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Site Name: CHEROKEE OIL SITE
Street: SUMMITT AVENUE
City I State/ ZIP: CHARLOTTE, NC 28208
NPL Status: Not on the NPL
Non-NPL Status: NFRAP
EPA ID: NCD986190239
EPA Region: 04
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Remedial Project Manager (RPM) GIEZELLE BENNETT [phone]
Remedial Project Manager (RPM) JON BORNHOLM [phone]
Remedial Project Manager (RPM) Luis Flores [phone]
Remedial Project Manager (RPM) BEVERLY HUDSON [phone]
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Remedial Project Manager (RPM) KEN MALLARY [phone]
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Remedial Project Manager (RPM) MICHAEL TOWNSEND [phone]
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OU Action Name Qualifier Lead Actual Start
00 DISCOVERY F
00 ADMINISTRATIVE V F 02/14/1992
RECORDS
00 Public Notice Published F
00 PRELIMINARY H s
ASSESSMENT
00 REMOVAL C F 07/19/1991
00 SITE INSPECTION N s
00 ADMIN ORDER ON MS FE
CONSENT
00 ADMIN ORDER ON MS FE
CONSENT
00 CONSENT DECREE FE 10/10/1997
00 ADMIN ORDER ON MS FE
CONSENT
Actual
Comeletion
08/29/1991
02/14/1992
04/08/1992
11/18/1992
05/21/1993
04/20/1994
07/24/1997
10/15/1997
01/12/1998
05/26/1999
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hDDENDUM
Enforcement
In July 1991, RCRA Enforcement notified the Emergency Response ar.d
Removal :'ranch of a possible emergency situation at the Cherokee
Oil Site (the "Site"). In response, on July 14, 1991, Dora Ann
Danner, On Sc-=ne Coordinator, visited Site. Danner observed
thousands of drums containing hazardous substances. Numerous drums
were found to be in poor condition and many were leaking.
Additionally, drums of incompatible waste liquids were located side
by side creating th~ rotential for an exJlosion. The Site poses an
imminent and substantial danger to the public health and welfare.
In August 1991 a Section 106 Administrative Order was issued to
Cherokee Resources, Inc. as an operator, E.C. Griffith an owner,
and Associated Grocers Mutual of Carolinas, Inc. as a generator.
On August 13, EPA held a meeting providing all respondents with an
opportunity to discuss the Order. Both E.C. Griffith and
Associated Grocers d~clined to participate in the cleanup of the
Site. Cherokee Oil submitted to EPA a proposed cleanup plan and
financial statement.
After having th'.Jroughly reviewed Cherokee's proposal, EPA has
determined that the necessarv resoonse action cannot be conducted
promptly and properly by Che~okee-Resources. Cherokee's proposed
cleanup team lacks the requisite technical expertise warranted at
this Site. Further, Cherokee Resources does not have the financial
resources necessary to successfully complete the response action.
Consequently, EPA has decided to pursue a fund lead removal action.
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EPA asks
. city to pay
in waste
cleanup
By BETTIE FENNELL
Slaff \Vriltr
Wilmington's use of an oil recy-
cling company 10 years ai.:o has
s:unu.: back to haunt Lhc cily.
Wilmington is one of about 300
governments and businesses that
arc being asked to pay Environ-
mcn ta l l'rotcctio11 Agency ex-
penses to dean up two hazardous
waste oil.sites owned by Cherokee
Oil Resources in Chaduuc.
In 1986-87, Wilmington had a
.. i one-year conlroct with the com-
p:my to recycle waste oil from the
--city garage, s:,id Cily Allorncy
·C< •.;:. ~n,.:1:om Pollard. Records sho~ th~
·-',;::.::,:. city sent 3.136 gallons of waste 01\ .
· · to Cherokee Oil. ·
The !~!'A sayK the ,.;ity's shai·c to
properly dispose of lhc oil :md re-
imburse El'A fur its i1<lniinistrativc
cost is $3,734. ,
The EPA Says Cherokee Oii
mishandled waste oil and other
hazardous malerfa!s al its two
sill.!s, including one that was nol
pcnuitted. After determining that
the materials posed an immedialL'
threat to nearby residents and
businesses, ttie: EPA..had ·it .re
moved <111<l dispose<l o[ iii ri permit-
ted facility.
The comp.iny's two top execu-
tives went to prison in late 1994 for
noshing_ toxic wastes down Char-
lutlc sewers. The EPA dismantled
steel storage tanks on the property
and sold the conl.l1111inatcd steel as
scrap for $10,000. Uut EPA rules
don"tallow the m"oney to be used to
pay £or the cleanup.
When a .company violates EPA
rules, the federal agency ·seeks tu
recover its cost from the "potcn•
tially responsible parties" or th\Jse
that 'sent waste products to the
company, Mr. Pollart! said. The
EPA ·estimated the cleanup will
cost $6.5 million and said -the
'money it is• trying to collect ·from
: ,Cherokee Oil's customeis will pay
· only a small part o( the total cost.
; The. state ·Tr~nsportation De-
'p:irtmcnt is among those that EPA
h"pe!i to co!lccl from. Records
: show the Trausporl:iliuu-L>cp:111-
. mcnt Owes $5,715. · ·
Others include several· nation-
wide tr\lckin{! sompanics, retailers
, such as K mart irnd Scam, numer-
ous {!asoline. stations and·a. Yfil-
mington car dealership. · ·
The EPA is'trying to collect be-
tween $1,620 to $23,663-from each
company and gOvcrnment, &pend-
ing on the amount and toXicity o(
the waste each sent lo .Cherokee to
he pruccssc<l,'.Mr.,l'ollard said.
'l"ho:;c that :1rc heing ;1sked lo
pay fur the c\canUIJ sent bclwuen
l.:.150 gallons and 20,000 gallons of
waste producis. ' · · ·
Mr. Pollard said El'A h,1s bccw ·
criticized for the way it handles
de:mups, especially. its policy o[
"retroactive liability." When Lhc
city contracted with the Cherokee
Oil, it believed the company woulc\
1wpcdy dispose o_f the Oil, he{(.!.
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.~STOff.SllLEM JOURNAL S..ffl, Pewmbw 4, 1"4
STATII & LOCAL .
. _Toxic waste cleanup attracts EPA attention
■ Chemicals inside
company's barrels
may be poisonous
·• ~TED PRESS · CHARLOTra
, The problenu, at an oil-recycling
i:on\pany didn't end when the top
two ex.ecutlves were convicted in
June of .flushing toxic waste down the ciiy's sewers.
'. Taxpayers are cleaning up the $1
~on mess they left behind at
pt!;rokee Resources.
, Two thousand barrels, six
!16,000-gallon tanks, two tanker
trailers and a· Dumpster-size bin at
\Cherokee's west. Charlotte process-
·1ng plant are attracting the aUen-
Uon of the U.S. Environmental Pro-
jection Agency.
I The EPA believes that company
. Ai,ff!clals had the containers packed
.t9Mth chemicals that can poison,
borrode, bum or explode.
"!L's· amazing how much they
packed In I.here," said Steve Spur• lln, the EPA CO()rdinator of.a [eder-
ltl Supeifund clea11up at the site.
!.'There's a little bit' of everything,
~dsome things that there's no way lt should be I.here."
' North Carolina has 22 sites on
Superfund's list of long-term clean-
UJ>S. The Mecklenburg County loca-
tion is g,,Uing ,apid altenlion be-
cause ifs on a list of sites deemed
to be immediate threats Lo the envi-
ronment.
The cleanup began last month,
about the same time company Pres-
ident Keith Eidson and Vice Presi-
dent Gabe Hartsell began their 51-
monLh prison sentences.
Eidson and Hartsell are In prison
In Goldsboro. Both executives are
appealing their convictions.
Spurlin believes that in addition
to recycllng oil, Cherokee accepted
haulrtlous waste that it wasn't ii•
censed Lo handle. Some untreated
wastes were flushed down a compa•
ny toilet, investigators said la.st
summer.
THE COMPANY mixed some
wastes into soil contaminated by
petroleum and had it trucked to a
landfill, Spurlin said. Hazardous
wnste ·cost.,; three or four times
more lo dispose of than petroleum,
should have known they were en-
gaging in Improper ctisposal, Spur-
lin said.
"They could have called the state
and checked the compliance or the
facility," he said.
An attorney representing Eidson
. and Cherokee Resources contends
that there are no harmful pollutants
at t.he building and complained that
the government is persecuting his
client.
Federal lnvestigatorn couldn't
find hazardous wastes when they
searched a Cherokee Resources
warehouse on Summit Avenue in
I 991, said attorney Dale Morrison.
When government officials pad-
locked the warehouse, It nearly put
the company out of business, he
said. EPA officials remember lhc
incident much differently.
They say 6,000 harrcls ofhantrd-
::~c~~~t classified as a hazard· ,
The superfund Jaw, adopted m
1980, is supposed to make pollul-
ern pay the cosl or serious clean-
ups.
But because federal attorneys
think fhaL Cherokee Resources
doesn't have enough remaining re-
sources, the EPA will Lry to coUect
from the businesses that sent waste
the Cherokee ·wasn't licensed Lo
handle.
The companies that sent waste to
Cherokee Resources could be n-
nancisLiy responsible because they
ous wasie -including drums of
deadly sodium cyanide -were tak-
en from the warehouse.
That cleanup cost taxpayers
about $2 million.
Preliminary samples idenLlfied
wastes at the Berryhill Road proc-
essing plant as soh·ents, caustic
materials, plating wastes, paints
and asbestos.
Many were mixed together and
unlabeled.·
A portable lab stands ready to
tentatively identify what each bar·
rel holds, a process that isoniy now
beginning.
Once the waste Is identified, the
EPA wiU know how Lo dispose or
the barrels.
Workers are expectro Lo be at
Ll,e site another two months. The
EPA has budgeted $ I mJLiion for
cll-anup and disposal
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~JAL SITE ASSESSMENT DECISION _f A REGION IV
Site Name: Cherokee Oil Site EPA ID#: NCD986190239
Reference No.:.--'5!.!.7.,,04~---Alias Site Names: _______________ _
City: Charlotte County or Parish: Mecklenburg County State: NC
Refer to Report Dated: _..,;M,.,arc=h"-"19"'9""4~-----Report type: · Site Inspection
Report developed by: Doug Moore -NCDEHNR. Superfund Section
DECISION:
I XI L Further Remedial Site ABSP5SDlen1 under CERCLA (Superfund) is not required because:
I XI la Site does not qualify for further remedial
site assessment under CERCLA
I I lb. Site may qualify for further
action, but is deferred to:
(No Further Remedial Action Planned -NFRAP)
I RCRA
I NRC
I 2. Further ABSP5SDlent Needed Under CERCC.A· 2a ( optional) Priority: I I Higher I I Lower
2b. Activity
Type:
PA
SI
ESI
HRS evaluation
Other: ___________________________ _
DISCUSSION/RATIONALE: Concur with State's recommendation for no further action. A lack of groundwater,
surface water, and on-site soil exposure pathway receptors prevents site from scoring sufficiently to warrant further
action under federal authority.
ReportReviewoo n
and APProvoo by: Craig A. Benedikt Signature: LL..aa--::::===~.k:L.b.2..1:.!::!
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Site Decision
Made by: Craig A. Benedikt Signature: lC--===::i...~:'.L._!:,d,::.:?:: / C). -n~ Date: 4/20/94
EPA Form# 9100-3
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Division of Solid Waste Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Telephone [phone]
May 17, 1993
Mr. John Gibson
Solid and Hazardous Waste Program Manager
Environmental Health Division
Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Health
700 Nortb Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
RE: Site Inspection
Cherokee Oil Site
NCO 986 190 239
Dear Mr. Gibson:
Jonathan B Howes, Secretary
David Lilley of the NC Superfund Section spoke with Sarah Edwards of your office
wd: .. y to notify you that the NC Superfund Section will conduct a site inspection of the
subject site located in Mecklenburg County, NC. The inspection will he conducreC: on May
19 and 20, 1993 by Doug Moore of the NC Superfund Section.
The purpose of the inspection is to determine if the site poses a hazard w pubiic
health or the environment because of releases of contaminants to soil, surface w;,ter,
groundwater, or air. The inspection team will take samples on and around :he site to
determine if a hazardous condition exists. Additionally, they will locate all nearby waier
supplies (surface and groundwater, community and private) and any close sensitive
environments, schools, and day care centers.
This inspection is not an emergency sirn:ition but is a normal step in the evalua,ion
of all uncontrolled and unregulated potentiai hazardous waste sites in North Carolina. You
may want ro have your representative meet the inspection team at the. site. ff so, ;:,lease
contact Doug Moore at [phone] and he will coordinate a meetir.g. J am enclo:;ing
background data on the site for your information.
PG Sox 27687, Raleigf1, North Carolina :7611-76S7 lt'lephone 919-733-.;'_1S.; :-ax j 91$:/33.JJ51.?
An Equ.al Opponuni:-y i\ffi:--m.a.ive /-.crion :":mp;oyer
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Mr. Gibson
May 17, 1993
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If the inspection indicates the need for future study of the site, we will contact your
office to advise. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call David Lilley or me
at [phone].
Enclosures
cc: Dexter Matthews
Doug Holyfield
Debbie Crane
Angie Coppola
David Lilley
File
Sincerely,
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Pat DeRosa, Head
CERCLA Branch
Superfund Section
Federal • Trip Notification & Authorization
Today's Date: .f'-//; 9j
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TO: George Ever
ATTN: Environmental LA and/ or Press Secretary
FAX NO: 8,919-733-2496
NO. OF PAGES TO FOLLOW: 2
(Including Coversheet)
FROM: U.S. EPA Super1und
CONTACT: Kevin Matthews
PHONE NO. [phone]
FAX NO.: [phone]
COMMENTS:
15=28 APR 28, 1993 ID: USEPA SUPERFUND TEL NO: 603-9204 • • SUPERFUND
RESPONSE ALERT
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
CHEROKEE OIL REMOVAL SITE
SUPERFUND REMOVAL COMPLETION
Wednesday, Aprll 28, 1993
110220 PAGE: 2/2
U.S. EPA's Region IV Superfund program completed a removal action at the
Cherokee Oil Removal site, Charlotta, North Carolina on March 17, 1993.
Approximately 6,000 drums were found on-site with mixed storage of incompatible
wastes. Thirteen tractor trailers loaded with drums had apparently bean parked on•
site for months, along with a tanker trailer and two liquid-containing tank trucks.
Drum contents included cyanides, acids, oxidizers, and organic materials. U.S.
EPA's Superfund program started this removal on September 4, 1991.
Suparfund secured the site, bulked and containerized loose waste and debris,
ovarpackad and staged deteriorating drums, and crushed empty drums. Superfund
also sampled and excavated contaminated soil, arranged for transport to
appropriate disposal facilities, and took other measures to rid the site of hazardous
wastes. Final activities included cleaning the parking lot and the floor of the
building, and complete repair and installation of fencing around the lot and building.
The costs of the removal action are estimated at approximately $6.5 million.
• The one-acre Cherokee Oil site is a non-permitted temporary storage facillty for
wastes located in a light industrial sector of Charlotte. Bordered by business
establishments, it is within one mile of four hospitals and numerous residences.
If you have any questions regarding this removal, please contact Katia Daly of the Office of
Emergency and Remedial Response at [phone].
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION IV
345 COURTLAND STREET. N.E.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30365
4WD-WPB
1-Br 2 4 1q93 Ms. Pat tieRosa
CERCLA Branch
North Carolina Department of Environment,
Health and.Natural Resources
P.O. Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Dear Ms. DeRosa:
The following reports, prepared by North Carolina PA/SI staff,
have been reviewed and accepted by the Region IV Site Assessment
Section:
Site Name Disposition
* North Belmont PCE Site
NCD986187128
PA Report
* Shelby Dyeing and Finishing
NCD986180909
SI Report
* New Haven Drive TCE Site
NCD986171379
SSI Report
* Oak Hill PCB Site
NCD986190858
PA Report
* Ross Avenue Property
NCD986180891
PA Report
* Central Transport, Inc.
NCD046148540
PA Report
* Spann Property
NCD986180917
PA Report
* Glen Raven Mills
NCD986175651
PA Report
SI-High
SIP-,High
ESI-High
SI-Low
SEA
Defer to RCRA
SI-High
SI-Low
Printed on Recycled Paper
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* Cherokee Oil Site
NCD986190239
PA Report
* Glen Raven Mills
NCD003158094
SSI Report
* Concord Coal Gas Plant
NCD986197333
PA Report
* Cline PCB Well
NCD986185403
PA Report
* Sybron Arden
NCD002221703
SI Report
* Lexington Coal Gas Plant
NCD986197358
PA Report
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* Charlotte Coal Gas Plant No. 1
NCD986188811
PA Report
* Quorum Knitting
NCD062548995
SI Report
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SI-High
SEA
SI-Low
SEA
SEA
SEA
SEA
ESI-Low
The following reports, which were prepared by EPA Region IV's
ARCS and TES contractors, have been reviewed and accepted by this
office:
* Burlington Furniture Robbinsville Plant
NCD024770125
EPI Report
* Collingwood Furniture Industries, Inc.
NCD982101966
EPI Report
* Haywood County Landfill
NCD981474190
SIP Report
* Burlington Industries
NCD093334894
SIP Report
Defer to RCRA
Defer to RCRA
SEA
SEA
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If you should have any questions or comments regarding the
dispositions for these sites, please feel free to contact me at
[phone].
Sincerely yours,
~0--6~
Craig A. Benedikt
EPA NC CERCLA Project Officer
RECEUVfD
FEB 1 1993
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region IV
CHEROKEE OIL SITE
CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
FACT SHEET
February 1993
INTRODUCTION
This fact sheet is prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
Region IV, and distributed to citizens interested in EPA removal activities at the Cherokee
Oil Site, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in an effort to keep the
community informed and up-to-date on EPA activities at the site.
A removal action is a short-term response intended to stabilize or cleanup an
incident or site that poses a potential immediate threat to public health or welfare. They
generally do not address such problems as area-wide groundwater contamination which
requires long-term corrective actions. Long-term corrective actions are referred to EPA's
Remedial Response Program.
SITE HISTORY
The Cherokee Oil Site (Site) is an unpermitted temporary storage facility for wastes
which is located at 925 South Summit A venue, Charlotte, North Carolina, approximately
four blocks from the Charlotte downtown area. The Site was referred to EPA's Emergency
Response and Removal Branch (ERRB) in July of 1991, after a Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) inspection. The facility is approximately two acres in size with a
7,000 square foot warehouse used for drum storage. Irwin Creek and Interstate 77 border
the south side of the site.
CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERN
The Site contained: (1) approximately 6,000 drums, many of which were found to be
corroded and leaking, (2) seventeen 20-cubic yard roll-offs containing contaminated soil, (3)
two tank trucks and one tanker trailer containing elevated levels of volatile organic
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two tank trucks and one tanker trailer containing elevated levels of volatile organic
compounds and metals. The waste groups and contaminants of concern identified on site
include highly flammable substances, strong acids and bases, cyanides, hazardous organic
and inorganic substances, and Polychlorinated-Biphenyls (PCBs).
SITE ACTIVITIES
EPA conducted hazard categorization and compatibility testing on each container on
site from September of 1991 until May of 1992. Currently, bulking. treating, transporting
and disposal operations for all containers is in progress. Site actions are anticipated
through April of 1993. These actions will include disposal of all hazardous wastes and the
appropriate containers on site.
In addition, soil samples will be obtained to identify contamination area and potential
areas for excavation in the future.
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD
The administrative record file includes documents which form the basis for the
selection of the removal action for the Cherokee Oil Site. Documents in the record file
include, but are not limited to, preliminary assessment and inspection reports, analytical
results and the Action Memorandum. The administrative record file is available for public
review during normal business hours at the:
Charlotte Public Library
310 Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attn: Mr. Mike Moyer
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
USEPA Region IV Records Center
345 Courtland Street, N. E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30365
Attn: Ms. Debbie Jourdan
Citizens desiring further technical information concerning the Cherokee Oil Site should
contact:
Michael Taylor, Federal On-Scene Coordinator
Emergency Response and Removal Branch (WMD)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
345 Courtland Street, Northeast
Atlanta, Georgia 30365
or telephone [phone] / Atlanta, GA
[phone] / Charlotte, NC
. ' t ' If you wish to be added to the Cherokee Oil Removal Site mailing list for future site
information, please fill out the requested information below and mail to:
H. Michael Henderson
Community Relations Coordinator
Emergency Response and Removal Branch (WMD)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV
345 Courtland Street, Northeast
Atlanta, Georgia 3036t
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REGION IV
345 COL'RTLAND STREET. N.E.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30365
ACTION MEMORANDUM
DATE: FEB t) ~ 1992
SUBJECT: Removal Authorization for Cherokee Oil Site,
Charlotte, North Carolina
FROM: Dora Ann Danner, On-Sce~e Coordinate~
Emergency Response and Removal Branch
TO: The File
Site ID!t: SL
I. Purpose
The purpose of this action memorandum is to document the
authorization to proceed with a removal action at the above
site. The site posed upon first observation and still poses a
threat to the public health and the environment that meets the
NCP Section 300.415(b)(2) criteria for removal actions. The
situation at the site may worsen unless response actions are
taken. The site ceiling will be$ 50,000 .
. II. Site Conditions and Background
A. Site Description
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1. Removal Site Evaluation -On July 19, 1991, EPA
ERRB responded to a report of leaking and potentially
hazardous drums at the site in Charlotte, North
Carolina. The responding OSC, accompanied by the
Technical Assistance Team, found approximately four
thousand drums. Incompatible wastes were stored next to
each other, drums were corroded, oil and waste dumping
was visible at the site in and around the area of the
drums, roll-offs and tankers. Drums were stacked three
and four high. Some of these drums showed a pH of less
than 2.0 and above 12.5. Thirteen roll-offs with
contaminated soil were present on the property. In
addition, there were three tanker trailers containing
liquids with one tanker badly damaged and runoff
threatening to enter a nearby waterway, Irwin Creek.
2. Physical Location -The Cherokee Oil Company Site is
located at the end of Summit Avenue in an industrial
'"Ja:,::k in Charlotte, North Carolina, 28208.
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3. Site Characteristics -The site consists of a
temporary storage facility for wastes until such time
the company chooses a disposal method. The site is not
a permitted facility for transporting and storing
hazardous wastes.
4. Release or threatened release into the environment
of a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant -
Evidence of release or threatened release into the
environment was evident upon arriving at the site.
Numerous drums, tankers and trailers had been leaking
waste oils or corrosives onto the soil. Visible
staining of the earth around the drums; corroding of the
drums at the point of leakage; oily staining underneath
the tankers and trailers; as well as local stressed
vegetation near drum storage areas beside Irwin Creek
was noticed. Upon arrival, the Environmental Services
Division of EPA had collected initial investigation data
which included the pH of some of the waste material,
labeling present on the containers and air monitoring
data. Drum contents were found to have pH readings of
less than 2.0 and above 12.S indicating the presence of
incompatable strong acids and bases randomly thro~shout
the facility. Air monitoring data from trailers on-site
indicated the presence of volatile organics in explosive
concentrations. Sampling of several areas and waste
containers at the Site later showed the following
substances to be present. The samples were collected on
7/19/91 by Roy F. Weston (TAT). Flouranthene,
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate,
methylene chloride, napthalene, flourene, phenanthrene,
toluene, xylene, ethyl benzene, and 2-methylnaphthalene
were discovered in cardboard drums within the warehouse,
soil around a leaking trailer, and samples from one of
the Florida roll-off containers that were present on the
site. These substances are hazardous substances as
defined by CERCLA.
S. NPL Status -The site is not listed on the NPL.
B. Other Actions to Date
1. Previous Actions -Prior to the request or EPA to
respond to the site as an emergency response, no CERCLA
related site activities had been conducted on this site
to date. The site had been under criminal in estigation
by the FBI and EPA for an unknown period oft· e.
2. Current Actions -EPA's Office of Crimi al
Investigation is currently -..:ndertaking a criminal
investigation of the property/operation. EPA's OSC has
secured the site by providing 24 hour security and by
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denying site access without talking to the EPA
representative to obtain access and approval to remove
material or absorbency products used in the main
facility due to the imminent danger posed by the site.
Limiting the access was not only a means to restrain
removal of known hazardous material from the facility
illegally but to also limit entry by the public into a
potential health hazard area. The drums now total
approximately 6,000. These drums have been staged,
sampled and EPA awaits the analysis·of these drums to
make determinations in regard to treatment and disposal
of the waste material under a subsequent approved Action
Memorandum.
C. State and Local Authorities' Role
1. State and Local Actions to Date -No legal action
has been undertaken by the State at this time. North
Carolina and City/County Officials have been involved in
the current criminal investigation. State RCRA
officials are cooperating with EPA, ERRB/RCRA for this
CERCLA action. The State may initiate RCRA legal
act5.,ns on the primary facility, not the site.
2. Potential for Continued State/Local Response -It is
unlikely that any State or other political subdivision
will undertake any response activity on this site in the
future due to the lack of available funding.
III. THREATS TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR WELFARE OR THE ENVIRONMENT,
AND STATUTORY AND REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
A. Threats t, 1blic Health or Welfare
The OSC arrived at the scene of the Site and was informed
that the Site had been unsecured from access by the public.
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Initial readings from an organic vapor analyzer used for air
monitoring witfiin Site boundaries detected a potential for
fire and explosion cf contents within as well as outside of
the building causing major concern for public health or
welfare. Labels from many of the drums indicated that
hazardous chemicals and wastes were present in corroded
leaking containers. Later Air monitoring by an instrument
that detects cyanide in the atmosphere sounded in alarm when
placed in the vicinity of one of the drums within the
warehouse. The alarm represented cyanide levels in the
atmosphere at concentrations dangerous to life. This same
warehouse had unrestricted access to workers and the public
prior to EPA respr.~ding. Potential for dermal contact and
inhalation threats existed at the Site.
The Site is located very necc: a busy highway and numerous
• -4-• businesses conducting daily activities across the street
from the facility. Various age group~ and numbers of
individua~• are present within the area unaware of the
potential-0danger at the Site. The Site has been
temporarily 3ecured from unauthorized site access by
instituting the OSC's initial contracting authority. The
roll-offs, which contain large volumes of contaminated soil,
are leaking an oily liquid which poses a threat to nearby
Irwin Creek. There are hundreds of incompatible drums of
mixed variety (acids, bases, cyanides, PCB's and oily
wastes) stacked together, thus posing a threat to human
exposure through direct contact or explosion.
B. Threats to the Environment
Many of the drums are improperly stored, three drums high,
as well as mixed drum stacking containing toxic, corrosive
and highly flammable substances. EPA has documented the
existence of leaking drums, open drums containing sodium
cyanide exposed to the elements, posing threats of runoff to
the nearby creek as well as explosion hazard from the
incompatibles onsite.
IV. ENDANGERMENT DETERMINATION
Actual or threatened releases of hazardous substances from this
site, if not addressed by implementing the response action
selected in this Action Memorandum, may present an imminent and
substantial endangerment to public health, welfare or the
environment.
V. ACTIONS TAKEN/PROPOSED ACTIONS AND ESTIMATED COSTS
Removal of hazardous substances and off-site RCRA disposal is
the only feasible solution for mitigating threats posed by the
conditions at the site. Site stabilization without disposal
would provide only a temporary solution to the threats posed by
the site.
A. Actions Taken/Proposed Actions
1. Proposed Action Description -The proposed actions
for the initial site entry were as follows:
* Secure the area t6 prevent further release of
hazardous substances from the storage facility.
* Sample stored waste and stained soils from the site
to determine the nature and extent of the problem
remaining at the facility. Based on the initial entry
testing of the wastes present, the potential for
hazardous wastes or substances to be present was
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* Make the potential responsible parties (PRP's) aware
of their responsibilities and give them the opportunity
to perform the cleanup activities according to an
Administrative Order.
* Prepare to perform the cleanup of the site in the
event the PRP's do not present a sufficient plan for
cleanup or a willingness to cooperate in good faith with
the Agency.
2. Contribution to Remedial Performance -This removal
action was to abate the immediate threats identified in
the preceding sections of this memorandum. No further
actions are foreseen after the total removal is
completed.
3. Description of Alternative Technologies -This
determination will be conducted after the drums and
waste have been properly categorized.
4. Applicable or Relevant and Appropciate Requirements
(ARARs). -The Federal ARAR determined to be
practicable for the site is the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act.
5. Project Schedule -The initial response action at
the site was begun the time that the On-Scene
Coordinator responded to the emergency call to the site
from the USEPA RCRA Site Project Manager. The ERCS
contractor began the initial response to the site at the
time of mobilizing security guard to the w, .1ouse. The
TAT contractor began the initial response a_ the time
that EPA requested the contractor to respond to the site
to conduct the sampling of the wastes as w~ll as
documenting the releases and conditions of the site.
3. EstL~ated Costs
Extramural Costs
Regional Allowance Costs (ERCS) $
Non-Regional Allowance Costs (TAT)
Subtotal $
20% Contingency
TOTAL EXTRA.c'-!U?...\L COST $
Cost
40,000 s,ooo
45,000
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45,000
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Intramural Costs
Direct (130 hrs at $30/hr)
Indirect (20 hrs at $54/hr)
TOTAL, INTRA.t."ruRAL
TOTAL, REMOVAL PROJECT CEILING
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$ 3,900
1',100
$ s.ooo
$ 50,000
VI. EXPECTED CHANGE IN THE SITUATION SHOULD ACTION BE DELAYED
OR NOT TAKEN.
If action had been delayed there would have been an increased
risk of a potential release to the environment, and an increased
risk of explosion, posing a danger to the public health and
welfare of those involved. Delayed action would increase public
health risks through the potential release or exposure of
hazardous substances and wastes into Irwin Creek.
VII OUTSTANDING POLICY ISSUES
NONE
VIII. ENFORCEMENT
"Enforcement Sensitive"
IX. RECOMMENDATION
This decision document represents the selected removal action
for the Cherokee Oil Company Site, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, North Carolina, developed in accordance with CERCLA as
amended .. and not inconsistent with the NCP. This decision is
based the administrative record for the site.
Conditic~s at the Cherokee Oil Site meet the NCP Section 300.415
for removal action. I as an On-Scene Coordinator, authorize
expenditures not to exceed $50,000.
( Da'te
On-cene Coordinator
Emergency Response and Control Section
cc: Don Guinyard
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE REMOVAL AND PREVENTION EPA CONTRACT 68-WO-0036
MEMORANDUM
TO: Dora Ann Danner, OSC
USEPA, Region IV
FROM: Ayon D. Walters
TAT, Region IV
THRU: William R. Doyle\ jt(f\
TATL, Region IV vvv
SUBJECT: Cherokee Oil Site, Release Investigation Report
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
TDD #04-9107-0029-1789
0029A-1859
0029B-1989
TAT #04-F-00420
DATE: 16 October 1991
SITUATION
This report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Technical Direction Document {TDD) #04-9107-0029, assigned to the Roy F. Weston, Incorporated Technical Assistance Team (TAT), by Dora Ann Danner, On-Scene Coordinator (OSC), U. s. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Region IV.
On 19 July 1991, TAT was tasked to respond to the scene of an on-going criminal investigation in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The investigation is· being carried out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the EPA' s Office of Criminal Investigation, and ·the North Carolina Department of Environmental Health and Natural Resources. ·Because the investigation is on-going, information concerning the ·investigators and/or their findings will not be discussed in this report.
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BACKGROUND
The site referred to as Cherokee Oil is an alleged waste oil
recycling facility operated by Cherokee Resources, Incorporated of
Charlotte, North Carolina. The site, which occupies approximately
one acre adjacent to Interstate 77, is located within the city
limits of Charlotte at 925 Summit Avenue. Located at the facility
is approximately 5000-6000 drums, containing waste oils,
corrosives, cyanides, and various unknowns. These drums are
located both inside the one building on-site and around the
exterior of the property. Approximately 1000 drums are located in
13 box trailers situated throughout the property. Also present on-
site are 17 roll-off boxes containing soils, which are believed to
be contaminated with unknown constituents.
On July 17, 1991, the EPA's Environmental Services Division (ESD)
was called in to perform a site evaluation and sample the drums and
roll-off boxes stored at the facility. ESD performed air
monitoring at the facility and collected analytical data which
revealed the presence of hazardous materials on-site. As a result
of this assessment, and the presence of incompatible material being
stored at the facility, the EPA Emergency Response and Removal
Branch determined that TAT should be mobilized to conduct a site
investigation to determine if removal actions were warranted.
ACTIONS
TAT was mobilized on July 19, 1991 to determine the extent of the
threat present on-site and if an emergency removal action was
warranted at the facility. At approximately 1100 hours, TAT
members Collins and Walters met with osc Dora -, Danner and
members of the agencies investigating Cherokee OL. 'l.t the Royce
Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. osc and TAT were briefed on
. the conditions existing at the facility and a copy of the air
monitoring results recorded by ESD personnel was given to TAT
member Walters. TAT utilized this information to augment the
existing site safety plan prior to entry. TAT Walters contacted
TATL Doyle, who verbally approved the changes made to the safety
plan.
Upon arriving at the Cherokee Oil facility, osc Danner met with
Cherokee Resources representative Mr. Keith Eidson in order to gain
permission to enter the property. Mr. Eidson granted access to EPA
and TAT. After calibrating air monitoring instruments, TAT entered
the site in Level B protection to provide osc Danner with air
monitoring data, a general assessment on the condition of the site,
and an estimate of the number of drums and roll-off boxes stored
within the facility. The Charlotte Fire Department's Haz-Mat Team
provided Level B backup and was on alert during the entire site
investigation. Air monitoring performed during the initial walk17/9J,
through showed no readings above background. (See Safety Plan for),...
readings.) ~!
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After the initial walk through, TAT collected a background sample
from an vacant lot on the side of the site adjacent to Summit
Avenue. This sample was given the identification CR-001. TAT,
in Level B protection, entered the facility and collected several
samples from various drums and roll-off boxes.
A total of seven samples were collected by TAT. Each sample was
collected as a split sample and Cherokee Oil representative, Mr.
Allen Hubbard, signed the chain of custody for and received one of
each of the eight ounce jars. The following is a list of sample
numbers and the location from which they were taken: CR-002 was
taken from a drum located on the exterior of the building. CR-003
and CR-004 were collected from two of the roll-off boxes located
on-site. CR-005 was taken from stained soil located under a
trailer containing drums (this area appeared to have been stained
from material leaking out of the trailer) CR-006 and CR-007 were
collected from drums located inside the building and on the loading
dock at the rear of the building. All samples were thoroughly
documented, chain-of-custody was properly maintained, samples were
tagged and sealed in the proper containers, and stored in coolers
for transport back to Atlanta.
