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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10036_South End Transit_Phase II Report FINAL-OCR DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS IN A MORE COMPETITIVE WORLD Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Former Gas Station and Dry Cleaner 2508 & 2522 South Boulevard Charlotte, North Carolina December 2006 ERM NC, PC 8000 Corporate Center Drive Suite 200 Charlotte, North Carolina 28226 www.erm.com Cherokee Investment Partners Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Former Gas Station and Dry Cleaner 2508 & 2522 South Boulevard Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina December 2006 Project No. 55685 _________________________________ Alan Martin, P.G. Project Manager _________________________________ Thomas M. Wilson, P.G. Principal-In-Charge ERM NC, PC 8000 Corporate Center Drive Suite 200 Charlotte, North Carolina 28226 (704) 541-8345 (702) 541-8416 (fax) http://www.erm.com ERM NC, PC i FORMER GAS STATION AND DRY CLEANER PHASE II REPORT FINAL.DOC TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 BACKGROUND 1 2.0 PHASE II ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES 3 3.0 ASSESSMENT RESULTS 6 4.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 7 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Topographic Site Location Map Figure 2 Site Layout Map Figure 3 Soil Sample Results Map Figure 4 Groundwater Sample Results Map LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Monitor Well Construction Table 2 Soil Sample Analytical Results Table 3 Groundwater Sample Analytical Results LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX A: Soil Boring Logs APPENDIX B: Laboratory Analytical Data Sheets ERM NC, PC 1 FORMER GAS STATION AND DRY CLEANER PHASE II REPORT FINAL.DOC 1.0 INTRODUCTION On October 16 through 20, 2006, ERM NC, PC (ERM) performed a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) on behalf of Cherokee Investment Partners at the former gas station and dry cleaner property (hereafter referred to as “the subject site“ or “the subject property”) located at 2508 and 2522 South Boulevard, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The purpose of the Phase II site investigation was to investigate potential areas of concern identified during a previous Phase I ESA of the site conducted by ERM in November 2005, as discussed below. 1.1 BACKGROUND A Phase I ESA was conducted by ERM at the subject property in November 2005. As indicated in the Phase I ESA report, the property addressed at 2522 South Boulevard was occupied by a fuel service station from 1953 until 2002. The structures and underground storage tanks (USTs) associated with the former fueling station have been removed from the property. The property addressed at 2508 South Boulevard formerly operated as Dry Clean Carolina from 2000 to 2002. Several other tenants have occupied the building which housed the dry cleaner since its construction in 1969, including Pep Boys and Auten Charlotte Service Center. The building was demolished prior to May 2006. The location of the subject property is presented on Figure 1. Figure 2 presents the current site layout. The Phase I ESA identified the following potential environmental concern: • Tetrachloroethene contamination in soil and groundwater was detected at the 2508 South Boulevard parcel in April 2005. This soil and groundwater contamination is attributed to the former dry cleaning operations at this parcel. The highest concentration of tetrachloroethene detected in groundwater was 150 micrograms per liter (µg/L). The highest concentration of tetrachloroethene detected in soil was 11 µg/kg. To date, no remedial action has been taken to address the soil and groundwater contamination. The approximate horizontal extent of tetrachloroethene-affected groundwater at the site is depicted on Figures 2 and 4. The extent of tetrachloroethene- affected soil has not been delineated. This incident is considered open by the NCDENR and is under the regulatory authority of the NCDENR Division of Waste Management Drycleaning Solvent Cleanup Act (DSCA) Program. Additional investigation or remediation at the site