17020_Chronicle Mill_SIR_20220714

DWM Brownfields Inspection Report
Submitted By: jkslaughter_ncdenr
Submitted Time: 07/20/2022 10:59 AM

I. Inspection Information
Date & Time: 07/14/2022 12:50 PM Inspection Type: Drive-By

Brownfields Staff:
Kevin Slaughter, Tyler Pearson
Other Personnel:
Charlie Calloway - Site Superintendent
Location:
Lat: 35.24332937, Long: -81.03356967,

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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: Residential
Structures on Property: Existing Structures Violation: No

Vapor Mitigation Systems: Observed Vapor Mitigation Violation: Unknown

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

Summary: Observed VIMS barrier, and excavated concrete/washed gravel replacement in
future tenant space identified during the July 6, 2022 Site Inspection.

Summary: N/A

Summary: New construction, and renovated textile mill building currently under
construction. Both buildings will be utilized as high-density residential apartment
buildings.

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Exposed Soils: Observed Exposed Soils Violation: No

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

Summary: N/A

Summary: N/A

Condition:
Summary: N/A

No risk to the public observed at the time of the Site Inspection.

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IV. Inspector Comments

V. PHOTOGRAPHS

Photo 1: Center of tenant space after pulling back a section of the VIMS barrier to check the
condition of the washed stone base.
The Site Inspection was performed to check on the progress of the work being performed
within the future tenant space prior to completion of VIMS barrier within the pour-back
area. It appeared that the concrete and exposed soil had been removed or lowered
below the barrier, and a significant amount of clean washed stone had been respread
below the VIMS barrier (Photos 1 – 3). There were however some areas along the
perimeter of the pour-back area where there was very little to no stone present (Photos 4
& 5). In addition, there is a small vestibule area to the east of the enclosed tenant space
where the VIMS piping and sub-slab monitoring point are present, however, there is no
stone or VIMS barrier installed yet. The VIMS for this area will need to be completed prior
to the final slab being poured.

Following the inspection, the Engineer Of Record was notified of our findings in a July 15,
2022 email, although no recommendations on how to proceed were made and it was left
to the engineers discretion.

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Photo 2: Concrete and soil have been removed and replaced with clean washed stone below
the VIMS barrier.

Photo 3: Gravel was pulled back in a couple of random locations to confirm several inches were
present which there was.

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Photo 4: There were some locations along the perimeter of the barrier where the 4-inches of
clean stone called for in the VIMP did not appear to be present.

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Photo 5: VIMS barrier pulled back in another location along perimeter of pour-back area
showing a lack of stone compared to the system design.