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CES Group Engineers, LLP
IMPROVING. PROTECTING. RESTORING.
CHARLOTTE, NC
3525 Whitehall Park Drive, Suite 150
Charlotte, NC 28273
COLUMBIA, SC
1411 Gervais Street, Suite 140
Columbia, SC 29201
www.ces-group.net
May 31, 2023
Scott Ryals, PE
Environmental Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
DWM UST Section
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
RE: Receptor Survey Report
Exprezit #503
Incident No’s.: 6760 / 36190
UST ID No’s.: MO-3089 / MO-7549
Facility ID No’s.: 00-0-0000029594 / 00-0-0000007433
910 First Avenue, Southwest
Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina 28602
Dear Mr. Ryals:
CES Group Engineers, LLP (CES), while under contract with the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Contract No.: N040722, executed on April 20, 2022, is
submitting this Receptor Survey Report to you for the aforementioned property electronically via
email. The performed work was authorized by NCDEQ Task Authorization (TA) #01, approved
on March 24, 2023. Should you have any questions in regards to this submittal, please do not
hesitate to contact me at (704) 325-5408.
Regards,
Greg Hans, PMP
Environmental Division Manager
Enclosures: Receptor Survey Report
CES Project No. 8123.0323E
May 31, 2023
RECEPTOR SURVEY REPORT
Exprezit #503
910 First Avenue, Southwest
Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina 28602
NCDEQ Incident No’s.: 6760 / 36190
UST ID No’s.: MO-3089 / MO-7549
Facility ID No’s.: 00-0-0000029594 / 00-0-0000007433
May 31, 2023
Prepared for:
Mr. Scott Ryals
NCDEQ DWM UST Section
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
Prepared by:
CES Group Engineers, LLP
3525 Whitehall Park Drive, Suite 150
Charlotte, North Carolina 28273
CES Project No. 8123.0323E
May 31, 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1.0 SITE INFORMATION ...................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Identification ........................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Contact Information............................................................................................. 1
1.3 Release Information .................................................................................................. 1
1.4 Certification ......................................................................................................... 2
2.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................ 3
3.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES .................................................................................................. 4
4.0 SITE HISTORY AND CHARACTERIZATION ................................................................ 5
4.1 UST Owner and Operator Information ............................................................... 5
4.2 UST Information .................................................................................................. 6
4.3 Release Summary .............................................................................................. 7
4.4 Previous Investigations ....................................................................................... 7
4.5 Receptor Information .......................................................................................... 8
4.6 Land Use ............................................................................................................. 9
5.0 RISK CHARACTERIZATION ........................................................................................ 10
5.1 Part I – Groundwater/Surface Water/Vapor Impacts ....................................... 10
5.2 Part II – Land Use ............................................................................................. 11
6.0 ASSESSMENT INFORMATION ................................................................................... 14
6.1 Site Geology and Hydrogeology ....................................................................... 14
6.2 Sampling Activities ............................................................................................ 14
7.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................ 15
8.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 16
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FIGURES
FIGURE 1 SITE LOCATION MAP
FIGURE 2 SITE PLAN
FIGURE 3 1,500-FOOT POTENTIAL RECEPTOR AND LAND USE MAP
TABLES
TABLE B-1 SITE HISTORY – UST/AST SYSTEM AND OTHER RELEASE
INFORMATION
TABLE B-2 SITE HISTORY – UST/AST OWNER/OPERATOR AND OTHER
RESPONSIBLE PARTY INFORMATION
TABLE B-5 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY WELL AND OTHER RECEPTOR
INFORMATION
TABLE B-6 LAND USE
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A HISTORICAL DATA
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1.0 SITE INFORMATION
1.1 Identification
Date of Report: May 31, 2023 Site Risk/Ranking: Low
Facility I.D.:00-0-0000029594 / 00-0-
0000007433 UST Incident Number (if known): 6760 / 36190
Site Name: Exprezit #503
Street Address:910 First Avenue, Southwest
City/Town:Hickory Zip Code: 28602 County: Catawba
