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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Pat McCrory
Governor
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary

April 3, 2014
Telecon Memorandum

RE: Conference Call, Classic Coffee 14006-10-60
When: 9:30-10 am on April 1, 2014
Participants: Bruce Nicholson, Carolyn Minnich, DENR BF
Cathy Akroyd, Linda Culpepper, Amy Simes, DENR DWM
Barbara Alfano, Cynthia Peurifoy, EPA Region 4

Objective: Discuss recent email dated March 27, 2014 from Barbara Alfano to DENR concerning
Environmental Justice Compliant at 1016 Montana Drive and other concerns in Stewart Creek
Watershed, Charlotte, NC from Tammy Hill of Stewart Creek Environmental Association

The following is a summary of the conference call:

 Prior to the conference call the following documents were emailed to the participates and
included in the memo: Community Meeting Agenda April 2012, Community Meeting
Handouts July 2012, Classic Coffee Decision Memo stream 8-27-2013, Recorded NBP,
Montana Drive Plat Map.
 An overview of the project, facts, and fact sheets presented at the 2012 public meetings was
presented to EPA representatives.
 EPA seemed appreciative of the information and prompt response to their email request on
Thursday, March 27.
 It was agreed many of the issues and questions raised by Ms. Hill were local issues related to
Stewart Creek Watershed, including flooding and sewage releases. The brownfields property
had been shown not to cause chemical contamination of Stewart Creek as presented in the
fact sheet from the July 2012 public meeting. We volunteered to send EPA a local
government contact list of those who have had involvement.

 The following action items need to completed:
o Amy Simes will contact NCDOT project manager to address question 4.
Environmental Impact of I-77 HOV Lanes.
o Carolyn will compile a list of City and County contacts to address local issues (that
list is also shown below).
o Cynthia has schedule conference call meeting with Tammy Hill of Stewart Creek
Environmental Association on Tuesday evening at 6 pm. She will send a summary of
the phone call to the group afterward.