At the completion of sampling, OSC Danner tasked TAT to secure the
site gates and other entry points with chains and locks. TAT
secured all gates leading into the site and the front door of the
building. After relinquishing the split samples to Cherokee
Resources representative Mr. Hubbard at 2100, TAT departed
Charlotte for Atlanta.
On August 5, 1991, TAT member Walters and osc Mike Taylor returned
to the Cherokee Oil facility to oversee contractors for Associated
Groceries Materials (AGM), a PRP associated with the contents of
the roll-off boxes. Petroleum Environmental and Industrial and
Environmental Analysis (IEA) were to perform sampling on the
contents of the roll-off boxes for AGM and arrived to the site on
August 6, 1991. osc Taylor reviewed their work plan and noted
inadequacies contained in the plan. Specifically IEA and Petroleum
Environmental did not have an acceptable sampling plan (only three
sample points were planned for 13 roll-off boxes) nor did they have
proper safety and decontamination equipment. Due to these
inadequacies, osc Taylor ordered the PRP 's contractors to halt
work. Both contractors departed site after conferring with their
offices. osc Danner was consulted by osc Taylor on the decision
to halt contractors work and agreed with osc Taylor's decision.
At 1430, TAT departed site. At approximately 1500, Mr. Keith
Eidson and Mr. Gabe Hartsell of Cherokee Resources arrived on site
and informed OSC Taylor that they did not wish for samples of any
kind to be removed from the site prior to departure. osc Taylor
reportedly informed Mr. Eidson and Mr. Hartsell that IEA and
Petroleum Environmental did not take any samples from the site.
At the completion of the conversation, Eidson and Hartsell departed
site and after the arrival of secu·rity, osc Taylor also departed
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site for Atlanta.
ANALYTICAL RESULTS
The entire analytical report was provided to EPA osc Danner and
Taylor, with only the analytical data summary pages included with
this report.
CONCLUSION
On September 3, 1991, a removal action was begun at the Cherokee
Oil site located at.925 Summit Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina,
based upon analytical results gathered from samples taken during
the TAT site investigation and the assessment carried out by ESD.
Removal actions are expected to be completed in the early part of
the spring of 1992. The investigations by the F.B.I. and EPA's
Criminal Investigation Branch are ongoing and the results of the
field analysis being conducted on site are being utilized in the
investigation.
ATTACHMENTS
Figures 1-3 Maps & Sketches
Attachment A -Preliminary Site Assessment
B -Photographs
C -Log Notes
D -Table of Witnesses
E -site Safety Plan
F -Analytical Data summary Pages
G -Chain of Custody
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Michael Collins, TAT
Ayon Walters, TAT
TABLE OF WITNESSES
Roy F. Weston, Inc.
Technical Assistance Team
1575 Northside Drive NW
Bldg. 300, Suite 325
Atlanta, Georgia, 30318
404-352-4147
Dora Ann Danner, osc
Michael Taylor, OSC
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Emergency Response and Removal Branch, Region IV
345 Courtland Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30365
404-347-3931
Bart T. Massey, Haz-Mat Coordinator
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Emergency Management Office
600 East 4th Street
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28202
704-336-2461
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SUBJECT: VIEW OF DRUMS HELD AROUND EXTERIOR OF BUILDING.
LOCATION: CHEROKEE OIL SITE INVESTIGATION
925SUMMITT AVE.
CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
DATE : 07/19/91
TIME: 1330
PHOTOGRAPHER: A WALTERS
WITNESS: M. COLLINS
FILM: WOLF
ASA: 100
IDD#: 04-9107-0029-1789
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PHOT0#2 OFACALPHOTOGRAPH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SUBJECT: VIEW OF DRUMS STORED IN INTERIOR OF BUILDING.
LOCATION: CHEROKEE OIL SITE INVESTIGATION
925 SUMMITT AVE.
CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
DATE : 07 /19/91
TIME: 1330
PHGTOGRAPHER:A.WALTERS
WITNESS: M. COLLINS
F!L\il: WOLF
ASA: 100
TDD#: 04-9107-GC29-1789
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SUBJECT: VIEW OF DRUMS STORED IN INTERIOR OF BUILDING.
LOCATION: CHEROKEE OIL SITE INVESTIGATION
925SUMMITT AVE.
CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
DATE : 07/19/91
TIME: 1330
PHOTOGRAPHER: A WALTERS
WITNESS: M. COLLINS
FILM: WOLF
ASA: 100
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OFFICAL PHOTOGRAPH
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SUBJECT: VIEW OF MATERIAL LEAKING OUT OF BOX TRAILER ON SITE.
LOCATION: CHEROKEE OIL SITE INVESTIGATION
925SUMMITT AVE.
CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
DATE : 07 /19/91
TIME: 1345
PHOTOGRAPHER: A. WALTERS
WITNESS: M. COLLINS
FILM: WOLF
ASA: 100
IDD#: 04-9107-CC:29-1789
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SUBJECT: VIEW OF ROLL OFF SAMPLED BY TAT.
LOCATION: CHEROKEE OIL SITE INVESTIGATION
925SUMMITT AVE.
CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
DATE : 07/19/91
TIME: 1530
PHOTOGRAPHER: /vi. COLLINS
WITNESS: A. WALTERS
FILM: WOLF
ASA: 100
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ATTACHMENT D
Table of Witnesses
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Michael Collins
Ayon Walters
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TABLE OF WITNESSES
Roy F. Weston, Inc.
Technical Assistance Team
1575 Northside Drive NW
Bldg. 300, Suite 325
Atlanta, Georgia, 30318
404-352-4147
Dora Ann Danner, OSC
Michael Taylor, osc
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Emergency Response and Removal Branch, Region IV
345 Courtland Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30365
404-347-3931
Bart T. Massey, Haz-Mat coorGinator
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Emergency Management Office 600 East 4th street
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28202
704-336-2461
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ATTACHMENT E
Site Safety Plan
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WESTON MAJOR PROGRAMS DIVISION
HEALm AND SAFETY PLAN
Ei."\-IERGENCY RESPONSE I SITE INVESTIGATION
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Incident Type:-,{~,<'.-0 Air Re'L:~ · / :&'
( ) Spill -_______________ _
( ) Fire -_________________ _
l~):HW Site -________ _ ;-
Location Class : K) Industrial ll:') Commercial ( ) Urban/Residenrial ( ) Rural . I I'
USEPA Contact: bot.A-A,v,; Pf('lfff? Date of Initial Site Activities: .lJ jj_t 9/ Original HASP: Yes_✓_ Modification Number:
Lead TAT: A \J.~1..-rst..s Site Health & Safety C-oo-r-din-ator: ,4. L,/ 4-cT£!,$
Response Activitiesilluration (fill in as applicable)
Emergency Response:
Assessment:
(l) Perimeter Recon.
,NSite Entry
(,>(Visual Documentation:
(';4 Multi-media Sampling: 91" Decontamination:.
( ) Perimeter Recon.
( ) Site Entry
( ) Visual Documentation: ·
( ) Multi-media Sampiing:
( ) Decontamination:
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Condition Observed Potential None Comments/Observations
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Stressed Vegetation
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Perimeter Monitoring:
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DIRECT COMBUSTIBLE RADIATION PHOTOIONIZA TIO' FLAME CHEM. READING GAS/OXYGEN SURVEY DETECTOR/PROBE IONIZATION DETECTOR INSTRUMENTS METER METER/PROBE (3) DETECTOR TUBE (5) (!) (2) (4)
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PJiysical Safety Hazards to Personnel
/\) Heat. ( ) Cold_ ( ) Precipitation _Y(Confine~ Space ( ) Terrain . ()'.) \Valking1Working Surfaces J'() Fire & Explosion 1<foxygen Deficiency 't ) Underground Utilities ( ) Overhead Utilities ( ) Heavy Equipment (')f· Unknowns in Drums, Tanks, Containers ( ) Ponds, Lagoons, Impoundments ( ) Rivers, Streams N Pressurized Containers, Systems ( ) Noise
( ) Illumination ( (Nonionizing Radiation ( ) Ionizing Radiation
Biological Hazards to Personnel
( ) Inf'.ectious/Medical/Hospi:2-1 Waste Qf Non-domesticated Animals ('>(Insects 0,,>-Poisonous Plants/Vegetation ( ) Raw Sewage
Training Requirements
(/) 40 Hour General Site Worker Course with three days super:ised experience. /( ) 24 Hour Course for limited, specific tasks with one day supervised experience. ( ) 24 Hour Course for Level D Site with one day supervised experience. (><J 8 Hour Annual Refresher Health and Safety Training. · (rJ. 8 Hour Management/Supervisor Training in addition to basic training course. ( ) Site Specific Health and Safety Training.
( ) Pre-entry training for emergency response skilled support personnel.
Medical Surveillance Requirements
~ Baseline initial physical examination with physician certification. 0J Annual medical examination with physician certification.
( ) Site Specific medical monitoring protocol (Radiation, Pesticide, PCB, Metals). ( ) Asbestos \Yorker medical protocol.
( ) Exempt from medical surveillance: _______________ _ {-!-) Examination required in event of chemical exposure or trauma.
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Directions to Hospital (attach map) -Route verified by:___,':J..!f-~77~~""-:;::"-!=
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Additional Emergency Phone Contacts
Contact Phone Number
WESTON 24 hr. Hotline 21S-524-192S 21S-524-1926
.;--. ., 'iTON Medical Emergency Service \_ .... 513-421-3063
II Cbemtrec 800-424-9300
ATSDR 404-639-061S
ATF (explosives infc .otion) 800-424-9555
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National Response Center 800-424-8802
National Poison Control Center 800-942-5969
HASP prepared by: ,!f._,,,J /). I /t1LiF/?.;
Pre-Response/Entry Approval by:-:::--c--,---,--,:-:-:--=-::-:-----,.,,--....._------Date:_/_/_
'\ ::-'' tl Approval/Modification to Original HASP by: /:'__ ~ .b& y LE Date: _J._/ .Lf:._/ 9/ J 7"
Date: l_/ /_f_l 9 (
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Note: The nature of the work assignment may require the use of the following procedures/programs which will I included as Attachments to this HASP as applicable: Emergency Respo!!se Plan, Confined Space Entry Procedures, Spill Containment Program. ·
Disclaimer: 11zis Hea/Jh and Safety Plan (HASP) was prepared for work to be conducted under the Technical Assistance Team (TAJ) Contract 68-WO-0036 for Zone I. Use of this HASP by WESTON and its subcontract, is intended to fulfill the OSHA requirements found in 29 CFR 1910.120. Items not specifically covered in thii HASP are included by reference to 29 CFR 1910 and 1926.
The signatures below indicate that the individuals have read and understood this Health and Safety Flan.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
provides job safety and health protection for workers by
promoting safe and healthful working conditions
throughout the Nation. Requirements of the Act include
the following:
All employers must furnish lo employees employment and a place al
employment tree from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to
cause death or serious harm to employees. Employers must comply with
occupatronal safety and health standards issued under the Act.
Employees must comply wilh all occupational salety and health standards.
rules, regulations and orders issued under the Act that appiy to their own
actions and conduct on the iob.
The Occc,<1:ional Salety and Health Administration (OSHA) al the U.S.
Department of Labor has the primary responsibility for administering the
Act. OSHA issues occupational salety and heallh standards. and its
Compliance Safety and Health Officers conduct jobsite inspections to help
ensure compliance with the Act.
The Act reQuires that a representative of the employer and a representative
authorized by the employees be·given an opoortunity to accompany the
OSHA inspecror lor the purpose of aiding the inspection.
Where there is no authorizerl employee representative. the OSHA
Compliance OHicer must c· :_,ith 2 reasonable number at employees
concerning safety ano healr, u!ior.s in the workplace.
Employees or their representatives have the right to me a comolaint with
the nearest OSHA office requesting an inspection ii !hey believe unsafe or
unhealthful conditions exist in their workc!ace. OSHA will withhold, on
request names of employees complaining.
The Act provides that employees may not be discharged or
discriminated against in any way for filing salety ana health complaints or
for otherwise exercising their rights unaer :he Act.
Employees who believe they have 'Jeen ,ji~criminated against may me a
complaint with their nearest OSHA ohice within 30 days al the allege□
discrimination.
If upon inspection OSHA believes an employer has violated the Act. a
citation a!leging such violations will be issued to the employer. Each
citation will specify a lime period within which the alleged violation must
be cooecte<I
The OSHA cilation must be prominently displayed al or near the place
of alleged violation for three days. or until ii is corrected, whichever is
later. lo wam employees al dangers lhat may exi~ lhere.
, . . _.. Proposed Penalty.;.':\,-· . \ ·, . . .
The Act provides lor mandalory penalties against employers al up to
S1 ,000 for each serious violation and for optfonal penalties of up to
$1,000 for each nonserious violation. Penalties al up to $1,000 per day
may be proposed for failure to correct violations within the proposed time
period. Also. any employer who willlully or repeated~ violates the Act may
be assessed penalties at up to $10,000 for eacn sucn violalian.
Criminal penaUies are also □rovideci for in !he Act Any willful violation
resulting in death OJ an employee, upon conviction. is punishable by a line
of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment tor not more than six
months, or by both. Conviction of an employer atter a lirst conviction
doubles these maximum penallies.
While providing penalties for violations, the Act also encourages efforts by
labor and management. before an OSHA inspection. to reduce woricplace
hazards voluntarily and to develop and improve salety and health programs
in all workplaces and industries. OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs
recognize outstanding efforts of this nature.
Such voluntary action should initially focus on the idenlilicat,ioa-and
elimination of hazaras !hat could cause death. injul'f, or illness to·
employees and supervisors. There are many public and private
organizations that can provide information and assistance in this effort, it
requesled. Also, your local OSHA office can provide considerable help and
advice on solving safety and health problems or can refer you to other
sources !or help such as training.
Free consultative assistance. without citation or penalty. is available to
employers, on request. through OSHA supported programs in most State
departments ol labor or health.
More Information
Additional intormation and
copies oi the A.ct. sueciiic
OSHA saiety ana heallh
standards. ana other
applicable regulations may oe
obtained !ram 1our emoloyer
or tram the nearest OSHA
Regional Onice in ,ne
A!lanta. Georgia
· Beston. Massacnusens
Chiwgo. !llinois
Dallas. Texas
Denver, Colorado
Kansas CiN. Missouri
Ne·.'i' 'for~. ·New 'for:~
Pt1i:0ur.1ofli-1. Pennsv:w1n· _:
7,: ·: ~ , .;:-;:o. C.ili1L1rn:·:
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ielennone n!Jmters lor these
Qiiii:;.;3, :mo ~acitior.2! area
,Jilice locauons. are iisrna in
!he telephone aireC!Gry unoer
!he Uni!eo Slates Deoartment
oi labGr 1n i::e United States
Gcvemrnem !ls!ir.c_:.
Washinglon, D.C.
1985
OSHA 2203
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William E. Brock. Secre~ry ol Labor
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MEMORANDUM
To: File
From: Hal Bryson~,-
Date: July 21, 1992
Subject: Planned EPA ERRB Actions
Cherokee Oil Site, Charlotte, N.C.
NCD 986 190 239
Ref. 29
In a phone conversation held today with Mike Taylor of EPA
Region IV Emergency Response and Removal Branch (ERRB) regarding
the subject site [phone: [phone]), I learned the following:
-Dora Ann Johnson (former Dora Ann Danner) is no longer the
On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) for the site; Mike Taylor is the new osc
for any planned removal actions by ERRB at the site;
-All of the drums staged onsite (6,000+) have been sampled
and the reporting of analytical results is pending an ongoing QA/QC
and legal review of the data (by Region IV Office of Regional
Counsel) --which could take several more months;
-The only activity conducted by ERRB at the site over the
past few months (i.e., since our PA recon of May 18, 1992) is that
some of the leaking and/or damaged 55-gallon drums may have been
secured in overpacks;
-Assuming adequate funds become available, ERRB plans to
dispose of every drum confirmed as containing hazardous substances.
Presumably, this would be accomplished by offsite transport to an
approved TSD facility.
-We should check back with Mike in a few months (or at the
time of the SSI, if one is conducted) for an update regarding ERRB
actions at this site.
-In the meantime, the site access is strictly controlled by
a 24-hour onsite security guarded (observed during PA recon).
HCB/a:chertayl
.. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION IV
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Date: ~l 2 D ilSol.
Bruce Nicholson
Superfund Section
345 COURTLAND STREET. N.E.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30365
NC Division of Solid Waste Management
P.O. Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611-7687
Dear Mr. Nicholson,
~f~rE~~w
JUL 2 2 1992
SUPfRRll>BIOOJ
We are pleased to provide a copy of the Action Memorandum for the
request and document approval of an exemption from the 12-month
statutory limit at the Cherokee Oil Site, Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, North Carolina. If you have any questions or comments
concerning this document, please contact the On-Scene Coordinator
at the following address:
Michael Taylor
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Waste Management Division
Emergency Response and Removal Branch
345 Courtland St., NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30365
[phone]
Sincerely,
C,/4~ I{. [~ (6~
Myron D. Lair, Chief
Emergency Response and Removal Branch
Enclosure
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MEMORANDUM
To: File
From: Hal Bryson ~_9',
Date: July 16, 1992
•
subject: Fisheries Status of Irwin and Sugar Creeks
Cherokee Oil Site, Charlotte
NCD 986 190 239
Ref. 21
On July 16, 1992, I spoke with Wayne Chapman (N.C. Wildlife
Resources Commission, District Biologist, Albemarle, NC) regarding
the fisheries status of Irwin and Sugar Creeks downstream of the
subject site. Mr. Chapman indicated that no hard data were
available concerning annual catch or standing stock for these two
creeks; however, evaluations of fish populations affected by two
recent fish kills (1989 and 1991) in Irwin Creek enabled Mr.
Chapman to make the following judgments:
-Irwin Creek is a "fairly good fishery for an urban area
--it has some decent pools in sections"; being in an urban area,
however, it is probably only "lightly harvested" by local
fishermen;
-Primary fish species include populations of sunfish
(brim), some large-mouth bass, and some catfish; some of these
species have been stocked by the state into Charlotte-area creeks.
Mr. Chapman noted that the two fish kills were associated with
runoff from fire-fighting at an industrial site and with a chemical
spill from a tanker truck. He suggested possible additional
information regarding Charlotte-area fisheries could be obtained
from either Steve Jadlocki of the county DEP (704-336-5500) or Rex
Gleason of the DEM's Water Quality Section in Mooresville (704-663-
1699).
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MEMORANDUM
To: File
From: Hal Bryson~!),-
Date: July 16, 1992
•
Subject: Determination of Mean Annual Discharge for
Irwin and Sugar Creeks
Cherokee Oil Site, Charlotte
NCD 986 190 239
l{e, f. IZ
The 15-mile TDL for the surface water pathway for the subject
site include: Irwin Creek from the PPE (50 to 100 ft southeast of
site) to approx. 4.2 miles downstream; and Sugar Creek from 4.2
miles to 15 miles downstream of site (to Pineville near state
line). The average annual flow for Irwin Creek during the 1990
water year (as determined at a gauging station approx. 3.4 miles
downstream of the PPE) is reported as 48. 2 cubic ft per second
(cfs) [Ref. Attachment I].
Estimates of mean annual discharge for Sugar Creek can be made
based on reported drainage areas at three points along the creek
within the 15-mile TDL [Ref. Attachment II], multiplied by the mean
annual runoff mapped for the Sugar Creek area [Ref. Attachment
III], then divided by the appropriate conversion factor; as
follows:
a) drainage area at NC49 (approx. 6.7 mi.s downstream of PPE)
of 41.2 sq. mi.s x mean annual runoff of 14 in, divided by 13.58 =
42.5 cfs;
b) dr. area at US21 near Pineville (approx. 10 miles
downstream of PPE) of 65.3 sq. mi.s x 14 in, divided by 13.58 =
67.3 cfs;
c) dr. area at state line near Pineville (approx. 15 miles
downstream of PPE) of 69.4 sq. mi.s x 14 in, divided by 13.58 =
71.5 cfs.
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North Carolina
Water Year 1990
by B.C. Ragland, R.G. Barker, W.H. Eddins, and J.F. Rinehardt
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-DATA REPORT NC-90-1
Prepared in cooperation with the North Carolina Department
of Environment, Health, and Ndtural Resources, and with
other State, municipal, and Federal agencies
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LOCA".':ON.--Lat 35°11' SO•, long 80°54' 1a·, Mecl:.lenburg Coi.:nty, Hydrologic Unit 03050103, on left bani:: at
se1o,1ge-disposal pla;-it of City of Charlotte, 2,200 ft upstream from Southern Railway bridgo, 0.7 mi upstre<>m
from Taggart Creek, and 4.2 mi southwost of City Hall, cnarlotte.
DRAINAGE AREA. --30. 7 mi 2 ,
PERIOD OF RECO?D.--May 1962 to current year. Prior to Octobor 1963, publishod as sugar (Irwin) Creek at
Charlotte.
REVISED RECORC:S.--W:lR NC-B0-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datur.-, of gage is 591.53 ft above National Geodetic Vertic<>l Datum of 1929
(levels by City of Charlotte).
REMARKS.--Records good. Since July 2, 19B1, wastewater from upstream city water filtration plants enters creek bel
gagP. via sewer to wastewater treatment plant. Creek channel improved by dredginq in 1917 and maintained by Meck.~w c
Cou;"lty Drainage Co~~ission to present time. The drainage area is urbanized and has an impervious area of about 2enbu
~lnimum discharge for period of record also occurred July 14, 19e6, Minimum discharqe for current water year al O ~!-
occi.:rred sept, 30. so :.;
EXTRE~ES O~TSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Apr. 6, 1936 reached a stage of about 17.3 ft at site 400 ft
do1.1r.s:.ream, from ln!ormat!or-, by plant employee. Peak. may have been affected by failure of Lakewood Dam
5 ~1 upstrca~. rlood of Jan, 6, 1962 reached a stage of 14.32 !t, from floodmark.s, discharge, 4,120 ftl/s.
Flood of Apr. 11, 1962 reached a stage of 15.18 ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 4,740 ft 1/s, on basis of
slope-area ~casurcmcnt of peak flow.
DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1989 TO SEPTEMBER 1990, MEAN DAILY VALUES
DAY
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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16
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19
20
21
22
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26
27
28
29
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31
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50
31
25
22
21
18
16
15
15
15
14
1,
14
14
21
133
212
26
19
1 7
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
72.9
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12
12
12
11
10
15
12
46
32
12
11
11
11
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57
258
29
21
17
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105
202
31
23
20
22
19
16
15
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10
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15
15
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344
133
64
45
239
173
47
33
27
24
24
27
23
20
l 9
22
29
27
22
20
18
18
20
1 91
55.3
344
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126
32
26
27
26
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2 24
54
36
29
26
23
22
21
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20
19
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629
53
34
56
176
80
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38
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32
22
19
20
19
29 "1
104
44
34
29
27
1160
142
53
356
65
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65
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29
27
25
120
1160
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56
08
72
10
34
29
27
31
27
25
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28
26
237
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18
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17
17
17
16
17
19
59
91
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37.4
162
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STATISTICS OF MONTHLY FLOW DATA FOR PERIOD or RECORD, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 33.0 34. 7 0.6 56.1 66. l 68.5 3 9. 8
P.AX 10.5 137. 5 107.] 118.8 12 4. 4 138.9 81. 6
(WY) 1977 1986 1 984 1978 1979 1980 1979
t-!IN 10. 6 9.32 10. 2 13.4 20.7 18.5 14. 9
(WY) 1 964 1982 1966 1981 1 968 1985 1 981
SU~ARY STATISTICS FOR 1990 WATER YEAR
AVER/,Gf. FLOW 4 8. 2
HICHES~ ANNUAL MF.AN
LOWES: ANNUAL MEAN
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 11B0 May 28
LOWEST DAI LY MEAN 5. 2 Sep 24
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK fLOW ~070 M.:iy " INSTA?;TANEOUS PEAK STf1GE I?. 16 ~;iy 28
It.STANTM;::m1s LOW f'LOI-' ~ . 9. Sep " ANNUAL RUNOFF {j NC HES) 21.3
10 PERCENTILE 78
50 PER CENT 1 LE 19
95 PERCENTILE 5. 2
Sec REMARKS.
MAY
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76
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14
19
10
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12
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11
14
15
25
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1180
510
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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
•
DRAINAGE AREAS OF SELECTED SITES ON STREAMS IN NORTH CAROLINA
By Robert L. Meikle
Open-File Report 83-211
Prepared in cooperation with the
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Raleigh, North Carolina
1983
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MAP OF MEAN ANNUAL RUNOFF FOR THE iii NORTHEASTERN, SOUTHEASTERN, AND
!£;!!{ MID-ATLANTIC UNITED STATES, I WATER YEARS 1951-80
·::,, ... ~:···
:a:, By "? William R. Krug, Warren A. Gebert, David J. Graczyk, U.S. Geological Survey;
Donald L. Stevens, Jr., Eastern Oregon State College;
Barry P. Rochelle, Northrop Services, Inc.;
and M. Robbins Church, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4094
Prepared in cooperation with the
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
l\.-facliscn, Wisconsin
1990
I ~
':;:m <>.< U,e me<Oods '"" "'~'"' a,,a wt, d
average of the drainage area or the centroid · 1e
drainage area produced somewhat better correlations-
that is, the interecept was closer to zero, 'the standard
errors were small, and the correlation coefficients were
larger. These methods have slightly greater power to
predict actual runoff
Additional statistical investigation found no significant
differences in reliability of the runoff estimates among
the areas. No significant differences existed in the errors
for stations with drainage areas of differing size.
USE OF MEAN ANNUAL RUNOFF MAP
Mean annual runoff for a site can be estimated from
the runoff map by several methods. The simplest
method of estimating the runoff is to locate the site on
the runoff map a1,d to identify the runoff contour
nearest the site. This method, however, is less accurate
than other methods. The most accurate method is to
draw the drainage basin on the runoff map, and use the
runoff contours to divide the basin into bands of differ-
ing runoff. The area of each of the bands within the
drainage basin is then determined. The areas of the
separate bands are then used to compute a weighted
average runoff for the basin. For example, if 50 percent
of the basin is in an area of 18 in/yr (inches per year) of
runoff, 30 percent in an area of 20 in/yr of runoff and 20
percent in an area of 22 in/yr of runoff the mean annual
runoff would be calculated as follows:
0.5 xl8 + 0.3 x 20 + 0.2 X 22 = 19.4
•
Runoff estimated from the map is in inches per
year, averaged over the entire drainage basin. Multiply
this value by the drainage area, in square miles, and
divide by 13.58 to convert to mean annual discharge, in
cubic feet per second. In the above example, assume the
drainage area of the site is 100 mi'. The mean annual
discharge, in cubic feet per second, would be: ·
19.4 xl00/13.58 =143
The runoff map was prepared to allow estimation of
mean annual runoff at sites where no streamflow data
are available. The map represents mean annual runoff
for areas with natural land cover. Caution should be
used in applying the map to estimate runoff for areas
that are not natural land areas. The runoff map should
not be used for areas, such as large urban areas, where
the land cover has been altered in ways that would
change the amount of runoff. The runoff map is not
applicable for lakes or bays, for coastal wetlands affected
by tides, for streams controlled by reservoirs large enough
to influence the total annual streamflow, or for streams
with substantial diversions.
Local features could cause the runoff at a particular
site to differ substantially from the runoff indicated by
the runoff map. The geology of the drainage basin
might cause substantial amounts of water to enter or
leave th~ basin as ground water. This could substan-
tially increase or decrease the runoff. For example, a
stream with a small drainage area that includes a large
spring probablv would have higher average streamf!ow
than indicated by the runoff map.
Table 5.-Descriptil'C statistics of errors in estimated runoff
at 93 test stations
Method Mean Standard Standard
absolute :-.lean error of de\'iation
value 1ncan
Error, in inches
Area-weighted 2.0 -0.35 0.30 2.9
Centroid 2.2 -.71 .33 3.1
G!S 2.7 -1.74 .37 3.6
Nearest-inch 2.8 -1.77 .38 3.7
Nearest contour 2.8 -1.79 .39 3.8
Percent error
Area-weighted 9.0 -0.54 1.3 12.9
Centroid 9.8 -.71 1.4 13.5
G!S 12.0 -6.42 1.6 15.9
Nearest-inch 12.1 -6.20 1.6 15.6
Nearest-contour 12.2 -6.26 1.6 15.8
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.. . ----{,~J;f,l-/yr)" ----
Me,,n Annua.1, Rune,, £or the riorthe,-,-,,
Southern, ctnd Mid-At.l~nt.J.c
United St.,.tes £or Water Ye"rs 19S1-eo
U.S. Geoio~Lcai Survey
Water Resources Inv~st~gations
Report 68-4094, 1990
•
MEMORANDUM
To: File
From: Hal Bryson$
Date: July 16, 1992
Ref. 3 •
Subject: Notes from Conversation with Linda Mann (Haz. Waste
Section) regarding Site Inspections at Two Cherokee
Resources Sites, including Cherokee Oil site on Summitt
Avenue, Charlotte [NCO 986 190 239)
On May 8, 1992, Linda Mann (N. C. DEHNR -Hazardous Waste
Section) allowed me to copy certain files pertinent to the subject
site, including Site Inspection Notes (see Reference #4) from their
site visits of July 30-31, 1991. The focus of their inspection was
the Berryhill Road facility (located about one mile away from the
Summitt Ave. site), where various samples were collected for
laboratory analysis. The Summitt Avenue site inspection conducted
by Linda and her associates did not include any sampling; however,
photos were taken and (along with site inspection notes) these are
included in Reference #4.
Because the Summitt Ave. site probably received periodic
overflow of drummed wastes and contaminated soils in roll-off boxes
from the Berryhill Rd. site, the samples collected at the Berryhill
site are of note. These included samples from a 55-gallon drum, a
soil pile, and oily sludge samples from a barrel, a roll-off, and
a sump. Compounds detected in the Berryhill Rd. site samples
include: naphthalene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, dimethyl
phthalate, acenaphthylene, trichlorofluoromethane, 1,1,1-TCE, TCE,
PCE, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, pyrene, and 2-
methylnaphthalene.
Linda further indicated that Weston personnel (Region IV EPA
ERRB TAT contractor) had done some limited removal of wastes from
the Summitt Ave. site at the time of their site inspection in late
July 1991. She also noted that the FBI was conducting ongoing
criminal investigations at both Cherokee sites; the FBI contact in
Charlotte is Tom Burleson at (704) 529 -1030. The Cherokee Oil
contacts (at their office at 1201 Berryhill Rd.) are Keith Eidson
and Franklin Swann at [phone] or -8663.
a:chermann
MEMORANDUM
To: File
From: Hal Bryson~
Date: July 17, 1992
Subject: Critical Habitat/Endangered Species Info
Cherokee Oil Site, Charlotte
Ref. 24
I met with representatives of the N.C. Natural Heritage Program today (Alan weakly, Botanist, and Steve Hall, Invertebrate Zoologist) to review their maps showing plotted locations of critical habitats and sightings of rare plant and animal species in the state. I viewed the USGS 7.5-minute topo quandrangles (base maps for the critical habitat/sighting plots) encompassing the subject site (4-mile radius and 15-mile surface water pathway) and noted the following:
-Three locations along Sugar Creek within the 15-mile TDL are indicated as sightings for Lasmigona decorata, a freshwater mussel known commonly as the "Carolina Heelsplitter"; this species is on the state endangered species list and is a proposed addition to the federal endangered species list [Ref. LeGrand, Harry E., 1991, "Natural Heritage Program List of the Rare Animal Species of North Carolina"].
Mr. Hall noted that the plotted locations (at approx. 4, 9, and 13 miles downstream of the PPE for the site) are based on a 1988 report by Eugene P. Keferl of Brunswick College in Brunswick, Georgia. Mr. Hall believes that this particular species is no longer present within the Sugar Creek drainage; however, he suggested calling an in-state expert on mussels for a more informed opinion: John Alderman, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, Nongame Program (home phone: [phone]).
For purposes of PA scoring, it will be assumed that these three locations along Sugar Creek do, in fact, represent ''habitat known to be used by federally designated or proposed endangered or threatened species" [PA Table 5 for Surface water and Air Pathways].
a: chermuss
• •
NATURAL fIBRITAGE
PROGRAM LIST
OF THE RARE
ANTh1AL SPECIES
OF NORTH
CARO·LII\fA
Compiled By
Harry E. LeGrand, Jr.,
Zoologist '
North Carolina Natural Heritage Program
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• -UNITED STATES ___ -
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Basic Elements of Ground-Water Hydrology
With Reference to Conditions in North Carolina
By Ralph C. Heath
U.S. Geological Survey
Water-Resources Investigations
Open-File Report 80-44
Prepared in cooperation with the
North Carolina Department of Natural
Resources and Community Development
Raleigh, North Carolina
1980
Rock Units and Aquifers
in the Piedmont and Mountains
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The rocks underlying the Piedmont and
mountains can be divided into two groups:
(1) bedrock, and (2) saprolite (or residuum).
The saprolite underlies the land surface and
ranges in thickness from a foot or two near
bedrock outcrops to more than 100 ft. Bedrock
underlies the saprolite and is the parent rock
from which the saprolite was derived in the process referred to as weathering.
Many stream valleys, especially those of
larger streams, are underlain by a layer of
material similar in composition to saprolite.
This material, which has been deposited by the
streams during floods, is correctly referred to
as alluvium. However, to avoid unnecessary
complications, we will lump the alluvium in
with the saprolite for the purpose of this
discussion.
The bedrock underlying the Piedmont and
mountains consists of many different types of igneous and metamorphosed igneous and
sedimentary rocks. The Generalized Geologi-
cal Map of North Carolina accompanying the
discussion of W.'\TER-BEARING ROCKS
divides the bedrock in the Piedmont and
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mountains into six units. The 1 :500,000 scale
Geologic Map of North Carolina, published in
1958, divides the bedrock in the same area into
48 different units. But, a much larger number of
units have been identified and are shown on large scale geologic maps.
The bedrock units differ from each other in mineral composition and other geologic
characteristics. Fortunately, these differences
do not result in large differences in hydraulic
characteristics so that it is possible to combine
the bedrock units into a relatively small number
of hydrogeologic units.