Description of Geographical Data Point (e.g., UST):Approximate Former USTs
Location Method (GPS, topographical map, online map, other):GIS Address Matching
Latitude (decimal degrees):35.73119 Longitude(decimal degrees): -81.35280
1.2 Contact Information
UST/AST Owner:
TOC Retail, Inc (6760) / Exprezit
! Convenience Stores, LLC
(36190)
Email:
N/A
Address: 910 First Avenue, SW, Hickory, NC 28602 / 548 Mary Esther
Cut of PMB #286, Fort Walton Beach. FL 32548 Tel: N/A
UST/AST Operator: TOC Retail, Inc (6760) / DBA
Exprezit ! 503 (36190) Email: N/A
Address: 910 First Avenue, SW, Hickory, NC 28602 / 548 Mary Esther
Cut of PMB #286, Fort Walton Beach. FL 32548 Tel: N/A
Property Owner: Harley Group, LLC Email: N/A
Address: 1097 Harbor View Road, Charleston, SC 29412 Tel: N/A
Property Occupant: Vacant Email: N/A
Address: N/A Tel: N/A
Consultant/Contractor: CES Group Engineers, LLP. Email: ghans@ces-group.net
Address: 3525 Whitehall Park Drive, Suite 150, Charlotte, NC 28273 Tel: 704-325-5408
Analytical Laboratory: N/A State Certification No:
Address: Tel:
Drilling Contractor: N/A Email:
Address: Tel:
1.3 Release Information
Date Discovered: 5/3/1989 (6760) and 4/13/2005 (36190) (According to the NCDEQ Incidents Map
Database)
Estimated Quantity of Release: Unknown
Cause of Release: Unknown
Source of Release (e.g., Dispenser/Piping/UST):UST (Presumed)
Sizes and Contents of Tanks or Other Containment from which the Release
Occurred:
One 10,000-gal
gasoline UST; two
4,000-gal gasoline
USTs; One 4,000-
gallon diesel UST
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1.4 Certification
I, Charles D. Heleine, a North Carolina Licensed Professional Engineer employed by CES,
do certify that the information contained in this report is accurate, to the best of my
knowledge.
E-Signature 05/30/2023
Charles D. Heleine, NC PE No. 27196
CES Group Engineers, LLP (CES) is licensed to practice engineering in North Carolina. The
firm license number is F-1240.
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2.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Receptor Survey Report was prepared to identify potential receptors located within a 1,500-
feet radius of the property located at 910 First Avenue, Southwest, Hickory, Catawba County, North
Carolina (the Site), which has been identified as Exprezit #503 within the Underground Storage
Tank (UST) section of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ). CES
Group Engineers, LLP (CES) has been authorized to perform this receptor survey by the NCDEQ,
represented by Scott Ryals, PE, Environmental Engineer.
As part of this work scope, a water supply well survey was conducted by performing a windshield
and walking survey on March 24, 2023, contacting the City of Hickory Public Utilities Department,
and sending out Request for Water Supply Well Information forms to property owners located within
a 500-feet radius of the subject property. Additionally, available historical documents for Incident
Numbers 6760 and 36190 were reviewed for information relative to the apparent release condition,
and potential impacts to nearby water supply wells.
According to a review of available and selected historical documents, retrieved from NCDEQ’s
Division of Waste Management’s Document Management System (aka Laserfiche) for Incident
Numbers 6760 and 36190, subsurface impacts to soil and groundwater are known to exist at the
site, based on the last round of samples collected by other environmental consultants, which
reported petroleum-related constituents in soil (September, 2006) above applicable state standards
from the areas of the former USTs, product lines and dispensers, with concentrations of petroleum-
related constituents in groundwater reported above 2L Standards (October, 2005) from monitoring
wells located across the site.
No water supply wells and/or other receptors were identified within 1,500-feet of the site during the
Receptor Survey.
Based on the reported presence of petroleum-related constituents in soil and groundwater above
applicable standards from the last round of sampling conducted at the site in September, 2006 and
October, 2005, respectively, it is recommended that up to four soil borings be installed in the areas
of previous soil exceedances, ie the area of the former USTs, dispenser islands and product lines,
and up to six existing groundwater monitoring wells be sampled from wells previously reporting 2L
exceedances and/or located along the property boundaries, as depicted on Figure 2, in order to
evaluate current subsurface soil and groundwater conditions in comparison to updated state
standards, and to determine if regulatory closure can be achieved through a Notice of Residual
Petroleum (NRP) or No Further Action (NFA).
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3.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES
The scope of services for this report were authorized by NCDEQ Task Authorization (TA) #01,
approved on March 24, 2023, under CES Contract Number N040722, dated April 20, 2022. In
accordance with the approved TA, the approved scope of services included the following:
Conduct a Site Reconnaissance and Receptor Survey.