may be conducted by DSCA in the future. ERM NC, PC 2 FORMER GAS STATION AND DRY CLEANER PHASE II REPORT FINAL.DOC • Five USTs installed in 1969 and permanently closed in 1988 are registered for the 2522 South Boulevard parcel. The five tanks installed in 1969 include two 1,000-gallon used oil USTs, one 4,000- gallon gasoline UST, and two 6,000-gallon gasoline USTs. No information is available regarding the closure or location of these tanks. However, five petroleum hydrocarbon USTs installed subsequently at the site were removed in 2004 and petroleum contamination was detected in groundwater and soil during the closure of five underground storage tanks. Approximately 574 tons of contaminated soil was removed from site during tank closure. A risk- based Notice of No Further Action for the UST release at the 2522 South Boulevard parcel was issued by NCDENR on February 9, 2005. The NCDENR concluded that soil contamination at the site does not exceed the residential maximum soil contaminant concentrations established in Title 15A NCAC 2L.0115. Additionally, on-site groundwater meets clean-up requirements for a low risk site but exceeds the groundwater quality standards established in Title 15A NCAC 2L.0202. Consequently a Notice of Residual Petroleum was required to be filed with the Register of Deeds in Mecklenburg County. This Notice of Residual Petroleum places restrictions on the parcel to prevent the installation of water supply wells on the 2522 South Boulevard property. It should be noted that no restrictions were placed on land use with regard to soil contamination on-site; however, based on the low concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons in soil, soil generated during future construction and grading activities may require special handling and disposal. • The facility located at 2508 South Boulevard was also formerly occupied by Pep Boys and Mechanically Inclined, automotive repair companies. Additionally, the various fuel service stations that occupied the property located at 2522 South Boulevard may have also provided vehicle maintenance services. The daily operations at the facilities during occupation by these tenants are unknown; however, automotive repair companies typically use degreaser and solvents to clean parts. Chemical storage and disposal practices of these former tenants are unknown. • Approximately 5 hydraulic lift cylinder mechanisms are present beneath the concrete slab of the former automotive maintenance facility at the 2508 South Boulevard parcel. It is possible that undocumented releases of hydraulic oil may have occurred from these lift mechanisms. ERM NC, PC 3 FORMER GAS STATION AND DRY CLEANER PHASE II REPORT FINAL.DOC 2.0 PHASE II ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES On October 16, 2006, ERM supervised the installation of two direct push (Geoprobe®) soil borings. Both of the direct push soil borings were converted to temporary monitor wells for purposes of collecting groundwater samples and identifying the depth to the water table. One soil sample (SB-SB-1) and two groundwater samples (SB-GW-1 and SB- GW-2) were collected and submitted for laboratory analysis. Soil or groundwater samples were not collected in the immediate vicinity of the inactive hydraulic lift mechanisms on the 2508 South Boulevard parcel as part of this Phase II ESA. In accordance with NCDENR policy subsurface conditions should be evaluated upon removal of these hydraulic lifts and soil samples should be collected if a hydraulic fluid release from this equipment to the subsurface is suspected based on visual observations. If no release is suspected, then confirmation sampling is not required by NCDENR upon removal of subsurface hydraulic lift mechanisms. The direct push soil borings and temporary monitor wells were installed by Probe Technology, Inc. of Concord, North Carolina, using direct push, or Geoprobe® drilling and sampling equipment. The direct push sampling method uses a small truck or all terrain vehicle mounted hydraulic jack mechanism to drive a 2-inch diameter hollow steel probe (macro-core) with a polyethylene soil-sampling sleeve into the ground to the desired depth prior to sampling. Using the