21048_Wepak Corp_Final Grade Soil Sampling Work Plan and Approval Letter_2019.08.07

August 7, 2019
Sent Via E-mail
Vishal Arora 332 West Bland Street, LLC
C/o Magnus Capital Partners 733 3rd Avenue 16th Floor New York, NY 10017 [e-mail]
Subject: Final Grade Sampling Work Plan Approval Wepak Corp 314 & 322 W. Bland Street Charlotte, North Carolina Brownfields Project No. 21048-17-060
Dear Mr. Arora:
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Brownfields Program received
and reviewed the Final Grade Soil Sampling Work Plan Revision 2 dated August 7, 2019. This
work plan was submitted on your behalf by Mr. Ralph McGee, PG of Hart and Hickman, PC. All requests from DEQ have been addressed; therefore, the Final Grade Soil Sampling Work Plan Revision 2 is approved.
Please be advised that this approval from DEQ Brownfields does not waive any applicable
requirement to obtain any necessary permits, licenses or certifications which may be required from other state or local entities. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 919-707-8382, or via e-mail at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Sarah Hardison Young
Brownfields Project Manager Division of Waste Management
ec: Joselyn Harriger, DEQ Brownfields Ralph McGee, H&H

Engineering No. C-1269 / Geology No. 245
Via Email

August 7, 2019

NCDEQ – Division of Waste Management
Brownfields Program
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1646

Attn: Ms. Joselyn Harriger, PG

Re: Final Grade Soil Sampling Work Plan – Revision 2
Wepak Corporation
314 and 332 W. Bland Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
Brownfields Project No. 21048-17-060
H&H Job No. MGN-002

Dear Joselyn:

1.0 Introduction

On behalf of 332 West Bland Street, LLC (Prospective Developer or PD), Hart & Hickman, P.C.
(H&H) has prepared this Final Grade Soil Sampling Work Plan for the Wepak Corporation
Brownfields property (Brownfields Project No. 21048-17-060) located at 314 and 332 W. Bland
Street in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Site). The Site consists of one
approximately 1.3-acre parcel located in a mixed commercial and residential area of South End
Charlotte. A Site location map is provided as Figure 1, and the Site and surrounding area are
shown in Figure 2.

The Site is currently being redeveloped for commercial uses which has included renovations and
upfit to the existing Site buildings with new paved parking areas, access drives, and landscaping.
Renovations to the Site buildings and other redevelopment activities at the Site are nearing
completion. A rendering of the Site redevelopment is provided as Figure 3.
Ms. Joselyn Harriger, PG
August 7, 2019
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A Brownfields Agreement between the PD and the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality (DEQ) was executed on May 21, 2019. The proposed final grade soil sampling activities
described herein have been prepared in accordance with the DEQ approved Environmental
Management Plan (EMP) dated May 14, 2018 and referenced in the recorded Brownfields
Agreement for the Site. In accordance with the DEQ-approved EMP, H&H proposes to collect
final grade soil samples in areas at the Site that are not covered with, buildings and permanent
impervious hardscape materials (i.e., concrete, asphalt, pavers, etc.). The proposed final grade soil
sampling activities are outlined in the following sections.

2.0 Proposed Final Grade Soil Sampling Activities

On June 11, 2019 and on July 29, 2019, H&H personnel observed the Site to identify areas not
covered by building foundations, sidewalks, or asphaltic or concrete paved (hardscape) surfaces.
The Site is predominately covered with hardscape surfaces with the exception of several small
landscaped areas in the new parking areas along W. Bland Street and grassy areas along the
northwestern, northeastern, and southeastern Site boundaries. Areas of the redevelopment that are
not covered with a hardscape surfaces are shown in Figure 3.

The proposed final grade soil assessment activities will be performed in general accordance with
DEQ Inactive Hazardous Sites Branch (IHSB) Guidelines for Assessment and Cleanup
(Guidelines) dated October 2015 and the most recent versions of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Region IV Science and Ecosystem Support (SESD) Field Branches
Quality System and Technical Procedures guidance. Prior to conducting soil sampling activities,
H&H will contact North Carolina 811, the public utility locator service, to mark subsurface utilities
at the Site.

H&H will collect surficial soil samples for laboratory analysis in representative unpaved areas to
evaluate the potential for impact. Unpaved areas at the Site have been divided into four sections
and final grade soil samples will be collected from each final grade area (FG-1 through FG-4).
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Proposed final grade soil sample locations for each area are shown in Figure 3 and are described
below:

 Final grade area FG-1 includes the landscaped areas located in the parking area in the
southern portion of the Site near the intersection of S. Church Street and W. Bland Street
which includes the area near a former secured hazardous chemical storage area;
 Final grade area FG-2 includes the landscaped areas located in the parking area along W.
Bland Street;
 Final grade area FG-3 includes the gravel-covered patio and grassy area in the northern
and northwestern portions of the Site; and
 Final grade area FG-4 includes the grassy areas located along the northeastern Site
boundary.