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4.0 SITE HISTORY AND CHARACTERIZATION
The subject site is located at 910 First Avenue, Southwest, at the intersection of First Avenue,
Southwest and Ninth Street, Southwest, is currently unoccupied and vacant, with one main
structure located on the north-central portion of the site, with a detached canopy immediately to the
south of the main structure, and has been further identified as Catawba County Parcel ID Number
(PIN) 370205197350. The former USTs were reportedly located to the east of the main structure ,
on the northeastern portion of the site. Figures 1 and 2 depict a Site Location Map and Site Plan,
respectively.
According to Catawba County GIS Maps, the subject property is zoned General Business (C-2),
with Catawba County Parcel Identification Number 370205197350, occupying an approximate area
of 0.52-acres. The subject site is situated at the intersection of First Avenue, Southwest, a 2-lane,
asphalt surfaced, urban section roadway, and Ninth Street, Southwest, a 2-lane, asphalt surfaced,
urban section roadway. The subject site contains one main structure located on the north-central
portion of the site, an approximate 1,612-square feet building that is currently unoccupied and
vacant, which previously operated as a convenience store and gasoline service station, and was
reportedly constructed in the year 1961. The remainder of the subject site contains asphalt-paved
and concrete entrance ways and parking areas, and landscaped areas. Based on onsite
observations and a review of historical documents, natural surface drainage at the subject property
generally flows in a westerly direction. While not always the case, groundwater flow direction
typically follows the direction of surface water flow, and is, therefore, anticipated to flow westerly.
The subject site is served by electrical and telecommunication utilities, as well as public water
distribution and sanitary sewer services provided by the City of Hickory. No water supply wells or
septic systems were observed onsite. The subject site is situated in an area of commercial,
industrial and residential land use. A railroad right-of-way is located approximately 300-feet to the
north of the site. The site location in relation to area land use is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.
4.1 UST Owner and Operator Information
Incident Number 6760
Facility ID Number: 00-0-0000029594
*UST Owner: TOC Retail, Inc
Address: 910 First Avenue, Southwest, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: N/A
*UST Operator: TOC Retail, Inc
Address: 910 First Avenue, Southwest, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: N/A
Other Person(s) Associated
With USTs: (Site accepted into State-Lead Cleanup Program)
Address: N/A
Phone: N/A
**Current Property Owner: Harley Group, LLC
Address: 1097 Harbor View Road, Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: N/A
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Incident Number 36190
Facility ID Number: 00-0-0000007433
*UST Owner: Exprezit ! Convenience Stores, LLC
Address: 548 Mary Esther Cut of PMB #286, Fort Walton
Beach, FL 32548
Phone: N/A
*UST Operator: DBA Exprezit ! 503
Address: 910 First Avenue, Southwest, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: N/A
Other Person(s) Associated
With USTs: (Site accepted into State-Lead Cleanup Program)
Address: N/A
Phone: N/A
**Current Property Owner: Harley Group, LLC
Address: 1097 Harbor View Road, Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: N/A
*Information retrieved from NCDEQ UST Incidents Database(s)
**Information retrieved from the Catawba County GIS Real Estate System
In March, 2023, the site was accepted into the NCDEQ State-Lead Cleanup Program to conduct
further investigative measures relative to Incident Numbers 6760 and 36190.
Available information regarding UST Owner and Operator Information is provided in Table B-1, and
above in Section 1.2.
4.2 UST Information
A general summary of reported UST information is presented below, with further information
included in Tables B-1 and B-2:
UST ID No Current/Last
Contents
Capacity
(gallons)
Installation
Date
Permanent
Closure
Date
Discovery of
Release
1 Gasoline 10,000 12/13/1980 2/23/2005 Yes
2 Gasoline 4,000 12/20/1955 2/23/2005 Yes
3 Gasoline 4,000 12/20/1955 2/23/2005 Yes
4 Diesel 4,000 12/20/1955 2/23/2005 Yes
* Information retrieved from NCDEQ UST Database System and a Limited Site Assessment Report,
dated May 5, 2006, and prepared by Advanced Environmental Technologies, LLC, of Lakeland,
Florida
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4.3 Release Summary
Incident Number 6760
Facility ID Number: 00-0-0000029594
According to a review of a Comprehensive Site Assessment Addendum and Vacuum Extraction
System Operation Report, dated February, 1994, prepared for TOC Retail, Inc (TOC Retail) by
Edgerton Environmental Services, Inc (Edgerton), of Cary, North Carolina, Incident Number 6760
was issued by NCDEQ to TOC Retail in May, 1989, after subsurface investigation activities (ie, the
installation of soil borings and groundwater monitoring wells) reported that soil and groundwater at
the site had been impacted by petroleum-related constituents.