macro-core sampler, soil samples were collected continuously until the target soil sampling depth was reached or refusal was met. All downhole sampling equipment was cleaned via a high-temperature/high-pressure water wash (steam cleaner) before and between each boring. Soils were logged in the field by an ERM geologist and screened for the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) via a photo-ionization detector (PID) and the headspace field screening method. Soil boring logs and field screening data and can be referenced in Appendix A. Soil samples intervals for laboratory analyses were chosen based on PID readings, visual and olfactory observations and the suspected depth of the potential concern. Soil boring SB-SB-1 was advanced near the southwestern corner of the property to assess primarily the potential migration of contamination in groundwater from the former dry cleaner site and the potential for contamination in groundwater resulting from the former gasoline service station operation at the property. A soil sample was collected at ERM NC, PC 4 FORMER GAS STATION AND DRY CLEANER PHASE II REPORT FINAL.DOC approximately 2 feet below ground surface. A second boring was advanced in the northwestern corner of the property to assess primarily the migration of contamination in groundwater from the former dry cleaner site and the potential for significant contamination in groundwater from the former operation of vehicle maintenance facility at the 2508 South Boulevard parcel. No soil sample was collected from this location based on the absence of suspected sources of potential soil contamination in this area. In general, the shallow soils at the site were comprised of clayey silts grading to fine sandy silts at depth. Soil samples were placed in laboratory-supplied sample containers and then placed in a cooler with ice for storage and delivery to Prism Laboratories of Charlotte, North Carolina for analyses. Soil samples collected from the site were analyzed for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by Method 8260 and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) by Method 8270. ERM and Prism Laboratories adhered to appropriate chain-of-custody procedures. Following the completion of soil sample collection, a temporary monitor well was installed in the SB-SB-1 and SB-SB-2 borings. The temporary monitor wells were installed at a depth of 30 feet below ground surface in boring SB-SB-1 and 27 feet in boring SB-SB-2. These depths represent where the direct push probe encountered saturated soil for groundwater sampling. Each temporary monitor well was installed with 1-inch diameter PVC well screen and riser, filter sand and bentonite seal in general accordance with North Carolina Well Construction Standards (15A NCAC 2C). Each well was fitted with locking, expandable well caps. Following construction, all new monitor wells were developed by purging a minimum of five well bore volumes from the well utilizing a combination of a new, disposable bailer and previously decontaminated peristaltic pump. After development, all monitor wells were sampled using low-flow sampling methods to minimize turbidity present in the samples and to minimize the volume of groundwater potentially requiring special handling and disposal procedures. Prior to purging and sampling, depth-to- groundwater data were recorded for each monitor well. The top of well casing elevations were determined by surveying techniques and using a temporary benchmark located at well SB-GW-2. Monitor well construction details and groundwater elevation data are presented in Table 1. The depth-to-groundwater ranged from 16.6 feet below ground surface in well SB-GW-1 to 21.8 feet in well SB-GW-2. Based on the ground water ERM NC, PC 5 FORMER GAS STATION AND DRY CLEANER PHASE II REPORT FINAL.DOC elevation measurements and local land surface topography, the groundwater flow direction beneath the subject property appears to be to the south toward the South Boulevard/Remount Road intersection. Groundwater samples were collected from each temporary monitor well and analyzed for VOCs by Method 8260B and SVOCs by Method 8270. Samples collected from each temporary well were labeled with