslaughter_ncdenr
Submitted Time: 09/20/2021 1:46 PM

I. Inspection Information
Date & Time: 09/20/2021 1:02 PM Inspection Type: Meeting

Brownfields Staff:
Kevin Slaughter
Other Personnel:
Niel Danzinger - President, Steve Hart - H&H,
Chris Walker and Ms. Laura Truesdale -
Alexander Ricks PLLC, Kim Caulk, Richard
Concepcion, Sean Morris and Andrew Martin
(DEQ-Hazardous Waste Compliance Branch).
Location:
Lat: 35.23937822750424, Long: -80.82938504971834,

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II. Project Information
Number: 25005-21-060 Name: James Waste Oil
Address: 200, 210 and 221
Dalton Avenue

City: Charlotte

County: Mecklenburg

III. Environmental

Current Use of Property: Industrial
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: Numerous older single-story brick, concrete block, and steel framed structures
located on the Brownfield property, with a former church building (currently used for Haz
Mat training only), located on southeastern portion of the property.

Summary: N/A

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Use of Basements: Not 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: N/A

Summary: Site is used for waste recycling and disposal, primarily consisting of waste oil,
oil/water mix and used ethylene glycol (antifreeze). There is also smaller amounts of
drummed hazardous waste, that is held temporarily prior to shipment.

Condition: Unknown
Summary: One 2-inch PVC, stick-up monitoring well appears to be located adjacent to an
oil water separator (no longer in use), on the northwest portion of the property. The
monitoring well is equipped with expansion plug & keyed lock and is also protected by
two orange bollards and may be monitoring well W-3 shown in prior site plans (Photo 4).
It is possible this well is grouted up, but this was not confirmed during the Site Inspection.

Both portions of the property (located on both the north and south sides of Dalton
Avenue) are fenced, and unauthorized access is prohibited. No risk to the public was
observed at the time of the Site Inspection.

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IV. Inspector Comments

V. PHOTOGRAPHS

Photo 1: Twenty-Three AST’s and secondary containment primarily for used and recycled oil
storage on northern portion of Brownfields property (210 Dalton Ave.).
The Site Inspection was performed in conjunction with DEQ’s Hazardous Waste
Compliance Branch’s site visit which was performed to help evaluate the Used Oil
Processing Facility Closure Plan that had been submitted for review. Because this site is
applying for entry into the Brownfields Ready for Reuse program, it was determined that
a simultaneous visit by DEQ Brownfields personnel would also be appropriate.

Generally, the site looked relatively clean, with no oil, oily water or ethylene glycol
(antifreeze) observed in any of the secondary containment structures or staining visible
on their exterior walls. The only staining observed during the Site Inspection was
relatively minor on the pavement adjacent to the used oil solidification pit where waste is
loaded onto trucks for disposal at Republic Landfill (Photo 6).

Current plans are to relocate the facility operations in approximately 9-months. Only
after all operations had ceased at this location would site sampling be performed.
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Photo 2: Concrete slab showing former extent of CMU secondary containment where standing
oil was observed in January 2015.

Photo 3: Approximate area of former sandblast pit on northwestern portion of property. It’s
exact location could not be determined during the Site Inspection and Mr. Danzinger had no
knowledge of its prior existence.
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Photo 4: Former OWS adjacent to ethylene glycol recovery warehouse. Piping from warehouse
to separator currently sealed, and OWS no longer in use. A locked PVC monitoring well is also
visible in the background between two orange protective bollards.

Photo 5: South AST Containment Area containing four used oil/water mix AST’s on the southern
portion of Brownfield property (221 Dalton Ave.).
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Photo 6: One of two waste solidification units (the other is an above grade steel tank within CMU
block secondary containment). Sawdust obtained from a furniture manufacturing plant is mixed
with oil or oil/water mixture to solidify. Some pavement staining observed at this location.

Photo 7: Truck wash bay and floor drain. Wash water drains to a 400-gallon sump below the
floor drain which is periodically pumped out.