Incident Number 36190
Facility ID Number: 00-0-0000007549
According to a review of a Tank Closure Report, dated April 11, 2005, prepared for Exprezit !
Convenience Stores, LLC (Exprezit) by Advanced Environmental Technologies, LLC (Advanced), of
Lakeland, Florida, Incident Number 36190 was issued by NCDEQ to Exprezit in April, 2005, after
contaminated soils were encountered during the excavation and removal of the UST system at the
site.
In March, 2023, the site was accepted into the NCDEQ State-Lead Cleanup Program to conduct
further investigative measures relative to Incident Numbers 6760 and 36190.
4.4 Previous Investigations
Incident Number 6760
Facility ID Number: 00-0-0000029594
According to historical reports prepared for TOC Retail by Edgerton, previous investigations at the
site for Incident Number 6760 included the installation of soil borings and up to 20 groundwater
monitoring wells in the early 1990’s, with subsequent soil and groundwater sampling reporting
concentrations of petroleum-related constituents above applicable NCDEQ Standards, and the
operation and maintenance of a Vacuum Extraction System (VES) from March, 1992 to an
undetermined date, with known operation of the VES for at least 1.5-years based on reviewed
reports.
Incident Number 36190
Facility ID Number: 00-0-0000007549
According to historical reports prepared for Exprezit ! by Advanced, previous investigations at the
site for Incident Number 36190 included the installation of additional soil borings and groundwater
monitoring wells in 2005 and 2006, with subsequent soil and groundwater sampling reporting
concentrations of petroleum-related constituents remaining above applicable NCDEQ Standards,
and the excavation and removal of the UST system in February, 2005. During the removal of the
UST system in February, 2005, it was reported by Advanced that contaminated soils were not
excavated from the area of former USTs, dispenser islands or product lines.
Historical reports for Incident Numbers 6760 and 36190 are included in Appendix A.
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Since the completion of soil and groundwater sampling, conducted in September, 2006 and
October, 2005, respectively, no further investigative measures are known to have occurred for
Incident Numbers 6760 and 36190.
4.5 Receptor Information
Windshield and Walking Survey:
On March 24, 2023, a representative of CES conducted a windshield and walking survey of the
subject property, and accessible properties withing a 500-feet radius of the site. Visual information
obtained from the windshield and walking survey has been summarized as follows:
Water supply well(s) were not visually identified on the site, nor on properties located along
First Avenue, Southwest; Ninth Street, Southwest; Tenth Street, Southwest and Main Street,
Southwest; and
Municipal water lines, meters and fire hydrants were observed along First Avenue,
Southwest; Ninth Street, Southwest; Tenth Street, Southwest and Main Street, Southwest.
Water Supply Wells:
As part of this work scope, a water supply well survey was conducted by completing the windshield
and walking survey on March 24, 2023, contacting the City of Hickory Public Utilities Department
and sending out Request for Water Supply Well Information forms to property owners located within
a 500-feet radius of the subject property.
During the walking and windshield survey, no water supply wells were visually observed within 500-
feet of the site. According to information obtained from the subject property owner, nearby and
surrounding property owners, a review of NCDEQ SWAPInfo 2.0 and historical documents, no
water supply wells are known to exist within a 1,500-feet radius of the site.
On May 5, 2023, CES sent out Request for Water Supply Well Information forms to the thirty
properties within a 500-feet radius of the subject property. A total of five Water Supply Well
Information forms were returned to CES, or information was otherwise communicated to CES,
which did not report the presence of water supply wells within a 500-feet radius of the site. CES
reviewed applicable online sources for properties within 1,500-feet of the site, including the NC
SWAPInfo 2.0 Map and NC One Map - Public Water Supply Water Resources Map and Catawba
County’s GIS Real Estate System, which did not report the presence of water supply wells.
Public Water Supplies:
According to the NC SWAPInfo 2.0 Map and NC One Map - Public Water Supply Water Resources
Map, no public water supply wells are known to exist within a 1,500-feet radius of the subject
property.
Municipal water distribution systems provided by the City of Hickory are available to serve the
subject property and surrounding properties.
Surface Water:
The nearest surface water body to the site, Geitner Branch, a Class C surface water body according
to the NC One Map - Surface Water Classifications, is located approximately 1,350-feet to the
southwest of the site.
According to the NC One Map – Surface Water Intakes Map, no surface water intakes are located
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within a 1,500-feet radius of the subject site.