an identification of GW, i.e., the sample collected and labeled SB-GW-1 is the groundwater from the boring labeled SB-SB-1. ERM NC, PC 6 FORMER GAS STATION AND DRY CLEANER PHASE II REPORT FINAL.DOC 3.0 ASSESSMENT RESULTS Soil analytical results are summarized in Table 2 and groundwater analytical results are summarized in Table 3. Sample locations and analytical results are illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 for soil and groundwater, respectively. Soil boring logs including field screening values are presented in Appendix A. The laboratory analytical data reports are presented in Appendix B. For comparison purposes, the soil results are compared to the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) Division of Water Quality – Aquifer Protection Section’s Soil-to- Groundwater Cleanup Levels, Division of Waste Management (DWM) UST Section’s Maximum Soil Contaminant Concentrations (MSCCs) or Division of Waste Management – Superfund Section Inactive Hazardous Sites Branch Remediation Goal (IHSB RG) levels. These values are shown in Table 2 of this report, as applicable. Groundwater analytical results are compared to the North Carolina Groundwater Standards (NC 15A NCAC 2L 0.0202(g)) which are identified in Table 3. Soils Soil sample SB-SB-1 was submitted to the laboratory for VOC and SVOC analyses. Acetone was detected below all applicable NCDENR remediation goals. No other detectable concentrations of VOCs or SVOCs were reported in the soil sample. It should be noted that the borings were located primarily for groundwater quality screening purposes rather than to assess soil quality at a potential source area. Groundwater The groundwater levels in the temporary monitor wells at the site ranged from 16.6 feet to 21.8 feet below ground surface. Groundwater samples collected from the temporary wells were submitted to the laboratory for VOC and SVOCs analyses. Methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) was detected in the SB-GW-1 groundwater sample at 4.3 micrograms per liter (µg/L). The North Carolina Groundwater Standard for MTBE is 200 µg/L. The presence of the MTBE in this groundwater sample is attributed to the previously documented petroleum release from the historical USTs at the subject property. No other VOCs or SVOCs were detected in the SB-GW-1 and SB-GW-2 groundwater samples. As noted above, no VOCs or SVOCs were detected in the soil sample collected from the subject property. ERM NC, PC 7 FORMER GAS STATION AND DRY CLEANER PHASE II REPORT FINAL.DOC 4.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS On October 16-20, 2006, ERM conducted a Phase II ESA to evaluate subsurface conditions at the former gas station and dry cleaner property located at 2508 and 2522 South Boulevard, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. A summary of the findings of the Phase II ESA is provided below. One soil sample was collected via direct push methods to evaluate soil quality at the southwest corner of the 2522 South Boulevard property due to the former USTs and dry cleaning facility at the subject property. No VOCs or SVOCs were identified in the soil sample in excess of applicable NCDENR cleanup levels at this location. As discussed in Section 1.1, delineation or remediation of the tetrachloroethene-affected soil at the site has not been completed by the NCDENR DSCA program. Tetrachloroethene-affected soil may be present beneath the northeast corner of the subject property as a result of the release from the former dry cleaning facility. Additionally, low concentrations of petroleum-affected soil may be present in the vicinity of the former UST systems at the southern portion of the site. Soil generated during future construction or grading activities in these areas may require special handling and disposal. Two groundwater samples were collected from temporary monitor wells installed at the western portion of the site. The groundwater flow direction beneath the site appears to be to the south. No VOCs or SVOCs were detected in the groundwater samples in excess of the North Carolina Groundwater Standards. These data indicate that shallow groundwater contamination associated with releases from the