25004_Coleman Mill_SIR_2022.04.06

DWM Brownfields Inspection Report
Submitted By: jkslaughter_ncdenr
Submitted Time: 04/07/2022 10:14 AM

I. Inspection Information
Date & Time: 04/06/2022 1:17 PM Inspection Type: Drive-By

Brownfields Staff:
Kevin Slaughter

Other Personnel:
Mr. Mike Bartlett - Bartlett Industries (mill
building tenant)
Location:
Lat: 35.3873515, Long: -80.5899128,

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II. Project Information
Number: 25004-21-013 Name: Coleman Mill
Address: 625 Main St. SW

City: Concord

County: Cabarrus

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: Former brick textile mill, and two large single-story buildings are located on the
property.

Summary: N/A

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Use of Basements: Observed Basement Violation: No

Storage of Chemicals: Observed Chemical Violation: No

Groundwater Monitoring Wells: Observed Monitoring Well Violation: No

Current Exposure to Public/Public Risk:

Summary: There are soil contact walls on the southern side of the mill building as
identified in the January 25, 2022 Site Inspection Report.

Summary: Although actual chemical storage was not observed, there were six unmarked
55-gallon drums present on the northwestern portion of the property (Photo 2). They are
newer, and it appears that these may be filled with soil/purge water from the newly
installed monitoring wells.

Condition: Unknown
Summary: Two relatively new monitoring wells were observed on the property during the
Inspection (Photos 3). There may be additional monitoring wells that were not observed
at the time of the inspection.

A tenant (Bartlett Industries) is working within a portion of the ground floor of the former
mill building. This is a one-person business, and Mike Bartlett fabricates and repairs stock
car type racing chassis. There are unsealed holes in the flooring where Swift Creek
recently took samples according to Mr. Bartlett (Photo 4).

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IV. Inspector Comments

V. PHOTOGRAPHS

Photo 1: Front of former mill building facing east.
The Site Inspection was performed at the project managers request to determine if
renovations at the property had begun or would be shortly. No site renovations have taken
place, or equipment staged at the property (Photo 1).

Relatively recently, at least two monitoring wells were installed on the property, with
cuttings and purge water most likely placed in unmarked 55-gallon drums (Photos 2 and 3).
Based on discussions with the building tenant, it appears sub-slab soil gas sampling was also
performed, with the holes inside the mill left open to the interior space (Photo 4).
Investigated car frame fabrication area and work performed, and only de minimis quantities
of cutting oil, WD-40, etc. were observed in the small work area (Photos 6 and 7).

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Photo 2: Six relatively new 55-gallon steel drums (unlabeled) on northwestern portion of
property. Drums are full and are most likely full of soil cuttings and purge water from the
installation of at least two new monitoring wells observed at the property.

Photo 3: One of two monitoring wells encountered that were installed since the January 25,
2022 Site Inspection. This well is located north of the mill building adjacent to a 1-story brick
building. The other well was located on the south side of the mill building.
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Photo 4: One of several mill building slab penetrations installed by Swift Creek Environmental
according to building tenant. They appear to have been used for sub-slab soil gas sampling.

Photo 5: Photo taken from door on western end of mill building facing east.
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Photo 6: Milling machines used by Bartlett Industries to fabricate frames for race cars. No sign
of spills or staining associated with current tenant observed.

Photo 7: Example of one of the car frames currently being worked on.