Wellhead Protection Areas:
According to the NC SWAPInfo 2.0 Map and Database, no approved wellhead protection areas or
plans are located within a 1,500-feet radius of the subject site.
Deep Aquifers in the Coastal Plain Physiographic Region:
Not Applicable to the subject site as the site lies within the Piedmont Physiographic Region.
Subsurface Structures:
Underground utilities have been identified at and adjacent to the subject site, and the potential
exists for soil and groundwater contamination to be in contact with these underground utilities.
Groundwater has historically been measured at approximately 22 to 26-feet below ground surface
at the site. Because the underground utilities are expected to be at a shallower depth than 22 to
26-feet, the utility lines would not be considered receptors or conduits for ground water contaminant
migration. No subsurface structures have been identified at the site.
Figure 3 depicts a 1,500-feet Potential Receptor and Land Use Map.
Table B-5 summarizes public and private water supply well and other receptor information.
4.6 Land Use
Land use in the vicinity of the subject property can be characterized as commercial, industrial and
residential uses.
Table B-6 summarizes contiguous property owners and occupants.
No sensitive land use features, such as schools, daycare centers, nursing homes, hospitals,
playgrounds, churches, camps, or other places of assembly, have been identified within 1,500-feet
of the source of the release, with the exception of Hickory Optimist Park located approximately 900-
feet to the southeast and Vintage City Church located approximately 1,500-feet to the northeast of
the site. Aerial imagery depicting land use in the general vicinity of the site is included on Figure 3.
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5.0 RISK CHARACTERIZATION
5.1 Part I – Groundwater/Surface Water/Vapor Impacts
High Risk
1. Has the release contaminated any water supply well including any well used for non-
drinking purposes ?
NO
Not to our knowledge.
2. Is a water supply well used for drinking water located within 1,000 feet of the source area of
the release ?
NO
Municipal water distribution systems are available to serve the subject property and
surrounding properties.
3. Is a water supply well not used for drinking water (e.g., irrigation, washing cars, industrial
cooling water, filling swimming pools) located within 250 feet of the source area of the
release ?
NO
Not to our knowledge.
4. Does groundwater within 500 feet of the source area of the release have the potential for
use (there is no other source of water supply other than the groundwater) ?
NO
Municipal water distribution systems are available to serve the subject property and
surrounding properties.
5. Do vapors from the release pose a threat of explosion because of accumulation of the
vapors in a confined space or pose any other serious threat to public health, public safety or
the environment ?
NO
To date, and to CES’ knowledge, no known incidents of explosion threats have been
reported.
Intermediate Risk
6. Are there any other factors that would cause the release to pose an imminent danger to
public health, public safety, or the environment ?
NO
7. Is a surface water body located within 500 feet of the source area of the release ?
NO
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The nearest surface water body, Geitner Branch, a Class C surface water body according to
the NC One Map - Surface Water Classifications, is located approximately 1,350-feet to the
southwest of the site.
8. Is the source area of the release located within an approved or planned wellhead protection
area as defined in 42 USC 300h-7(e) ?
NO
9. Is the release located in the Coastal Plain physiographic region as designated on a map
entitled “Geology of North Carolina” published by the Department in 1985 ?
NO
10. Do the levels of groundwater contamination for any contaminant exceed the gross
contamination levels (See Table 2.) established by the Department ?
NO
Groundwater samples were not collected as part of this Receptor Survey. However,
according to a review of historical documents, groundwater concentrations have historically
exceeded the 2L Standard, but not the GCL.
5.2 Part II – Land Use
Property Containing Source Area of Release
1. Does the property contain one or more primary or secondary residences (permanent or
temporary) ?
NO
2. Does the property contain a school, daycare center, hospital, playground, park, recreation
area, church, nursing home, or other place of public assembly ?
NO
3. Does the property contain a commercial (e.g., retail, warehouse, office/business space etc.)
or industrial (e.g., manufacturing, utilities, industrial research and development,
chemical/petroleum bulk storage, etc.) enterprise, an inactive commercial or industrial
enterprise, or is the land undeveloped ?
YES
The subject property is currently occupied by an inactive commercial enterprise, and
formerly operated as a convenience store and gasoline service station.
4. Do children visit the property ?
YES
Children have the ability to visit the property.
Is access to the property reliably restricted consistent with its use (e.g., by fences, security
personnel or both) ?
NO
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5. Do pavement, buildings, or other structures cap the contaminated soil ?
YES
Soil samples were not collected as part of this Receptor Survey. However, according to a
review of historical documents, contaminated soils are known exist on the site.