former dry cleaner and former UST systems at the site appears to be limited to the eastern portion of the site. Groundwater at the east side of property is affected with chlorinated VOCs as a result of the release from the former dry cleaning facility and with petroleum hydrocarbons as a result of the former UST systems at the site. Delineation or remediation of the affected groundwater has not been completed by the NCDENR DSCA program and additional investigation or remediation at the site may be conducted by NCDENR in the future. The extent of the petroleum-affected groundwater has been delineated and the leaking UST incident has been closed by NCDENR based on a limited risk scenario. No additional investigation or remediation associated with this leaking UST incident is anticipated. Deed restrictions placed on the 2522 South Boulevard parcel as a result of the risk-based closure for the leaking UST incident prevent the installation water supply wells on the subject property. ERM NC, PC 8 FORMER GAS STATION AND DRY CLEANER PHASE II REPORT FINAL.DOC Figures Source: Charlotte East, NC 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle; 1988; Contour Interval = 10 feet Figure ERM NC, PC CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA REMOUNT ROAD AND SOUTH BOULEVARD 2508 & 2522 SOUTH BOULEVARD SITE LOCATION MAP 1 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 mi SITE Not To Scale FIGURE ERM NC, PC 3CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA SOIL SAMPLE LOCATION & RESULTS FORMER GAS STATION AND DRY CLEANER 2508 & 2522 SOUTH BOULEVARD SB-SB-1 (Depth in Feet) RG Detected soil contaminant concentrations in mg/kg with regulatory standards (Maximum Soil Contaminant Concentrations). Concentrations above regulatory standards shown in bold font. SB-SB-1 (2') RG VOCs Acetone 0.032 2.81 All Other Compounds ND NE SVOCs ND NE Former Fueling Station Former Dry Cleaners Former Vehicle Maintenance & Existing Hydraulic Lift Systems Property Line Soil Sample Location ND Not Detected NE Not Established VOC Plume in Groundwater Not To Scale FIGURE ERM NC, PC 4CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA GROUNDWATER SAMPLE LOCATIONS & RESULTS FORMER GAS STATION AND DRY CLEANER 2508 & 2522 SOUTH BOULEVARD SB-GW-1 2L STD VOCs Methyl t-butyl ether 4.3 200 All other VOCs ND NE SVOCs ND NE SB-GW-1 Results Summary 2L STD Detected groundwater contaminant concentrations in µg/L with regulatory standards. Concentrations above regulatory standards shown in bold font. SB-GW-2 2L STD VOCs Methyl t-butyl ether ND 200 All other VOCs ND NE SVOCs ND NE Former Fueling Station Former Dry CleanersFormer Vehicle Maintenance & Existing Hydraulic Lift Systems Property Line Groundwater Sample Location ND Not Detected NE Not Established VOC Plume in Groundwater Tables TA B L E 1 MO N I T O R W E L L C O N S T R U C T I O N FO R M E R G A S S T A T I O N A N D D R Y C L E A N E R 25 0 8 A N D 2 5 2 2 S O U T H B O U L E V A R D CH A R L O T T E , M E C K L E N B U R G C O U N T Y , N O R T H C A R O L I N A Mo n i t o r We l l I D Da t e In s t a l l e d Da t e W a t e r Le v e l Me a s u r e d We l l C a s i n g De p t h (f e e t B G S ) Sc r e e n e d In t e r v a l (f e e t B G S ) Bo t t o m o f We l l (f e e t B G S ) Gr o u n d Su r f a c e El e v a t i o n (f e e t ) To p - o f - C a s i n g El e v a t i o n (f e e t ) De p t h t o Wa t e r (f e e t B G S ) De p t h t o Wa t e r (f e e t B T O C ) Gr o u n d w a t e r Ele v a t i o n (f e e t ) Fr e e Pr o d u c t Th i c k n e s s (f e e t ) C o m m e n t s SB - G W - 1 1 0 / 1 6 / 0 6 1 0 / 1 8 / 0 6 2 0 2 0 ' - 3 0 ' 3 0 ' 9 7 . 9 2 1 0 0 . 0 0 1 6 . 6 3 1 8 . 7 1 8 1 . 2 9 N o n e 1 - i n c h P V C t e m p o r a r y m o n i t o r w e l l . SB - G W - 2 1 0 / 1 6 / 0 6 1 0 / 1 8 / 0 6 1 7 1 7 ' - 2 7 ' 2 7 ' 9 9 . 3 5 9 8 . 1 2 2 1 . 7 8 2 0 . 5 5 7 9 . 4 1 N o n e 1 - i n c h P V C t e m p o r a r y m o n i t o r w e l l . El e v a t i o n s r e f e r e n c e d t o t e m p o r a r y b e n c h m a r k a s s i g n e d a n e l e v a t i o n o f 1 0 0 . 