Community Meeting Fact Sheet
North Carolina Brownfields Program
Classic Coffee Syst ems Project (aka Pliana or Former Chem-Tex Labs)
July 24, 2012
Background: On April 23, 2012, a community meeting organized and led by State Representative Kelly
Alexander was held at the West Charlotte Recreation Center. Representative Alexander invited the North
Carol ina Department of Environment and Natural Resources {NCDENR} Division of Waste Management,
Brownfields Program to attend and listen to community comments regarding the Chem-Tex Brownfield ProjeCt
Number 14006-10-60, located at 1016 & 1024 Montana Drive in Charlotte. During this meeting, residents
spoke about concerns regarding the water quality in Stewart Creek, which runs through their ne ighborhoods.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services, Mecklenburg County Water Quality Program agreed to work
with NCDENR to conduct environmental sampling and report back to the co mmunity. The update below
provides the resu lts from the Stewart Creek sampling effort conducted by NCDENR and Mecklenburg County.
It also provides the status of the Chem-Tex site for its reuse by Classsic Coffee Systems under a brownfields
ag reement with NCDENR.
Issues Update
1. Stewart Creek Sampling: In an effort to assess the water quality in Stewart Creek, 10 surface water
and 5 sediment samples were collected. Three water and sediment sam ples were collected on or nea r the
brownfields property to assess if the brownfields property was impacting the wa ter quality in Stewart Creek.
The other samples were collected by Mecklenburg County Water Qua lity Program over a w ide r area to an alyze
the general water quality conditions in Stewart Creek upstream of Brookshire Freeway.
2. Stewart Creek Results: Water and sediment sampling data from Stewart Creek show no chemical
contamination results above screening levels for organic and metal contaminants. There is also no indication
that there is unacceptable health risk posed by occasional recreational exposure to contaminants in t he creek.
Also, the Former Chem-Tex Brownfields Property is not contributing to measurable contamination in Stewart •
Creek. The re is no indication in the data that flooding of t he creek and resulting deposition of any cree k
sediment on nearby properties would result in unacceptable health risks presented by contaminants
originating from the Former Chem-Tex Brownfields Property or by sediments up and downstream of the
brownfields property.
3. Brownfields Status: Pearl Pacific Properties, LLC is seeking a brownfields agreement from NCDENR for
the purchase and reuse of the former Chem-Tex Site. They intend to use the property for warehouse and
distribution of Classic Coffee Concepts. Groundwater and soil are impacted on the property. There have bee n
four contaminants of concern detected above state groundwater standards including perchloroethylene,
trichloroethylene; 1,1-dichloroethene and 1,1-dichloroethane. There are also minor amounts of metals in
groundwater including chromium, lead, and manganese. As discussed above, surface water and sediment
samples were collected in Stewart Creek and indicated no impacts from the brownfields property in t he cree k.
In its agreement with Pacific Pearl Properties, NCDENR plans to impose land use restrictions on the Chem-Tex
property to limit its use to industrial commercial, to prohibit use of groundwater, and place engineering
controls in the building to prevent vapor intrusion. When a draft of this agreement is completed, it will be
available for 30 days of public comment prior to its finalization.
For more information, contact Carolyn Minnich at 704-661-0330 or [e-mail]
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E. Winters Mabry, MD
Director
MECKLENBURG COUN TY
Health Department
July 24, 2012
Groundwater Contamination Sites
Stewart Creek Watershed
How many groundwater contamination sites are there in the Stewart Creek watershed?
[phone]
Mecklenburg County Groundwater & Wastewater Services tracks sites that have soil contamination and
groundwater contamination and refers to the locations as Mecklenburg Priority List (MPL) sites. There are 99 MPL
sites in the Stewart Creek Watershed. There are 11 former MPL sites that have a clean closure.
How many groundwater contamination sites are there in.Mecklenburg County?
There are 1,326 MPL sites in Mecklenburg County. There are 182 former MPL sites that have a clean closure.
What can be done to improve groundwater in those areas where contamination has taken place?
The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) regulate when and how a
contamination site must be evaluated and cleaned up. The requirements depend on the type of contaminant, the
concentration of the contaminant and groundwater usage. Each contamination site is assigned an incident number.
How can I find out if there is a contamination site near my home?
You can search on an address in the Well Information System and see ifthere are contamination sites close to your
home. The Well Information System is maintained by Mecklenburg County as a public access to geographical
information on contamination sites, water supply wells and monitoring wells. Find the Well Information System on
the Groundwater & Wastewater Services web page at http://Groundwater.charmeck.org
How can I fi nd out more information about a specific site?
The Well Information System is a good place to start. This site will provide you information including the
• Name
o Address
• North Carolina incident number
To find out the status of the site contact the NCDENR Mooresville Regional office (704-663-1699) and provide
them the above information. Mecklenburg County maintains historical information on contamination sites. The
contact number for Groundwater & Wastewater Services is 704-336-5103.
What are common sources of groundwater contamination?
• Leaking underground storage tanks -gasoline tanks and heating oil tanks (home arid commercial)
• Dry cleaning facilities
• Surface spills
What is the difference between groundwater and surface water?
Groundwater is located below the surface of the ground. When there is enough water to support a well it is called
the aquifer. In Mecklenburg County we typically encounter the aquifer 15 to 50 feet below the surface of the ground.
The aquifer in Mecklenburg County is used for private drinking water wells, irrigation wells and industrial wells.
Surface Water is the water in the lakes, ponds, streams and rivers.
How can I protect the Groundwater?
• Properly abandon home heating oil tanks that are no longer in use
• Promptly clean up spills of gasoline or other chemicals to the surface of the ground.
• Dispose of old paints and chemicals by taking them to a hazardous waste collection site
• Limit the amount of fertilizer used on plants
• Protect your well head and do not store paints or chemicals in the well house.
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Environmental Health Division o 700 N. Tryon Street, Suite 211 • Charlotte, NC 28202-2222 • [phone]
http:// en vhealth. charmeck. org
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700 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
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Stewart Creek Questions & Answers
July 24, 2012
1. Is Stewart Creek that runs through our neighborhood polluted?
Stewart Creek contains pollutants routinely found in urban areas all across the country,
including all the urban streams in Mecklenburg County. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm
Water Services routinely monitors water quality conditions in Mecklenburg County at 31
different creek locations, including Irwin Creek downstream of Stewart Creek. The Irwin
Creek monitoring site ranks in the top 25% of the cleanest creeks in the County.
2. What impacts does storm water runoff have on water quality?
Storm water runoff transports a variety of pollutants to Stewart Creek as it does all the creeks
in Mecklenburg County. Typically, the more urbanized areas have higher quantities of storm
water pollution. The amount of storm water pollution in Stewart Creek is comparable to the
other creeks in Mecklenburg County's urbanized areas.
3. What causes Stewart Creek to be polluted?
The pollution in Stewart Creek and the other creeks in Mecklenburg County come from point
and nonpoint sources. Point sources come from illegal dumping and spills that run into our
creeks. Non point sources originate from storm water runoff as discussed above.
4. Are these pollutants a threat to my health?
Water pollution is a threat to your health only if it enters your body through prolonged,
frequent contact or ingestion. Therefore, it is recommended that you avoid prolonged contact
with the water in our urban streams, including Stewart Creek.
5. What can residents do to help improve water quality conditions in Stewart Creek?
o Blocked sewer lines that overflow into our creeks are a point source of pollution.
Grease build up in these lines creates blockages that cause these overflows. You can
help by not dumping grease down your sewer drain. Instead, place grease in a metal
can and after it has cooled and become hard, dispose of it in a trash receptacle.
Q Storm water runoff carries nonpoint source pollutants from roads, parking lots, yards,
etc. to storm drain grates connected to piping that runs to the creek. Only rain is
allowed in this storm drain. You can help by ensuring that you do not dump oil,
paint, grass clippings, leaves or any other substance into this drain or onto the ground
that will result in it being canied to the storm drain when it rains.
@ Pet waste left on the ground is picked up by storm water runoff and carried to the
creek as a nonpoint source pollutant. You can help by picking up your pet waste,
placing it in a plastic bag and disposing of it in a trash receptacle.
\!) If you observe a pollution problem, contact 311 immediately.
6. How can I learn more about water quality conditions in Mecklenburg County?
Go to http://stormwater.charmeck.org.
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To report pollution or drainage problems call : 311
http ://storm water . charmeck . org
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Local Contacts