If yes, what mechanisms are in place or can be put into place to ensure that the
contaminated soil will remain capped in the foreseeable future ?
Based on historical site usage, and the general location of the subject property, located
along a main thoroughfare (at the intersection of First Avenue, Southwest and Ninth Street,
Southwest) and in a mixed-use and high-density area, redevelopment of the subject
property that involves the removal of asphalt pavement, without replacement, is unlikely
6. What is the zoning status of the property ?
C-2
The subject property is zoned General Business (C-2) within the City of Hickory.
7. Is the use of the property likely to change in the next 20 years ?
NO
Based on the current infrastructure of the existing onsite building, improved to function as a
gasoline service and convenience store, the use of the property is unlikely to change.
However, the potential does exist for property use to change in the foreseeable future based
on real estate demands.
Property Surrounding Source Area of Release
1. What is the distance from the source area of the release to the nearest primary or
secondary residence (permanent or temporary) ?
100 feet to the west
The nearest primary or secondary residence is located approximately 100 feet to the west of
the site.
2. What is the distance from the source area of the release to the nearest school, daycare
center, hospital, playground, park, recreation area, church, nursing home or other place of
public assembly ?
900 feet to the southeast
Hickory Optimist Park is located approximately 900 feet to the southeast of the source area,
at its closet point.
3. What is the zoning status of properties in the surrounding area ?
C-2 General Business
IND Industrial
R-4 High-Density Residential
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4. Briefly characterize the use and activities of the land in the surrounding area.
The site is generally located within a high-density urban area, with commercial, industrial
and residential land uses. The site is bordered to the north by an unoccupied and vacant
commercial building, on the east by Ninth Street, Southwest with commercial businesses
located across the roadway, on the south by First Street, Southwest with a commercial
business located across the roadway, and on the west by a single-family residence (mobile
home).
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6.0 ASSESSMENT INFORMATION
6.1 Site Geology and Hydrogeology
According to the Geological Map of North Carolina (1985), the subject site is located within the
Piedmont Physiographic Province, is underlain by the metamorphic rocks of the Inner Piedmont,
Chauga, Smith River Allochthon and Sauratown Mountain Belt, and is within a mica schist
formation. A description of the underlying Rock Unit CZms is garnet. Staurolite, kyanite or
sillimanite occurring locally; lenses and layers of quartz schist, micaceous quartzite, calc-silicate
rock, biotite gneiss, amphibolite and phyllite.
According to the US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Web Soil
Survey, soils at the subject property consist of Clifford sandy loam (CfB), which generally have 2 to
6 percent slopes, and are classified as well drained sandy loam (0 to 10-inches), clay (10 to 47-
inches), clay loam (47 to 57-inches) and loam (57 to 80-inches). Parent materials were classified
as saprolite derived from granite and gneiss and/or schist.
According to a Limited Site Assessment Report, dated May 5, 2006, and prepared by Advanced
Environmental Technologies, LLC, apparent groundwater flow direction at the site is in a westerly
direction.
6.2 Sampling Activities
No soil, groundwater, surface water or water supply well samples were collected as part of the
receptor survey. However, based on a review of historical soil and groundwater laboratory results
from samples last collected in September, 2006 and October, 2005, respectively, petroleum-related
constituents in soil and groundwater were reported above their respective standards.
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7.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Based on the reported presence of petroleum-related constituents in soil and groundwater above
applicable standards from the last round of sampling conducted at the site in September, 2006 and
October, 2005, respectively, it is recommended that up to four soil borings be installed in the areas
of previous soil exceedances, ie the area of the former USTs, dispenser islands and product lines,
and up to six existing groundwater monitoring wells be sampled from wells previously reporting 2L
exceedances and/or located along the property boundaries, as depicted on Figure 2, in order to
evaluate current subsurface soil and groundwater conditions in comparison to updated state
standards, and to determine if regulatory closure can be achieved through a NRP or NFA.
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8.0 REFERENCES
Edgerton Environmental Services, Inc, of Cary, North Carolina. Comprehensive Site Assessment
and Corrective Action Plan, dated July 6, 1992.
Edgerton Environmental Services, Inc, of Cary, North Carolina. Comprehensive Site Assessment
Addendum and Vacuum Extraction System Operation, dated February, 1994.
Advanced Environmental Technologies, LLC, of Lakeland, Florida. Tank Closure Report, dated
April 11, 2005.
Advanced Environmental Technologies, LLC, of Lakeland, Florida. Limited Site Assessment
Report, dated May 5, 2006.