The accompanying map shows the hydro-
geologic units into which the bedrock in the
Piedmont and mountains has been divided by
the U.S. Geological Survey and the North
Carolina Groundwater Section.
The most productive hydrogeologic units
are the Great Smoky Mountain belt and the
Blue Ridge-Inner Piedmont belt. The least
productive units are the Carolina Slate Belt and
the Triassic Basins. The Charlotte Belt is intermediate in productivity.
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round-Water SituAn .
in the Piedmont-ahcf=Mo_,.u-,itains
The saprolite (weathered rock) that forms the land surface in the Piedmont and mountains consists of unconsolidated granu-lar material. It thus contains water in the pore spaces between rock particles. The bedrock, on the other hand, does not have any significant intergranular (primary) porosity. It contains water, instead, in sheet-like openings formed along fractures (that is, breaks in the otherwise "solid" rock). Fractures in bedrock are of two types: (1) joints, which are breaks along which there has been no differential movement; and (2) faults, which are breaks along which the adjacent rocks have undergone differential movement.
Faults are formed during earthquakes and generally contain larger and more extensive openings than those developed along joints. Joints, however, are tar more numerous than faults.
Fractures (joints and faults) are more abundant under valleys, draws, and other surface depressions than under hills. In fact,
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geologists assume that it is the presence of fractures that determined the position of valleys in the first place. Fractures tend to be more closely-spaced and the openings developed along them tend to be larger near the surface of t_he bedrock. Most fractures appear to be non water-bearing below a depth of 300 to 400 ft. Large water-bearing openings, penetrated below this . depth are probably associated with faults.
The ground-water system in the Piedmont and mountains is recharged by precipitation on the interstream areas. A part of the precipitation infiltrates through the unsatu· rated zone to the water table, which normally occurs in the saprolite.
Ground water moves laterally and downward through the saprolite to points of ground-water seepage (springs) on the hillsides and to the streams· in the adjacent valleys. Some of the water in the saprolite also moves downward into the bedrock and, thereafter, through the fractures to the adjacent valleys.
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Hydraulic Characteristics of the
Piedmont and Mountain
Ground-Water System
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BEOROCK
BEDROCK
One of the most basic concepts of ground-
water hydrology is that aquifers function both
as reservoirs, in which water is in storage, and
as pipelines, which transmit water from one
point to another. This is referred to as the
reservoir-pipeline concept. This concept forms
a useful basis on which to discuss the hydraulic
characteristics of the Piedmont and mountain
ground-water system.
The reservoir (storage) function of aquifers
depends on the porosity. The pipeline function
depends on the hydraulic conductivity and the
thickness of the aquifer. The approximate
range in porosity and hydraulic conductivity
for the saprolite and bedrock is shown in the
following table. ·
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Rock type
Saprolite
Bedrock
Porosity In percent
20-30
0.1-1
ROCK
ACTURES
Hydraulic
conducl!vlty in
!eel per day
1-20
1-20
The above values suggest that the principal
difference between saprolite and bedrock is in
water-storage capacity. In other words, the
saprolite has the capacity to store a much
larger quantity of water than does the bedrock.
This is not the entire story, however.
As we noted above, the capacity of an aquifer
to transmit water depends both on hydraulic
conductivity and on aquifer thickness. The part
of the bedrock containing water-bearing
fractures is several times thicker than the
saprolite.
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The yield of a well drawing from fractured bedrock depends on several factors. The most important of these are believed to be: 1. The number, size, areal extent, and degree of interconnection of the fractures penetrated by the well, 2. The thickness of saturated saprolite in the vicinity of the well and the specific yield of the saprolite, and
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3. The hydraulic conductivity of the sapro-lite and the nature of the hydraulic con-nection between the saprolite and the bedrock.
The number and the size of the fractures control the rate at which water can enter the well. The areal extent and degree of intercon-nection of the fractures control the size of the area that supplies water to the well. The thickness and the specific yield of the saprolite determines the volume of water available from storage in the saprolite. The hydraulic conductivity of the saprolite and the nature of the hydraulic connection between the saprolite and the bedrock determines the rate at which water can drain from the saprolite into the bedrock fractures.
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MEMORANDUM
To: File
From: Hal Bryson~\),-
Date: July 16, 1992
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Subject: Determination of Mean Annual Discharge for
Irwin and sugar Creeks
Cherokee Oil Site, Charlotte
NCD 986 190 239
Ref. IZ
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The 15-mile TDL for the surface water pathway for the subject
site include: Irwin Creek from the PPE (50 to 100 ft southeast of
site) to approx. 4.2 miles downstream; and Sugar Creek from 4.2
miles to 15 miles downstream of site (to Pineville near state
line). The average annual flow for Irwin Creek during the 1990
water year (as determined at a gauging station approx. 3.4 miles
downstream of the PPE) is reported as 48.2 cubic ft per second
(cfs) [Ref. Attachment I].
Estimates of mean annual discharge for Sugar Creek can be made
based on reported drainage areas at three points along the creek
within the 15-mile TDL [Ref. Attachment II], multiplied by the mean
annual runoff mapped for the Sugar Creek area [Ref. Attachment
III], then divided by the appropriate conversion factor; as
follows:
a) drainage area at NC49 (approx. 6.7 mi.s downstream of PPE)
of 41.2 sq. mi.s x mean annual runoff of 14 in, divided by 13.58 =
42.5 cfs;
b) dr. area at US21 near Pineville (approx. 10 miles
downstream of PPE) of 65.3 sq. mi.s x 14 in, divided by 13.58 =
67.3 cfs;
c) dr. area at state line near Pineville (approx. 15 miles
downstream of PPE) of 69.4 sq. mi.s x 14 in, divided by 13.58 =
71.5 cfs.
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Water Resources Data
North Carolina
Water Year 1990
by B.C. Ragland, R.G. Barker, W.H. Eddins, and J.F. Rinehardt
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U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-DATA REPORT NC-90-1
Prepared in cooperation with the North Carolina Department
of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, and with
other State, municipal, and Federal agencies
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280 • • 02146300 JRi-iIN CREEK !-EAR '.::HARL07TE, NC
I,OCAT:m:,--Lat 35°11'50•, lone; so•5~•1a•, Hecldenbun;i County, i-iydro~oqlc Unit 03:)50:0J, on lc[t bank at
sewaqe-d1sposal plant of City of Charlotte, 2,200 ft upstream from Southern Railway br1dqe, 0,7 ml upstream
!ro~ Ta99art Creek, and ~-2 mi southwest of City Hall, Cnarlotte.
DRAINAGE AREA,--30.7 ml 2.
PERIOD Of RECO?.D.--Hay 1962 to current year. Prior to Octooer 1963, publ !shed as Suqar (Irwin) Creek at
Ch,H!Otte.
REVISE~ RECORCS.--WJR NC-B0-1: Drainaqe area.
GAGE,--,.'ater-staqe recorder, Datum of gage 1s 591.53 ft above National Geodetic Vertlc.tl Dc1tum of 1979
(levels by City of Charlotte).
RE~.ARf.S.--Records good. Since July 2, 1981, wastewater from upstream city water filtration plants enters creek bel
gaqe via se.,,.er to .,,.aste.,,.ater treatment plant. Creek channel improved by dredqlng ln 1917 and maintained by He kr·• ,
Cot.:.-:ty Drainage Cor.-.misslon to present time. The drainage area is urbanized and has an impervious area of abou~ 2;r.bunf
~ir,1::-,um discharge !or period of record also occurred July 14, 19B6. Mlnimu:n discharge for current .,,.ater year also Pet
occurred Sept. 30.
EXTRE!-':ES OUTSIDE PERIOD or RECORD.--rlood of Apr. 6, 1936 reached a stage of about 17.3 ft at site 400 ft
do·.,,ns:.ream, from information by plant employee. Peak may have been affected by failure of Lake.,,.ood Dam
5 mi upstream. flood of Jan. 6, 1962 reached a stage of 14.32 !t, from floodmarks, discharge, 4,120 ftl/s.
rlood of Apr. 11, 1962 reached a stage of 15.1B ft, from floodmarks, discharge, 4,740 ft1/s, on basis of
slope-area measurement of peak flow.
D1SCHARG£, CUBIC
DAY
6
7
B
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
" 25
26
27
28
29
30
31
!-':£AN
MAX
MIN
lN.
OCT
1150
781
50
31
25
22
21
18
16
15
1 5
1 5
14
" "
14
21
133
21 2
26
19
17
15
14
14
13
13
1 3
12
12
12
72.9
1150
12
2.74
NOV
12
12
12
11
10
15
12
46
32
12
11
11
11
14
57
258
29
21
17
16
15
l 05
202
31
23
20
22
19
16
15
36.2
258
10
1.32
STATISTICS o, MONTHLY fLOW
1-':EAN 33.0 3 4. 7
MAX 1 ~ 2. 5 137.5
(WY) 1977 1986
MIN 10.6 9.32
(WY) 1964 19B2
SUMMARY STATISTICS
AVEPJ..GE now
HIGHES7 ANNUAL 1-':EAN
LOWES: ANNUAL MEAN
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK fLOW
H:STAl:TANEOUS PEAK STACE:
INSTANTANEOUS LOW no;.,·
ANNUAL RUNOff {INCHE:S)
10 PERCEt.TILE
50 PERCENTILE
95 PERCENTILE
See REMARKS.
f££T PER SECOND,
DEC JAN
1 S 126
l 5 32
l 5 26
" 27
15 26
" 181
16 47
"' 224
13 3 54
64 36
45 " 23 9 26
173 23
47 22
33 21
27 20
" 20
24 20
27 19
23 20
20 629
19 53
22 " 29 56
27 l 76
22 BO
20 37
18 31
18 38
20 32
191 24
55.J 70. 6
304 629
14 19
2.08 2. 65
DATA '°' PERIOD
0.6 56.1
107.3 118.8
198 4 197B
10.2 13. 4
1966 19 Bl
COR
WATER YEAR
CEB
22
24
22
32
22
19
20
19
29
"1
104
" 34
29
27
1160
10
53
356
65
0
129
65
" 32
29
27
25
120
1160
19
4 • 0 7
or RECORD,
6 6. 1
124. 4
197 9
20.7
1968
1990 WAHR
4 8. 2
1180
5. 2 4070
1L. 16
4 • 9 •
21. 3
78
19
5. 2
OCTOBER 1989 TO SEPTEMBER l 9 90, MEAN DAILY VALUES
MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
23 162 " 22 26 ~. 8 5, 6
56 l 04 86 19 10 5. 8 5. 5 438 33 76 18 7. 7 6.3 5. 5 72 25 30 17 7. 4 6. 4 5. 5 40 24 36 14 7,3 6. l 5. 5
34 22 16 13 8 .1 45 5. 5 29 46 26 l 3 7. 8 12 5. 7 27 20 14 13 14 6, 7 66 31 19 19 12 8. 5 6.5 34 27 19 1'3 12 7. 8 6. 5 6. 2
25 50 21 12 8. 3 6. 3 52
24 20 14 11 8. 2 6. 0 54
23 18 13 16 20 5. 7 23
22 20 13 14 54 16 10 28 10 13 251 17 17 6. 3
26 37 12 3D 7. 4 8. 0 6. 0 237 22 " 13 46 22 6.0 SB 18 12 12 10 6. l 5. 6 30 16 11 11 38 5,8 5,5
37 16 " 10 8. 8 7. 1 5.5
" 17 1 5 9. 5 7. 4 '. 3 5.5
23 17 25 9. 0 7 .1 9.9 16
22 17 13 B.7 7 ,0 11 5. 6
21 17 11 8. 2 6,8 11 5.2
19 16 11 8. 1 6. 5 6. 1 5.2
29 17 10 13 6. 5 11 5.2
" 19 27 12 6,3 8. 1 5.2
19 59 11B0 9. 6 6.2 5.8 5,2
115 91 510 9. 4 6,0 5.7 5.2
38 19 40 9. 4 5, 9 6. 8 5,2
58 26 5. 9 5.7
5~. 2 3 7. 4 80.4 21. 0 12. 7 9.50 12.7
08 162 1180 251 54 45 66
19 16 10 8 .1 5. 9 5. 7 5.2
2.03 1. 36 3.02 • 76 • 48 .36 . "
BY \<,'ATER 'l'EAR (WY)
6B. 5 39.8 0.3 3 4. 6 30.J 3 0. 8 35.l
138. 9 81. 6 203. 6 12 3. 4 77. 6 9 6. 0 134. 7
19B0 1979 1975 l 98 2 1975 1967 1975
18.5 14.9 14.0 6.95 6. 67 7.97 6.00
19B5 1981 1986 1986 1986 196 7 1983
YEAR '°' PERIOD OF RECORD
0.1
78.6 1975
24-0 19B1
Hay 28 2600 May 30 1975
Sep 24 3. 1 Sep 25 1983
1-:ay 28 88B0 l".ay 30 1975
Hay 28 18. 04 May 30 1975
Sep 24 2. B • Jol 13 198 6
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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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DRAINAGE AREAS OF SELECTED SITES ON STREAMS IN NORTH CAROLINA
By Robert L. Meikle
Open-File Report 83-211
Prepared in cooperation with the
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Raleigh, North Carolina
1983
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; . • Ill -•
l· MAP OF MEAN ANNUAL RUNOFF~F-OR'THE J: NORTHEASTERN, SOUTHEASTERN, AND ~--it MID-ATLANTIC UNITED STATES,
re WATER YEARS 1951-80
~f
;;:;,
By
Wi]liam R. Krug, v\larren A. Gebert, David J. Graczyk, U.S. Geological Survey;
Donald L. Stevens, Jr., Eastern Oregon State College;
Barry P. Rochelle, Northrop Services, Inc.;
and M. Robbins Church, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4094
Prepared in cooperation wit/J the
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Madison, Wisconsin
1990
f.. ij
:;:o, ,ha, d,e ~o
0
e<h~~s :~, ;,'.;,;, asea JJ d
average of the drainage area or the centroid ~e
drainage area produced somewhat better correlations-
that is; the interecept was closer to zero, the standard
errors were small, and tile correlation coefficients were
larger. These methods have slightly greater power to
predict actual runoff
Additional statistical investigation found no significant
differences in reliability of the runoff estimates among
the areas. No significant differences existed in the errors
for stations with drainage areas of differing size.
USE OF MEAN A.!\1NUAL RUNOFF MAP
Mean annual runoff for a site can be estimated from
the runoff map by several methods. The simplest
method of estimating the runoff is to locate the site on
the runoff map and to identify the runoff contour
nearest the site. This method, however, is less accurate
than other methods. The most accurate method is to
draw the drainage basin on the runoff map, and use the
runoff contours to divide the basin into bands of differ-
ing runoff. The area of each of the bands within the
drainage basin is then determined. The areas of the
separate bands are then used to compute a weighted
average runoff for the basin. For example, if 50 percent.
of the basin is in an area of 18 in/yr (inches per year) of
runoff, 30 percent in an area of 20 in/yr of runoff and 20
percent in an area of 22 in/yr of runoff the mean annual
runoff would be calculated as follows:
0.5 xl8 + 0.3 X 20 + 0.2 X 22 = 19.4
•
Runoff estimated from the map is in inches per
year, averaged over the entire drainage basin. Multiply
this value by the drainage area, in square miles, and
divide by 13.58 to convert to mean annual discharge, in
cubic feet per second. In the above example, assume the
drainage area of the site is 100 mi2• The mean annual
discharge, in cubic feet per second, would be:
19.4 xl00/13.58 =143
The runoff map was prepared to allow estimation of
mean annual runoff at sites where no strcamflow data
arc available. The map represents mean annual runoff
for areas with natural land cover. Caution should be
used in applying the map to estimate runoff for areas
that are not natural land areas. The runoff map should
not be used for areas, such as large urban areas, where
the land cover has been altered in ways that would
change the amount of runoff. The runoff map is not
applicable for lakes or bays, for coastal \\'etlands affected
by tides, for streams controlled by reservoirs large enough
to influence the total annual streamflow, or for streams
with substantial diversions.
Local features could cause the runoff at a particular
site to differ substantially from the runoff indicated by
the runoff map. The geology of the drainage basin
might cause substantial amounts of water to enter or
leave th~ basin as ground water. This could substan-
tialiy increase or decrease the runoff. For example, a
stream with a small drainage area that includes a large
spring probabl\· would have higher average streamflow
than indicated by the runoff map.
Table 5.-Descriplive statistics of errors in estimated runoff
at 93 test stations
Method Mean Standard Standard
absolute }.1ean error of deYiation
value mean
Error. in inches
Area-weighted 2.0 -0.35 0.30 2.9
Centroid 2.2 -.71 .33 3.1
GIS 2.7 -1.74 .37 3.6
Nearest-inch 2.8 -1.77 .38 3.7
Nearest contour 2.8 -1.79 .39 3.8
Percent error
Area-weighted 9.0 -0.54 1.3 12.9
Centroid 9.8 -.71 1.4 13.5
GIS 12.0 -6.42 1.6 15.9
Nearest-inch 12.1 -6.20 1.6 15.6
Nearest-contour 12.2 -6.26 1.6 15.8
NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
GEORGE R. Ross, Director
'DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES
JASPER L. STUCKEY, State Geologist
BlJLLEiIN NUMBER 63
_GEOLOGY AND GROUND WATER
IN THE
Charlotte Area, North Carolina
By
H. E. LEGRAND and M. J. MUNDORFF
Geologists, V. S. Geologica,l S1.rvey
•
PREPARED COOPERATIVELY BY THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
1952
Ref_. 15
.I
figure· 17
• •
GEOLOGY AND GROUND WATER IN THE CHARLOTTE AREA, NORTH CAROLINA
EXPLANATION
□
~-
Gabbfo•diorite
ar.::l allied basic rocH
Diori:e and grani\e
C..:;r<te prNlominant
Ci2]
till
lllliill
Gran,:e and diorite
~,~n,te prt'dominant
Green stone
Sla:e and und,Uercnliated volcanic 1ocks
Arran~ement ol un<l5, one 3_bovc the othN. does not incr,cate chronolo~,cal sequence.
All un,ts are Paleo:oic age or older. Geologic ooundariu are appro,im~te.
Scale
Miles
O"'=~;_-•'~=•L..,_j
GEOLOGIC MAP
OF
MECKLENBURG COUNTY
·FIGURE 17.-GEOLOGIC MAP OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY.
67
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!.fiLQ.{JJ __ ·___ CO/JNTY ·-.. --
MAP OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY
z
J SHOWING LOCATION OF WELLS ,
/ ~" / ,
/
227.
·"' / I 2JJ. •rn? ./
1. /a",{ '\ ,o '//(J
SCALE
MILES
0 2 3 4
FIGURE 18.-MAP OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY SHOWING LOCATION OF WELLS.
• • ,_ :··:0GEOEOGY:ANii·GROUND--WATERIN THE CHARLOTTE AREA, NORTH CAROLINA
__ :...____~---·--~---..
73
HECOl\llS OF WEJ.1,S IX MEcKLEXJlCHG CoVXTY-Conti?lucd
3¾ miles X. of Charlotle ...... . i4 •••• do ....................... . 75 3¼ milCIJ i\. of Charlotte •...... 2½ miles XE. of Chario!te .....
O1n·,:n DRlLUR
G. \'. Burri!. ..•...... W. ,\. J\'e:stcr ...•..• C. T. Sla!li11gs ________ HoLOins .....•...•.• Mrs. Eva Mac EJ!is ...••..•.......•...•....
lntrr5lalc Gra11ite
Corpor0ation ...•.... 1 W. A, Kirkley _____ _ ii . __ .do .. ___ ............. ---...••. do .....••..•..•... \ .••. do ...••. -•...... i8 2H" miles X\\. of Charlotte •.... G. \', Keller •......... \ l!insou ..••..•..•... 79 .... do.______ Pbulers Fertiliicrs & \
!. ~~7i~~~h~:~~:::::: /::::: :: : : :: :: : :: : :: so
Sl
3 miles;,-, of Charlotte
3½ miles XW. of Charlotte..... T. P. Caldwdl. ...•... ~[onlgo111cry ....... .
Type of
lHII
Cr-Dr
Cr-Dr
Cr-Dr
Cr-Dr
Cr-Dr
D,
Dug
Cr-Dr
Cr-Dr
82 4 milC'S l>,'. of Charlotte •.....•.. E. C. Glenn ......•..• • •...•...•.........•. Cr-Dr 83 4¾ miles );.(>{Charlotte ...•..• J. W. Buchanan ...•..•....•...•..•...•.... Cr-Dr 84 5½ mile.s X. of Charlotte ....... F. \\". Dotzer. ........ •...•..•.........••. Cr-Dr 85 imilesX.ofC'harlotte ......... P.\'.Humpbrej' ..•..• Geo.Stephenson ...• Cr-Dr 86 ...• do ........................ R. \\". Parker. ............ do .•............ Cr-Dr
Si •... do ........................ H. T. llca\-i5 •.......•..••. do ...••...•..... Cr-Dr 5S 3½ miles X\\". of Charlotte..... Chadwick•Hool.:ins Co .. Sydnor............. Dr
89 4 miles XI\". o: ChJrlottc .•..••. Mccklc11Lurg Xurseries .•...•...•..•..••..• Cr-Dr
90 .... do ........................ Godley Bros ........•.......•...••..•.....• Cr-Dr 91 41_; mileii XW. of Charlotte .... l'-1"11tio11al Carhon Co .•.. W. A. Kirkley •.•..• Cr-Dr 92 .... do .•....•.....•...•..•...•..•. do ....•..•...•..•...•. do ....•..••....• Cr-Dr 93 .... do ...........•....•..•........ do •..••........••...•. do ...••......... Cr-Dr 94 1¼ miles NE. of Pa..-Creek.... LcabvilJe Woolen
Mill Co .• ~ .••..•.... Sydnor .........•... Dr
95 .... do .......••..............•... <lo .....•..•...•..••..••...•..•..•..•.. Dr
I 96 .... do .......... . ............ .•.. <lo ..•..•... •······1····<lo .•...•..•..... Dr
' 9i l¼ miles XE. of Paw Creek. ..• Lcaksville Woolen
Mills Co .•...•...... Syduor ..•.......... Dr
98 .... do ............................ <lo ••..•......•..•.•.•• <lo •...•..•.....• Dr
[lg •.•• do ....................•....•.. do ..•.••.........•.••..•......•....... Dr
JOO •••• do •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• <lo ..•...............•...•...........•. Dr
IOJ PawCreck •...............•. HighSchoo!. ...•..... Caro)iuaDrill.Co .•.. Dr l02 .... <lo ..•......•............•. St:uidard Oil Plaut. .•• J. S. l!iuson ...•.•.. Dr 103 .•.. <lo .......•...............• Shell Oil Plant. .•....• Heater \\"ell Co ...... Or l04 .... <lo ......... .
105 .... do .•.......
American Oil Co.
Plant. •.•............•..••.•....•...... Cr-Dr Kcndail Mi!b Thrift
Plant .•..•....•.••...•......•.•..•.•... Dr 106 .... do ...•..•.. , ...•.....••...•.•. do ..•.....•.....•..••..•..•..•.•.....• Cr-Dr
107 2 miles N. of Paw Creek. ...... McClure Luml>er Co ....................... Cr-Dr 108 3 miles l\'W. of Paw Creek. .... M. L. Durw ....•.•... RoLLins ..•.•..•...• Cr-Dr HY.I 3¼ miles N\\'. of Paw Creek •.. JamCIJ C01Jlevc1Lll. ..... •.....•..•..•..•...• Dug
110 3¼ miles :,nr. of Paw Creek .. .". R. C. Beatty ••...•..•. Geo. Stelenwn...... Cr-Dr
!11 ..•. do ..•..•...•.............. C. 0. Hager ......•......•...•....•.•..... Dug
:12 4milesNW.ofPawCreek ..... SouthcrnDye3tuff
Corp ..•......•..... ~y<lnor ............. Dr
Depth
of wdl
(feet)
" i!.!1
"
105
200
]90
31
uo
158
150
S5
" 100
HO
130
5J9
135
so
150
135
!OS
350
300
I, !GOH
1.074
250
250
250
HO_
306
1'8
85
600
JJ to 65
!15
" 30
00
80
221
Diamckr
of well
(inchcii)
30
2
2
IO
IO
JO
l0-8
JO
l0-S
2½
l2
36
Depth
ca.siug
(feet)
31
........
100
83
;s
99
85
JOO
JOO
102
8l
\\"a!rr level
(fret l.1dow
surface)
........
"
25
22
30
25
21 ..
60 32
33to65 !1to2
;5
23 .0
65
60
Total hard-
Yield ncss (field
Jlt:llAIIIC9 tests) (g.p.m.)
(p.p.m.)
l5 ............ i\Ioder:itely soft water. Draw. ' Slightly hard waler. Draw. 2% ············ Gneiss. Hard water. mu.
35 ···-········ Gr:rnite. Slope. 35 Grauitr. Draw. l0-15 65 Diorite. Hill.
5 25 Hill.
3½ ............ Diab.lse dike. 63° F. Soft
5±
i½
5
100
4-5
JS
8
36
60
68
6i¼
30
50
25
30
55
36
55
J4
38
25
50
35
35
so
60
35
55
liO
40
40
so
150
60
50
so
'50
water. n·eu was dynamited
to increase yield. Hi/I.
Hill
HitL
· Dioritc. Hill.
So water until well was dyua. mited.
-Do·. Slope.
63° F. Well at plant 2 sup.
plies both plants and ~chool.
Draw.
Dug weH, nearly went dry in
l94H942. Hill.
Soft 1n1ter. Hill.
53° F. Company well I. Draw
62° F. Company well 2. Draw
Company well 3. Slope.
62½° F. Company well 4.
D;.iw.
59°F. Companywcl!S. Tem•
perature taken after pump.
ing 35 minutcs-7/17/45.
Draw .
63° F. Company well 6. Pt1mP•
ing Jere! li3 feet below sur•
face in I9n. Draw.
Gl!·l'F, Company well 7. Tern.
perature after pumping 20
minutes. Draw.
Company we!! I. Not in l!SC. Draw.
Company well 2. Never used
\rater too hard.
Company well 3. Not used.
Originally riehlcd JOO g.p.m.
.Slope.
Draw.
61;.1° F. Dra?.·,
62° F. Draw.
63° F. Slope.
59½° F. G:oup of O wells.
VaUcy.
Granite. Hill.
Granite. Flat.
Adequate water supply. Soft
water. Flat.
61½° F. Granite "saod"'.
Draw.
Supplie:, 12 houses. Soft
water. Hill.
01~{' F. Laborato:y te~t.
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RJ<:COJID OJ? \YELLS IX Mi-:cr::r.;::-nurw C(>t;:STY-Conlinucrl
Well
"·
113
I 14
115
116
I IT
115
119
120
121
122
123
J:H
LOCATION
S¾ miles\\'. of Charlo!!e .. ___ _
S¼ miles W. of Charlotte
.... d0.-----------------
8 mi11'5 W. of Charlotte ..
i!i miles \r, of Charlol!P .. ___ _ 1i4 wiles W. of Charlotte.
G!{ miles IL of Charlotte.
6 mile,s Ir. of Charlotte._
6¼ miles \L of Ch'.lrlottc ..
5 miks \Y. of Charloltc ..
~~~ miles W. of Charlotte
~ miles \r. of Charlotte ...
125 2¾ miles \r. of Charlotte.
DmLl.l,;ll
K. :'IL Beaty .......•.................••...
Paul Thorupsou ....... HrlmL ...•.•.•. C. 8. Berryhill. ..............•.........
Cathey Brothers ..................•....
Type of
well
Dug
Cr-Dr
Cr-Dr
ll,
Otis Krctcr .... ,;•····· \r. A Kirkley ...... Cr-Dr (lril!amctte brk)
IL A. Suttle .......• HalJ)h Hol,Li11s ...... Dr E. E. Williams........ ......... ..••..... .. Cr-Dr E. L. Black ........... E1·crctt :'l.lullis ...... Cr-Dr Berryhill High School.. .-\1,ernath)' ..•
Douglas ,\irport. .. _
J. L. Todd.
Plato-Price High
D,
Cr-Dr
School .................. · ...... ~ ...•... -. Dr· Arncric~n Cyauimidt
Co ...............•. Hobbius ..... 126
12i
3 miles W. of Charlot!e ...... _. Caroli11:"1 Golf Course 2½ milc:i W. of Charlotte ...... Southern Engineering
Co ......... . 128 3~~ rni!es S\\'. of Char,otte \r. ,r. Davis .. _
129 .... do ................. . Diamond Point
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To: File
From: Hal Bryson ~j
Date: July 16, 1992
•
MEMORANDUM
Subject: Fisheries Status of Irwin and Sugar Creeks
Cherokee Oil Site, Charlotte
NCO 986 190 239
Ref. 21
On July 16, 1992, I spoke with Wayne Chapman (N.C. Wildlife
Resources Commission, District Biologist, Albemarle, NC) regarding
the fisheries status of Irwin and Sugar Creeks downstream of the
subject site. Mr. Chapman indicated that no hard data were
available concerning annual catch or standing stock for these two
creeks; however, evaluations of fish populations affected by two
recent fish kills (1989 and 1991) in Irwin Creek enabled Mr.
Chapman to make the following judgments:
-Irwin Creek is a "fairly good fishery for an urban area
--it has some decent pools in sections"; being in an urban area,
however, it is probably only "lightly harvested" by local
fishermen;
-Priffiary fish species include populations of sunfish
(brim), some large-mouth bass, and some catfish; some of these
species have been stocked by the state into Charlotte-area creeks.
Mr. Chapman noted that the two fish kills were associated with
runoff from fire-fighting at an industrial site and with a chemical
spill from a tanker truck. He suggested possible additional
information regarding Charlotte-area fisheries could be obtained
from either Steve Jadlocki of the County DEP [704-336-5500) or Rex
Gleason of the DEM's Water Quality Section in Mooresville [704-663-
1699) .
a:cherfish
•
MEMORANDUM
To: File
From: Hal Bryson jfl!,
Date: July 16, 1992
•
Subject: Estimates of Population within 4-mile Radius
Cherokee Oil Site, Charlotte, NC
NCD 986 190 239
Ref. 22
Lacking site-specific population data from the N.C. Center for
Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA) for the subject site,
there are two means to estimate populations within distance rings
for the site. Attachment I is the CGIA printout of population data
for a site very close to the Cherokee Oil site [the Rowe Corp.
Property site is approximately 2500 ft (0.47 mi) southeast of the
subject site).
Alternatively, population estimates can be made based on the
reported population density for the city of Charlotte [Table 16,
1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Population and
Housing Characteristics, North Carolina): 2,271.6 persons per
square mile. Because the 4-mile radius surrounding the site is
almost entirely within the city limits (pink urban area of topo
quads), the area of each distance ring can be multiplied by this
density figure to yield an estimate of population per distance ring
for the site, as follows:
Distance Ring Area of Ring (sq. mi.) Estim.Population
o to 1/4 mile 0.196 445
[because about 33% of this 1/4-mile radius area is taken up by
interstate highway area (roadway+ unoccupied right-of-way), assume
that the o to 1/4 mile population= 67% of 445 = 298).
>1/4 to 1/2 mi. 0.589 1,338
>1/2 to 1 mi. 2.36 5,361
>1 to 2 mi.s 9.42 21,409
>2 to 3 mi.s 15.71 35,681
>3 to 4 mi.s 21.99 49, 956
114,043
These figures are very close to those reported for the nearby Rowe
corp. Property site and are believed to be sufficiently accurate
(and conservative) to support scoring of the Cherokee Oil site at
the PA stage.
a:cherpop
• • Site Name: Rowe Corp Property
NCD 980 838 379 Site Number:
Site Location: Charlotte, N.C.
Mecklenburg County
Latitude: 35 13 25.5
Longitude: 80 51 16.5
Date: July 06, 1992
Calculation Results
Distance from Population Number of Households
Site Location Per Ring Cumulative Per R:Lng Cumulative
0 to
>1/4 to
>1/2 to
>l to
>2 to
>3 to
Note:
1/4 mile 315 315 7 7
1/2 mile 307 622 89 96
1
2
3
4
mile 6,563 7,185 3,284 3,380
miles 30,420 37, 6·05 2-2, 4 73 15,853
miles 49,137 86,742 20,969 36,822
rn.iles 46,354 133,096 21,219 58,041
The populations and number of households within specified
target distance rings were calculated for the NC Superfund
Section by the NC State Center for Geographic Information
and Analysis using the 1990 US Census data. These values
were calculated by summing the population and the number of
households data for each census block located within each
target ring. For census blocks lying only partially within
the ring, the per cent area of the block within the ring
was multiplied by the population and household densities
of the block.
FINAL21.RP
i~l~:( · ·. Jf,:~ !~' The Doeennial Pla_Ming OMsion. Suun M. Mlskura, Chio!, coordinated iJ?t;]and directod all consus opera hons. Palrlcla_ A. Berman, Ass.islant Division
I:,; r:;1 Chief lo, Contont and Data P1od1.1els, d,rocted tho dovcl_opmenl and
n~f1:lmplemonlaHon or_ the 1990 Consu, Tabula1,on 1rnd Publ,cat,on P,ogram <iili.!:,!Otho< iusislanl dMsion chiefs were Robert A. Bair, Rachal F. Brown,
~;l,fJ1mu L Dinwiddie, Allan A. Stephenson, and Ed~ln B. Wagner, Jr .. J,j.t·¾\Toe following bra<>eh chiols made signmcant conlnbutions: Chery( R.