0 0 f e e t a b o v e m e a n s e a l e v e l . Te m p o r a r y b e n c h m a r k l o c a t e d a t S B - G W - 2 / S B - S B - 2 TABLE 2 SOIL SAMPLE ANALYTICAL RESULTS FORMER GAS STATION AND DRY CLEANER 2508 AND 2522 SOUTH BOULEVARD CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Sample ID Date Depth (feet BGS) A c e t o n e A l l o t h e r c o m p o u n d s SB-SB-1 10/16/06 2'-- 0.032 ND ND IHSP RG 1 2,800 NE NE 2.81 NE NE 1,564 NE NE 40,880 NE NE 2.80 NE NE Only detected compounds are shown in table mg/kg = Milligrams per kilogram BGS = Below ground surface ND - Not Detected at Method Detection Limit NE = Not established J - Estimated value between Reporting Limit and Method Detection Limit 1 - NCDENR IHSP RG - Inactive Hazardous Sites Program Remediation Goal 2 - NCDENR Aquifer Protection Section Clean Up Level 3 - NCDENR UST Section Maximum Soil Contaminant Concentration Results shown in bold exceed RG levels or Soil-Groundwater Cleanup Level, where applicable VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Method 8260 (mg/kg) S E M I V O L A T I L E O R G A N I C C O M P O U N D S M e t h o d 8 2 7 0 ( m g / k g ) UST Section MSCC Industrial / Commercial 3 UST Section MSCC Soil to Groundwater 3 Soil-Groundwater Cleanup Level 2 UST Section MSCC Residential 3 F i e l d S c r e e n i n g V o l a t i l e o r g a n i c c o m p o u n d s - p p m ( P I D ) TABLE 3 SUMMARY OF GROUNDWATER SAMPLING RESULTS FORMER GAS STATION AND DRY CLEANER 2508 AND 2522 SOUTH BOULEVARD CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Sample ID Date SB-GW-1 10/19/06 4.3 ND ND SB-GW-2 10/19/06 ND ND ND NC Groundwater 2L Standard 200 NE NE Only detected compounds are shown in table µg/L = Micrograms per liter BGS = Below ground surface ND - Not Detected at Method Detection Limit NE = Not established J - Estimated value between Reporting Limit and Method Detection Limit Results shown in bold exceed NC groundwater standards. A l l O t h e r C o m p o u n d s M e t h y l t - b u t y l e t h e r VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS by EPA 8260B (µg/L) S E M I V O L A T I L E O R G A N I C C O M P O U N D S M e t h o d 8 2 7 0 ( µ g / L ) Appendix A Soil Boring Logs Stratigraphy Legend Abbreviations Asphalt/Gravel HA - Hand auger silty CLAY GP - Geoprobe clayey SILT TD - Total Depth of Boring silty SAND BGS - Below Ground Surface clayey SAND DTW- Depth to Water sandy SILT - Designates location of soil sample for lab analysis CLAY SILT Water table level Logged by:Thomas Fisher - ERM Boring I.D. Depth Interval (feet) VOCs (ppm)Gr a p h i c L o g Sample Description SB-SB-1 0-1 20.6 Asphalt and Gravel 10/16/2006 1-6 148 Red CLAY 0-4' HA 59.2 4'-30' GP 6-8 80.1 Reddish orange clayey SILT; micaceous and some weathered manganese 8-17 79.6 Tan fine sandy SILT Screen 77.8 Interval 27.4 20'-30'29.4 17-24 88.1 Lt Tan to white fine sandy SILT slighly moist 101 73.7 135 24-30 113 Brown fine sandy SILT saprolite, saturated at 26'. 72.2 134 Boring terminated at 30' BGS and the well installed at 30' BGS. DTW = 18.71' on October 18, 2006. SB-SB-2 0-1 <1 Asphalt/gravel 10/16/2006 1'-14'<1 Red CLAY 0-4' HA <1 4'-24' BGS <1 <1 <1 <1 14'-17'<1 Reddish orange clayey SILT with weathered manganese slightly micaceous. <1 17'-23'<1 Yellowish orange SILT with some clay, micaceous, weathered manganese layers Screen <1 slightly moist Interval 23-30 <1 Yellowish tan fine sandy SILT with weathered manganese layers. 17'-27' <1 Boring terminated at 30' BGS and the well installed at 27' BGS. DTW = 20.55 on October 18, 2006. SOIL BORING LOGS - 2508 & 2522 South Blvd., Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Mo n i t o r W e l l SB boring.xls:Boring Log Page 1 of 1 1/16/2007 Appendix B Laboratory Analytical Data Sheets Full Servlee Analytlcal & Environmental SoluUans ERM NC, PC Attn: Jennifer Glien Suite 200 8000 Corporate Center Drive Charlotte, NC 28226 NC Certification No. 402 SC Certification No. 99012 NC Drtnking Water Cert. No. 37735 Project ID: S. Blvd. Level II QC Report 10/30/2006 COC Group Number: G1006527 Date!Time Submitted: 10/19/200612:50 This report should not be reproduced, except in its entirety, without the written consent of Prism Laboratories, Inc. 449 Springbrook Road -P .0. Box 240543 -Charlotte, NC 28224-0543 Phone: 704/529-6364 -Toll Free Number: 1-800/529-6364 -Fax: 704/525·0409 Page 3 of 5