Advanced Environmental Technologies, LLC, of Lakeland, Florida. Limited Site Assessment Report
Addendum, dated September 6, 2006.
FIGURES
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SITE LOCATION
Figure 1Site Location MapExprezit #503910 1st Avenue SouthwestHickory, Catawba County, North CarolinaDrawn on: 5/30/2023
Drawn by: Amy Schmidt
Reviewed by: Greg Hans
3525 Whitehall Park DriveSuite 150Charlotte, North Carolina 28273T: 704-489-1500www.ces-group.net³
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REFERENCE:USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System,National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National TransportationDataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road Data; Natural Earth Data; U.S.Department of State Humanitarian Information Unit; and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S.Coastal Relief Model. Data refreshed April, 2023.
CES Project No. 8123.0323E
DRAWN BY: BN
CHECKED BY: GH
PROJECT NUMBER:
8123.0323E
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SEAL:PROJECT DESCRIPTION:Site PlanCES GROUP ENGINEERS, LLP
NC FIRM LICENSE #F-1240 3525 WHITEHALL PARK DRIVESUITE 150CHARLOTTE, NC 28273T 704. 489.1500 www.ces-group.net
DATE: 06/01/2023
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Figure 3Potential Receptor and Land Use MapExprezit #503910 1st Avenue SouthwestHickory, Catawba County, North CarolinaCES Project No. 8123.0323E
Drawn on: 5/30/2023
Drawn by: Amy Schmidt
Reviewed by: Greg Hans
3525 Whitehall Park DriveSuite 150Charlotte, North Carolina 28273T: 704-489-1500www.ces-group.net³
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REFERENCE:NC OneMap aerial orthoimagery dated 2022. Parcel data and street dataobtained from NC OneMap and Catawba County
TABLES
Table B-1: Site History – UST/AST System and Other Release Information
Revision Date: 05/23/2023 Incident Number and Name: 6760 / 36190; Exprezit #503 UST ID#: MO-3089 / MO-7549
UST ID
Number
Gasoline 10,000 Unknown Unknown1 Unknown
Tank Dimensions
(diameter x
length)
Construction
Details
Capacity (in
gallons)
Previous
Contents
Current/Last
Contents
Yes
Description of
Associated
Piping and
Pumps
Was release
associated with
the UST
System?
Status of USTDate Tank
Installed
Single-Wall
FRP 12/13/1980
Permanent
Closure /
Removed
2/23/2005
12/30/1955
Permanent
Closure /
Removed
2/23/2005
2 Gasoline Unknown 4,000 Unknown Unknown Single-Wall
FRP
4 Diesel Unknown 4,000 Unknown Unknown Single-Wall
FRP 12/30/1955
Permanent
Closure /
Removed
2/23/2005
Yes
Yes
3 Gasoline Unknown 4,000 Unknown Unknown Single-Wall
FRP 12/30/1955
Permanent
Closure /
Removed
2/23/2005
Yes
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Table B-1: Site History – UST/AST System and Other Release Information
Revision Date: 05/23/2023 Incident Number and Name: 6760 / 36190; Exprezit #503 UST ID#: MO-3089 / MO-7549
Incident
Number
Material
Released Date of Release
6760 Petroleum 5/3/1989
36190 Petroleum 4/13/2005 Soil contamination reported during removal of UST system
AST ID
Number
Current/Last
Contents *
Previous
Contents *
Capacity (in
gallons)
Construction
Details **Tank Dimensions Status of AST
***
Description of Release
Presumed detection of soil and groundwater concentration above standards during subsurface
investigations
Description of
Associated
Piping and
Pumps
Was release
associated with
the AST
System?
Date Tank
Installed
Page 2 of 2
Table B-2: Site History - UST/AST Owner/Operator and
Other Responsible Party Information
Revision Date: 05/23/2023 Incident: 6760 / 36190; Exprezit #503
UST ID#: MO-3089 / MO-7549
2
3
4
State Zip
N/A N/A
State Zip
N/A N/A
State Zip
Street Address
N/A
City Telephone Number
Name of Operator Dates of Operation
(mm/dd/yy to mm/dd/yy)
TOC Retail, Inc / Exprezit ! Convenience Stores, LLC TOC (Unknown to 9/1/1999) / Exprezit !
(9/1/1999 to 2/23/2005)
N/A N/A
Incident
Number 6760 / 36190
Name of Other Responsible Party Dates of Release(s)
(mm/dd/yy to mm/dd/yy)
Street Address
City Telephone Number
Telephone Number
N/A N/A
N/A
Street Address
TOC Retail, Inc / Exprezit ! Convenience Stores, LLC
TOC (Unknown to 9/1/1999) / Exprezit !