·fi!{~;,:t.andman, Ado_llo L Pan, A. Edward Pike, and Wllllam A. Slur. Other
"j-,f~:lrnpotUnt conltibutors were Linda S. Brudvlg, Cindy S. E11,ton, Avla L
fl fd.;;Foot,, Cuotyn R. Hay, Douglas M. Lee, Glor!& J. Porter. and A. Hlshea td =l,•Ouuh f~rl~f;::\ Th~ ()(tcanr.ial OporatiMs Division: Arnold A. Jackson, Chief, ":'as
~{,:_'.[:re,i.ponslble for processing and tabulatmg census data. A~sistant divis1on
;j-(!~:'cN<lls wore: Donald A. Oalull, Kenneth A. Alcclnl, BIiiy E. Stan:,.and
•>;:~';.)Jamn E. Slaed. Procass.ing omcos were managed by Allred Cruz, Jr.,
l·t 1,._~ Earl• B. Knapp, Jr~ Jud!th N. Pelly, Mark M. Taylor, Ruuen L
J~iValanUnt, Jr~ Carol A. Van Horn, and C. Kemble Worley. The following
~~ branch chio19 made significant contribuUons, Jonathan G. Ankera,
1<.!-{~J Sharron S. B•U'Com, Catharine W. Burt, Vickie L Colton. Robert J. ,if.•l;i lia!Tlmlg, Georga H. McLaughlin, Carol M. MIiiar, Lorraine 0. Neace,
"-9gy S. Payne, Wl!llam L Pell, Cotty A. Smith, Oennll W. Stoudt, and
Rkhard R. Warren. Other imporl~nt contributors were Eleanor I. B11nks,
Mkbm R. Barton, Danny L Burkhnd, J, Kenneth BuUar, Jr., Albert A.
f.CMaar, Donald H. Denbury, Judith A. Oawaon. Donald A. Dwyer, . lknrty B. Frsnun, K11therlne H. GIibert. Lynn A. Ho1!11baugh, Ellen B.
· l(atzoll, Randy M. K!eu, Norman W. Lanien, Peter J. Long. Sue Love,
'1,trk:1.11 0. Madson, Marlo: J. Malako, John R. Murphy, Dan E. Phlllpp,
!1111af\a M. Ruhllch, Wlllle T. Robert1on, Barbara A. Rosen, Sharon A • .'Schoch. Imelda B. Saverdla, otane J. Simmons, Emmett F. Spier,, !Johann• M. Stovall. M. Lin Sylla, and Jn1 D. Thompaon. 1'' The Housing and Hoosehold Economic Statjstks Division, Danie! H.
,Wali\barg, Chief. devoklpcd tne Questionnaire content,' designed the daln
illblJ1Llons, and roviowe-d tho da\a lor _the eco/\Omic and housing charac-
it<".\trb!lcs. Gordon W. Green, Jr., Ass,s!ant o;,,,sion Chiof for ECO/\Omic
Chai1etoosUc1, and Leonard J. Horry, Assistant DMsion Chio! for Hous-k'lg Clw1cteriaUcs, d~ected tho dovelopmont or this work. The tallowing ~ chief• mado 1ignif,cant conlnbutions, WIiiiam A. Downs, Peter J.
,1roncnk, Palrfela A. Johnson, Enrique J. U1m111, Charles T. Nelson,
rid' Thomn S. Scopp, Othor impor\anl cont11ll<J1ors wore Elennor
~·,a:;Baughar, Jeanna C. Bene11\, Robert L Bennelleld, Robert W.
Bonnat1t, WIiliam S. Chapin, Hlglnlo Feliciano, Timothy S. Grall,
'Cynthia J, H1rplna, Selwyn Jones, Mary C. Kirk, Richard G. Krelnnn,
,Gordon H. Luter, M11rlo: S. Llllm1n, WIifred T. Matumura, John M.
McHtll, Olan• C. Murphy, George F. Patterson, Thomas J. Palumbo,
Kirby G. Pony, John Priebe, Anne D, Smoler, and Carmina F. Young .
..J:t,r.The POl)l.lfalion Division, Paula J. Schnelder, Chie1, developed tho
(11.J"Llonnalre conton~ designed tho dale tabulations, and reviewed tho data !or lho domogmphic and social characteristics or !ho population.
:Ptllllp H. Fulton, Assls!ant D,vision Chlo! for Census Programs, d110ctud
;lhl:,davalopmon1 o! this work. Other assistant dMsion chiols wora
,H1mpao R. McKenney and Arlhur J. Horton. lho lollowing branch and
1111! chlol1 made !,lgnir,cant conlnbulions: Jorge H. del Pinal, C11mpbe!I J.
'.Glbton, Roderick J. Harrlton, Donald J. Hernandez, Jane H. Ingold, i:~~k: -p~~f ~~~7!ge~"::b:~~.' sJPe;~:~oge::r~
1
~~o;;e~::~: a:d
!Cynthia M, Tnuber.Olher Important contributors wore Cella G. Boertleln.
Roullnd R. BnJno, Janice A. Co1!11nzo, Rosemarie C. Cowan, Arthur
'R.·.Cr11ce, Larry G. Curran, Carmen OeNavas, Robert 0. Grymes.
:Kr11tln A. H1n111n, Mary C. Hawkins, Rodger V, Johnson, Michael J.
(Levin, Edn1 L Pa!uno. Sherry 8. Pollock, Stanley J. Rolark, A. otanne
[lcllm!dlty, Danlu L Smith. and_Nancy L Sweet ,:~r. The Dala u,er Services Oivision, Gerard C. 1,nnelll, than Chio!, {ci'IIC1Ml lhe dovelopm<1nl of data product dissemination and informabon \o
jlncrtUII awarono,s, undorstanding, and uso or census data. Marla G.
.l.rg1n11, Assistant Chief !or Data User Serv,ces, d1rocted proparat,on ol
11aciiornD data products and thOir dissemination. Alfonso E. Mirabal,
..-..111\enl Chlo! !or Gr01.1p lnformalkln and Advisory Sorvices. d,roctod iictMU.. rolalod to Iha National Sorvicas Program. Slato 011la C-Onlors, and
pri,p1111'an of llsirw,g materials. Tho following branch chiols mado signil•
leant oonlrlb.ll)orui: Deborah D. Barrett, Frederick G. Bohma, Larry W.
tiJ!~IC 11111•·1 ·•" .f,r1!' '!,-•
Carbaugh, Jamn P. Curry, Samuel H. Johnson, John C. KavoJlunas,
and Forrest 8. Wlll!am,. Other Important coritribulors woro Molly
Abramowitz. Celntln J, Agulgul, Barbara J. Aldrich. Delorn A.
Baldwin, Albert R. Buro,, GenaYa A. Burns, Carmen D. Cnmpbell,
Jamea R. Clark, Virginia L Collins, George II. Dalley, Jr., Barbara L
Hatchl, Theresa C. Johnson, Paul T. Manka, John D. McCall. Jo Ann
Norris, D11vld M. Pemberton, Sarabeth Rodriguez, Charles J. Wade.
Joyce J. Ware, and Gary II. Young.
The Goography Division, Robert W. Marx, Chier, d.recll!d and coor-
dinat9d !he census mapPing and 11oographlc ectivitios. Jack R. Geor11e,
Assistant Divis.ion Chio! !or Gooplocossing. directed tho planning and
dovolopmont ol the TIGER Sys tom and rolatod software. Robert· A.
LaMacch!a, Assistsnl Division Chiol ror Planning, directed tho planning
and implementation or processes for dolining 1990 census geographic
areas. SIiia G. Tomn1. Ass.is tan! Division Chia! for Operations. managed
the planning and Implementation o! 1990 census mapping applications
using !he TIGER System. The following branch chiefs made sign;ricant
contributions, Fraderlck R. Broome, Charin E. Dingman, Linda M.
Franz, David E. Galdi, Dan N. Harding, Donald I. Hirschfeld, David B,
Melxler, Peter Rosenson, Joel Sobel, Brian Swanhart, and Richard
Trols. Other important contiibutors were Gerard Boudrlautt,
Dumond J. Corron, Anthony W. Costanzo, Paul W, Daisey,
Beverly A. Davls, C11rl S. Hantman, Chrl,Une J. Kinnear, Tuence D.
McDowell, Linda M. Pike, Rosa J, A. Quarato, Lourdes Ramirez,
Gavin H. Shaw, Daniel L Swaeney, Timothy F. Trainor. Phyllis S.
Wlllette, and Walter E. Yergen.
The Statistical Support Divis.ion. John H. Thompson, Chier, directed
the application ol mathomatical statistiClll techniques ln lhe dosfgn and
conduct of tho census. John S. Llneb:irger, Assislant Division Chier !or
Oual,ty Assuranco, diract9d lhe devolopmenl and ;mplcmontntion ot
oporetional and soltware quality assurance. Henry F. Woltman, Assis-
\ant Division Chiot !or Census Design, directed tho dovolopmonl and
implemontation ol sample des.ign, disclosure avoidance, weighting, and
variance os\imation. Howard Hogan and David V. Batem.1n were
contiibutinQ assisl.llnt division clliels. The following branch chiefs mado
significant contributions: Florence H. Abramson, Deborah H. GrllJln,
Richard A. Griffin, Lawrence I. lskow, and Michael L Mersch. OUJ<Jr
lmporlnnl conlnhutors woro Linda A. Flores-Bae,, LRrry M. Bates, Somonlca L Green, Jame, E. Hartman, Steven D. Jarvie, Alfredo
Navarro, Eric L Schindler, Carolyn T. Swan, and Glenn D. White.
The 1990 Census Redistricting Data Ol1ice. Marshall L Turner, Jr~
Chief, assisted by Cathy L Talbert, directed the development and
implementauon ot the 1990 Census Redistricting Oala Pr0gram.
The Adminislralivo and Publications Sorvic1ls Division, Walter C.
Odom, Chlof, provided direcOon 1or th-0 census administrative s4rvicos.
publications, printing, and grephlcs luncti0<1s. Michael G. Garland was a
conlributing essls1ant division chief. Tho following branch and start chiefs
mode significant contributions: Bernard E. Baymler, Albert W, Coiner,
Gary L Laul!er, Gorald A. Mann, Cloman! B. Net\lea, nunoll Price,
and Barbara J. Stanard. Othor lmporlnnt contnbutors woro Barbara M.
Abbott, Robert J, Brown, David M. Coontz, and John T. Overby,
The Dato Preparation Oivislon, Joseph S. Harris, Ct~ol, provided
management of a mulU-operalional tacilily indudLl'lg ki! proparalion,
procurement, warehousing and supply, and census proc~sing ectivities.
Plummer Alston, Jr~ and Patricia M. Clark were assistant division
chiors. ·
The Field Division, Stan!ey D. Matchett, Chief, diroc!od tho consus
data collection and associated field oporalions. Richard L Bitzer,
Richard F. Blass, Karl K. Klndel, end John W. Marshall wore assistant
dMs.ion chiefs. Regional otfice directors wore Wlltram F. Adam a, John E. ,
Bell, LaVerne Collins, Dwight P. Dean, Arthur G. Dukakls, Shella H.
Grimm, WIiiiam F. HIil, James F. Holmes, Stanley 0. Moore, Mar,,ln L
Postma, John E. Reader, end Leo C. Sch!lllng.
The Personnel Division, David P. Warner, Chier, providod manage-ment direction and guidance to the staffing, planning p:,.y systems. r.;!d
omployoo 1ol11tions programs lor tho census. Colleen A. Woodard was
lho assistant chiof. ' Tho Tochnicnl Sorvices Ofvislon, C. Thomas DINennn, Chio!, tlos!gncd,
tlovolopcd, doployod. and producod automalod tochnolOQY lor census
data processing
1990 CPH-1-35
1990 Census of
Population and Housing
Summary Population and
Housing Characteristics
North Carolina
Issued August 1991
/"'~"\
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U.S. Department of Commerce
Robert A, Mosbacber, Secretary
Rockwell A. Schnabel, Deputy Secretary
&:onomics and Statistics Admlnl.,tnit!on
M/cbae) R. D8;1'bY, Under Secretary
for Economic Affairs and Administrator
fl UR EAU OF THE CF..NSUS
Barbsn EYerltt Bryant, Director
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REGION IV
345 C,"JURTLA.NO STREET. N.E.
AT'...AN7A. Gi:ORG'.A 30365 t(EGEIVtU
JUL 2 2 1992
SUPERfllfID ~TIO~ ACTION ¼EMORANDUM
DATE: JUL 1 6 1992
SUBJECT: Request fer 12-month Statutory Exemption at the Cherokee Oil Site, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolinci
FROM: Michael Taylor, On-Scene Coordinator Emergency Response and Removal Branch
TO: Joseph R. Franzmathes, Director Waste Management Division
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Action Memorandum is to request and document approval of an exemption from the 12-month statutory limit. This exemption will allow continued removal actions at the Cherokee Oil Site ("Site"), located on 925 South Summit Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Site meets the criteria for conducting further removal actions under section 300.415(b)(5) of the National Contingency Plan (NCP) and the exemption for exceeding the statutory limits under section 104(c)(l)(A) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). Additionally, the Site was secured by EPA July 19, 1991. The original Action Memorandum was signed on August 28, 1991, and removal activities began on September 4, 1991. The 12-month statutory limit will be July 19, 1992. Further removal actions cannot be undertaken and completed unless this request is granted.
II. SITE CONDITIONS AND BACKGROUND
The Cherokee .Oil Site is an unpermitted temporary storage facility for wastes. The Site is one of two facilities under operation by Cherokee Resources in the Charlotte area. It is approximately one acre in size and is located in a light industrial setting at 925 South Summit Avenue on property owned by E.C. Griffith & Co., a local realtor.
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During a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
inspection in Julv 1991, investigators discovered that the
Cherokee Oil Site-posed a potential threat to the public and
environment. In addition, the inspectors noted possible
criminal violations of RCRA. Consequently, Region IV RCRA
personnel requested assistance from the Environmental Services
Division (ESD), the EPA Office of Criminal Investigation (OCI),
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
After the FBI and OCI obtained a search warrant, a criminal
investigation of Cherokee Oil Resources was initiated to examine
claims of illegal transportation, storage, mixing, and dumping
of hazardous wastes. During the investigation, which began on
July J.8, 1991, ESD obtained 18 samples from the Cherokee Oil
Site. Air monitoring data revealed explosive vapor levels
inside the stored box trailers on-site. Several samples taken
from drums revealed pH levels of less than two units. During
the process of removing lids for drum sampling, ESD encountered
instances when lids blew off or drum contents formed a vapor
cloud on reaction with air.
Based upon these potential life threatening situations that
existed and the apparent instability of the waste materials
on-site, Region IV RCRA personnel referred this Site to the
Emergency Response and Removal Branch (ERRB). An On-Scene
Coordinator (OSC) was dispatched on an emergency response to the
Site on July 19, 1991. After responding to the Site, the OSC
determinec! that il. continued emergency response action was
necessary.
The OSC, along with the Technical Assistance Team (TAT),
obtained samples from the drums, rolloffs, and soils. This
sampling effort provided clear evidence of a hazardous substunce
release from the box trailers that contained hundreds of drums
and from rolloffs which held several tons of contaminated
soj_ls.
Air monitoring data confirmed that explosive conditions existed
within the box trailers. Tests for pH indicated strong acids
and bases were present inside the drums. The OSC determined the
Cherokee Oil Site posed an imminent and substantial threat to
the public and environment. Arrangements were made by the OSC
to secure the Site.
A. Site Description
1. Removal Site Evaluation -Original estimates by ERRB
were that 4,000 drums were stored on-site. Sce.bsequent
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drum counts =evealed 6,066 drums on-site. Incompatible
wastes were stored next to each other. Many drums were
stacked three and four high. Some drums contained
chemical substances with a pH of less than two while
others had a pH above 12.5.
Thirteen tractor trailers loaded with drums were packed
to capacity and parked throughout the one acre Site.
It appeared the trailers had been parked on-site for
months. The OSC found the trailers were leaking an
oily substance upon initial site entry. Air monitoring
was conducted and indicated high explosimeter readings
inside of t~e trailers. In addition, there were also
three tanker trailers, including one badly damaged
tanker, containing liquids.
A warehouse where approximately half the Site contents
were stored was n~t secured to prevent access. Drums
with hazardous labels and nonhazardous labels placed
over hazardous labels were stacked three and four
high. There were drums labelled with flammable
placards and evidence of cigarette butts thrown
throughout the warehouse. Many of the drums were
corroded with residue on top of the bungs.
Incompatible materials were also stored in close
proximity to one another, including cyanides, acids,
oxidiz~rs and organic materials.
Seventeen 20-cubic yard rolloffs containing
contaminated soil from an underground storage tank
cleanup were placed along the roadway of the Site
blocking entrance to the Site. The rolloff contents
originally belonged to Associated Grocers Mutual (AGM)
and Cherokee Oil Resources was acting as a disposal
broker for AGM. Cherokee Oil is believed to have
illegally transported the contents of the rolloffs to
the Site, because they did not manifest the rolloffs or
transport the contents in the proper containers. Two
of the 17 rolloffs were covered adequately with a tarp,
two rolloffs had sealed tops, and the remaining 13
rolloffs were open, which allowed direct human contact
to Cherokee Resources employees and the public.
Several of these rolloffs were leaking a greenish brown
liquid onto the ground. Subsequent sampling and
analysis has shown that these contaminated soils
contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) in excess of
50 parts per million (ppm) and other hazardous
substances. ·
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Furthennore, it appeared that soil was dumped from the
ro.lloffs onto the Site property for the purpose of
drying the rolloff contents. There is clear evidence
of foreign soil mixtures on-site and areas with stained
soils. No controls were in place to prevent human
exposure from surface water runoff. The runoff from
the rolloffs, tractor trailers, and drums outside the
warehouse presented an environmental threat to Irwin
Creek, a nearby waterway.
2. Physical Location -The Cherokee Oil Site is located at
the end of South Summit Avenue in an industrial park in
Charlotte, North Carolina. It is adjacent to the
city's main arteries, Interstates 77 and 277. The Site
is approximately four blocks west of the Charlotte
downtown area and eight miles east of the Charlotte
International Airport. Four business establishments
border the remaining sides of the Site, with Irwin
Creek flowing along the southern boundary. Four
medical facilities, Carolina Medical, Presbyterian
Hospital, Mercy Hospital, and an orthopedic hospital,
exist within a mile of the Site. A threat to the
public also exists due to its proximity to local
residential dwellings. Population in this area is
substantial.
3. Site Characteristics -The Site is an unpermitted
temporary storage facility for wastes. The types and
quantity of hazardous substances and containers on-site
pose a materials handling challenge and a serious
safety concern due to the extremely small area
available for placement and sampling of all
containers. As previously described, a number of these
containers are corroded, leaking, and incompatible,
thus increasing the likelihood of a fire and/or
explosion.
The Site is located in a floodplain, according to the
National Flood Insurance Program of Mecklenburg
County. A flooding situation would result in
widespread contamination of the downstream floodplain
with various hazardous substances. This situation was
noted on July 11, 1992, when several feet of water
collected around dozens of drums during a heavy
rainstorm.
The extent of soil and groundwater contamination is
unknown at this time due to the volume of containers
and space available on-site. The extent of
contamination will be determined after the initial
wastes are removed from Site.
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4. Release or threatened release into the environment of a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant -The following hazardous substances were found on-site as a result of sampling several areas and waste containers. Analytical I contains sample data collected on July 19, 1991; the.data in Analytical II was taken during Phase I of the removal stage. However, this data only presents a fraction of what is actually on-site. Data in Analytical I represents random samples taken by the OSC upon initial response to determine the hazar-ious substances contained on-site. Analytical II data represents hazardous substances identified in the rolloffs and tanker trailers.
Analytical I
Haz-a.rdous Substance
Fluoranthene
Concentration
370 ug/kg
22000 ug/kg
800 ug/kg
bis (2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
Di.-n-octyl phthalate
bis (2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
Methylene chloride
Napthalene
Fluorene
Phenanthrene
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
Toluene
Xylene, total
Napthalene
2-Methylnaphthalene
Fluorene
Phenanthrene
Toluene
Ethyl benzene
Xylene, total
5600 ug/kg
780 ug/kg
77000 ug/kg
29000 ug/kg
56000 ug/kg
140000 ug/kg
280 mg/kg
640 mg/kg
59000 ug/kg
130000 ug/kg
26000 ug/kg
51000 ug/kg
3000 ug/kg
3200 ug/kg
15000 ug/kg
Analytical II
Hazardous Substance
Trichloroethylene (TCLP)
Lead (TCLP)
Methylene Chlorid~
111 Trichloroethane
Toluene
Ethylbenzene
Concentration
.78 mg/1
3.4 mg/1
45 mg/kg
150 mg/kg
740 mg/kg
360 mg/kg m-Xylene
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
890 mg/kg
320 mg/kg
Location
Cardboard
drum in
warehouse
Soil at
trailer
Florida
Rolloff
Drum in
warehouse
Drum in
warehouse
Location
AGM comp.
ROS-1
RO 814
RO 814
RO 814
RO 814
RO 814
RO 814
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Analytical II (cont'd}
Hazardous Substance Concentration
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate 130 mg/kg
Polychlorinated Biphenyls 72 mg/kg
Lead, total 510 mg/kg
Lead, total 490 mg/kg
Zinc, total 930 mg/kg
Flashpoint, closed cup, 125 F
BTU value 8000 BTUs
m-Xylene 900 mg/kg
Naphthalene 120 mg/kg
Lead , 29 mg/kg
Flashpoint, closed cup, 95 F
Chloride (By IC) 1000 mg/kg
BTU value 16000 BTUs
Location
RO 812
ROS-1
RO 814
RO 812
RO 814
RO 814
RO 814
TC-1
TC-1
TC-1
TC-1
TC-1
TC-1
ROS-1:sealed rolloff, RO 812:rolloff 812, RO 814:rolloff 814
TC-1:tanker composites
5. NPL Status -The Cherokee Oil Site is not listed on the
NFL. The Site Assessment Section and the State of
North Carolina will perform a Preliminary Assessment
in accordance with current Agency policy.
B. Other Actions to Date
1. Previous Actions -Removal activities began September
4, 1991. Activities on-site have consisted of
separating, segregating, staging, and sampling
approximately 6,066 drums from the exterior and
interior areas of the warehouse and trailers, and
disposing of contaminated soil in the rolloff
containers.
In September of 1991, soil samples that were taken from
a set of 13 AGM rolloffs indicated that the rolloff
contents contained hazardous wastes. Trichloroethylene
(TCE) was found at levels sufficient to make the
rolloff contents a characteristic hazardous waste (0.78
mg/1) according to the Toxicity Characteristic Leachate
Procedure (TCLP). EPA undertook disposal of these
rolloffs at a hazardous waste landfill. In addition to
the 13 AGM rolloffs another four rolloffs awaited
disposal. In October of 1991, three of the four
remaining rolloffs were profiled and disposed of at the
same facility. After disposal, the thirteen AGM
rolloffs were decontaminated and repossessed by their
respective owners, Carolina Container Corporation and
Waste Management. Two of the emptied rolloffs were
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released to Cherokee Oil Resources. There are two 20-cubic yard rolloffs which remain on-site. One rolloff has been emptied and one rolloff contains PCB contaminated soil. This rolloff is awaiting final disposal.
In October of 1991, analysis received from a composite of three tanker trucks on-site revealed high levels of volatile organic compounds and metals. A flashpoint of 95 degrees Fahrenheit was measured for the composite sample. Additionally, by the end of October all 13 tractor trailers on-site were emptied, decontaminated and relocated to a nearby facility for temporary storage due to limited Site space. During the process of identifying the tractor trailer owners, the OSC discovered that one of the trailers on-site had been reported stolen months earlier. Two trailers were repossessed by their respective owners. The OSC released the remaining 11 tractor trailers to Cherokee Resources in January of 1992.
Additional analysis was conducted by the Environmental Response Team (ERT) and Response Engineering Analytical Contract (REAC) for approximately 1,200 drum samples. These analyses consisted of using a micromonitor for determining chlorine content through the headspace of drum samples. Compatibility tests by the ERCS contractor were completed December 23, 1991. Preliminary on-site activities were completed December 27, 1991.
2. Current Actions -Currently, the Site is under 24-hour security to prevent unauthorized access. The Site is continuously checked and monitored to address leaking drums, runoff from the Site, and to minimize the threat of human contact.
EPA has identified 13 waste groups from the initial compatibility tests. From the initial testing, 709 drums, 17 rolloffs, two tanker trucks and one tanker trailer have been found to contain RCRA characteristic hazardous wastes.
Group composites from 6,066 drums have undergone Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectroscopy (GC/MS) analysis. Samples were composited from groups of 25 drum samples of similar characteristics for screening volatile organic compounds, total metals and British Thermal Unit (BTU) values. These analyses also determined
c.
1.
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chlorine content of the material stored in containers
on-site and have helped to segregate the non-hazardous
drums which will not be handled by EPA.
State and Local Authorities' Role
State and Local
cleanup actions
North Carolina.
with EPA' s ERRB
removal action.
Actions To Date -No legal action or
have been undertaken by the State of
State RCRA officials arn cooperating
and RCRA programs for this CERCLA
2. Potential for Continued State/Local Response -It is
unlikely that the State or any other political
subdivision will undertake any response activity on
this Site in the future due to the lack of available
funding.
III. THREATS TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR WELFARE OR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND
STATUTORY AND REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
Refer to previous Action Memorandum.
IV. ENDANGERMENT DETERMINATION
Actual or threatened releases of hazardous substances from this
Site, if not addressed by implementing the response action
selected in this Action Memorandum, may present an imminent and
substantial endangerment to public health, welfare and the
environment.
V. EXEMPTION FROM STATUTORY LIMITS
Section 104(c) of CERCLA as amended by SARA, limits Federal
emergency response actions to 12 months duration unless the
requirements of one of two exemptions set out in the statute are
met.
Section 104(c)(l)(A) allows an emergency exemption if:
( i)
(ii)
(iii)
continued response actions are immediately required to
prevent, limit, or mitigate an emergency;
there is an immediate risk to public health or welfare
or the environment; and
such assistance will not otherwise be provided on a
timely basis.
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The Cherokee Oil Site meets the requirements for an emergency exemption of Section 104(c){l){A). The action that is proposed for this 12-month exemption is consistent with CERCLA and the SARA amendments in that:
1. There is an immediate risk to public health or welfare or the environment.
The Site conditions constitute an immediate risk to the public and the environment based on the known hazardous substances documented through compatibility tests and composite groups. Some waste groups that have been identified on-site include highly llammable substances, strong acids and bases, cyanides, hazardous organic and inorganic substances, and PCB's.
As long as flammable materials are stored on-site, there is the constant threat of fire/explosion which would potentially result j_n exposure to nearby residents, businesses, and motorists. '.l'here exists the threat of harmful vapors and poisonous emissions through the air from cyanides, chlorinated compounds, and large volumes of flammable substar.ces. A release of hazardous substances through an air emission would result in a direct inhalation threat to residents and disrupt local traffic around the Site. A large percentage of the local population, approximately 25,000 to 50,000 people, would be affected if a fire and/or explosion were to occur. A ground or air release to the surrounding area would also have a devastating short and long-term effect to plants and animals.
Runoff from a fire response would jeopardize and threaten the nearby waterway, Irwin Creek. Such a release would contaminate local environmental resources. Due to the fact the Site is located in a floodplain there is the constant threat of exposure to residents downstream of the Site. The typ€ and quantity of contaminants on-site would endanger drinking water and water intake systems along the Catawba River, which is indirectly fed by Irwin Creek, in the event of a flooding situation.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry {ATSDR) has been consulted regarding the known hazardous substances and current conditions on-site (See Attachment II). ATSDR has commented that many of the compounds contained on-site are suspected or known carcinogens. ERRB's preparations and actions taken are consistent with the views and recommendations by ATSDR. ATSDR will be consulted further, once the drums have been removed, to provide guidance on the contaminated soil. Currently, with the placement of 6,066 drums on one and a half acres proper sampling of the soil is not possible.
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2. Continued response ?Ctions are immediately required to
prevent, limit, or mitigate an emergency.
The Site continues to pose an immediate threat of a fire or
explosion to the public and environment. Site conditions will
not improve, but will only worsen as time passes. Drums will
continue to deteriorate and release their contents, further
contaminating the soil. There is also an immediate need to
prevent surface water and groundwater contamination. Response
actions are necessary to prevent all routes of exposure
(inhalation, absorption, and ingestion).
Currently, there is one rolloff container remaining on-site that
contains PCB contaminated soil, which is awaiting acceptance
into an approved disposal facility. Appropriate disposal of the
6,000 plus drums that remain on-site will. be necessary to
prevent leakage and further· deterioration of drums that contain
incompatible or corrosive materials. There are approximately
700 drums of known hazardous wastes that will require immediate
removal to eliminate the threats they pose while awaiting final
compatibility analysis for identifying the wastestream
classification of th,ce remaining 5,300 plus drums. Removal of
the drums would mitigate the threat of a fire or explosion and
further contamination into the air, soil, groundwater and Irwin
Creek.
Prolonging removal actions will increase cleanup costs. Cross
contamination of surrounding and underlying soils will continue
to increase with a delay in proceeding with cleanup efforts.
The potential for groundwater contamination also increases if
cleanup is delayed.
The spread of contamination via the waterway, Irwin Creek, is an
additional threat because the Site is located in the
floodplain. The Site area is historically subjected to heavy
rainfalls, especially in the spring and summer months. As
previously mentioned, this situation was noted in June of •1992,
when several feet of water collected around dozens of drums
following a heavy rainstorm.
The immedia.te population and environment is at risk from the
contamination of soil on-site. Soil contamination poses a
potential direct contact threat to any trespassers on-site and
provides a pathway for groundwater and surface water
contamination. At present, the extent of soil contamination is
not known. Drums staged throughout the Site must be properly
disposed of prior to beginning the determination of soil
contamination. There is clear evidence and documentation that
leaking of drums and dumping of contaminated soil from rolloffs
took place on-site during control by Cherokee Oil.
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3. Assistance will not otherwise be provided on a timely basis.
Assistance from either the State or county government is not
believed to be forthcoming. Due to the lack of sufficient funds
and resources, Site maintenance or removal cannot be conducted
properly or in a timely manner. The potentially responsible
parties (PRPs), as referenced in the Enforcement Addendum in the
original Action Memorandum, are unwilling or technically and
financially unable to conduct the cleanup. There is no other
entity or agency capable of addressing the immediate threats
posed by this Site.
BecausE the Cherokee Oil Site has not been assessed or proposed
for the National Priorities List (NPL), no additional Site work
is anticipated at this time. Because of this, actions taken
under this removal are critical to the final disposition of the
Site.
VI. PROPOSED ACTIONS
A. Proposed Action Description -The proposed immediate
actions for this Site are to further screen and
separate drums for total halogen content by a gas
chromatograph/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis. REAC
micromonitor analysis indicates that high volumes of
chlorin~ted compounds exist within the drums that
failed "hazcat" analysis. Drums will be grouped in
lots according to similar characteristics and waste
category. BTU values, chlorine content and metal
analysis will be performed for further evaluation to
determine final disposal.
At this time 13 waste groups have been identified
through initial "hazcat" procedures. Several disposal
alternatives have been outlined for the drums known to
contain hazardous substances along with specific
criteria for each technology. Bulking the drums based
on compatibility groups rather than disposing of
individual drums will be more cost effective for large
volumes of wastes and is consistent with current
Superfund Removal guidance. For smaller compatible
waste groups, disposing of individual drums will be
more cost effective. The final list containing waste
groups will not be complete until all analytical
results are received. Until this list is completed,
total quantities for final disposal will not be known.
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Disposal options currently being evaluated include:
1. Incineration
2. Steam Stripping
3. Wastewater Treatment
4. Landfilling
5. Fuels Blending
6. Alkaline Chlorination
7. Neutralization
Disposal will be carried out using the best available
and most cost-effective method in accordance with EPA
policy. First, all hazardous wastes will be considered
for on-site 'treatment. If this is not possible,
hazardous waste will be considered for treatment or
disposal at a permitted facility within the State of
North Carolina. Finally, if the first two options are
not feasible, wastes will be transported outside of the
State for final disposal.
Taking into consideration the small size and location
of this Site, large scale on-site treatment is not
advisable. In addition, the State of North Carolina
does not have an approved Treatment, Storage, and
Disposal (TSO) facility to accept hazardous waste.
Therefore, the primary disposal option for this Site
will require transporting the hazardous waste out of
the State of North Carolina.
A comparison of disposal options for handling empty
containers is underway. There are basically four
options for empty drum handling that are to be
considered, including shredding, crushing,
rinsing/recycling or leaving on-site. Recycling
materials for recovery will be considered, where
possible.
Conducting activities on-site simultaneously will be
difficult due to the extremely limited space
available. Bulking and drum removal will be necessary
to allow for further site activities. Based upon
current Site conditions and data collected from the
Site, it is anticipated that bulking activities will
last approximately 12 to 15 weeks. Once the hazardous
drums have been removed, sampling of the soil will be
conducted to determine the extent of contamination.
The EPA contractor will stake and grid the Site areas
to be sampled. Surface and subsurface samples will be
taken throughout the Site and along Irwin Creek.
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Disposal options will be determined at that time based upon volume and best available technology. Soil cleanup levels will be proposed once sampling and analysis reveal the extent of contamination.
B. Contribution to Remedial Performance -This removal action will abate the immediate threats identified in the preceding sections of this Action Memorandum. The removal actions outlined will not be inconsistent with a remedial action. At this time this Site is not listed on the NFL.
C. Description of Alternative Technologies -Several alternatives are being considered for the drums containing hazardous substances. Due to limited Site space and proximity to the downtown area the majority of hazardous substances identified will be transported off-site for treatment and disposal.
D. Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs) -The Federal ARARs determined to be practicable for the Site include regulations contained in 40 CFR Parts 261 and 266, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). Off-site disposal will be conducted in accordance with EPA's Off-site Disposal Policy as referenced in 53 FR 48218-48234 dated November 29, 1988. There are no applicable State ARARs.
E. Project Schedule -·Foregoing any unexpected delays, all actions are expected to be completed by December of 1992.
VII. EXPECTED CHANGE IN THE SITUATION SHOULD ACTION BE DELAYED OR NOT TAKEN
If action is delayed or not taken at this Site there will be a continued release to the environn1ent and an increased risk of a fire or explosion. These conditions will continue to pose a threat to the public health and welfare. The Site conditions will not improve, but will only worsen as time passes. Drums will continue to deteriorate and release their contents. Contaminated soil will continue to contribute to the environmental degradation of the groundwater and Irwin Creek.
VIII. OUTSTANDING POLICY ISSUES
The only major issue involves the State of North Carolina and its off-site disposal situation. The State of North Carolina failed to site its incinerator within the State, which was a
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requirement of the Southeastern waste Compact. Because of this, some states have attempted to restrict shipment of RCRA and CERCLA wastes from North Carolina. EPA will be considerate of this issue during cleanup and disposal activities.
IX. ENFORCEMENT
"Enforcemer,t Sensitive"
X. RECOMMENDATION
Because conditions at the Cherokee Oil Site meet criteria for a CERCLA section 104(c) emergency exemption, I recommend that you approve an exemption from the 12-month limit to allow continued removal at the Site.
