HomeMy WebLinkAbout20072_Drexel Heritage_Internal Notification Email_20160914To DEQ Cleanup Programs:
This is an internal courtesy notice to inform your program that the DEQ Brownfields Program has
received a Brownfields Property Application submitted by City of Marion Municipal Government and
McDowell County Municipal Government as potential joint Prospective Developers (PDs) seeking entry
into the Brownfields Program for the following property:
Site Name: Drexel Heritage
Address: 70 Blue Ridge Street/ Possibly 361 Blue Ridge Street
City/County/Zip: Marion, McDowell County, 28752
BF Project Number: 20072-16-056
PIN: 1701-46-6003
Known Identifying Numbers: UST Incident# 11091, 13291
UST# AS-1008
LAST Incident # 12972, AS-88134
AST Facility ID 56009
Non-Gen EPA ID NCD097368294
A.K.A. Westwood Lumber Company
Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/r8jWnmxc4v42; see attached map
We are now evaluating City of Marion and McDowell County Municipal Governments and the subject
property for eligibility for entry into the Brownfields Program. The property is approximately 15.29 acres
in size and was previously utilized as a furniture manufacturing facility. The buildings on the property
have been partially demolished and the property is currently vacant. Suspected contaminants at the
property were summarized in a Phase I ESA and indicate historical site use and chemical storage as
concerns at the property. Specifically, petroleum products stored in various storage tanks at the
properties, an oil water separator, chemicals historically used in and stored for the purpose of furniture
production, and potential off-site sources were identified in the Phase I ESA. To our knowledge, no
additional assessment has been conducted at the property.
PD Representative: Bob Boyette, City Manager
PD Contact Name: Heather Cotton
PD Company: City of Marion/McDowell County
PD Address: PO Drawer 700
Marion, NC 28752
Email: hcotton@marionnc.org
Phone No.: 828-652-3551
Fax No.: 828-652-1983
PD Website: www.marionnc.org
Under the Brownfields Property Reuse Act, only entities that did not cause or contribute to the
contamination at the property are eligible to enter the program. The applicant PD listed below have
asserted that: 1) they have not caused or contributed to the contamination at the property, and 2) they
have substantially complied with laws, regulations, and rules for the protection of the environment. If
you have any information to suggest otherwise, please provide that information to me at
joselyn.harriger@ncdenr.gov by September 21, 2016.
A Brownfields Agreement (BFA) has no legal effect on your agency's authority to regulate or enforce
against any and all parties who caused or contributed to the contamination at the property. In fact,
the BFA will require the developer to provide access to the property to any party doing work under
any DEQ program.
A BFA provides liability protection only to a non-causative redeveloper of the property. The
developer will be required to make the property safe for its intended re-use. Cleanup to unrestricted
use standards will not be required unless deemed necessary based on the developer's proposed use of
the property. Furthermore, the BFA will not change the developer's responsibility to obtain any and
all DEQ permits (e.g. storm water, sediment control, NPDES, etc.) as required under applicable law.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thank you,
Joselyn Harriger, PG
Project Manager
Brownfields Program
Department of Environmental Quality
704-235-2195 office
704-431-9825 mobile
joselyn.harriger@ncdenr.gov
610 E. Center Avenue
Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
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