Several aliquot soil samples will be collected in each final grade area to represent shallow soil
conditions in unpaved areas at the Site. Please note that H&H will collect an aliquot soil sample
in final grade area FG-3 in the area proposed for pavers placement if the pavers have not been
installed at the time of the soil sampling activities. The proposed aliquot soil sample locations for
each final grade area are shown in Figure 3.

Soil borings will be advanced to approximately 2 feet below the ground surface at each aliquot
soil sample location utilizing a decontaminated stainless steel hand auger. Continuous soil samples
will be collected from the center of the hand auger bucket at each soil boring and described for
lithologic purposes, observed for the presence of staining, and field screened for elevated volatile
organic vapors using a calibrated photo-ionization detector (PID).

Aliquot soil samples from each section will be combined and homogenized to form one composite
soil sample per section for a total of four (4) composite final grade soil samples. H&H will also
collect a grab sample from each final grade area for laboratory analysis of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) from the aliquot soil sample exhibiting the highest likelihood for impact based
on field screening results. If no obvious evidence of impact is observed in samples collected from
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aliquot soil borings, a grab sample will be collected from shallow soil at a randomly selected
aliquot soil boring in each final grade area.

Soil samples selected for laboratory analysis will be collected directly into laboratory supplied
glassware, labeled with the sample identification, date, time, and requested analysis and placed on
ice in a laboratory supplied cooler. The samples will be delivered to a North Carolina certified
laboratory under standard chain of custody protocols for analysis of VOCs by EPA Method 8260,
semi-VOCs (SVOCs) by EPA 8270, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
metals plus hexavalent chromium by EPA Methods 6020/7471/7199.

For quality assurance and quality control purposes (QA/QC), H&H will collect one duplicate soil
sample which will be submitted for the same laboratory analysis as the parent sample. Non-
dedicated equipment and tools will be decontaminated prior to use at each soil boring.

Laboratory QA/QC procedures will be employed to ensure appropriate sample handling and
analysis and to aid in the review and validation of the analytical data. QA/QC procedures will be
conducted in accordance with the method protocols and will include regular equipment
maintenance, equipment calibrations, and adherence to specific sample custody and data
management procedures. Samples will be analyzed in conjunction with appropriate blanks,
laboratory duplicates, continuing calibration standards, surrogate standards, and matrix spiking
standards in accordance with approved methodologies to monitor both instrument and analyst
performance. Laboratory reporting limits for each analyte will be at or below appropriate
screening criteria, where possible. Additionally, H&H will request that the laboratory include
estimated concentrations for compounds that are detected at levels above the laboratory method
detection limit, but below the laboratory reporting limit (J flags).

The laboratory analytical data report and QA package for each group of samples submitted to and
analyzed by the subcontracted laboratory will be provided in an appendix to the final report.
Laboratory QA data consistent with Level II documentation will be provided for this project.
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SITE LOCATION MAP
WEPAK CORPORATION314 & 322 W. BLAND STREET
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
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SITE AND SURROUNDING AREA MAP
LEGEND
SITE PROPERTY BOUNDARY
2923 South Tryon Street-Suite 100
Charlotte, North Carolina 28203
704-586-0007(p) 704-586-0373(f)
License # C-1269 / #C-245 Geology
SEOUL FOOD MEAT CO.
(1400 S. CHURCH STREET)
NOTES:
1. AERIAL IMAGERY OBTAINED FROM MECKLENBURG CO. GIS
(2018).
RESIDENTIAL
CRAFT GROWLER SHOP
(1320 S. CHURCH STREET)
WALKER ZANGER
(1331 S. MINT STREET)
THE UNKNOWN BREWING CO.
(1327 S. MINT STREET)
LITTLE HARDWARE
PARKING
GRANGER INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY
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REVISION NO. 1
JOB NO. MGN-002
DATE: 8-7-19
FIGURE NO. 3
WEPAK CORPORATION
314 & 332 W. BLAND STREET
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
PROPOSED FINAL GRADE SAMPLE MAP
LEGEND
SITE PROPERTY BOUNDARY
LANDSCAPED AREAS
CONCRETE / HARDSCAPE
PAVERS
PROPOSED FG-1 SOIL ALIGUOT
SAMPLE LOCATION
PROPOSED FG-2 SOIL ALIGUOT
SAMPLE LOCATION
PROPOSED FG-3 SOIL ALIGUOT
SAMPLE LOCATION
PROPOSED FG-4 SOIL ALIGUOT
SAMPLE LOCATION
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