Approve :---'(l!'=\ ... _,."---'-l\'"""._r-'----~-'~'------------Date :_7-'--'li'-'-l-~_/_q_'2...-__ _ ~oseph R. Franzmathes, Director
Waste Management Division
Disapprove: __________________ Date: _______ _
Joseph R. Franzmathes, Director
waste Management Division
Attachments
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ATTACHMENT I
ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE
In July of 1991, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Enforcement personnel notified the Emergency Response and Removal Branch (ERRB) of a possible emergency situation at the Cherokee Oil Resources Site (the Site). A response took place on July 19, 1991,by a Federal On-Scene Coordinator (OSC). The OSC observed thousands of drums, which potentially contained hazardous substances. Numerous drums were found to be in poor condition and many were leaking. Additionally, drums of incompatible waste liquids were located side by side creating the potential for an explosion. The Site posed an imminent and substan':.ial danger to the public health and welfare.
In August of 1991 a Section 106 Unilateral Administrative Order was issued to Cherokee Resources, Inc. as an operator, E.C. Griffith as an owner, and Associated Grocers Mutual of Carolinas, Inc. as~ generator. On August 13, 1991, EPA held a meeting providing all respondents with an opportunity to discuss the Order. E.C. Griffith and Associated Grocers declined to participate in the cleanup of the Site. Cherokee Oil Resources agreed to comply with the terms of the Order and submitted their qualifications along with their Statement of Account for proper f~nding. After thoroughly reviewing Cherokee Oil's proposal, EPA determined that the necessary response actions could not be conducted promptly and properly. Cherokee Oil's proposed cleanup team lacked the necessary technical expertise warranted for this Site. Further, Cherokee Oil Resources lacked the financial resources necessary to successfully complete the response action. In consideration of the severe threats this Site posed, it was not justified to allow subsequent submittals for a removal action plan (RAP). Based upon this information, EPA decided to conduct a fund-lead removal action.
Prior to Emergency Response and Removal Branch (ERRB) sampling the rolloffs for hazardous substances, Keith Eidson and Gabe Hartselle, owners of Cherokee Oil Resources, insisted upon the release of these containers to them for disposal at a hazardous waste disposal facility, Laidlaw, of Pinewood, South Carolina. The owners stated these rolloffs contained no hazardous wastes. However, release was denied due to the fact that no specific data existed revealing the contents of the rolloffs. In September of 1991 soil samples taken from a set of 13 Associated Grocers Mutual (AGM) rolloffs.indicated that the rolloff contents contained hazardous wastes. Trichloroethylene (TCE) was found at levels sufficient ·c.o make the rolloff contents a characteristic hazardous waste (0.78 mg/1) according to the
Attachment I /cont'd}
Toxicity Characteristic Leachate Procedure (TCLP). EPA undertook disposal of these rolloffs at a hazardous waste landfill operated by Chemical Waste Management in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In October of 1991 three of the four remaining rolloffs were profiled and disposed of at the same facility. After disposal these rolloffs were decontaminated and repossessed by their respective owners, Carolina Container Corporation and Waste Management, due to unpaid leases by Cherokee Oil. There are two rolloffs which remain on-site. One rolloff contains PCB contaminated soil. This rolloff is awaiting final disposal.
Region IV RCRA and the State of North Carolina RCRA division are in the process of placing Cherokee Resources under a Compliance Order for the Berryhill facility. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Office of Criminal Investigation (OCI) will continue their criminal investigation against Cherokee Oil Resources.
In October of 1991, EPA and two Federal OSCs received a Summons and Complaint from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina naming them as defendants in a lawsuit from Cherokee Resources. There were six counts charged against two Federal OSCs and EPA in the lawsuit. Specific charges in the suit include:
1. Unlawful entry onto Sit8. The plaintiff claims that OSCs lack authority to enter a facility to determine if a response action is warranted. Cherokee Oil Resources (plaintiff), charges unlawful entry by the OSC. The plaintiff claL~s the OSCs lack authority under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) to inspect and shut down a facility. The plaintiff claims no search warrant was obtained by EPA, even after the Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) admits giving verbal consent for entry upon the Site.
2. Illegal closure of a place of business. The plaintiff claims it was illegal for EPA to close a plac0. of business. The plaintiff claims EPA lacked authority under CERCLA and its regulatory powers to unilaterally close a facility without prior hearing or notification. This facility is not an operational/processing portion of the PRPs' business. It is a storage location for the main processing facility on Berryhill Road.
3. Unlawfully imposed sanctio.ns. There is a claim under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), that an agency of the government may only impose a sanction within the jurisdiction lawfully delegated to the agency.
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Attachment. I (cont'd\
4. Deprivation of property. The plaintiff claims EPA intentionally deprived them of property without providing any procedural protections.
5. Unjustified rejection of a cleanup plan. Cherokee Oil Resources claims EPA rejected an appropriate cleanup plan with no justifiable explanation. EPA's response letter to Cherokee Oil's cleanup proposal addresses the PRP's inability to conduct the removal as well as their lack of proper funds to complete this action (See Attachment III).
6. Recovery from the Fund. Cherokee Oil Resources is seeking reimbursement under Section 111 of CERCLA for the preparation of a cleanup ~lan, costs for attorneys' fees, and loss of revenue that would have been generated if this removal had not ~aken place.
The plaintiff is demanding judgement against EPA and two Federal OSCs for permanent mandatory injunctions requiring the OSCs from taking further actions or conduct further activities against Cherokee Oil Resources. There is also a demand for dismissal of the Administrative Order issued pursuant to Section 106(a) of CERCLA.
Activities on-site prior and during the removal have been consistent with CERCLA and the National Contingency Plan (NCP). There have been numerous entries on-site by the PRP. The PRPs have been highly visible since removal began. Interferences from Cherokee Oil Resources have been noted during the course of Phase I operations. Supplies (i.e., oil dry, absorbent), from the warehouse have been relocated adjacent the office trailer for easy access by the PRP and to protect Cherokee Oil Resource's employees from exposure to ~he contaminants from the Site.
As noted previously, analytical data confirmed that the rolloff boxes contained hazardous waste and the contents of the tanker trailer possesses characteristics of a RCRA hazardous waste. There have been a substantial number of containers on-site identified as containing hazardous wastes. Based upon the initial analytical data, more than 5,000 drums have been identified by EPA ERRB to possess hazardous substances and/or characteristics.
On November 25, 1991, EPA's Technical Assistance Team (TAT) witnessed the president and owners, Keith Eidson and Gabe Hartselle of Cherokee Oil Resources, stealing government documents from the Site office trailer steps. These documents have been recovered and are currently in the possession of the FBI.
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In addition, there have been numerous instances of verbal
threats and accusations from the PRPs (Cherokee Resources)
toward the Federal OSCs on-site. The PRPs have continued to
harass Site personnel during removal operations. Until this
matter is resolved, the OSC will continue to seek a legal
warrant for access. as well as a restraining order to carry out
efforts for maintaining proper Site health and safety
precautions and minimizing delays caused by the PRPs.
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Memorandum
Oa:e April 23, 1992
From Environmental Health Scientist, POS, ERCB, DHAC, ATSDR (E32)
Sub~c• Health Consultation: Cherokee Oil Superfund Site
Charlotte, North Carolina
To Robert Safay
ATSDR Regional Representative i
Through: Director,. DHAC
Chief, ERCB, DHAC
Chief, POS, ERCB, DHAC
BACKGROUND AND STATEMENT OF-ISSUES
On April 16, 1992 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
requested the Agency for To~ic Substances and Disease Registry
{ATSDR) review the Cherokee Oil Superfund site information to
determine if the conditions at the site pose a threat to the
health and safety of individuals residing or working near the
site. The EPA had concluded the site was an imminent and
substantial threat to public health due to the potential for the
continuing releases of hazardous substances and because of the
potential for -fire and explosions.
The Cherokee Oil Superfund site (COS) is a drum storage facility
encompassing one acre of land. One building and a number of
trailers are on-site. Containers are stacked in all of these
structures. Containers are also stacked in the open on the
grounds of the site. A fence is on two sides of the site. EPA
has posted a 24 hour watchman on the site to restrict access to
the site, there are reports of unauthorized persons being on-
site. The site is located in a heavily populated light
industrial and residential area in downtown Charlotte, North
Carolina. Several schools, 4 major hospitals and a popular
shopping center are located near the site. The Charlotte airport
is within a mile and a half of the site. Two major highways are
also near the site.
EPA conducted an initial survey of the drum contents to screen
for Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) and Toxic Substance
Control Act (TSCA) characteristic wastes. The survey results
indicated the presence of PCBs, corrosive, ignitable, and
reactive contents. Air monitoring inside the building indicated
high levels of cyanide. Air monitoring also indicated explosive
levels of contaminants present.
Many of the drums are improperly stored and precariously stacked
throughout the site. Incompatible chemicals are stored together.
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The drums are in various stages of deterioration and are leaking their contents on the soil and pallets which support them. Some of the trailers' walls are bulging, indicating drum contents have exerted pressure on the walls.
DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION REVIEWED
Resul~s of Mobile Laboratory Testing for the Cherokee Oil Site: OHM Remediation Services Corporation for USEPA Region 4, Atlanta, Georgia; January 1991.
Telephone call between EPA and ATSDR, April 17, 1992.
DISCUSSION
Review of the site photographs and the results of the initial drums contents results indicate the presence of an unstable situation which could lead to a catastrophic release of hazardous materials and would likely affect the surrounding community. Close proximity of residences, hospitals, schools and other areas that are heavily populated increases the concern. The deteriorating condition of the drums, the improper storage of the drums, and the unrestricted access to the site increases the possibility that an unfortunate event could occur.
CONCLUSIONS
Based on the information available, ATSDR concurs with EPA that the Cherokee Oil Superfund site poses an imminent and substantial threat to the health and safety of residents and workers near the site.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Immediately secure and stabilize the site.
2. Initiate appropriate air monitoring activi~ies on-site and around the perimeter of the site.
3. Initiate development of contingency plans for the protection of the residents and workers in the area of the site who would be at risk in the event of a major release from the site.
When further information about the
do not hesitate to request further
site becomes available,
assi~~~Az;
Martha Dee Kent, REHS
please
• • u:.iTED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGUKY
REGION IV
345 COURTLAND STREET. N.E
ATLANTA. GEORGlA 30365
ACTION-MEMORANDUM
DATE:
SUBJECT:
FROM:
TO:
AUG ~ S 1991
Removal Authorization for Cherokee Oil Company
Charlotte, No~~h Carolina , , ·,v
Michael TavloHDora Ann D:Wer, On-Scene Coordinators
Emergency Response and Removal Branch
Donald J. Guinyard, Director
Waste Management Division
I. Pl"'.':POSE
The purpose of this Action Memorandum is to request and document
approval of the proposed removal action described herein for the
Cherokee Oil Company Site, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North
Carolina, hereafter referred to as "the Site".
II. SITE CONDITIONS AND BACKGROUND
The Site is one of two operations being run by Cherokee Resources
in the Charlott.e area. The main operation for administrative
matters, and initial waste oil receiving/processing is a facility
on 1201 Berry Hill Road. The site EPA is currently investigating
is located approximately one mile from the primary facility on
Summit Avenue. Existing conditions on this facility include the
storage of approximately four thousand drums, thirteen roll-offs,
three tankers, and several tractor trailers which contain full
drums known to be contaminated with hazardous substances. Several
jrums are leaking a.nd many contain highly volatile waste liquids.
The site was referred to the Emergency Response and Removal Branch
(ERRB) by the RCRA program due to the life threatening situations
that exist and due to the instability of the waste materials on
site.
A. Site Description
1. Removal Site Evaluation -On July 19, 1991, EPA
ERRB responded to a report of leaking and
potentially hazardous drums at the site in
Charlotte, North Carolina. The responding OSC,
accompanied by the Technical Assistance Team, found
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approximately four thousand drums. Incompatible
wastes were stored next to each other. Many were stacked three and four high·; Some showed a pH of less than 2.0 while others were above 12.5. Thirteen rolloffs with contaminated soil are also located on the property. In addition, there are three tanker trailers containing liquids with one tanker badly damaged and runoff threatening to enter a nearby waterway, Irwin Creek.
2. Physical Location -The Cherokee Oil Company Site is located at the end of Summit Avenue in a industrial park in Charlotte, North Carolina, 28208.
3. Site Characteristics -The site consists of a temporary storage facility for wastes until such time the company chooses a disposal method. The site is not a permitted facility for transporting and storing hazardous wastes. This will be the
first removal requested for this site.
4. Release or threatened release into the environment of a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant -The following substances were found on site as a result of sampling several areas and
waste containers. These samples were collected on 7/19/91 by Roy F. Weston (TAT).
Hazardous Substance
Fluoranthene
Concentration
370 ppb
22000 bis (2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
Di-n-octyl phthalate 800
bis (2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate 5600 ppb
Methylene chloride 780
Napthalene
Fluorene
Phenanthrene
bis (2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
Toluene
Xylene, total
Napthalene
2-Methylnaphthalene
Fluorene
Phenanthrene
Toluene
Ethyl benzene
Xylene, total
77000 ppb
29000
56000
140000
280 ppm
ppm 640
59000 ppb
130000
26000
51000
3000
3200
15000
Location
Cardboard
drum in
warehouse
Soil at
leaking
trailer
Florida
Roll off
Drum in
warehouse
Drum in
warehouse
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5. NPL Status -The site is not listed on the NPL.
B. Other Actions to Date
1. Previous Actions -There has been no CERCLA related site activities on this site to date. The site has been under criminal investigation by FBI and EPA for an unknown period of time.
2. Current Actions -EPA's Office of Criminal
Investigations is currently undertaking a criminal investigation of the property/operation. EPA's ERRB has secured the site by providing 24 hour security and by denying site access.
C. State and Local Authorities' Role
1. State and Local Actions to Date -No legal action has been undertaken by the State at this time. North Carolina and City/County Officials have been involved in the current criminal investigation. State RCRA officials are cooperating with EPA, ERRB/'.,CRA for this CERCLA action. The State may initiate RCRA legal actions on the prbnary facility, not the site, in the next few weeks.
2. Potential for Continued State/Local Response -It is unlikely that any State or other political
subdivision will undertake any response activity on this site in the future due to the lack of available funding.
III. THREATS TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR WELFARE OR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND STATUTORY AND REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
A. Threats to Public Health or Welfare
The site has been temporarily secured from unauthorized site access by instituting the OSC's initial contracting authority. The roll-offs, which contain large volumes of contaminated soil, are leaking an oily liquid which '." poses a threat to nearby Irwin Creek. There are hundreds of incompatible drums of mixed variety (acids, bases, oily wastes) stacked together, thus posing a direct threat of human exposure.
There are additional businesses adjacent to the site, which presents an imminent and substantial danger to the public health and welfare.
J.
B. Threats to the Environment
Many of the drums are improperly stored, three drums
high, as well as mixed drum stacking containing toxic,
corrosive and highly flammable substances with
documentation of some leaking drums, posing threats of
runoff to the nearby creek as well as explosion hazard.
IV. ENDANGERMENT DETERMINATION
Actual or threatened releases of hazardous substances from this
site, if not addressed by implementing the response action
selected in this Action Memorandum, may present an imminent and
substantial endangerment to public health, welfare or the
envirorunent.
V. PROPOSED ACTIONS AND ESTIMATED COSTS
Removal of hazardous substances and off-site RCRA disposal is the
only feasible solution for mitigating threats posed by the
situation. Site s~abilization without disposal would provide only
a temporary solution to the threats posed by the site.
A. Proposed Actions
1. Proposed Action Description -The proposed actions
for this site are to stabilize contaminated soils
in the thirteen roll-offs, and arrange for disposal
to an appropriate facility.
Sampling and categorizing approximately 4,000 drums
will be necessary to detenr.ine hazardous and
nonhazardous wastes, to include separation and
staging of the drums, in addition to overpacking
the leaking drums then shipping the drums for
treatment and/or disposal to an appropriate
facility. The three tanker trailers will be
sampled to det~ormine their content and a proper
disposal method to be determined based upon
analysis.
2. Contribution to Remedial Performance -This removal
action will abate the immediate threats identified
in the preceding sections of this memorandum. No
further actions are foreseen after removal is
complete.
3. Description of Alternative Technologies -This
determination will be conducted after the drums
have been properly categorized.
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4.-Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements
(ARARs). The Federal ARAR determined to be practicable for the Site is the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act.
5. Project Schedule -Response action at the site will be initiated upon approval of this Action
Memorandum. Foregoing any unexpected delays, all actions are expected to be completed within one year of mobilization.
B. Estimated Costs
Extramure.l Costs
Regional Allowance Costs (ERCS)
Non-Regional Allowance Costs (TAT)
Subtotal
20% Contingency
TOTAL EXTRAMURAL COST
Intramural Costs
Direct (500 hrs at $30/hr)
Indirect (800 hrs at $54/hr)
TOTAL, INTRAMURAL
TOTAL, REMOVAL PROJECT CEILING
$1,499,800
S 75,000
$1,574,800
S 314,960
$1,889,760
$
$
s
15,000
43,200
58,200
$1,947,960
VI. EXPECTED CHANGE IN THE SITUATION SHOULD ACTION BE DELAYED OR NOT TA.KEN
If action is delayed there is an incr~ased risk of a release to the environment, and an increased risk of explosion, posing a danger to the public health and welfare.
VII. OUTSTANDING POLICY ISSUES
None
VIII.ENFORCEMENT
.2.
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"Enforcement Sensitive"
IX. RECOMMENDATION
This decision document represents the selected removal action for
the Cherokee Oil Company Site, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina, developed in accordance with CERCLA as amended and
not inconsistent with the NCP. This decision is based on the
administrative record for the site. Conditions at the site meet
the NCP section 300.415 (b)(2) criteria for a removdl and I
recommend your approval of the proposed removal actions. The
total project Sf!iling, if approved, will be $1,947,960. Of this,
an estimat~B00 r,es from the Regional removal allowance.
Approval: I ~ Date: D-J'o-1\
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Disapproval: Date:
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MEMORANDUM
TO: File
FROM: Hal Bryson ?I~
DATE: June 18, 1992
SUBJECT: Cherokee Oil Site
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Information from Rick Durham, Regional PWS Engineer
(re: drinking water intakes within 15-mile TDL)
on June 16, 1992, I spoke by phone with Mr. Durham (DEM -
Mooresville Reg. Office; phone: [phone]) regarding the
location of possible surface water intakes along the 15-mile
downstream TDL for the subject site. The TDL for the site extends
from Irwin Creek in downtown Charlotte into Sugar Creek, and along
Sugar Creek to just south of Pineville, just south of the NC/SC
border. Mr. Durham was not aware of any intakes within the 15-mile
TDL for the site; this fact was confirmed in a follow-up call from
Terry Gross, the regional Water Treatment Plant consultant (same
phone number as Mr. Durham).
Mr. Durham indicated that another
information on surface water intakes
Mecklenburg County is Rusty Rozzell, with
336-5500.
a:chointak
possible contact for
for waterways within
the County DEP at 704-
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MEMORANDUM
TO: File
FROM: Hal Bryson 1,-gi,
DATE: May 26, 1992
SUBJECT: Trip Report for May 18, 1992
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Off-site Reconnaissance for Cherokee Oil Site
925 s. Summitt Ave., Charlotte
NCD 986 190 239
and
Estimates of Ground Water Population Within 4 Miles
Ref. 11
On May 18, 1992, accompanied by Pat DeRosa, I drove to
Charlotte to collect information pertinent to the Preliminary
Assessment for the subject site. The following activities were
accomplished during the day.
(1) From approx. 12:30 to 1:00, obtained latest copy of Water
Projects Map (latest revision, 6/91) for Charlotte and Mecklenburg
County from Anita Austin of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Dep't.
(CMUD) at 5100 Brookshire Blvd. Ms. Austin is located at the
second floor of the CMUD Building. Her office maintains maps
showing water mains and water service connections for every area of
the county. The phone number for CMUD is [phone] or -2551.
Other contacts for water utility maps at CMUD include Cindy Carr
and Dennis Gwaltney.
(2) From approximatley 2:00 to 3:30, met with Jarrell Wootan,
Lisa Corbitt, and Fred Hamilton at the offices of Mecklenburg Co.
DEP (700 N. Tryon St., Hal Marshall County Svcs. Bldg.) . Ms.
Corbitt showed us a county map with locations of all community
wells plotted on it; none of these wells were located within a 4-
mile radius of the Cherokee Oil Summitt Ave. site (see Attachment
I) .
We also briefly viewed a videotape taken by DEP officials at
the Cherokee Resources Berryhill Road site. Mr. Wootan gave us a
copy of the tape, which I have forwarded to Linda Mann of the State
RCRA Section.
Mr. Hamilton indicated that he had recently performed a water
well survey within an approximate one-mile radius of the Cherokee
Resources site (1201 Berryhill Rd.); no community or individual
water wells were noted within this search radius. The Berryhill
Road site is approximately one mile southwest of the Summitt Ave.
site.
Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Wootan also indicated possible
neighborhoods within the 4-mile radius that might be served by
individual water supply wells. Comparing this information to the
CMUD water projects map showing water mains (Attachment II), the
most likely areas not served by city water (and not served by any
community wells) within the 4-mile radius are: along Wilmount Road,
approximately 2.5 to 3.5 miles southwest of the subject site; West
Blvd. (NC 160) from 2.5 to 4 miles from site; Wilkinson Blvd. and
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Old Dowd Road from 3 to 4 miles from site; Freedom Drive (NC 27)
from approx. 3 to 4 miles from site; and an area between Paw Creek
Rd. and Tuckaseegee Rd. at 3.5 to 4 miles from site. Residents
living in these areas are assumed to be the only homes within a 4-
mile radius of the site served by ground water supplies. Counting
the number of homes from USGS topo quads covering these areas
[Mountain Island Lake (1969; photorevised 1983) and Charlotte West
(1968; photorevised 1980)], then multiplying by the persons per
household (2.5) reported by 1990 census data for Mecklenburg County
[ 11 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Population and
Housing Characteristics, North Carolina"; Table 6] yields the
following table for estimated ground water population within 4
miles of the site:
Distance from Site
2 -3 miles
3 -4 miles
Areas Served by Wells
Wilmount Rd.
West Blvd.
Freedom Rd.
Wilmount Rd.
West Blvd.
Wilkinson Blvd./Dowd Rd.
# Homes
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28
22
92
40
120
Freedom Dr. & Paw Ck. Rd. to
Tuckaseegee Rd. 166
Population
180
70
55
305
230
100
300
415
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(3) Accompanied by Mr. Wootan, we then drove to the Cherokee
Oil site, located at the southeast quadrant of the intersection of
South Summitt Avenue at Bryant Place. We arrived at approx. 4:00.
weather conditions were partly cloudy, warm and humid; slight
breeze. Because the site is the subject of ongoing legal action,
we were instructed to do an off-site drive-by reconnaissance by the
EPA project manager (Craig Benedikt). Due to physical constraints
(locked fence; dense vegetation), we were only able to observe the
site from along Bryant Place, along the northern and northeastern
perimeter of the site. A total of 10 photographs were taken, and
the following observations were noted:
Site is fenced off, with at least two locked gates, and is
monitored by an onsite security guard (presumably hired by EPA).
A sign noting that the site is subject to an ongoing removal action
by EPA is posted along the northern perimeter of the site, on the
fence. Nearest off-site storm drain is near the intersection of
South Summitt and Bryant Place, north of the site and apparently
upgradient of the site in terms of surface runoff. Site appears to
have a gentle slope to the south and southeast, towards Irwin
Creek, which flows to the southwest and is located within 100 feet
of the southern site perimeter. The creek bed was not inspected,
as it was surrounded by dense vegetation, including a small area of
cattails along its northern bank. Onsite, the dominant site
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feature is a large warehouse building, surrounded by hundreds of
55-gallon drums that have apparently been segregated (by chemical
compatibility?) and staged on asphalt pavement over several acres
of the site (and at least within the northernmost half of the
site). No special containment to divert surface runoff or capture
onsite spills or runoff was noted. The site is located within an
industrial park of sorts, bounded on the south by the cloverleaf
intersection of I-77 and I-277. Immediately north and west of the
site are various commercial/industrial businesses, including
Conners Construction and Truck Leasing, Park Elevator, Cyprus
Restaurant Equipment, Michael's Custom Painting, an old Coca-Cola
plant, and Greybar Electric. The nearest residence is on Walnut
Avenue near where it runs into Freedom Drive, approximately 1200
feet northwest of the site. North of this house, along Woodruff
Place and Lela Avenue, is a small residential area; no evidence of
water supply wells was noted during a drive-by of this
neighborhood, and fire hydrants were present at regular intervals.
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Photographs Taken During PA Recon. (5-18-92)
Discription
Close-up of EPA sign located on fence at NW
comer of site
View looking SE across site .form corner of
Bryant Place at South Summit.
View looking ESE across site
near NW comer of site; note
foreground; only drain noted along site
perimeter.
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fence that apparently surrounds the bldg.
View of drums staged towards SE perimeter of
site; photo taken looking SE through fence
along Bryant Place.
View looking s (down South Summit) toward SW
corner of site; note lack of fencing, but
presence of trailer with EPA security guard;
photo taken from NW corner of site
(intersection of Bryant Place at S. Summit).
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Ave; showing SW comer of the site.
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Division of Solid Waste Management
P.O. Box 27687 · Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
Mr. John Gibson
May 6, 1992
Solid and Hazardous Waste Program Manager
Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Protection
700 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
RE: Preliminary Assessment: Off-site Reconnaissance
Cherokee Oil, NCD TBA
Dear Mr. Gibson:
William L. Meyer
Director
David Lilley of the N@~superfund Section spoke with Joyce Brown of your office
today to notify you that the NC Superfund Section will conduct an off-site reconnaissance
of the subject site located in Mecklenburg County, NC. The reconnaissance will be
conducted on May 18, 1992 by Hal Bryson of the NC Superfund Section.
The purpose of the reconnaissance is to determine if the site poses a hazard to public
health or the environment because of releases of contaminants to soil, surface water,
groundwater, or air. The reconnaissance team will locate all nearby water supplies (surface
and groundwater, community and private) and any close sensitive environments, schools, and
day care centers.
This reconnaissance is not an emergency situation but is a normal step in the
evaluation of all uncontrolled and unregulated potential hazardous waste sites in North
Carolina. You may want to have your representative meet the reconnaissance team at the
site. If so, please contact Hal Bryson at [phone] and he will coordinate a meeting.
I am enclosing background data on the site for your information.
Mr. Gibson
5-6-92
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If the reconnaissance indicates the need for future study of the site, we will contact
your office to advise. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call David Lilley
or me at [phone].
Enclosures
cc: Dexter Matthews
Doug Holyfield
Don Follmer
Angie Coppola
David Lilley
File
Sincerely,
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Pat DeRosa, Head
CERCLA Branch
Superfund Section
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Preliminary Assessment Form (First page only)
Site Map
PA Transmittal Leuer
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Environmental Supervisor or Heal!h Director to call: ,7';;,1, 0 r;', isr/r--.
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COORDINATES FROM LOWER RIGHT (SOUTHEAST) CORNER OF 7.5' HAP (attach photocopy):
LONGITUDE: .&JL_o :£5._• Z)il_" LATITUDE: J5._0 TI' 30 "
COORDINATES FROM LOWER RIGHT (SOUTHEAST) CORNER OF 2.5' GRID CELL:
LONGITUDE: fQ O SO ' _QQ_" LATITUDE: 3S0 ..L.1:..' ~"
CALCULATIONS: LATITUDE (7.5' QUADRANGLE HAP)
A) NUMBER OF RULER GRADUATIONS FROM LATITUDE GRID LINE TO SITE REF POINT: d..QJ
B) MULTIPLY (A) BY 0.3304 TO CONVERT TO SECONDS:
Ax 0.3304 = tilt_.:i.J_"
C) EXPRESS IN MINUTES AND SECONDS (l'= 60"): {2j_•d6_,:iL"
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A) NUMBER OF RULER GRADUATIONS FROM RIGHT LONGITUDE LINE TO SITE REF POINT: -=?3(3
B) MULTIPLY (A) BY 0.3304 TO CONVERT TO SECONDS:
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C) EXPRESS IN MINUTES AND SECONDS (1'= 60"): fll.:...5.L-..12L"
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March 31, 1992
MEMORANDUM
TO: File
FROM: Pat DeRosa
RE: Cherokee Oil Site, NCO 986 190 239
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County
On March 31, 1992, I spoke by telephone with Mike Taylor, OSC, US EPA Region
IV ( 404) 347-3931 regarding the subject site. Mr. Taylor provided the following information:
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Site Location: The site includes a warehouse on 1 acre of land located
approximately 4 blocks from downtown Charlotte. The address is 925 S:
Summitt Ave. The s_ite is located in the NW quadrant of the intersection of
S. Summitt Ave. and I-77 /I-277 (see attached map).
Waste quantities on site include 6,066 55-gal. drums, one 5000 gal. tanker
trailer, two 2000 -2500 gal. tanker trucks (these trucks are -1/2 full). In
addition, 13 roll-off boxes containing approximately 20 cubic yards of TCE
contaminated soils and 2 roll-off boxes containing approximately 20 cubic
yards of other contaminated soils have already been removed from the site.
One roll-off box containing approximately 18 cubic yards of PCB
contaminated soil remains on site. There is an additional .5 acres of
potentially contaminated soil underlying the drums and surrounding area.
The warehouse on site occupies approximately 5,000 square feet.
Surface Water: Erwin Creek borders the site and the site lies within a
floodplain. It is not currently known whether there are any downstream
drinking water intakes.
I have asked Mr. Taylor to send us, via Federal Express, his current file information
on th'e site so that we can conduct a Preliminary Assessment.· Currently, Mr. Taylor is on
another site [phone] and will return to Atlanta on Monday and send out the material.
I told him I would send him population figures for the 1/2 mile and 1 mile radius
surrounding the site to support his request for a removal action. The removal action is
estimated to exceed $2 million.
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345 COL.:RTLANO STRECT. N.E.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30365 ACTION MEMORANDUM
DATE: F E3 1) 4 1992
SUBJECT: Removal Authorization for Cherokee Oil Site, Charlotte, North Carolina
I ,};;-------,_ FROM: Dora Ann Danner, On-Scene Coordinator-p-11-----' Emergency Response and Removal Branch
TO: The File
Site ID#: SL
I. Purpose
The. purpose of this action memorandum is to document the authorization to proceed with a removal action at the above site. The site posed upon first observation and still poses a threat to the public health and the environment that meets the NCP Section 300.41S(b)(2) criteria for removal actions. The situation at the site may worsen unless response actions are taken. The site ceiling will be$ 50,000.
II. Site Conditions and Background
A. Site Description
1. Removal Site Evaluation -On July 19, 1991, EPA ERRB responded to a report of leaking and potentially hazardous drums at the site in C~arlotte, North Carolina. The responding OSC, accompanied by the Technical Assistance Team, found approximately four thousand drums. Incompatible wastes were stored next to each other, drums were corroded, oil and waste dumping was visible at the site in and around the area of the drums, roll-offs and tankers. Drums were stacked three and four high. Some of these drums showed a pH of less than 2.0 and above 12.S. Thirteen roll-offs with contaminated soil were present on the property. In addition, there were three tanker trailers containing liquids with one tanker badly damaged and runoff threatening to enter a nearby waterway, Irwin Creek.
2. Physical Location -The Cherokee Oil Company Site is located at the end of Summit Avenue in an industrial ?e=k in Charlotte, North Carolina, 28208.
3. Site Characteristics -The site consists of a temporary storage facility for wastes until such time the company choos~s a disposal method. The site is not a permitted facility for transporting and storing hazardous wastes.
4. Release or threatened release into the environment of a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant -Evidence of release or threatened.release into the environment was evident upon arriving at the site. Numerous drums, tankers and trailers had been leaking waste oils or corrosives onto the soil. Visible staining of the earth around the drums; corroding of the drums at the point of leakage; oily staining underneath the tankers and trailers; as well as local stressed vegetation near drum storage areas beside Irwin Creek was noticed. Upon arrival, the Environmental Services Division of EPA had collected initial investigation data which included the pH of some of the waste material, labeling present on the containers and air monitoring data. Drum contents were found to have pH readings of less than 2.0 and above 12.5 indicating the presence of incompatable strong acids and bases randomly thro~ghout the facility. Air monitoring data from trailers on-site indicated the presence of volatile organics in explosive concentrations. Sampling of several areas and waste containers at the Site later showed the following substances to be present. The samples were collected on 7/19/91 by Roy F. Weston (TAT). Flouranthene, bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate, methylene chloride, napthalene, flourene, phenanthrene, toluene, xylene, ethyl benzene, and 2-methylnaphthalene were discovered in cardboard drums within the warehouse, soil around a leaking trailer, and samples from one of the Florida roll-off containers that were present on the site. These substances are hazardous substances as defined by CERCLA.
5. NPL Scatus -The site is not listed on the NPL.
B. Other Actions to Date
1. Previous Actions -Prior to the request or EPA to respond to the site as an emergency response, no CERCLA related site activities had been conducted on this site to date. The site had been under criminal in estigation by the FBI and EPA for an unknown period oft· e.
2. Current Actions -EP).' s Office of Crimi al Investigation is currently undertaking a criminal investigation of the property/operation. EPA's OSC has secured the site by providing 24 hour security and by
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denying site access without talking to the EPA representative to obtain access and approval to remove material or absorbency products used in the main facility due to the imminent danger posed by the site. Limiting the access was not only a means to restrain removal of known hazardous material from the facility illegally but to also limit entry by the public into a potential health hazard area. The drwns now total approximately 6,000. These drwns have been staged, sampled and EPA awaits the analysis of these drwns to make determinations in regard to treatment and disposal of the waste material under a subsequent approved Action Memorandwn.
C. State and Local Authorities' Role
1. State and Local Actions to Date -No legal action has been undertaken by the State at this time. North Carolina and City/County Officials have been involved in the current criminal investigation. State RCRA officials are cooperating with EPA, ERRB/RCRA for this CERCLA action. The State may initiate RCRA legal act! :ms on the primary facility, not the site.
2. Potential for Continued State/Local Response -It is unlikely that any State or other political subdivision will undertake any response activity on this site in the future due to the lack of available funding.
III. THREATS TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR WELFARE OR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND STATUTORY AND REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
A. Threats t, 1blic Health or Welfare
The OSC arrived at the scene of the Site and was informed that the Site had been unsecured from access by the public.