(9/1/1999 to 2/23/2005)
UST ID
Number
1
Facility ID Number
Name of Owner Dates of Operation
(mm/dd/yy to mm/dd/yy)
00-0-0000029595 /
00-0-0000007433
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Table B-5: Public and Private Water Supply Well and Other Receptor Information
Revision Date: 05/23/2023 Incident Number and Name: No. 6760 / 36190; Exprezit #503 UST ID#: MO-3089 / MO-7549
Water Supply Well and Other Receptor Information
Additional Information for Water Supply Wells (and Other Receptors, if applicable)
Well # / ID
(same as
above)
Public Water:
Connected /
Available / Not
Available
Well Currently Used
for:
Active /
Inactive /
Abandoned
Construction
Method and Well
Type
Total Depth (ft
BGS)
Screened
Interval (x to y
ft BGS)
ft BGS = Feet below ground surface
Distance from
Source (ft)
Street Address for
Receptor
* Ex: WSW = Water Supply Well, SWB = Surface Water Body, Resvr = Reservoir, PWS = Public Water Supply, PW = Public Well, SW = Supply Well, WPA = Wellhead Protection Areas, RA = Recharge Areas (for deep
aquifers), Sub = Subsurface Structures, Con = Conduits, Other:
** The location and/or latitude/longitude (IN DECIMAL DEGREES) must be sufficiently accurate and precise to allow easy location of wells (or recovery if buried/paved/covered-over, lost, or otherwise damaged) and for
the location / replication of sampling points for any other receptor. Coordinates are estimated based on physical location of onsite structure(s)
*** Status: A = Active or IA = Inactive *and* Use: P = Potable or NP = Non-Potable Use. (Describe further in Additional Information for Water Supply Wells table below.)
Up or
Downgradient
(if known)
Well # Contact Name
Source
Status & Use
***
Type *Owner/User/
Both Contact Phone #
Receptor
Description and
Location Details
**
Latitude/
Longitude **
(decimal degrees)
No water supply wells are known to exist within 500-feet, 1,000-feet or 1,500-feet of the site
Private / Public / Semi-Public Casing Depth (ft BGS)
No other receptors are known to exist within 500-feet, 1,000-feet or 1,500-feet of the site
Page 1 of 1
Table B-6: Contiguous Property Owners/Occupant
Revision Date: 05/23/2023 Incident No: 6760 / 36190; Name: Exprezit #503 UST ID#: MO-3089 / MO-7549
Tax Parcel
Number / Map
ID
Owner / Occupant
Name
Address
(Physical)
Address
(Mailing)
370205197350
(subject property)
Harley Group, LLC /
Unoccupied-Vacant
Structure
910 First Avenue, Southwest,
Hickory, NC 28602
1097 Harbor View Road, Charleston,
SC 29412
370205199347
(property across
Ninth Street, SW to
the east of the site)
PWG Investments Limited
Partnership / Import
Motorsports
19 Ninth Street, Southwest, Hickory,
NC 28602 PO Box 636, Hickory, NC 28603
370205199269
(property across
Ninth Street, SW to
the east of the site)
Buy It Right Auto Sales 1,
Inc / Buy It Right Auto
Sales
840 First Avenue, Southwest,
Hickory, NC 28602
840 First Avenue, Southwest, Hickory,
NC 28602
370205197035
(property across
First Avenue, SW
to the south of the
site)
Reeses Wrecker Ser &
Storage, Inc / Skeet's
Wrecker Service & Storage
903 First Avenue, Southwest,
Hickory, NC 28602
1072 21st Avenue, Northwest, Hickory,
NC 28601
370205196249
(adjoining property
to the west of the
site)
Oxford Charles Living
Trust / Residential
922 First Avenue, Southwest,
Hickory, NC 28602 PO Box 2109, Hickory, NC 28603
370205197443
(adjoining property
to the north of the
site)
Hickory Plumbing &
Heating Co, Inc / Open
gravel parking area
915 Main Avenue, Southwest,
Hickory, NC 28602 PO Box 2109, Hickory, NC 28603
370205198443
(adjoining property
to the north of the
site)
Crossroads, Inc /
Unoccupied-Vacant
Structure
903 Main Avenue, Southwest,
Hickory, NC 28602
5030 Randleman Road, Greensboro,
NC 27406
APPENDIX A
HISTORICAL DATA