17020_Chronicle Mill_SIR_20220607

DWM Brownfields Inspection Report
Submitted By: jkslaughter_ncdenr
Submitted Time: 06/08/2022 11:47 AM

I. Inspection Information
Date & Time: 06/07/2022 2:08 PM Inspection Type: Drive-By

Brownfields Staff:
Kevin Slaughter, Seth Titley, Tyler Pearson
Other Personnel:
Charlie Calloway – Site Superintendent.
Location:
Lat: 35.2438783, Long: -81.0337278,

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II. Project Information
Number: 17020-13-036 Name: Chronicle Mill
Address: 96 East Catawba
Street

City: Belmont

County: Gaston

III. Environmental

Current Use of Property: Mixed Use
Structures on Property: Existing Structures Violation: No

Vapor Mitigation Systems: Observed Vapor Mitigation Violation: No

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

Exposed Soils: Observed Exposed Soils Violation: No
Summary: During the Site inspection, there were sections of vapor barrier visible within
the former mill building (Photo 2), and sub-slab monitoring points visible in both the
former mill building, and within the new construction apartment building. VIMS risers
within both buildings were covered with sheet rock, and no attempt was made to gain
access to the roof. During an inspection of the new apartment building, DEQ personnel
noticed that although some of the monitoring points were sealed (Photos 4 and 5), many
of the threaded monitoring point caps were missing, and the final brass cover plates were
partially taped to the concrete slab over approximately half of the monitoring points
(Photo 6). When some of these were temporarily removed, significant amounts of
construction debris were observed within most of the monitoring points (Photo 7).

Summary: N/A

Summary: Former textile mill undergoing renovation as a mixed-use retail/residential
apartment building, a separate new construction apartment building, and parking deck.

Summary: Exposed soils present were consistent with EMP, and site development
activities.

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Use of Basements: Not Observed Basement Violation: No

Storage of Chemicals: Not Observed Chemical Violation: No

Groundwater Monitoring Wells: Not Observed Monitoring Well Violation: No

Current Exposure to Public/Public Risk:

Summary: Soil contact walls appeared to exist on northwest corner of the new
construction apartment building – Photos not included. Although not accessible from the
building interior, there are plans within the VIMS design (Figure 6, Detail drawing 14,
which should have been followed for any soil contact walls present within either building.

Summary: N/A

Condition:
Summary: N/A

No exposure to the public observed at the time of the site inspection. .

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IV. Inspector Comments

V. PHOTOGRAPHS

Photo 1: Former mill building visible in center of photo, with new construction apartment
building partially visible in background and on right side of photo.

The site inspection was performed as a result of recent sub-slab soil gas, and indoor air
sampling performed within the new apartment building. There were numerous low-level
detections of COC’s present in the sampling results including TCE, PEC, benzene, and
naphthalene. Monitoring point sealing within the new apartment building is inconsistent,
with numerous sub-slab monitoring point covers not sealed to the sub-slab monitoring
points, and in many cases, significant amounts of construction debris were present within
the monitoring points. Based on the inspection performed, the monitoring points should be
cleaned out (shop vac or other method), and a method of sealing the monitoring points
from indoor air should be proposed and implemented, with photo documentation provided.

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Photo 2: Example of exposed VIMS barrier in former mill building covered with drywall, possibly
to protect barrier from foot traffic.

Photo 3: New construction apartment unit almost completed. Some units are less complete
with only painted drywall and no flooring or cabinetry installed.
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Photo 4: Threaded cap properly sealing monitoring point within new construction apartment
building.

Photo 5: Expansion plug temporarily installed within monitoring point. Even with interior
threads, this appeared to form a good seal within the monitoring point.
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Photo 6: Brass cap temporarily taped down. Cap is located on top of the concrete slab, and not
connected to sub-slab monitoring point in any way.

Photo 7: Although construction debris was observed within the monitoring point shown in
Photo 6, this example contained the most construction debris observed. Not all monitoring
points were opened during the inspection.