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Initial readings from an organic vapor analyzer used for air monitoring witnin Site boundaries detected a potential for i fire and explosion cf contents within as well as outside of I the building causing major concern for public health or ·welfare. Labels from many of the drums indicated that hazardous chemicals and wastes were present in corroded leaking containers. Later Air monitoring by an instrwnent that detects cyanide in the atmosphere sounded in alarm when placed in the vicinity of one of the drwns within the warehouse. The alarm represented cyanide levels in the atmosphere at concentrations dangerous to life. This same warehouse had unrestricted access to workers and the public prior to EPA resp~~ding. Potential for dermal contact and inhalation threats existed at the Site.
The Site is loca7.ed very nEcl:" a busy h.:.ghway and nwnerous
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--_-:: ."::.-=-----=-------·---. businesses conducting daily activities across the street from the facility. Various age group~ and numbers of individuals are present within the area unaware of the potential-danger at the Site. The Site has been temporarily 3ecured from unauthorized site access by instituting the OSC's initial contracting authority. The roll-offs, which contain large volumes of contaminated soil, are leaking an oily liquid which poses a threat to nearby Irwin Creek. There are hundreds of incompatible drums of mixed variety (acids, bases, cyanides, PCB's and oily wastes) stacked together, thus posing a threat to human exposure through direct contact or explosion.
B. Threats to the Environment
Many of the drums are improperly stored, three drums high, as well as mixed drum stacking containing toxic, corrosive and highly flammable substances. EPA has documented the existence of leaking drums, open drums containing sodium cyanide exposed to the elements, posing threats of runoff to the nearby creek as well as explosion hazard from the incompatibles onsite.
IV. ENDANGERMENT DETERMINATION
Actual or threatened releases of hazardous substances from this site, if not addressed by implementing the response action selected in this Action Memorandum, may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health, welfare or the environment.
V. ACTIONS TAKEN/PROPOSED ACTIONS AND ESTIMATED COSTS
Removal of hazardous substances and off-site RCRA disposal is the only feasible solution for mitigating threats posed by the conditions at the site. Site stabilization without disposal would provide only a temporary solution to the threats posed by the site.
A. Actions Taken/Proposed Actions
1. Proposed Action Description -The proposed actions for the initial site entry were as follows:
* Secure the area to prevent further release of ha_zardous substances from the storage facility.
* Sample stored waste and stained soils from the site to determine the nature and extent of the problem remaining at the facility. Based on the initial entry testing of the wastes present, the potential for hazardous wastes or substances to be present was
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confirmed.
* Make the potential responsible parties (PRP's) aware of their responsibilities and give them the opportunity to perform the cleanup activities according to an, Administrative Order.
* Prepare to perform the cleanup of the site in the event the PRP's do not present a sufficient plan for cleanup or a willingness to cooperate in good faith with the Agency.
2. Contribution to Remedial Performance -This removal action was to abate the immediate threats identified in the preceding sections of this memorandum. No further actions are foreseen after the total removal is completed.
3. Description of Alternative Technologies -This determination will be conducted after the drums and waste have been properly categorized.
4. Applicable or Relevant and Appropciate Requirements (ARARs). -The Federal ARAR determined to be practicable for the site is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
5. Project Schedule -The initial response action at the site was begun the time that the On-Scene Coordinator responded to the emergency call to the site from the USEPA RCRA Site Project Manager. The ERCS contractor began the initial response to the site at the time of mobilizing security guard to the w, :10use. The TAT contractor began the initial response a. ::he time that EPA requested the contractor to respond to the site to conduct the sampling of the wastes as well as documenting the releases and conditions of the site.
3. EstL~ated Costs
Extramural Costs
Regional Allowance Costs (ERCS) $ Non-Regional Allowance Costs (TAT)
Subtotal $ 20% Contingency
TOTAL EXTRA.'1T.J?-_\L COST $
Cost
40,000
5,000
45,000
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TOTAL 1 INTRA.'WRAL
TOTAL, REMOVAL PROJECT CEILING
$ 3,900
1,100
50,000
VI. EXPECTED CHANGE IN THE SITUATION SHOULD ACTION BE DELAYED OR NOT TAKEN.
If action had been delayed there would have been an increased risk of a potential release to the environment, and an increased risk of explosion, posing a danger to the public health and welfare of those involved. Delayed action would increase public health risks through the potential release or exposure of hazardous substances and wastes into Irwin Creek.
VII OUTSTANDING POLICY ISSUES
NONE
VIII. ENFORCEMENT
"Enforcement Sensitive"
IX. RECOMMENDATION
This decision document represents the selected removal action for th8 Cherokee Oil Company Site, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, developed in accordance with CERCLA as amended. and not inconsistent with the NCP. This decision is based the administrative record for the site.
Conditic~s at the Cherokee Oil Site meet the NCP Section 300.415 for removal action. I as an On-Scene Coordinator, authorize expenditures not to exceed $50,000.
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Emergency Response and Control Section
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE REMOVAL AND PREVENTION EPA CONTRACT 68-WO-0036
MEMORANDUM
TO: Dora Ann Danner, OSC
USEPA, Region IV
FROM: Ayon D. Walters
TAT, Region IV
THRU: William R. Doyle\ 1/lf\
TATL, Region IV vv~
SUBJECT: Cherokee Oil Site, Release Investigation Report Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina TDD #04-9107-0029-1789
0029A-1859
0029B-1989
TAT #04-F-00420
DATE: 16 October 1991
SITUATION
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This report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Technical Direction Document (TDD) #04-9107-0029, assigned to the Roy F. Weston, Incorporated Technical Assistance Team {TAT), by Dora Ann Danner, On-Scene Coordinator (OSC), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Region IV.
On 19 July 1991, TAT was tasked to respond to the scene of an on-going criminal investigation in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The investigation is being carried out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the EPA' s Office of criminal Investigation, and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Health and Natural Resources. Because the investigation is on-going, information concerning the investigators and/or their findings will not be discussed in this report.
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J BACKGROUND
The site referred to as Cherokee Oil is an alleged waste oil
recycling facility operated by Cherokee Resources, Incorporated of
Charlotte, North Carolina. The site, which occupies approximately
one acre adjacent to Interstate 77, is located within the city
limits of Charlotte at 925 Summit Avenue. Located at the facility
is approximately 5000-6000 drums, containing waste oils,
corrosives, cyanides, and various unknowns. These drums are
located both inside the one building on-site and around the
exterior of the property. Approximately 1000 drums are located in
13 box trailers situated throughout the property. Also present on-
site are 17 roll-off boxes containing soils, which are believed to
be contaminated with unknown constituents.
On July 17, 1991, the EPA's Environmental Services Division (ESD)
was called in to perform a site evaluation and sample the drums and
roll-off boxes stored at the facility. ESD performed air
monitoring at the facility and collected analytical data which
revealed the presence of hazardous materials on-site. As a result
of this assessment, and the presence of incompatible material being
stored at the facility, the EPA Emergency Response and Removal
Branch determined that TAT should be mobilized to conduct a site
investigation to determine if removal actions were warranted.
ACTIONS
TAT was mobilized on July 19, 1991 to determine the extent of the
threat present on-site and if an emergency removal action was
warranted at the facility. At approximately 1100 hours, TAT
members Collins and Walters met with OSC Dora Danner and
members of the agencies investigating Cherokee Oi_ ~t the Royce
Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. osc and TAT were briefed on
the conditions existing at the facility and a copy of the air
monitoring results recorded by ESD personnel was given to TAT
member Walters. TAT utilized this information to augment the
existing site safety plan prior to entry. TAT Walters contacted
TATL Doyle, who verbally approved the changes made to the safety
plan.
Upon arriving at the Cherokee Oil facility, OSC Danner met with
Cherokee Resources representative Mr. Keith Eidson in order to gain
permission to enter the property. Mr. Eidson granted access to EPA
and TAT. After calibrating air monitoring instruments, TAT entered
the site in Level B protection to provide osc Danner with air
monitoring data, a general assessment on the condition of the site,
and an estimate of the number of drums and roll-off boxes stored
within the facility. The Charlotte Fire Department's Haz-Mat Team
provided Level B backup and was on alert during the entire site
investigation. Air monitoring performed during the initial wal}:( 1/9J,
through showed no readings above background. (See Safety Plan for),.,,,
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After the initial walk through, TAT collected a background sample from an vacant lot on the side of the site adjacent to Summit Avenue. This sample was given the identification CR-001. TAT, in Level B protection, entered the facility and collected several samples from various drums and roll-off boxes.
A total of seven samples were collected by TAT. Each sample was collected as a split sample and Cherokee Oil representative, Mr. Allen Hubbard, signed the chain of custody for and received one of each of the eight ounce jars. The following is a list of sample numbers and the location from which they were taken: CR-002 was taken from a drum located on the exterior of the building. CR-003 and CR-004 were collected from two of the roll-off boxes located on-site. CR-005 was taken from stained soil located under a trailer containing drums (this area appeared to have been stained from material leaking out of the trailer) CR-006 and CR-007 were collected from drums located inside the building and on the 1oading dock at the rear of the building. All samples were thoroughly documented, chain-of-custody was properly maintained, samples were tagged and sealed in the proper containers, and stored in coolers for transport back to Atlanta.
At the completion of sampling, OSC Danner tasked TAT to secure the site gates and other entry points with chains and locks. TAT secured all gates leading into the site and the front door of the building. After relinquishing the split samples to Cherokee Resources representative Mr. Hubbard at 2100, TAT departed Charlotte for Atlanta.
On August 5, 1991, TAT member Walters and osc Mike Taylor returned to the Cherokee Oil facility to oversee contractors for Associated Groceries Materials (AGM), a PRP associated with the contents of the roll-off boxes. Petroleum Environmental and Industrial and Environmental Analysis (IEA) were to perform sampling on the contents of the roll-off boxes for AGM and arrived to the site on August 6, 1991. OSC Taylor reviewed their work plan and noted inadequacies contained in the plan. Specifically IEA and Petroleum Environmental did not have an acceptable sampling plan (only three sample points were planned for 13 roll-off boxes) nor did they have proper safety and decontamination equipment. Due to these inadequacies, osc Taylor ordered the PRP 's contractors to halt work. Both contractors departed site after conferring with their offices. osc Danner was consulted by osc Taylor on the decision to halt contractors work and agreed with osc Taylor's decision.
At 1430, TAT departed site. At approximately 1500, Mr. Keith Eidson and Mr. Gabe Hartsell of Cherokee Resources arrived on site and informed osc Taylor that they did not wish for samples of any kind to be removed from the site prior to departure. osc Taylor reportedly informed Mr. Eidson and Mr. Hartsell that IEA and Petroleum Environmental did not take any samples from the site. At the completion of the conversation, Eidson and Hartsell departed site and after the arrival of security, osc Taylor also departed
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ANALYTICAL RESULTS
The entire analytical report was provided to EPA OSC Danner and
Taylor, with only the analytical data sullll!lary pages included with
this report.
CONCLUSION
On September 3, 1991, a removal action was begun at the Cherokee
Oil site located at 925 Sullll!lit Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina,
based upon analytical results gathered from samples taken during
the TAT site investigation and the assessment carried out by ESD.
Removal actions are expected to be completed in the early part of
the spring of 1992. The investigations by the F.B.I. and EPA's
Criminal Investigation Branch are ongoing and the results of the
field analysis being conducted on site are being utilized in the
investigation.
ATTACHMENTS
Figures 1-3 Maps & Sketches
Attachment A -Preliminary Site Assessment
B -Photographs
C -Log Notes
D -Table of Witnesses
E -site Safety Plan
F -Analytical Data Sullll!lary Pages
G -Chain of Custody
TABLE OF WITNESSES
Michael Collins, TAT
Ayon Walters, TAT
Roy F. Weston, Inc.
Technical Assistance Team
1575 Northside Drive NW
Bldg. 300, Suite 325
Atlanta, Georgia, 30318
404-352-4147
Dora Ann Danner, osc
Michael Taylor, OSC
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Emergency Response and Removal Branch, Region IV 345 Courtland street
Atlanta, Georgia 30365
404-347-3931
Bart T. Massey, Haz-Mat Coordinator
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Emergency Management Office 600 East 4th Street
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28202
704-336-2461
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PHOTO# 1 OFFICAL PHOTOGRAPH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SUBJECT: VIEW OF DRUMS HELD AROUND EXTERIOR OF BUILDING.
LOCATION: CHEROKEE OIL SITE INVESTIGATION 925 SUMMITT AVE.
CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTI-i CAROLINA
DATE: 07/19/91
TIME: 1330
PHOTOGRAPHER: A W!\LTERS
WITNESS: M. COLLINS
FILM: WOLF
ASA: 100
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PHOT0#2 OFFlCALPHOTOGRAPH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SUBJECT: VIEW OF DRUMS STORED IN INTERIOR OF BUILDING.
LOCATION: CHEROKEE OIL SITE INVESTIGATION
925 SUMMITT AVE.
CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
DATE : 07 /19/91
TIME: 1330
PHO:GGRAPHER: A WALTERS
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PHOT0#3 OFFICAL PHOTOGRAPH
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SUBJECT: Vl'2N OF DRUMS STORED IN INTERIOR OF BUILDING.
LOCATION: CHEROKEE OIL SITE INVESTIGATION
925 SUMMITT AVE.
CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
DATE: 07/19/91
TIME: 1330
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PHOTO#4 OFFICAL PHOTOGRAPH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SUBJECT: VIEW OF MATERIAL LEAKING OUT OF BOX TRAILER ON SITE.
LOCATION: CHEROKEE OIL SITE INVESTIGATION
925SUMMITT AVE.
CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
DATE: 07/19/91
TIME: 1345
PHOTOGRAPHER: A. WALTERS
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925SUMMITT AVE.
CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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Table of Witnesses
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Ayon Walters
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TABLE OF WITNESSES
Roy F. Weston, Inc.
Technical Assistance Team 1575 Northside Drive NW Bldg. 300, Suite 325
Atlanta, Georgia, 30318
404-352-4147
Dora Ann Danner, OSC
Michael Taylor, OSC
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Emergency Response and Removal Branch, Region IV 345 Courtland Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30365
404-347-3931
Bart T. Massey, Haz-Mat Coor~inator Charlotte, Mecklenburg county Emergency Management Office 600 East 4th Street
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28202 704-336-2461
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ATTACHMENT E
Site Safety Plan
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WESTON MAJOR PROGRAMS DMSION
HEALTII AND SAFETY PLAN
EivIERGENCY RESPONSE I SITE INVESTIGATION
TDD No. Qt.I 21~7-oon~ /7J9
Site Address: Street No.
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(>)-Unknowns in Drums, Tanks, Containers ( ) Ponds, Lagoons, Impoundments
( ) Rivers, Streams N Pressurized Containers, Systems ( ) Noise
( ) Illumination ( (Nonionizing Radiation ( ) Ionizing Radiation
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( ) Infectious/Medical/Hospital Waste Q<)Non-domesticated Animals {).(Insects
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Training Requirements
(!') 40 Hour General Site Worker Course with three days super.'1,ed experience. / ( ) 24 Hour Course for limited, specific tasks with one day supervised experience.
( ) 24 Hour Course for Leve! D Site with one day supervised experience. (XJ 8 Hour Annual Refresher Health and Safety Training. · (;xS 8 Hour Management/Sui:ervisor Training in addition to basic training course.
( ) Site Specific Health and Safety Training.
( ) Pre-entry training for emergency response skilled support personnel.
J\,Iedical Surveillance Requirements
~ Baseline initial physical examination with physician certification. 0J Annual medical examination with physician certification.
( ) Site Specific medical monitoring protocol (Radiation, Pesticide, PCB, Metals).
( ) Asbestos Worker medical protocol.
( ) Exempt from medical surveillance: _______________ _
(-1-) Examination required in event of chemical exposure or trauma.
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Contact Phone Number
WESTON 24 hr. Hotline [phone]
: d• 'iTON Medical Emergency Service 513-121-3063
Chemtrec 800-l24-9300
ATSDR 404-639-0615
AIT (explosives inic .ct.ion) 800-l24-9555
National Response Center 800-124-8802
National Poison Control Center 800-942-5969
ASP prepared by: lf. .. ,,,;J D I i,1 L-.~ •":; Date: _7_//_f_/ 9 (
re-Respor.se/Entry Approval by: Date: _/_/_
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Was Laboratory notified of Potential Hazard Level Of Samples? ( ) Yes ( ) No
Note: The nature of the work assignment may require the use of the following procedures/programs which will I included as Attachments to this HASP as applicable: Emergency Resp0!!se Plan, Car.fined Space Entry Procedures, Spill Containment Program.
Disclaimer: This Healih and Safety Plan (HASP) was prepared for work to be conducted under the Technical Assistance Team (TA1) Contract 68-WO-0036 for Zone I. Use of this HASP by WESTON and its subcontract is intended to fulfill the OSHA requirements found in 29 CFR 1910.120. Items not specifically covered in thi: HASP are included by reference to 29 CFR 1910 and 1926.
The signatures below indicate that the individuals have read and understood this Health and Safety Flan.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
provides job safety and health protection for workers by
promoting safe and healthful working conditions
throughout the Nation. Requirements of the Act include
the following:
AU employers must furnish to employees emotoyment and a place al
employment tree lrom recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to
cause death or serious harm to employees. Employers must comply with
occupational satety and health standards issued under the Act.
Employees must comply wilh all occupational salety and health standards.
rules, regulations and orders issued under the Act that appty to their own
actions and conduct on the job.
The Occcc°'ional Salety and Health Administration (OSHA) ol the U.S.
Department al labor has the primary responsibility tor adminisiering the
Act. OSHA issues occupational salety and health standards. and its
Compliance Safety and Health OHicers conduct jobsite inspections to help
ensure compliance with the Act.
The Act requires that a representative al the employer and a representative
authorized by the employees be given an opportunity to accompany !he
OSHA inspector lor the purpose of aiding the inspection.
Where there is no authorizer1 employee reoresentative. the OSHA
Compliance OHicer must c· ·1ith 2 reasonable number ol employees
concerning safety ana healr, 1:lior.s in me workplace.
Employees or their representatives have the right to file a complaint with
the nearest OSHA office requesting an inspection ii they believe unsafe or
unhealthful conditions exist in their workplace. OSHA will withhold, on
request. names of employees complaining.
The Act provides that employees may not be discharged or
discriminated against in any way for tiling safety and health complaints or
for otherwise exercising their rights under :he Act.
Employees who believe they havi: :J-2en discriminaIed against may lile a
complaint wi1h their nearest OSHA o~ice witnin 30 days al the atlegea
discrimination.
If upon inspection OSHA believes an employer has violated the Act. a
citation alleging such violations will be issued to the employer. Each
citation will specify a time period within which the allegetl violation must
be correcte<I
The OSHA citation must be prominently displayed at or near the place
at alleged violation lor three days. or until ii is corrected. whichever is
later, to warn employees of dangers that may exist there.
The Act provides lor mandatory penalties against employers al up to
$1,000 for each serious violation and lor optional penalties at up to
$1,000 for each nonserious violation. PenaUies al u·o to· $1.000 per day
may be proposed !or fai!ure to correct violations within the proposed time
period. Also, any employer who willlully or repeatedly violates the Act may
be assessed penalties o! up to $10.000 lor eacn sucn vioia(1on.
Criminal penalties are also provided lor in :ne Act Ally willlul violation
·resulting in deaIh or an employee, upon convie1ion. is punishable by a line
of not mare than $10.000, or by imprisonment !or not more than six
months, or by both. Conviction al an employer atter a !irst conviction
doubles these maximum penallles.
While providing penalties tor violations. the Act also encourages ettorts by
labor and management. before an OSHA inspection. to reduce workplace
hazards voluntarily and to develop and improve salety and health programs
in all workplaces and industries. OSHA's Voluntary Protection Programs
recognize outstanding ettorts of this nature.
Such voluntary action should initially locus on the identilicaijoi..and
elimination at hazaros that could cause death. injury, or iilness to·
employees and supervisors. There are many public and private
organizations that can provide information and assistance in this ettort, ii
requested. Also. your local OSHA ottice can provide considerable help and
advice an solving safety and health problems or can refer you to other
sources lor nelp such as training.
Free consultative assistance. without citation or penalty. is available to
employers. on reauest. through OSHA supported orograms in most State
departments ol labor or health.
More Information
Additional inlormation and
copies of the Act. sueciiic
OSHA salety ano nealth
standards. ana other
applicable re-;;u!J!ions ma: oe
obtained !rem your emoIoyer
or lrom !he ne::ro:s1 OSHA
Regional OITi;:e in ,,.::
Atlama. Georgia
Bcstc.1. Mas~cnuseI1s
Chiwgo, Illinois
0Jllas. Texas
Oe:iver. Coloraco
K3.n~s Citv. Missouri
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Was;Jington. O.C.
1985
OSHA 2203
dk~u
William E. Brock. Secretary of Labor
following lcc:!:i;:-,:.· U.S. Department of Labor
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Analytical Data
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. 130000 i Pl :unol (ug/kg) -' 12000 7~0 1200 (ug/I) Fluorene (ug/kg):.•.·, o.: /· .. · . ";•'"X?:·: :o :·:: 26000. .··•./') 29000 > •.: .. . ·.· .. : : . .. · Di-·n-octyl phthalate (ug/kg)
800 2 Methylphenol(ug/l)i :.:·: : .. ·:·:,:-, . .-:::·, _-·;:,::_" ·:,··. > ..< ,.:•>. ':•· : :. <· 1600 •• 2,•1-Dichlorophenol (ug/I)
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. . Toluene (rng/kg) 3000 (ug/kg) 280 3000 (ug/I) ~tilyl Benzene (rng/kg) . : ,//· .. 3200 (ug/kg) . · /?\\ Y,//·'\:···· . ·-·: 9.6 \. ,,.• .. ·. . •. • . •;--: .. ::·· ·.'i ·:··.· luI;if Xylene (ug/kg) 15000 640 (rng/kg) 360 (ug/I) 1_, I :Dichiaro ethane (ug/1) ..
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CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG CO., N. CAROLINA
SITE: CHEROKEE OIL SITE --------------
TDD N0.: __ 0_4_9_1_0_7_0_0_29_...:...17'----'8:c.:9'-----
DATE: 19 JULY 1991
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION IV
345 COURTLAND STREET. N.E.
ATLA~TA, GEORGIA 30365
RECEIVED
OCT 4 1991
September 25, 1991
North Carolina Department of Environmental Resources
Division of Environmental Management
Hazardous Waste Section
Jerome Rhodes
P.O. Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611
Dear Mr. Rhodes,
Subject: Administrative Order for Cherokee Resources,
Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, North Carolina
Upon our conversation, in September, you indicated that the
State of North Carolina has not received a copy of the
Administrative Order. Enclosed is a copy of the Administrative
Order directed to the Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs),
concerning the Cherokee Oil Resources site.
Please call me at [phone] if you have any questions
regarding the Administrative Order or activities on site.
Printed on Recycled Paper
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION IV
IN THE MATTER OF:
Cherokee Oil Site,
Mecklenberg County, North Carolina
Cherokee Resources, Inc.
1201 Berry Hill Road
Charlotte, North Carolina
E.c·. Griffith
2520 Montrose Court
Charlotte, North Carolina
Associated Grocers Mutual of
Carolinas, Inc.
710 Lawton Road
Charlotte, North Carolina
Respondents.
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) PROCEEDING UNDER SECTION
) 106(a) OF THE
) COMPREHENSIVE
) ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE,
) COMPENSATION, AND
) LIABILITY ACT OF 1980,
) 42 u.s.c. § 9606(a).
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) EPA Docket No.: 91-34-C
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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
I. JURISDICTION
The following Order is issued on this date to Cherokee
Resources, Inc., E.C. Griffith and Associated Grocers Mutual of
Carolinas, Inc., Respondents, pursuant to Section 106(a) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9606(a), as amended
by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
(P.L. 99-499):-This Order is issued under authority delegated
to the Administrator of the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) by Exec. Order No.12580
(January 23, 1987), 52 Fed. Reg. 2923 (January 29, 1987), and
further delegated to the Regional Administrator of Region IV,
EPA, and redelegated to the Director, Waste Division. Notice of
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issuance of this Order has been given to the State of North
Carolina. EPA has determined that there is an imminent and
substantial endangerment to the public health or welfare and/or
the environment due to the release or threat of release of.
hazardous substances as defined in Section 101(14) of CERCLA, as
amended, 42 u.s.c. S 9601(14), from the following location:
Cherokee Oil Site
925 South Summit Ave.
Charlotte, Mecklenberg County, North Carolina
This Order directs you to undertake action to protect the public
and the environment from this endangerment.
II. FINDINGS OF FACT
For the purposes of this Order, EPA finds that:
A. The Cherokee Oil Site (the "Site") is located at 925
South Summitt Avenue, Charlotte, Mecklenberg County,
North Carolina. The Site is located in an industrial
area. Private residences are located within a quarter
mile of the Site. Drainage from the Site flows in a
south easterly direction into Irwin Creek, which flows
to Sugar Creek, and eventually flows into the Catawba
River.
B. Respondent, Cherokee Resources, Inc. is located at 1201
Berry Hill Road, Charlotte, North Carolina. Cherokee
Resources, Inc. is a corporation incorporated under the
laws of North Carolina. Cherokee Resources, Inc.
operates a used oil recycling facility at the 1201
Berry Hill Road, Charlotte, North Carolina, and leases
the property located at 925 South Summitt Avenue,
Charlotte, Mecklenberg County, North Carolina from
E.C. Griffith. Cherokee Resources, Inc. is presently
storing hazardous wastes materials on the Site without
a permit.
C. Federal and state officials began an investigation of
the operations of Cherokee Resources, Inc. in 1990.
Federal and State officials learned that Cherokee
Resources, Inc. has transported waste materials to the
Site, without a permit to store and/or dispose of
hazardous waste materials. In addition, Cherokee
Resources, Inc. has transported the waste material
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within approximately thirteen (13) roll offs without
proper manifests; Cherokee Resources has notified the
state of North Carolina that the company is a small
quantity generator and transporter of hazardous wastes
materials.
o. Respondent, E.C. Griffith resides at 2520 Montrose
Court, Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the owner of
the property at 925 South Summitt Avenue, Charlotte,
Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, on which the Site
is located.
E. Respondent Associated Grocers Mutual of Carolinas, Inc.
is located at 710 Lawton Road, Charlotte, North
Carolina. Associated Grocers Mutual of Carolina's,
Inc. is a corporation incorporated under the laws of
North Carolina. Between 1990 and 1991, Associated
Grocers Mutual of. Carolinas, Inc. disposed of hazardous
substances at the Site. The constituents disposed of
by Associated Grocers Mutual of Carolinas, Inc. have
been found in the samples that EPA has taken at the
Site.
F. Currently, over 4000 drums containing hazardous
substances (see paragraph L of this section) are being
stored at the Site. The hazardous substances located
in these drums create a fire and explosion threat to
the surrounding communities.
G. Approximately 2500 of the 4000 drums are stacked three
drums high in a brick warehouse. These drums are
situated such that incompatible waste liquids are
located side by side in the brick warehouse, which
creates a threat of fire or explosion.
H. Approximately 1500 drums have been placed in random
locations on the Site; and, approximately 900 drums are
located in ten 40 foot van trailers. Several of the
drums are leaking and releasing hazardous substances
into the surface water through drainage paths and to
the groundwater. The drums appear to be leaking as a
result of natural weathering, opening, puncturing, or
corro~ion from the chemicals inside the drums.
Incompatible waste liquids are located side by side on
the Site, which creates a threat of fire or explosion.
Additionally, thirteen roll offs, from cleanup
activities offsite, are located on the site property.
These roll offs also contain hazardous substances.
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I. Varying pH levels of Oto 14, high organic vapor
levels, and material reacting with air were observed
during on-site sampling. Several of the drums began
reacting with ambient air and released a visible gas
upon opening for sample collection.
J. Explosimeter readings inside one of the 40 foot vans,
located on the Site, showed that an imminent danger
existed due to explosive concentrations of gaseous
compounds. Sampling activities within the van were
determined to be too hazardous for entry and personnel
were instructed to vacate the area due to the threat of
fire or explosion.
K. Additionally, three bulk storage tankers (5000 gallons
each) are located on the Site. EPA's inspection of the
Site indicates that two of these tankers contain
hazardous substances, and the other tanker is unusable
for storage of material.
L. In July 1991, personal from Roy F. Weston, Inc., on
behalf of EPA, sampled three of the drums, two of the
roll offs, one on-site soil sample and one off-site
background sample. Analytical results revealed a
variety of hazardous substances within these areas.
The concentrations of hazardous substances found at the
Site are summarized below:
Hazardous Substance
Fluoranthene
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)pthalate
Di-n-octyl phthalate
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
Methylene chloride
Naphthalene
Flourene
Phenanthrene
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
Toluene
Xylene, total·
Naphthalene
2-Methylnaphthalene
Flourene
Phenanthrene
Concentration
370 ppb
22000
800
5600 ppb
780
77000 ppb
29000
56000
140000
280 ppm
640 ppm
59000 ppb
130000
26000 ppb
51000
Sample Point
Cardboard drum
in the warehouse
Soil under the
leaking trailer
Florida Roll off
Drum in the
warehouse
Drum in the warehouse
Toluene
Ethyl benzene
Xylene, total
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3000
3200
15000
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M. The Site is currently non-operational in that no
personnel are permitted on the Site except at EPA
direction.
N. The Site poses a threat to public health and the
environment resulting from the threat of fire or
explosion and due to the potential release of hazardous
substances to the soil and groundwater from the leaking
drums and tanks.
III. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
A. The Site is a facility as defined in Section 101(9) of
CERCLA, as amended, 42 U.S.C. S 9601(9).
B. Respondent is a "person" as defined in Section 101(20)
of CERCLA, as amended, 42 u.s.c. S 9601(20).
c. Fluoranthene, bis(2-Ethylhexyl)pthalate, Di-n-octyl
phthalate, Methylene chloride, Naphthalene, Flourene,
Phenanthrene and, Toluene, Xylene, 2-Methylnaphthalene,
Phenanthrene, Ethyl benzene are hazardous substances as
defined in Section 101(14) of CERCLA, as amended,
42 u.s.c. S9601(14).
D. The past, present or potential migration of hazardous
substances from the Site constitute an actual or
threatened release as defined in Section 101(22) of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. S9601(22).
IV. DETERMINATION
Based on the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of
Law, and the entire record of this.proceeding, the Director
of the Waste Management Division has determined that:
A. The release or threat of release of hazardous
substances at the Site may present an imminent and
substantial endangerment to the public health or
welfare or the environment.
B. In order to protect the public health or welfare or the
environment, it is necessary that action be taken to
abate the release or threat of release of hazardous
substances from the facility into the environment.
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c. The actions required in this Order are consistent with
the National Contingency Plan, 40 C.F.R. Part 300 et
seq.
V. ORDER
Based on the foregoing Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and
Determinations, Respondent is hereby ordered and directed to
undertake the following activities, pursuant to Section 106(a)
of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. S 9606(a):
A. Respondent shall initiate no later than five (5) days
after receipt of this Order, and shall complete within
two hundred and ten (210) days after receipt of this
Order, the following measures at the direction of EPA
through its On-Scene Coordinator (OSC):
1. Segregate and categorize all chemicals and
related materials by compatibility group such as;
acids, bases, organic solvents, and other appropriate
categories. This shall be done for all drummed and
bulk tank waste materials.
2. Sample chemicals and related materials to
determine disposal options. Samples of the surrounding
soils in drum storage and tank areas shall be collected
and analyzed for Target Compound List (TCL) substances.
3. Surface and subsurface samples at-no less than
ten points shall be collected at depth intervals of one
foot below surface level (BLS), two feet BLS, three
feet BLS and analyzed for TCL substances.
4. Arrange for the treatment, transportation
and/or disposal of the hazardous substances at an
approved hazardous waste treatment, storage, or
disposal facility in compliance with EPA's Offsite
Disposal Policy. Written notice shall be given to EPA
concerning all phases of this disposal, including the
name and address of the facility or facilities to which
the hazardous substances are transported 15 days prior
to initiation. Respondents shall submit all waste
authorization forms associated with the disposal
facilities.
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B. All activities undertaken by Respondent pursuant to
this order shall be performed in accordance with all
applicable, relevant and appropriate federal, state,
and local laws to the extent practicable given the
exigencies of the situation as determined by the OSC.
c. Upon request by EPA, Respondent shall provide EPA the
opportunity to split samples of any samples collected
in accordance with the requirements of this Order.
D. Respondents shall provide access to the Site to EPA and
its employees, contractors, and consultants for the
purposes of overseeing the implementation of this
Order.
E. All activities performed pursuant to this Order shall
be under the direction and supervision of a qualified
professional engineer or other qualified professional
with expertise and experience in hazardous waste site
cleanup. Respondent shall notify EPA as to the
identity of such engineer or other professional and of
any contractors and subcontractors to be used in the
implementation of this Order in advance of their work
at the Site. EPA reserves the right to disapprove of
any engineer or other professional selected by the
Respondent.
F. Respondent shall use quality assurance, quality
control, chain-of-custody, and manifest procedures in
accordance with the applicable EPA guidance throughout
all activities. Respondent shall consult with EPA in
planning, sample collection, analysis, and
transportation and disposal of the hazardous substances
at the Site. Respondent shall provide a quality
control report to EPA which certifies that all
activities have been performed as approved by EPA.
G. Respondent shall preserve all records developed
pursuant to the implementation of this Order for a
period of at least six (6) years following completion
of all work conducted by Respondent pursuant to this
Order.
H. Notwithstanding compliance with the terms of this
Order, Respondent may be required to take further
actions as necessary to abate the endangerment posed by
conditions at the Site.
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I. In the event that the OSC determines that activities
implemented by Respondent are not in compliance with
this Order or that any other circumstances or
activities are creating an imminent and substantial
endangerment to the public health or welfare or the
environment, the OSC may order Respondent to halt
further implementation of this Order for such period of
time as is necessary to abate the endangerment. In
addition EPA may carry out all activities pursuant to
this Order and such other activities as it deems
necessary and consistent with the NCP.
VI. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND RESPONDENT
A. Neither the United States nor any agency thereof shall
be liable for any injuries or damages to persons or
property resulting from acts or omissions of
Respondent, his employees, agents, servants, trustees,
successors, or assigns, or of any persons, including
but not limited to firms, corporations, contractors, or
consultants, engaged in carrying out activities
pursuant to this Order, nor shall the United States or
any agency thereof be held out as a party to any
activities undertaken pursuant to this Order.
