25059_Pinnacle Storage_SIR_2022.05.02

DWM Brownfields Inspection Report
Submitted By: jkslaughter_ncdenr
Submitted Time: 05/04/2022 11:44 AM

I. Inspection Information
Date & Time: 05/02/2022 10:16 AM Inspection Type: Meeting

Brownfields Staff:
Kevin Slaughter

Other Personnel:
Jeff Britt - Robert High Development, Bunnell
Lammons Engineering geologist
Location:
Lat: 36.2186367, Long: -81.6642553,

Brownfields Inspection Report: Pinnacle Storage, 25059-21-095
05/02/2022 10:16 AM
Page 2 of 7

II. Project Information
Number: 25059-21-095 Name: Pinnacle Storage
Address: E. King St.; New
Market Blvd; Chestnut Dr.

City: Boone

County: Watauga

III. Environmental

Current Use of Property: Vacant Land
Structures on Property: None Structures Violation: No

Vapor Mitigation Systems: Not Observed Vapor Mitigation Violation: No

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

Exposed Soils: Not Observed Exposed Soils Violation: No

Summary: N/A

Summary: N/A

Summary: Property is mostly asphalt paved with grass covered soil on northern portion of
property and bordering New Market Blvd. There are no structures present on the
property.

Summary: N/A, asphalt and grass covered soil present.

Brownfields Inspection Report: Pinnacle Storage, 25059-21-095
05/02/2022 10:16 AM
Page 3 of 7

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: N/A, no structures present on property.

Summary: N/A

Condition: N/A
Summary:, An attempt was made to locate former temporary well locations, however,
due to vegetation and repaving performed, these locations were not identified.

Except for an automotive oil-filter dumped into a water puddle on the property (Photos 3
& 4), no exposure to the public was observed at the time of the Site Inspection.

Brownfields Inspection Report: Pinnacle Storage, 25059-21-095
05/02/2022 10:16 AM
Page 4 of 7

IV. Inspector Comments

V. PHOTOGRAPHS

Photo 1: View facing north from intersection of E. King St. and New Market Blvd.

I arrived on-site approximately 10:15 and met with Mr. Jeff Britt with Robert High
Development. Surveyors already on-site locating soil boring, soil gas, and temporary
monitoring well locations. I discussed future property development with Mr. Britt while
waiting on drilling company and Bunnell Lammons Engineering (BLE) representative to
arrive. While on-site, I noticed an automotive oil filter had drained into a pool of water in a
depression in the asphalt (Photo 3). We eventually learned the drillers and BLE had been
delayed due to an equipment issue. I then left the property and performed another Site
Inspection in the area. When I returned to the Pinnacle property, the drillers and BLE had
not arrived yet, so I left to perform an additional site inspection. When I arrived back at the
Pinnacle property at approximately 14:20 the drillers and BLE representative had arrived
and had spread an absorbent material in the oily water noted previously (Photo 4). Once
the Geoprobe was set-up at the first boring location (SG-4), it was advanced to an
approximate depth of two feet. The Geoprobe liner was then retrieved and was screened
with a PID (Photos 6 & 7). I remained on-site during the installation of three of the four
soil-gas borings and did not observe any issues although I departed the site prior to their
conversion into soil-gas sampling points, and the removal of the oil absorbent material.

Brownfields Inspection Report: Pinnacle Storage, 25059-21-095
05/02/2022 10:16 AM
Page 5 of 7

Photo 2: View facing south from northern portion of property.

Photo 3: Prior to the driller’s arrival, I observed where an automotive oil filter had drained into
an asphalt depression filled with rainwater on the northeastern portion of the property.
Brownfields Inspection Report: Pinnacle Storage, 25059-21-095
05/02/2022 10:16 AM
Page 6 of 7

Photo 4: Drillers added adsorbent material to remove oil floating and water shown in Photo 3.

Photo 5: Typical survey marking for soil-gas, soil boring, and temporary monitoring well
locations. Soil gas location SG-4 already advanced to two feet bgs prior to photograph.
Brownfields Inspection Report: Pinnacle Storage, 25059-21-095
05/02/2022 10:16 AM
Page 7 of 7

Photo 6: Geoprobe set-up on SG-4 location shown in Photo 5.

Photo 7: BLE geologist screening Geoprobe sleeve during soil-gas boring installation.