B. All submittals and notifications to EPA pursuant to
this Order shall be made to Charles H. McPherson,
On-Scene Coordinator, United States Environmental
Protection Agency, 345 Courtland Street, N.E., Atlanta,
Georgia, 30365, [phone].
C. This Order shall apply to and be binding upon the
parties to this action, their agents, employees,
successors, assigns, and contractors.
D. Nothing herein shall constitute or be construed as a
satisfaction or release from liability for Respondent,
his agents, contractors, lessees, successors, or
assigns, for any conditions or claims arising as a
result of past operations or ownership of the site.
E. Nothing herein shall constitute or be construed as
special notice pursuant to Section 122(e) of CERCLA,
42 u.s.c. S 9622(e), and this Order does not invoke the
negotiation moratoria set forth in that subsection.
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VII. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Order is effective upon receipt. All times for performance
of response activities shall be calculated from that date.
VIII. NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION
With respect to the actions required above, you must notify EPA
in writing within five (5) days of the effective date of this
order whether you intend to comply with the terms of this
Order. If you do not notify EPA in writing within the specified
time period, EPA may thereafter commence the response action
under Section 104(a) of CERCLA, 42 u.s.c. S 9604(a), or take
action against you under Section 106 of CERCLA, 42 u.s.c. S
9606.
IX. OPPORTUNITY TO CONFER
You may within three (3) days of the effective date of this
order request in writing a conference to discuss this Order and
its applicability to you. At any conference held pursuant to
your request, you may appear in person, and you may be
represented by an attorney or other representative for the
purpose of presenting any objections, defenses, or contentions
regarding this Order. If you desire such a conference, please
contact Teresa Harris Atkins, Assistant Regional Counsel, United
States Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV, Office of
Regional Counsel, 345 Courtland Street, Atlanta, Georgia, 30365,
[phone].
X. PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE
Violation of this Order through failure to comply with any
provision herein or otherwise may be enforceable pursuant to
Sections 106(b) and 113(b) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. SS 9606(b) and
9613(b). Failure to comply may also subject Respondent to civil
penalties of not more than $25,000 per day and punitive damages
in an amount three times the costs incurred by the United States
as a result of such failure, as provided in Sections 106(b) and
107(c) (3) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. SS 9606(b) and 9607(c) (3).
Nothing herein shall preclude EPA from taking such other actions
as may be necessary to protect the public health and welfare or
the environment and recovering the costs thereof.
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Dona inyard, Director
Waste Management Division
U.S. EPA -Region IV
345 Courtland Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30365
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ATLANTA G:::c:.=:;:;;.-, 30365
ACTION-MEMORANDUM
DATE:
SUBJECT:
FROM:
TO:
AUG 2 8 1991
Removal Authorization for Cherokee Oil Company
Charlotte, Nort_h Carolina_, ,..-,
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Michael Taylo:HDora Ann Danner, On-Scene Coordinators
Emergency Response and Removal Branch
Donald J. Guinyard, Director
Waste Management Division
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Action Memorandum is to request and document
approval of the proposed removal action described herein for the
Cherokee Oil Company Site, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North
Carolina, hereafter referred to as "the Site".
II. SITE CONDITIONS AND BACKGROUND
The Site is one of two operations being run by Cherokee Resources
in the Charlotte area. The main operation for administrative
matters, and initial waste oil receiving/processing is a facility
on 1201 Berry Hill Road. The site EPA is currently investigating
is located approximately one mile from the primary facility on
Summit Avenue. Existing conditions on this facility include the
sto·rage of approximately four t:·10usand drums, thirteen roll-offs,
three tankers, and several tractor trailers which contain full
drums known to be contaminated with hazardous substances. Several
drums are leaking and many contain highly volatile waste liquids.
The site was referred to the Emergency Response and Removal Branch
(ERRB) by the RCRA program due to the life threatening situations
that exist and due to the instability of the waste materials on
site.
A. Site Description
1. Removal Site Evaluation -On July 19, 1991, EPA
ERRB responded to a report of lea,d.ng and
potentially hazardous drums at the site in
Charlotte, North Carolina. The responding OSC,
accompaniec by the Technical Assistance Team, found
' • approximately four thousand drums. Incompatible
wastes were stored next to each other. Many were
stacked three and four high. Some showed a pH of
less than 2.0 while others were above 12.5.
Thirteen rolloffs with contaminated soil are also
located on the property. In addition, there are
three tanker trailers containing liquids with one
tanker badly damaged and runoff threatening to
enter a nearby waterway, Irwin Creek.
2. Physical Location -The Cherokee Oil Company Site
is located at the end of Summit Avenue in a
industrial park in Charlotte, North Carolina,
28208.
3. Site Characteristics -The site consists of a
temporary storage facility for wastes until such
time the company chooses a disposal method. The
site is not a permitted facility for transporting
and storing hazardous wastes. This will be the
first removal requested for this site.
4. Release or threatened release into the environment
of a hazardous substance or pollutant or
contaminant -The following substances were found
on site as a result of sampling several areas and
waste containers. These samples were collected on
7/19/91 by Roy F. Weston (TAT).
Hazardous Substance
Fluoranthene
Concentration
370 ppb
22000 bis (2-Ethylhexyl)ohthalate
Di-n-octyl phtha' l 800
bis (2-Ethylhexyl)p~thalate 5600 ppb
Methylene chloride 780
Napthalene
Fluorene
Phenanthrene
bis (2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
Toluene
Xylene, total
Napthalene
2-Methylnaphthalene
Fluorene
Phenanthrene
Toluene
Ethyl benzene
Xylene, total
77000 ppb
29000
56000
140000
280 ppm
ppm 640
59000 ppb
130000
26000
51000
3000
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Location
Cardboard
drum in
warehouse
Soil at
leaking
trailer
Florida
Roll off
Drum in
warehouse
Drum in
warehouse
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;, 5. NPL Status -The site is not listed on the NPL.
,
B. Other Actions to Date
1. Previous Actio~s -There has been no CERCLA related
site activities on this site to date. The site has
been under criminal investigation by FBI and EPA
for an unknown period of time.
2. Current Actions -EPA's Office of Criminal
Investigations is currently undertaking a
investigation of the property/operation.
ERRB has secured the site by providing 24
security and by denying site access.
C. State and Local Authorities' Role
criminal
EPA's
hour
1. State and Local Actions to Date -No legal action
has been undertaken by the State at this time.
North Carolina and City/County Officials have been
involved in the current criminal investigation.
State RCRA officials are cooperating with EPA,
ERRB/RCRA for this CERCLA action. The State may
initiate RCRA legal actions on the primary
facility, not the site, in the next few weeks.
2. Potential for Continued State/Local Response -. It
is unlikely that any State or other political
subdivision will undertake any response activity on
this site in the future due to the lack of
available funding.
III. THREATS TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR WELFARE OR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND
STATUTORY AND REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
A. Threats to Public Health or Welfare
The site has been temporarily secured from unauthorized
site access by instituting the OSC's initial contracting
authority. The roll-offs, which contain large volumes
of contaminated soil, are leaking an oily liquid which
poses a threat to nearby Irwin Creek. There are
hundreds of incompatible drums of mixed variety (acids,
bases, oily wastes) stacked together, thus posing a
direct threat of human exposure.
There are additional businesses adjacent to the site,
which presents an imminent and substantial danger to the
public health and welfare.
t
, • • B. Threats ts :he Envir'.Jrunent
, Many of the drums are improperly stored, three drums
high, as well as mixed drum stacking containing toxic,
corrosive and highly flammable substances with
documentation of some leaking drums, posing threats of
runoff to the nearby creek as well as explosion hazard.
IV. ENDANGERMENT DETERMINATION
Actual or threatened releases of hazardous substances from this
site, if not addressed by implementing the response action
selected in this Action Memorandum, may present an imminent and
substantial endangerment to public health, welfare or the
environment.
V. PROPOSED ACTIONS AND ESTIMATED COSTS
Removal of hazardous substances and off-site RCRA disposal is the
only feasible solution for mitigating threats posed by the
situation. Site stabilization without disposal would provide only
a temporary solution to the threats posed by the site.
A. Proposed Actions
1. Proposed Action Description -The proposed actions
for this site are to stabilize contaminated soils
in the thirteen roll-offs, and arrange for disposal
to an appropriate facility.
Sampling and categorizing approximately 4,000 dr
will be necessary to determine hazardous and
nonhazardous wastes, to include separation and
staging of the drums, in addition to overpacking
the leaking drums then shipping the drums for
treatment and/or disposal to an appropriate
facility. The three tanker trailers will be
sampled to determine their content and a proper
disposal method to be determined based upon
analysis.
2. Contribution to Remedial Performance -This removal
action will abate the immediate threats identified
in the preceding sections of this memorandum. No
further actions are foreseen after removal is complete.
3. Description of Alter~ative Technologies -This
determination will ce conducted after the drums
have been properly categorized.
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B.
• 4. Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs). The Federal ARAR determined to be practicable for the Site is the Resource
··.,£-,.•. conservation and Recovery Act.
5. Project Schedule -Response action at the si~e will be initiated upon approval of this Action Memorandum. Foregoing any unexpected delays, all actions are expected to be completed within one year of mobilization.
Estimated Costs
Extramural Costs
Regional Allowance Costs (ERCS)
Non-Regional Allowance Costs (TAT)
Subtotal
20% Contingency
TOTAL EXTRAMURAL COST
Intramural Costs
Direct (500 hrs at $30/hr) Indirect (800 hrs at $54/hr)
TOTAL, INTRAMURAL
TOTAL, ·:oVAL PROJECT CEILING
$1,499,800
$ 75.000
$1,574,800
$ 314.960
$1,889,760
$
$
s
15,000
43,200
58.200
$1,947,960
VI. EXPECTED CHANGE IN THE SITUATION SHOULD ACTION BE DELAYED OR NOT TAKEN
If action is delayed there is an increased risk of a release to the environment, and an increased risk of explosion, posing a danger to the public health and welfare.
VII. OUTSTANDING POLICY ISSUES
None
VIII.ENFORCEMENT
• "Enforcement Sensitive"
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IX. RECOMMENDATION
This decision document represents the selactac ramoval action for
the Cherokee Oil Company Site, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina, developed in accordance with CERCLA as amended and
not inconsistent with the NCP. This decision is based on the
administrative record for the site. Conditions at the site meet
the NCP section 300.415 (b)(2) criteria for a removal and I
recommend your approval of the proposed removal actions. The
total projec iling, if approved, will be $1,947,960. Of this,
an estimate 499,8:rz:_0 es from the Regional removal allowance.
$-1 a__ql
Approval: .:......:==----\--''----====------------Date: o1-u ~l
Disapproval: Date:
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ADDENDUM
Enfo:::-cement
In July 1991, RCRA Enforcement notified the Emergency Response and
Rernoval !3ranch of a possible emergency situation at the Cherokee
Oil Site (the "Site"). In response, on July 14, 1991, Dora Ann
Danner, On Scene Coordinator, visited Site. Danner observed
thousands of drums containing hazardous substances. Numerous drums
were found to be in poor condition and many were leaking.
Additionally, drums of incompatible waste liquids were located side
by side creating the potential for an explosion. The Site poses an
imminent and substantial danger to the public health and welfare.
In August 1991 a Section 106 Administrative Order was issued to
Cherokee Resources, Inc. as an operator, E.C. Griffith an owner,
and Associated Grocers Mutual of Carolinas, Inc. as a generator.
On August 13, EPA held a meeting providing all respondents with an
opportunity to discuss the Order. Both E.C. Griffith and
Associated Grocers declined to participate in the cleanup of the
Site. Cherokee Oil submitted to EPA~ proposed cleanup plan and
financial statement.
After having thoroughly reviewed Cherokee's proposal, EPA has
determined that the necessary response action cannot be conducted
promptly and froperly by Cherokee Resources. Cherokee's proposed
cleanup team lacks the requisite technical expertise warranted at
this Site. Further, Cherokee Resources does not have the financial
resources necessary to successfully complete the response action.
Consequently, E?A has decided to pursue a funo 'ead removal action.
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Cherokee Resources
NCD980799019
Site Inspection Notes
July 30 -31, 1991
July 29th 9:40 a.m. Berryhill Drive
Arrival: Larry Perry, Terry Waddell
Lafayette Atkinson, Linda Mann
Met: Allen Hubbard, Staff Geologist
Ted Glauser, Accountant
Observation upon arrival -workers were bailing building. Run-off from roll-off boxes and soil drained into sump. Waste Management Dump truck municipal dumpsters used by Cherokee (License#
out sump in front of
lying in bermed area
was emptying·2
LC-4689). ,._fBt
Hubbard/Glauser -no paperwork on-site, manifests, taken by EPA. Keith Edison and Jean Hartsell not here. Jean should be back shortly (never was introduced to Hartsell during site visits).
Allen Hubbard -facility manages sludges, paints, stabilizes them with fly ash and sends them to GSX. Store drums mostly for a few weeks, probably have some longer than 90 days. Use a broker = Federal Environment. (?) When shipping out, they re-manifest.
Ted Hartsell -only transport waste, may sign as 2nd or 3rd transporter. Any hazardous waste generated would be by-product from treatment.
9:50 a.m. Phone call Larry Perry and Keith Edison Need to see paperwork.
Any containers of Hazardous Waste currently on-site? 5 drums by front door.
What
Key?
Meet
1:22 p.m.
about Summit Ave? It's pad locked.
Location not mentioned.
back at 1:00 p.m., Edison would be there.
Keith ~son
Operating as Transporter/SQG, not as a TSD. Belief that we have no hazardous waste on-site, know we are overcrowded and limited area. Started as recycling waste oil/fuel. Have a $250,000 Waste Water Treatment System (WWTS). Know we are not in · compliance with Charlotte WWT standards, but continuing-to upgrade. Negotiating for a 1/4 acre lot to do drumming, bulking, solidification, are limited here as to space.
1:29 p.m. Facility Walk-Through with Edison
No hazardous waste. Cherokee manages industrial waste. Double lined roll-off boxes. All wastes have signed profile sheets. Drums are emptied into boxes, one solidification agent
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is kiln dust, poly-?, powder to stabilize. One process is: oil, kiln dust mixed into roll-off boxes. Indicated they treat wastes by several methods. Ship 5 -

7

boxes a week to Laidlaw. Had 3 -

4

rejected, perchloroethylene problem high as 29-49 ppm. Paints· analysis show non-hazardous, but somehow maybe had some that might have caused box to be rejected. Many rejected for condensation. Caulked boxes, Megasorb used to help condensation problem.
Also take other materials that are non-petroleum. Cody (perfume) in Sanford used as an example.
Nothing we have shipped, handled have gone to anything but secured landfill, incinerator. Everything taken as a non-hazardous waste.
All run-off waters go to holding tank -which leads to WWT system. Charlotte WWT sampled April/ May and they were over maximum allowable levels. CuOH hardest to meet, Ni, Cd may exceed by a few tenths (.7 vs .. 9). They are on a compliance schedule to meet standards. Zn also hard to meet.
Totes hold laytex, non-hazardous, industrial, liquids in it, goes into WWT system. Bulk at Summit is laytex.
1. Tried to stabilize
2. Now use filterpress -bulk solids to GSX
-(liquids to WWT, not said but
implied)
Press is not new, it's an old one
Roll-offs about 22 cubic yds. each, normally get 18 -19 cubic yds. of waste in them. Own a total of 9. Two filled and ready to go.
Drums -bulk of them have material in them, bulk are full. Estimate about 1100 -1200 on-site. Variety of material. Ex: car wash run-off, sand and wash off, scale and crud. Majority is tested for TCLP using generator knowledge. (?)
Confined area, having to bulk and blend in boxes. Laytex and rubber are hard to meet stabilization for Land Ban. Handling as non-hazardous, but some don't meet standard usually for liquids, 3-4 haven't met for other reasons.
MEK used as an example: GSX won't accept because that constituent was not on Authorized Request Form (ARF). MEK by itself is hazardous, but material is really non-hazardous.
Every drum in yard has a profile.
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Where are the hazardous waste drums that were here this morning?
Five drums of Kl25 are on there way to GSX.
May 23, 1991 Vinings Inc. out of Atlanta
Loaded drums ready to take to Laidlaw, Laidlaw said it was not
on their permit, should get modification in 2 -3 days. Brought
drums back.to Cherokee awaiting S.C. permit mod. FBI has seized
all manifests. Truck is not here, it's off-site. Can bring it
back, do you have a reason to see it? It has a manifest. I
know we are in violation of longer than ten days. Mislead by
TSD. Truck is up the street (just out of site of the facility).
Protect myself to cover drum in transportation. Vinings Inc.
faxing new manifest -going to re-manifest.
Perry notes that material is a pesticide. Edison used a
temporary manifest with Cherokee ID and identified it as
ethylene thiourea. Vinings Inc. makes floculants for WWTS, did
not know it fell into pesticides. Filtercake was solid,
corrosive and until May it was classified as non-hazardous. (?)
Everything we have goes into licensed landfill. Pinewood very
thoroughly checks boxes before they go in due to financial
responsibility. Other investigation team sampled one drum.
Best recollection is that it came back on May 23rd. First time
dealing with Vinings. Not trying to out fox anyone. Know we
are in violation of keeping it longer than 10 days. Laidlaw
said they could send them down on July 30th, could hold it
themselves for 90 days if still not in permit. Getting
generator to get a new manifest. Vining sent TCLP analysis.
ARF identified process generating waste, didn't put down as a
pesticide. 5 Drums, 275 gallons, K125, Ethylene Thiourea
listed on non-hazardous waste manifest, Franklin Swann signed.
Vinings Industries, Inc.
3950 Cumberland Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
800-347-1542
Holding on foreman's property up the roadway. GSX has accepted
shipment for tomorrow, July 30th: Kathy Ward 803-452-5003.
Perry took bottom yellow copy. When new manifest gets here,
they will void the temporary one.
What was the purpose of taking it off-site? Wasn't so much we
were corning. Had been thinking about it, wanted to get it off
our property, not our waste, not making but $25 a drum -not for
profit. Perry requests drums be brought back on-site.
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July 29, 1991
Continued site inspection
Drum marked #6 on loading dock, black, 55-gallon, 220 marking.
Had non-hazardous waste label over Hazardous Waste label. Keith Edison pealed it back to look at it. Don't have to tell you, but generators over classify their waste. You know waste oil is not hazardous waste. Cherokee will never take drum off truck with hazardous waste label. Usually have driver put non-hazardous waste label on them, after certification that it is not hazardous. Edison opened drum, dipped fingers into it, smelling -remarked that it was diesel tank washing, been in the business 20 years (he should know). My people don't do that (put label over hazardous waste label). Will not take it if it has hazardous waste label on it. Object to state taking a sample? No, not object. Cleaned fingers with megasorb, which takes on 47 times its own weight in oil or water.
Municipal dumpsters are taken outside fenced area to let Waste Industry get to them. Don't put anything in dumpsters, do shred drums after pressure washing. Everything in yard is asphalt and concrete. Use Supersuck to remove material.
80 drums take 6 months to clean. 6 above ground tanks not in use, others -good bit have oil in them. Have small truck, tractor trailer.
Back to Kl25 drums.
Waddell notes no accumulation date. Jan. 31, 1991 is the only date found on one. Smells like pesticide. Terra First (Common carrier) delivered drums. Cherokee labeled Kl25, or could have had Kl25 on them already, not sure. Made sure K125 was on there, didn't care about the date.
Soil lying under tarp.
Yard.
Soil from a diesel fuel spill, truck accident. TCLP being analyzed. Bulking it to Laidlaw. Note: run-off water, standing water in corner of berm, run-off leads into sump where workers were bailing upon our arrival. [later found they use this soil to mix in the roll-off boxes)
Drums: many are mis-shapened, dumpster that was emptied this morning is full of drum lids.
Epilogue -Keith Edison
Father is operating in Florida under Cherokee He was found dumping directly into WWT POTW.
Two disgruntled employees started this whole
worked here 9 yrs. started by driving truck. anyone take it away.
Resources name.
Suing his father.
thing. Edison, has
Not going to let
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July 29, 1991
OVA monitoring
Into hydrocarbon drum. Reading several ppb. Shouldn't you get
more, must have a problem with your machine.
Oil/Sludge sump area.
At least 6 concrete blocks high. Sludge in bottom, rain water
(area not covered), at least 80 drums in area adjacent to sump,
they are closed.
Six compartmentalized aboveground tanks.
Wooden floors -no air pollution control equipment on
ventilation in process. Air Exchange per hour not known. Not
know any air quality regulations.
Inside building.
89 Drums of off-specification cleaning
is in process, not a hazardous waste.
blue drums.
compound, liquid, used as
Labeled pcfab, plastic
Fiber barrels are under evaluation, waterbased paints.
Where does it all go, into above ground tanks. Mixture of oil,
sludge. Have cleaned 2; every year do 1 or 2 tank clean outs.
State would like to get a few samples, not open anything.
Edison wants to spilt samples.
Sampling.
Location Analysis __ _,N_,_,umber
Soil Inorganic/Semi Vol voe 8383
7421
Sludge from Waste Oil Treatment -Composite
Inorganic/Semi Vol 8384 voe 7422
Sump Area Inorganic/Semi Vol 8385 Sump H20 voe 7423
Drum #6
Inorganic/Semi Vol 8386 voe 7424
Roll-off Boxes
Inorganic/Semi Vol 8387 voe 7426
voe 7425
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July 29, 1991
6:27 p.m.
parked on
taken of
Leaving facility. Truck with 5 drums of
Drum Ave. "UPS Truck Leasing", LH-6630.
truck, showing side door not secured, not
K125 is
Pictures
placarded.
Drove to Summit Ave. to take a quick look. Raining. Security
guard said we would need approval again for tomorrow's visit.
July 30, 1991
Cherokee Resources Berryhill Drive
8:35 a.m. Meeting: Larry Perry, Terry Waddell, Lafayette
Atkinson, Linda Mann and Keith Edison
Do you have a contingency plan for area where truck was located?
What type of contingency plan is needed? Truck had
temporary manifest. Asked Ted for a copy. Perry already
had one.
Five roll-off containers at Summit have hazardous waste.
Situation is this: talked with Margaret Babb at length.
ESC Company out of S.C. contracted with Petroleum
Environmental to ARF 18-20 roll-off boxes D007/D008 at
threshold Cr=3, Pb=S.96. On June 17th -Petroleum found
material didn't get ARF. Cherokee came in and said they
had ARF, July 16 -17th took roll-offs to Summit.
Scheduled to go to GSX on 17th, then investigation came and
halted shipment.
5 drums on truck.
Truck was brought on-site in yard last night, was it not?
It was left where it is now.
Was it secured?
Side door wasn't.
The 24 hr. guard here last night was watching the truck.
What type of violation is that? State's fault, you had
copy of the manifest. Look at it from my end. Manifest
was taken by the State. Didn't move the truck because of
your coming. Had it scheduled with Kathy. Having manifest
brought today which is also a violation, to get stuff off-
site.
Agreed manifest was not proper. Cherokee did its best to do
what it cou~d because manifest was confiscated.
Emergency Contingency Plan.
Do you have an Emergency contingency plan for location, where it
is located today?
No.
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Did you have it yesterday?
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July 30, 1991
I have 24 hrs to develop monitoring inspection if that's
what you're asking, (I can write it up right now), No we
did not. Didn't do operating record for truck where it is
now. Did attach record of on-site inspection -every
workday, which FBI now has.
Do you have emergency contingency plan for Site II (Summit
Ave. ) ?
Be honest with you, not completed.
Personnel Training.
Training records. 4 people went to Georgia Tech. class on
Hazardous Materials Emergency Response. Red, Blue?
notebook?
Does anything you've read have anything to do with RCRA. Sounds
like course was OSHA requirement.
40 CFR 265.16 gives requirements
That's for TSD.
No that's for Generators referenced at 262.34(a)(4). Generator
complies with subpart C and D of 265.16. Personnel Training.
I will have to study this. To the best of my knowledge, I
am in compliance.
Does anything in training have any thing in it for hazardous
waste? Sometimes they incorporate both. Happy to look at this.
Does reference contingency plan, manifests
Group of 11 and 8 people attended seminar on Hazardous
Waste Handling-Safety 8 hr.
Back to Drums on Truck.
Technical violation of holding longer than 10 days. Truck
was secured.
Is not secured, lock on back, on public right-a-way, not locked
on side.
You're right, truck is not placarded. No way we could have
a manifest when you had the manifest.
It shouldn't have been moved.
What kind of fine are we looking at? $1,000 /day? I'm
looking at $50,000/day for it sitting here. Don't know who
is trying to beat me up. Doing what I can with situation I
have,
Closure Plan.
Don't assume you have a closure plan for this location. I've
got to ask though.
Liability insurance $1 million liability, $1 million
umbrella. Don't meet financial closure money -not written
up yet. Started but not complete, Our intention is to move
all bulking, blending 7 miles down the road to 4 acres.
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Page 8 July 30, 1991
Financial being developed for that location.
apply for interim status. Similar operation
Reedsville. Comply with Parts A-J.
Going to
to Laidlaw in
Under contention that everything is non-hazardous. Summit
Ave. except 1 drum and 5 roll-off boxes -in 3 days would
have gone to TSD.
Financial Institutions:
August 19th.
St. Pauls, Travelers. Expires on
Annual Report.
Security.
9:26 a.m.
9:53 a.m.
Can count on one hand the number of times we've shipped
hazardous waste. Most times have used a common carrier -
Bryson, Tera?. No shipment to foreign country.
24 hrs. guards on-site 9 pm to
ago. Berns, Stegall Security.
a 2nd shift from 10 -11 pm.
7 am. Started about 3 years
Sometimes Cherokee operates
No security at Summit Ave.
EPA/FBI investigation. Do
other site (Summit), to be
Wackenhut over there now since
not have Contingency Plan fbr
honest.
Call Dora Ann Danner for approval to go on-site.
Approved by 9:29 a.m.
Looking around site on way to Summit Ave.
Use augers, larger one than one we see now. Mix in the
box. Use soil, megasorb, kiln dust. Red covered box
here since Friday.
Summit Avenue Perry, Waddell, Atkinson, Mann, Franklin Swann.
Cool, rainy/misty morning
Fenced in yard was chained and pad locked. Lock on warehouse
door. Four tractor trailers on roadway and tanker truck. One
had Caldwell Services inspection sticker on it from 1990, back
door had crack in it. Franklin said trucks had drums on them.
One nearest freeway had leakage on the ground, absorbent has
been put on it. Warehouse had drums stacked to where you could
see them through the windows, some windows were broken. Could
see that rear roll-up door was open.
10:40 Climbed through gate when security did not have key and could
not get a key.
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Drums found in all types of condition: mis-shapened, bulging,
some labeled and some not labeled. No apparent means of
separation of waste types. Roll-off boxes were covered with
tarps. Tractor trailer with waste laytex (red) drums near
tailgate, was 2/3 open. Red material in standing water next to
truck. Obvious leakage from truck.
Some drums were labeled:
o 55-gallon, white w/blue spray paint on it
"Non-Hazardous Waste'' label
MHI, Inc.
543 E. Indian River Road
Norfolk, VA 23523
Waste Paint, lid not secure, 3/4 full
o Black, 55-gallon
''Non-Hazardous Waste" label
Newell Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
Route 2, Box E
Newell, WV 26860
Neoprene Bottoms
o Gray, 30-gallon
"Non-Hazardous Waste" label
Crown Metro Inc.
P.O. Box 5857
Echelon Road
Greenville, SC 29606
Napthol AS-PH
o Fiber barrels, weathered
Mallinckrodt Code 6418
Nitro Isophthalic Acid
at least 5 drums, up to 15
* Hazardous Waste Label
Master Chemical Corporation, Ohio
"SoL"
419-874-7902
o Black, 55-gallon, next to drum #6
"Non-Hazardous Waste''
Riverdale Color
147 Classon Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Pigments in oil
"Cherokee" written on in yellow
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Franklin Swann said material was called non-hazardous, came from Florida, he mixed some sand with it, then took it to Summit.
Went back to Berryhill Drive -Keith Edison had left the facility. Not known when he would return.
These notes were compiled from field notes taken July 29 -30, 1991.
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Department of Natural Resources ac1d Community Development
Division of Soil and Warec Conservation
512 North Salisbuiy Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
Ref. 18
James G. Martin, Governor
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretaiy
David W Sides
Director
Ms. Pat De Rosa
Superfund Branch
Bath Building
Dear Ms. De Rosa:
June 21, 1988
Enclosed is the list of hydric soils of North Carolina. The soils are listed
by soil order. The information is presented in the following order: county
distribution, acreage, drainage class, capability class, and associated
wetland com!llunities. The soils with a red asterisk are floodplain soils and
may he of more importance to you. The soil surveys of each county will be a
valuable resource for approximate wetland boundaries by using the hydric .soil
list and the delineated soil maps. If I can be of further assistance to you
on hydric soils or wetlands, please call.
Sincerely,
Kevin Moorhead
Wetlands Program
An i:qu,,I Opportunity Afimmri\'(> Action Employer
• h'YDRIC SOILS OF NORTH CAROLI~•
Over 100 hydric soils have been used in soil survey work in North
Carolina. Seven of the 10 soil orders are represented and each soil order
is discussed separately.
ALFISOLS
Argent
Brookman
Grifton
Leaksville
,Ii-Meggett
Nakina
Stockade
Tuckerman
Yonges
ENTISOLS
* Bibb
Bohicket
Capers
Cartecay
Carteret
-l( Chastain
,I( Chowan
Duckston
Engelhard
* Hatboro
-Washington, Tyrrell and Pamlico Counties, 27,200 acres. Poorly
drained, 6w. Isolated swamps and pine/hardwood forests, pocosin
fringes.
-Pamlico and Columbus Counties, 9,690 acres. Very poorly drained,
6w.
-Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick, Pender, Onslow, Duplin, Lenoir,
Jones Counties, 64,958 acres. Poorly drained, 6w. Savannahs,
bottomland forests, pine/hardwood forests.
-Rockingham County, 1,901 acres. Somewhat poorly drained, 3s·.
-Nash, Edgecombe, Lenoir, Craven, Jones, Pender, Bladen, Robeson,
Columbus Counties, 49,114 acres. Poorly drained, 4 to 6w
(flooding). Bottomland forests.
-Columbus County, 18,721 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w.
-Pamlico and Jones Counties, 23,459 acres. Very poorly drained,
6w. Mixed hardwood/pine forests.
-Pitt County, 8,832 acres. Poorly drained, 3 to 5w (slope).
-Pamlico County, 27,286 acres. Poorly drained, 6w.
Pocosin fringes.
-Pasquotank, Hertford, Bertie, Halifax, Martin, Edgecombe, Nash,
Pitt, Greene, Wilson, Nash, Wake, Johnston, Wayne, Lenoir,
Duplin, Sampson, Harnett, Moore, Robeson, Scotland Counties,
287,668 acres. Poorly drained, 5w. Bottomland forests.
-Onslow, Pender, Brunswick Counties, 23,522 acres. Very poorly
drained, 8w. Tidal brackish marsh.
-Hyde County? Very poorly drained, 6w.
-Durham County, 1,831 acres. Somewhat poorly drained, 7w. The
known acreage of Cartecay may not meet the criteria of hydric
soil because this series is considered hydric only when ponded.
-Dare, Carteret, Onslow, Pender, Brunswick Counties, 24,729
acres. Very poorly drained, 8w. Tidal brackish marsh.
-Rockingham, North Hampton, Martin, Johnston, Pender, Bladen,
Columbus, Richmond Counties, 47,038 acres. Poorly drained, 4 to
6w. Bottomland forests.
-Camden, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Brunswick Counties,
27,596 acres. Very poorly drained, 7w. Cypress/gum swamps.
-Outer banks, 5,000 acres.
Brackish marsh/shrub zone, s~ales between dunes.
-New series in Hyde County. Poorly drained, 6w. Formerly mapped
as a phase of Weeksville or Pasquotank series.
-Henderson County, 1,674 acres. Poorly drained, 3w. Bottomland
forests.
Hobucken
¥ Kinston
i Muckalee
Nawney
Osier
~ Wehadkee
Wysocking
HISTOSOLS
Belhaven
Croatan
Currituck
Dare
-Pamlico a.Carteret Counties, 21,134 acre.Very poorly
drained, 7w. Tidal brackish marsh.
-Lenoir, Greene and Wayne Counties, 11,009 acres. Poorly drained,
6w. Bottomland forests.
-Washington, Beaufort, Craven, Jones, Onslow, Duplin, Fencer,
Columbus, Brunswick Counties, 187,878 acres. Poorly drained, Sw.
Cypress/gum swamps, bottomland forests.
-Gates County. Very poorly drained, 7w.
-Pitt, Robeson, Dare and Currituck Counties, 8,827 acres. Poorly
drained, Sw. Marsh/shrub transition in the outer banks, ?
-Cherokee, Graham, Avery, Watagua, Caldwell, Wilke, Alexander,
Catawba, Iredell, Cabarras, Yadkin, Forsyth, Rockingham,
Guilford, Anson, Moore, Lee, Chatam, Alamance, Person,
Granville, Vance, Warren, North Hampton, Hertford, Bertie,
Halifax, Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson, Johnston, Harnett, Wake,
Durham, Franklin Counties, 218,030 acres. Poorly drained, 6w.
Bottomland forests.
-Hyde County. Poorly drained, 6w.
-Camden, Gates, Dare, Tyrrell, Washington, Beaufort, Hyde,
Pamlico, Carteret Counties, 160,346 acres. Very poorly drained,
7w. Pocosins.
-Martin, Beaufort, Pamlico, Craven, Carteret, Jones, Duplin,
Onslow, Pender, Duplin, Cumberland,. Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick
Counties, 294,822 acres. 7w. Pocosins, Carolina Bays.
-Currituck, Dare and Beaufort Counties, 44,642 acres. Very poorly
drained, 8w. Tidal brackish and freshwater marsh.
-Currituck, Hyde, Beaufort, Craven, Pamlico, Carteret Counties,
83,881 acres. 7w. Pocosins.
~ Dorovan -Currituck, Camden, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Bertie,
Martin, Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde, Beaufort, Craven, Carteret,
Onslow, Pender, Bladen, New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus
Counties, 255,712 acres. Very poorly drained, 7w.
Cypress/gum swamps.
Hobanny -Jones, Dare and Camden Counties, 13,029 acres. Very poorly
drained, 7w. Tidal freshwater marsh.
Lafitte -Craven, Pamlico, Onslow, Brunswick, Carteret Counties, 43,821
acres. Very poorly drained, 8w. Tidal brackish marsh.
Mattamuskeet-New series in Hyde County. Very poorly drained, 7w.
Pamlico -Wayne, Lenoir, Sampson, Bladen, New Hanover Counties, 42,834
acres. Very poorly drained, 7w. Pocosins.
Panzer -Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Beaufort, Washington, Craven,
Carteret, Robeson Counties, 123,258 acres. 7w. Pocosins,
isolated deciduous hardwood forests.
Pungo -Gates, Camden, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde Counties, 250,811
acres. Very poorly drained, 7w. Pocosins.
Scuppernong -Chowan, Perquimans and Washington Counties, 9,810 acres. 7w.
Pocosins.
INCEPTISOLS
Ar.:pahoe
Ballahack
Chenneby
Conaby
Fortescue
Jlt-Johnston
Liddell * Masontown
,ft: Nikwasi
Pasquotank
Pettigrew
I1olawana
Roper
Rutledge
Sylva
Torhunta
t Toxaway
Wasda
Weeksville
Wilbanks
MOLLI SOLS
Amenia
• •
-Chowan, Perquimans, Washington, Tyrrell, Beaufort, Craven,
Pamlico, Carteret Counties, 88,436 acres. Very poorly drained,
6w. Mixed hardwood/pine forests, pocosin fringes.
-Gates, Edgecombe and Pamlico Counties,· 11,817 acres. Very poorly
drained, 6w. Pocosin fringes, bottomland forests.
-Columbus County (in association with Chastain). Somewhat poorly
drained, 4w. Only the ponded phase of this series is considered
hydric so the known acreage of Chenneby may not be considered a
hydric soil.
-Currituck, Washington and Dare Counties, 7,337 acres. Very
poorly drained, 6w. Mixed hardwood/pine forests, brackish
marsh/shrub zone, bottomland forests.
-Washington County, 720 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w.
-Bertie, Edgecombe, Greene, Wayne, Lenoir, Duplin, Sampson, Hoke,
Cumberland, Bladen, Robeson, Columbus, Scotland, New Hanover
Counties, 245,727 acres. Very poorly drained, 7w. Bottomland
forests, cypress-gum swamps.
-Wayne and Pender Counties, 29,658 acres. Poorly drained, 6w.
-Pamlico, Craven, Carteret and Onslow Counties, 21,182 acres.
Very poorly drained, 7w. Cypress-gum swamps.
-Proposed mountain floodplain series in Haywood, Jackson, Clay
and Ma~on Counties. Poorly and very poorly drained, 6w.
-Currituck and Pasquotank Counties, 17,669 acres. Poorly drained,
6w.
-New series in Hyde County. Very poorly drained, 6w.
-Harnett County, 791 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w.
-Camden, Washington, Tyrrell and Dare Counties, 38,442 acres.
Very poorly drained, 6w. Mixed pine/hardwood forests, pocosin
fringes.
-Scotland, Robeson and Pamlico Counties, 9,306 acres. Very poorly
drained, 6w.
-New series in Jackson and Macon Counties. Poorly drained, 3w.
-Beaufort, Craven, Carteret, Jones, Lenoir, Wayne, Onslow,
Duplin, Sampson, Cumberland, Pender, Bladen, Hoke, Robeson,
Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover Counties, 276,924 acres. Very
poorly drained, 6w. Carolina Bays, Pocosin fringes, mixed
pine/hardwood forests.
-Graham, Clay, Transylvania, Henderson, Buncombe, Yancey, Ashe,
Watagua, Avery, Mitchell Counties, 19,453 acres. Very poorly
drained, 4w. Bottomland forests.
-Currituck, Camden, Tyrrell, Washington, Beaufort, Hyde, Pamlico,
Carteret, Bladen Counties, 66,658 acres. Very poorly drained,
6w. Pocosin fringes.
-Pasquotank, Hyde and Tyrrell Counties, 44,706 acres. Very poorly
drained, 6w.
-Hertford, Halifax, Wilson and Bladen Counties, 11,447 acres.
Very poorly drained, 6w.
-Davie, Davidson and Cabarrus Counties, 2,44:i acres. Poorly
drained, 3 to 6w.
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·SPODOSOLS
-Granvill.unty.
-Pasquotank County,
Poorly drained. •
923 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w.
Leon -Beaufort, Pamlico, Carteret, Jones, Craven, Lenoir, Wayne,
Duplin, Onslow, Sampson, Pender, Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson,
Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover, Gates, Dare Counties,
261,332 acres. Poorly drained, 4w. Pine flatwoods, savannahs.
Lynn Haven -Cumberland, Hoke, Sampson, Bladen, New Hanover, Chowan,
Perquimans Counties, 62,670 acres. Poorly drained, 4w. Pine
flatwoods, savannahs.
Murville -Pitt, Craven, Lenoir, Jones, Carteret, Onslow, Duplin, Pender,
New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus Counties, 178,870 acres. Very
poorly drained, Sw. Pine flatwoods, savannahs, Carolina Bays.
Olustee -Pitt County, 1,265 acres. Poorly drained,· 3w. Has recently
ULTISOLS
Bayboro
Bethera
Bladen
Byars
Cape Fear
Chatuge
Coxville
Deloss
Elkton
been correlated to Murville soil.
-Pasquotank, Hyde, Beaufort, Craven, Jones, New Hanover Counties,
80,781 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w.
-North Hampton, Halifax, Martin and Columbus Counties, 59,682
acres. Poorly drained, 6w. Bottomland forests.
-Gates, Hyde, Pitt and Pasquotank Counties, 64,610 acres. Poorly
drained, 6w. Mixed hardwood/pine forests.
-Hoke, Cumberland, Robeson, Bladen and Pitt Counties, 15,826
acres. Very poorly drained, 6w. Mixed pine/hardwood forests,
Carolina bays, pocosin fringes.
-Cumberland, Bladen, Pitt, Edgecombe, Beaufort, Washington,
Tyrrell, Dare, Currituck, Camden, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates
Counties, 90,915 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w. Pocosin
fringes, bottomland forests.
-Jackson and Clay Counties. Poorly drained, 4w.
-Edgecombe, Franklin, Pitt, Wilson, Lenoir, Wayne, Harnett,
Sampson, Bladen, Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson, Scotland, Columbus
Counties, 99,771 acres. Poorly drained, 4w. Mixed hardwood/pine
forests, pocosin fringes.
-Cumberland, Craven and Carteret Counties, 54,574 acres. Very
poorly drained, 6w. Mixed pine/hardwood forests, pocosin
fringes.
-Pasquotank County, 32,626 acres. Poo~ly drained, Sw. Has
recently been correlated to Roanoke soil.
Fallsington -Pasquotank County, 1,712 acres. Poorly drained, 4w. Has
Grantham
Hemphill
Hyde
recently been correlated to Tomotley soil.
-Bertie, Halifax, Edgecombe, Wilson, Greene, Craven, Jones,
Johnston, Harnett, Sampson, Cumberland, Pender, Bladen, Columbus
Counties, 81,959 acres. Poorly drained, 6w. Mixed pine/hardwood
forests.
-Haywood, Jackson, Macon Counties. Very poorly drained, 4w.
-Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington, Beaufort, Camden Counties,
81,813 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w. Pocosin fringes.
Icaria
Kenansville
Kinkora
Leaf
Lenoir
Lumoee
McColl
Myatt
Nimmo
Othello
Pantego
Paxville
Perquimans
Plummer
Pocomoke
Portsmouth
Rains
* Roanoke
Toisnot
-Gates, Ch.an, Perquimans and Dare Counti .. 9,731 acres. Poorly
drained, 6w.
-Although on the hydric soil list, none of the known acre~ge in
North Carolina meets the frequency of flooding criteria.
Therefore, the mappP.~ units do not meet the criteria of a hydric
soil.
-Henderson, Buncombe, Madison, Haywood Counties. 1221 acres.
Poorly drained, 3w.
-Hertford, Bertie, Beaufort, Pitt, Craven, Pamlico, Jones,
Lenoir, Wayne, Johnston Counties, 259,758 acres. Poorly drained,
4w. Pine/hardwood forests.
-See the note for Kenansville soil above.
-Edgecombe, Greene, Wayne, Lenoir, Duplin, Sampson, Pender,
Brunswick, Columbus, Robeson, Scotland Counties, 76,087 acres.
Poorly drained, 6w. Bottomland forest.
-Hoke, Cumberland, Robeson and Scotland Counties, 19,183 acres.
Poorly drained, 6w. Carolina Bays.
-Wayne, Hyde Counties, 20,637 acres. Poorly drained, 3 to Sw
(flooding).
-Currituck, Camden, Perquimans, Chowan Counties, 6,567 acres.
Poorly drained, 4w.
-Pasquotank County, 18,721 acres. Poorly drained, 3 to Sw
(slope).
-Gates, Bertie, Beaufort, Martin, Pitt, Craven, Carteret, Jones,
Lenoir, Wayne, Johnston, Onslow, Duplin, Sampson, Cumberland,
Hoke, Robeson, Bladen, Pender, New Hanover, Columbus, and
Brunswick Counties, 206,110 acres. Poorly drained, 6w.
Pocosin f1·inges, pine/hardwood forests, Carolina bays.
-Greene, Pamlico, Sampson and Bladen Counties, 20,932 acres. Very
poorly drained, 6w.
-Camden, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Beaufort Counties,
41,467 acres. Poorly drained, 6w.
-Wake, Robeson, Scotland and Anson Counties, 7,027 acres. Poorly
drained, Sw.
-Pasquotank County, 5,312 acres. Very poorly drained, 3w.
-Currituck, Camden, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Dare,
Tyrrell, Washington, Beaufort, Pitt, Edgecombe, Lenoir, Harnett,
Bladen, Robeson, Scotland Counties, 145,023 acres. Very poorly
drained, 6w. Pocosin fringes, pine/hardwood forests.
-Gates, Hertford, North Hampton, Halifax, Bertie, Martin,
Beaufort, Pitt, Edgecombe, Nash, Wake, Johnston, Wayne, Wilson,
Greene, Craven, Pamlico, Carteret, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow,
Duplin, Sampson, Harnett, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Richmond,
Robeson, Bladen, Pender, New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus
Counties, 836,029 acres. Poorly drained, 3w. Pine/hardwood
forests, Pocosin fringes, Carolina bays, bottomland forests.
-Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates,
Hertford, North Hampton, Halifax, Bertie, Washington, Tyrrell,
Beaufort, Martin, Edgecombe, Pitt, Craven, Carteret, Wilson,
Franklin, Wake, Johnston, Durham, Chatham, Lee, Harnett,
Cumberland, Sampson, Bladen, Davie, Iredell, Caldwell Counties,
352,125 acres. Poorly drained, 4 to 6w. Bottomland forests,
mixed pine/hardwood forests.
-Wilson, Franklin, Johnston, Harnett, Sampson, Bladen, Robeson
Counties, 15,689 acres. Poorly drained, Sw.
Tomotley
Trebloc
Weston
Woodington
Worsham
-Currituc.amden, Pasquotank, Perquimans.howan, Gates,
Hertford, Bertie, North Hampton, Halifax, Nash, Wilson,
Johnston, Craven, Carteret, Beaufort, Tyrrell, Washington
Counties, 170,764 acres. Poorly drained, 4w. Pocosin fringes,
mixed pine/hardwood forests.
-Robeson County, 9,774 acres. Poorly drained, 3 to Sw
(flooding) .
-Wayne County, 9,544 acres. Poorly drained, 3w.
-Martin, Lenoir, Jones, Onslow, Duplin, Sampson, Cumberland,
Hoke, Bladen, Pender, Brunswick, New Hanover Counties, 190,108
acres. Poorly drained, 6w. Pocosin fringes, mixed pine/hardwood
forests.
-Cherokee, Avery, Watagua, Yadkin, Catawba, Lincoln, Gaston,
Alamance, Anson, Wakec. Yancey, Warren, Franklin, Nash, Halifax
Counties, 30,267 acres, Poorly drained, Sw. Drainage heads.
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Date: March 20, 1991
To: Superfund Staff
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From:
Subject:
I spoke with Perry Nelson, 733-3221, Groundwater Section
Chief, regarding well head protection areas in the state. There
is currently a pilot study in progress in Gaston County. In
addition, there are no sole source aquifers designated in the
state.
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State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Soil and Water Conservacion
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
Ref. .. 18.
James G. Martin, Governor
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary
David 'W Sides
Director
Ms. Pat DeRosa
Superfund Branch
Bath Building
Dear Ms. De Rosa:
June 21, 1988
Enclosed is the list of hydric soils of North Carolina. The soils are listed
by soil order. The information is presented in the following order: county
distribution, acreage, drainage class, capability class, and associated
wetland communities. The soils with a red asterisk are floodplain soils and
may he of more importance to you. The soil surveys of each county will be a
valuable resource for approximate wetland boundaries by using the hydric soil
list and the delineated soil maps. If I can be of further assistance to you
on hydric soils or wetlands, please call.
Sincerely,
Kevin Moorhead
Wetlands Program
P.O. Box 276S7. Ralei~h .. ~or.h Carolin~ 27611-7687 T,~icphonc 919-733-230~
An Equ;il Opportunity Ah.irmativc Action Emrlo~·cr
11 HYDRIC SOILS OF NORTH CAROLIN.
Over 100 hydric soils have been used in soil survey work in North Carolina. Seven of the 10 soil orders are represe~ted and each soil order is discussed separately.
ALFISOLS
Argent
Brookman
Grifton
Leaksville
,!,-Meggett
Nakina
Stockade
Tuckerman
Yonges
ENTISOLS
T Bibb
Bohicket
Capers
Cartecay
Carteret
-ls Chastain
;!< Chowan
Duckston
Engelhard
* Hatboro
-Washington, Tyrrell and Pamlico Counties, 27,200 acres. Poorly drained, 6w. Isolated swamps and pine/hardwood forests, pocosin fringes.
-Pamlico and Columbus Counties, 9,690 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w.
-Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick, Pender, Onslow, Duplin, Lenoir, Jones Counties, 64,958 acres. Poorly drained, 6w. Savannahs, bottomland forests, pine/hardwood forests. -Rockingham County, 1,901 acres. Somewhat poorly drained, 3w. -Nash, Edgecombe, Lenoir, Craven, Jones, Pender, Bladen, Robeson, Columbus Counties, 49,114 acres. Poorly drained, 4 to 6w (flooding). Bottomland forests.
-Columbus County, 18,721 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w. -Pamlico and Jones Counties, 23,459 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w. Mixed hardwood/pine forests.
-Pitt County, 8,832 acres. Poorly drained, 3 to Sw (slope). -Pamlico County, 27,286 acres. Poorly drained, 6w. Pocosin fringes.
-Pasquotank, Hertford, Bertie, Halifax, Martin, Edgecombe, Nash, Pitt, Greene, Wilson, Nash, Wake, Johnston, Wayne, Lenoir, Duplin, Sampson, Harnett, Moore, Robeson, Scotland Counties, 287,668 acres. Poorly drained, Sw. Bottomland forests. -Onslow, Pender, Brunswick Counties, 23,522 acres. Very poorly drained, 8w. Tidal brackish marsh. -Hyde County? Very poorly drained, 6w. -Durham County, 1,831 acres. Somewhat poorly drained, 7w. The known acreage of Cartecay may not meet the criteria of hydric soil because this series is considered hydric only when ponded. -Dare, Carteret, Onslow, Pender, Brunswick Counties, 24,729 acres. Very poorly drained, 8w. Tidal brackish marsh. -Rockingham, North Hampton, Martin, Johnston, Pender, Bladen, Columbus, Richmond Counties, 47,038 acres. Poorly drained, 4 to 6w. Bottomland forests.
-Camden, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Brunswick Counties, 27,596 acres. Very poorly drained, 7w. Cypress/gum swamps. -Outer banks, 5,000 acres.
Brackish marsh/shrub zone, swales between dunes. -New series in Hyde County. Poorly drained, 6w. Formerly mapped as a phase of Weeksville or Pasquotank series. -Henderson County, 1,674 acres. Poorly drained, Jw. Bottomland forests.
Hobucken
:j( Kinston
¥-Muckalee
Nawney
Osier
~ Wehadkee
Wysocking
HISTOSOLS
Belhaven
Croatan
Currituck
Dare
• •• Pamlico and Carteret Counties·,:::.-21:,~1·34:,acres. Very poorly
drained, 7w. Tidar brac!Cish-·m:a·rsh-;··---···-···
-Lenoir, Greene and Wayne Counties, 11,009 acres. Poorly drained,
6w. Bottomland forests.
-Washington, Beaufort, Craven, Jones, Onslow, Duplin, Pender,
Columbus, Brunswick Counties, 187,878 acres. Poorly drained, Sw.
Cypress/gum swamps, bottomland forests.
-Gates County. Very poorly drained, 7w.
-Pitt, Robeson, Dare and Currituck Counties, 8,827 acres. Poorly
drained, Sw. Marsh/shrub transition in the outer banks, ?
-Cherokee, Graham, Avery, Watagua, Caldwell, Wilke, Alexander,
Catawba, Iredell, Cabarras, Yadkin, Forsyth, Rockingham,
Guilford, Anson, Moore, Lee, Chatam, Alamance, Person,
Granville, Vance, Warren, North Hampton, Hertford, Bertie,
Halifax, Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson, Johnston, Harnett, Wake,
Durham, Franklin Counties, 218,030 acres. Poorly drained, 6w.
Bottomland forests.
-Hyde County. Poorly drained, 6w.
-Camden, Gates, Dare, Tyrrell, Washington, Beaufort, Hyde,
Pamlico, Carteret Counties, 160,346 acres. Very poorly drained,
7w. Pocosins.
-Martin, Beaufort, Pamlico, Craven, Carteret, Jones, Duplin,
Onslow, Pender, Duplin, Cumberland, Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick
Counties, 294,822 acres. 7w. Pocosins, Carolina Bays.
-Currituck, Dare and Beaufort Counties, 44,642 acres. Very poorly
drained, 8w. Tidal brackish and freshwater marsh.
-Currituck, Hyde, Beaufort, Craven, Pamlico, Carteret Counties,
83,881 acres. 7w. Pocosins.
:if Dorovan -Currituck, Camden, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Bertie,
Martin, Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde, Beaufort, Craven, Carteret,
Onslow, Pender, Bladen, New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus
Counties, 255,712 acres. Very poorly drained, 7w.
Hobanny
Cypress/gum swamps.
-Jones, Dare and Camden Counties, 13,029 acres. Very poorly
drained, 7w. Tidal freshwater marsh.
Lafitte -Craven, Pamlico, Onslow, BrW1swick, Carteret Counties, 43,821
acres. Very poorly drained, 8w. Tidal brackish marsh.
Mattamuskeet-New series in Hyde County. Very poorly drained, 7w.
Pamlico -Wayne, Lenoir, Sampson, Bladen, New Hanover Counties, 42,834
acres. Very poorly drained, 7w. Pocosins.
Panzer -Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Beaufort, Washington, Craven,
Carteret, Robeson Counties, 123,258 acres. 7w. Pocosins,
isolated deciduous hardwood forests.
Pungo -Gates, Camden, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde Counties, 250,811
acres. Very poorly drained, 7w. Pocosins.
Scuppernong -Chowan, Perquimans and Washington Counties, 9,810 acres. 7w.
Pocosins.
• • • . INGE-PT-ISOtS~: --
Arc.pahoe
Ballahack
Chenneby
Conaby
Fortescue i-Johnston
Liddell
¥ Masontown
-'it: Nikwasi
Pasquotank
Pettigrew
Polawana
Roper
Rutledge
Sylva
Torhunta
t Toxaway
1./asda
Weeksville
Wilbanks
MOLLISOLS
Armenia
-Chowan, Perquimans, Washington, Tyrrell, Beaufort, Craven,
Pamlico, Carteret Counties, 88,436 acres. Very poorly drained,
6w. Mixed hardwood/pine forests, pocosin fringes.
-Gates, Edgecombe and Pamlico Counties,· 11,817 acres. Very poorly
drained, 6w. Pocosin fringes, bottomland forests.
-Columbus County (in association with Chastain). Somewhat poorly
drained, 4w. Only the ponded phase of this series is considered
hydric so the known acreage of Chenneby may not be considered a
hydric soil.
-Currituck, Washington and Dare Counties, 7,337 acres. Very
poorly drained, 6w. Mixed hardwood/pine forests, brackish
marsh/shrub zone, bottomland forests.
-Washington County, 720 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w.
-Bertie, Edgecombe, Greene, Wayne, Lenoir, Duplin, Sampson, Hoke,
Cumberland, Bladen, Robeson, Columbus, Scotland, New Hanover
Counties, 245,727 acres. Very poorly drained, 7w. Bottomland
forests, cypress-gcun swamps.
-Wayne and Pender Counties, 29,658 acres. Poorly drained, 6w.
-Pamlico, Craven, Carteret and Onslow Counties, 21,182 acres.
Very poorly drained, 7w. Cypress-gum swamps.
-Proposed mountain floodplain series in Haywood, Jackson, Clay
and Macon Counties. Poorly and very poorly drained, 6w.
-Currituck and Pasquotank Counties, 17,669 acres. Poorly drained,
6w.
-New series in Hyde County. Very poorly drained, 6w.
-Harnett County, 791 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w.
-Camden, Washington, Tyrrell and Dare Counties, 38,442 acres.
Very poorly drained, 6w. Mixed pine/hardwood forests, pocosin
fringes.
-Scotland, Robeson and Pamlico Counties, 9,306 acres. Very poorly
drained, 6w.
-New series in Jackson and Macon Counties. Poorly drained, 3w.
-Beaufort, Craven, Carteret, Jones, Lenoir, Wayne, Onslow,
Duplin, Sampson, Cumberland, Pender, Bladen, Hoke, Robeson,
Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover Counties, 276,924 acres. Very
poorly drained, 6w. Carolina Bays, Pocosin fringes, mixed
pine/hardwood forests.
-Graham, Clay, Transylvania, Henderson, Buncombe, Yancey, Ashe,
Watagua, Avery, Mitchell Counties, 19,453 acres. Very poorly
drained, 4w. Bottomland forests.
-Currituck, Camden, Tyrrell, Washington, Beaufort, Hyde, Pamlico,
Carteret, Bladen Counties, 66,658 acres. Very poorly drained,
6w. Pocosin fringes.
-Pasquotank, Hyde and Tyrrell Counties, 44,706 acres. Very poorly
drained, 6w.
-Hertford, Halifax, Wilson and Bladen Counties, 11,447 acres.
Very poorly drained, 6w.
-Davie, Davidson and Cabarrus Counties, 2,445 acres. Poorly
drained, 3 to 6w.
Picture
Stano
· SPODOSOLS
• -Granville County.
-Pasquotank County,
Poorly drained.
923 acres. Very •
Leon -Beaufort, Pamlico, Carteret, Jones, Craven, Lenoir, Wayne,
Duplin, Onslow, Sampson, Pender, Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson,
Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick, New Hanover, Gates, Dare Counties,
261,332 acres. Poorly drained, 4w. Pine flatwoo.ds, savannahs.
Lynn Haven -Cumberland, Hoke, Sampson, Bladen, New Hanover, Chowan,
Perquimans Counties, 62,670 acres. Poorly drained, 4w. Pine
flatwoods, savannahs.
Murville -Pitt, Craven, Lenoir, Jones, Carteret, Onslow, Duplin, Pender,
New Hanov~r, Brunswick, Columbus Counties, 178,870 acres. Very
poorly drained, Sw. Pine flatwoods, savannahs, Carolina Bays.
Olustee -Pitt County, 1,265 acres. Poorly drained, 3w. Has recently
ULTISOLS
Bayboro
Bethera
Bladen
Byars
Cape Fear
Chatuge
Coxville
Deloss
Elkton
been correlated to Murville soil.
-Pasquotank, Hyde, Beaufort, Craven, Jones, New Hanover Counties,
80,781 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w.
-North Hampton, Halifax, Martin and Columbus Counties, 59,682
acres. Poorly drained, 6w. Bottomland forests.
-Gates, Hyde, Pitt and Pasquotank Counties, 64,610 acres. Poorly
drained, 6w. Mixed hardwood/pine forests.
-Hoke, Cumberland, Robeson, Bladen and Pitt Counties, 15,826
acres. Very poorly drained, 6w. Mixed pine/hardwood forests,
Carolina bays, pocosin fringes.
-Cumberland, Bladen, Pitt, Edgecombe, Beaufort, Washington,
Tyrrell, Dare, Currituck, Camden, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates
Counties, 90,915 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w. Pocosin
fringes, bottomland forests.
-Jackson and Clay Counties. Poorly drained, 4w.
-Edgecombe, Franklin, Pitt, Wilson, Lenoir, Wayne, Harnett,
Sampson, Bladen, Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson, Scotland, Columbus
Counties, 99,771 acres. Poorly drained, 4w. Mixed hardwood/pine
forests, pocosin fringes.
-Cumberland, Craven and Carteret Counties, 54,574 acres. Very
poorly drained, 6w. Mixed pine/hardwood forests, pocosin
fringes.
-Pasquotank County, 32,626 acres. Poorly drained, Sw. Has
recently been correlated to Roanoke soil.
Fallsington -Pasquotank County, 1,712 acres. Poorly drained, 4w. Has
Grantham
Hemphill
Hyde
recently been correlated to Tomotley soil.
-Bertie, Halifax, Edgecombe, Wilson, Greene, Craven, Jones,
Johnston, Harnett, Sampson, Cumberland, Pender, Bladen, Columbus
Counties, 81,959 acres. Poorly drained, 6w. Mixed pine/hardwood
forests.
-Haywood, Jackson, Macon Counties. Very poorly drained, 4w.
-Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington, Beaufort, Camden Counties,
81,813 acres. Very poorly drained, 6w. Pocosin fringes.
Kenansville
Kinkora
Leaf
Lenoir
Lumbee
McColl
Hyatt
Nimmo
Othello
Pantego
Paxville
Perquimans
Plummer
Pocomoke
Portsmouth
Rains
* Roanoke
Toisnot
• • -··Gates, Chowan ,::cP.:,r·quimans"':aild:cDare. Cotinties ,· 9, 731 acres. Poorly
drained, 6w. ---·-----------·---------------
-Although on the hydric soil list, none of the known acre~ge in
North Carolina meets the frequency of flooding criteria.
Therefore, the mapped units do not meet the criteria of a hydric
soil.
-Henderson, Buncombe, Madison, Haywood Counties. 1221 acres.
Poorly drained, 3w.
-Hertford, Bertie, Beaufort, Pitt, Craven, Pamlico, Jones,
Lenoir, Wayne, Johnston Counties, 259,758 acres. Poorly drained,
4w. Pine/hardwood forests.
-See the note for Kenansville soil above.
-Edgecombe, Greene, Wayne, Lenoir, Duplin, Sampson, Pender,
Brunswick, Columbus, Robeson, Scotland Counties, 76,087 acres.
Poorly drained, 6w. Bottomland forest.
-Hoke, Cumberland, Robeson and Scotland Counties, 19,183 acres.
Poorly drained, 6w. Carolina Bays.
-Wayne, Hyde Counties, 20,637 acres. Poorly drained, 3 to Sw
(flooding).
-Currituck, Camden, Perquimans, Chowan Counties, 6,567 acres.
Poorly drained, 4w.
-Pasquotank County, 18,721 acres. Poorly drained, 3 to Sw
(slope).
-Gates, Bertie, Beaufort, Martin, Pitt, Craven, Carteret, Jones,
Lenoir, Wayne, Johnston, Onslow, Duplin, Sampson, Cumberland,
Hoke, Robeson, Bladen, Pender, New Hanover, Columbus, and
Brunswick Counties, 206,110 acres. Poorly drained, 6w.
Po cos in ft·inges, pine/hardwood forests, Carolina bays.
-Greene, Pamlico, Sampson and Bladen Counties, 20,932 acres. Very
poorly drained, 6w.
-Camden, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Beaufort Counties,
41,467 acres. Poorly drained, 6w.
-Wake, Robeson, Scotland and Anson Counties, 7,027 acres. Poorly
drained, Sw.
-Pasquotank County, 5,312 acres. Very poorly drained, 3w.
-Currituck, Camden, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Dare,
Tyrrell, Washington, Beaufort, Pitt, Edgeco~be, Lenoir, Harnett,
Bladen, Robeson, Scotland Counties, 145,023 acres. Very poorly
drained, 6w. Pocosin fringes, pine/hardwood forests.
-Gates, Hertford, North Hampton, Halifax, Bertie, Hartin,
Beaufort, Pitt, Edgecombe, Nash, Wake, Johnston, Wayne, Wilson,
Greene, Craven, Pamlico, Carteret, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow,
Duplin, Sampson, Harnett, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Richmond,
Robeson, Bladen, Pender, New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus
Counties, 836,029 acres. Poorly drained, 3w. Pine/hardwood
forests, Pocosin fringes, Carolina bays, bottomland forests.
-Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates,
Hertford, North Hampton, Halifax, Bertie, Washington, Tyrrell,
Beaufort, Martin, Edgecombe, Pitt, Craven, Carteret, Wilson,
Franklin, Wake, Johnston, Durham, Chatham,. Lee, Harnett,
Cumberland, Sampson, Bladen, Davie, Iredell, Caldwell Counties,
352,125 acres. Poorly drained, 4 to 6w. Bottomland forests,
mixed pine/hardwood forests.
-Wilson, Franklin, Johnston, Harnett, Sampson, Bladen, Robeson
Counties, 15,689 acres. Poorly drained, Sw.
Tomotley
Trebloc
Weston
Woodington
Worsham
• • -Currituck,_ Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates,
Hertford, Bertie, North Hampton, Halifax, Nash, Wilson,
Johnston, Craven, Carteret, Beaufort, Tyrrell, Washington
Counties, 170,764 acres. Poorly drained, 4w. Pocosin fringes, mixed pine/hardwood forests.
-Robeson County, 9,774 acres. Poorly drained, 3 to Sw
(flooding).
-Wayne County, 9,544 acres. Poorly drained, 3w.
-Martin, Lenoir, Jones, Onslow, Duplin, Sampson, Cumberland,
Hoke, Bladen, Pender, Brunswick, New Hanover Counties, 190,108 acres. Poorly drained, 6w. Pocosin fringes, mixed pine/hardwood forests.
-Cherokee, Avery, Watagua, Yadkin, Catawba, Lincoln, Gaston,
Alamance, Anson, Wak~. Yancey, Warren, Franklin, Nash, Halifax Counties, 30,267 acres, Poorly drained, Sw. Drainage heads.
Di\/. SO!L 8~ Vv'ATER. CONS".
DNRCD
•
TO: File
FROM: Hal Bryson 7/~
DATE: June 18, 1992
SUBJECT: Cherokee Oil Site
Ref. 20
MEMORANDUM
Information from Rick Durham, Regional PWS Engineer
(re: drinking water intakes within 15-mile TDL)
On June 16, 1992, I spoke by phone with Mr. Durham (DEM -
Mooresville Reg. Office; phone: [phone]) regarding the
location of possible surface water intakes along the 15-mile
downstream TDL for the subject site. The TDL for the site extends
from Irwin Creek in downtown Charlotte into Sugar Creek, and along
Sugar Creek to just south of Pineville, just south of the NC/SC
border. Mr. Durham was not aware of any intakes within the 15-mile
TDL for the site; this fact was confirmed in a follow-up call from
Terry Gross, the regional Water Treatment Plant consultant (same
phone number as Mr. Durham).
Mr. Durham indicated that another
information on surface water intakes
Mecklenburg County is Rusty Rozzell, with
336-5500.
a:chointak
possible contact for
for waterways within
the County DEP at 704-
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NOTES TO THE USER
• Wetlands which have teen field examined are indicated
on the map by an asterisk(•).
• Additions or correction; to the wetlands information
displayed on this map :ire solicited. Please forward such
information to the add,ess indicated.
• Subsystems, Classes. Subclasses. and Water Regimes
in Italics were developed specifically for NATIONAL
WETLANDS INVENTQ;::Y-mapp1ng.
D 1 acre D 10ecres
ACREAGE GUIDE
D 20oerot
This document was prepared pnmarily by slereoscopic
ana,ysis of 'iigh altilude aerial photographs Wetlends were
fdentified en the photographs based on vegetation, visible
hydrology, and geography in accordance with Cla11rfica-
tion of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United
States (FWS/OBS -79/31 December 1979). The aerial
photographs typically reflect conditions during the specific
year and season when they were taken_ In addition, there
is a marg.n of error inherent in the use of the aerial
photographs. Thus. a detailed on the ground and historical
analysis of a single site may result in a revision of !he
wetland J:-Qundaries established through photographic
interpretation .. In addition. some small wetlands and those
obscured by dense forest cover may not be included on
this document.
UPLAND /NON-WETLAN01
• Some areas designateJ as R4SB. R4SBW, OR R4SBJ
(INTERMITTENT STREAMS) may not meet the defini-
tion of wetland.
• This map uses the class Unconsolidated Shore (US).
SYSTEM
SUBSYSTEM
CLASS
SYSTEM
SUBSYSTEM
CLASS
........
SYSTEM
:!lubelaH
On earlier NWI maps 1"1at class was designated Beach/
Bar (BB), or Flat fFll SJbc:lasses remain the same in both
versions.
Other information inclUding-a '1Harrative report ·concerni~q;th~ ,,.,,.,t:>.., -·
wetland resources depicted on this document maybe available.
For information, contact:
Federal._.State and local regulatory agencies wilhjurisdic-
•tion over ~lands may define and desl."riM wetlands in a
different m.anner than that used in this inventory.· There is
no attemp!. in either the design or products of this inven-
10:--7. lu uci .. ~e the \in.i1s of proprie1.;; y jurisdictio" of any
Federal, $tale or 'local government or to establish the
geographical ·scope of the regulatory programs of govern-
ment ager,cies. Persona intending to engage in activitiH
involving modttication1 within or adjacent to wetland
areas 1hoJld seek the advice of appropriate Federal, State
o, local agencies concerning specified agency regulatory
programs end proprietary juri1diction1 that may effect
such activities.
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(U~J(1\R DE"EPWATER,H/1-.!;IITAT) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Regional Director (AR DE) Region IV
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
75 Spring Street S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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