Mecklenburg County  Storm water David Canaan [e-mail]
Mecklenburg County  Groundwater Rusty Rozzelle [e-mail]
Mecklenburg County  Groundwater Lisa Corbitt [e-mail]
Mecklenburg County  Flood Mitigation Tim Trautman [e-mail]
Mecklenburg County  Storm Water John McCulloch [e-mail]
City of Charlotte Mayor’s Office Antanea Mitchell [e-mail]  
City of Charlotte Brownfields Grant David Wolfe [e-mail]  
City of Charlotte Zoning Solomon Fortune [e-mail]  
City of Charlotte Erosion Control John Geer [e-mail]  

The following copies of emails after our conference call from EPA:

From: Peurifoy, Cynthia [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 7:34 PM
To: Alfano, Barbara; Minnich, Carolyn; Nicholson, Bruce
Cc: Akroyd, Cathy R; Lown, David; Simes, Amy
Subject: RE: Conference call number- Classic Coffee Brownfield Site

Hello,

Thanks again for our conversation yesterday. I had a really good discussion last evening with Ms. Hill, Rev.
McCollough and Ms. Renee Paysour. They reiterated all of the concerns that had been previously expressed. They also
expressed a great deal of concern about the health of the community. They talked about a high number of the residents
of the community being elderly, many kids in the community having asthma and a number of women in the community
having breast cancer and changes in their breast tissue.

I told them that I would work to get all the facts together and they liked the idea of having fact sheets and other
information that would help them to better understand and solve some of the issues they are facing. They said they often
feel like they are being sent from one Agency to the other. They also said that their State representative had agreed to
hold a Town Hall Meeting to discuss these issues.

I would like to continue to build information on all these issues with the goal of being able to provide accurate
information back to them. I know it was mentioned yesterday that there was a list of contacts who were responsible for a
number of the local issues. I would like to get that list and reach out to them and perhaps set up some additional
conference calls to discuss the issues and a path forward.

Thanks again for your help.

Cynthia

From: Alfano, Barbara
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 11:34 AM
To: Minnich, Carolyn; Nicholson, Bruce; Peurifoy, Cynthia
Cc: Akroyd, Cathy R; Lown, David; Simes, Amy
Subject: RE: Conference call number- Classic Coffee Brownfield Site

Thank you again for all your assistance and background on this matter!!

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June 20, 2012

DECISION MEMORANDUM

FROM: Carolyn Minnich

TO: Will Service, Bruce Nicholson

Subject: Stewart Creek Stream Sampling Data
1013 and 1024 Montana Drive
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County
Brownfields Project Number 14006-10-60

Stewart Creek runs through the above referenced brownfields site. The PD collected three
samples on the brownfields property from the creek including sediment and surface water,
upstream, mid stream, and downstream (US, SS, DS, respectively). Mecklenburg County Water
Quality Program collected an additional seven surface water samples along the creek and two
sediment samples in Stewart Creek. In addition, Mecklenburg County collected a sediment and
surface water sample from Little Sugar Creek as a comparison of an urban creek, identified as
MC29A1.

In September 1974, Stewart Creek was classified a Class C Stream. Class C is defined as water
protected for uses such as secondary recreation, fishing, wildlife, fish consumption, aquatic life
including propagation, survival and maintenance of biological integrity, agriculture. Secondary
recreation including wading, boating, and other uses involving human body contact with water
where such activities take place in a infrequent, unorganized, or incidental manner.

Surface water grab samples were analyzed for the following parameters:
• Temperature (Field)
• Dissolved Oxygen, DO (Field)
• Conductivity (Field)
• pH (Field)
• Fecal Coliform Bacteria
• E-Coli Bacteria
• Enterococcus Bacteria
• Ammonia Nitrogen
• Nitrate + Nitrite
• Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
• Total Phosphorus
• Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
• USGS Suspended Sediment Concentration (SSC) Test
• Turbidity (Lab)
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• Hardness
• Biochemical Oxygen Demand
• Chemical Oxygen Demand
• Oil and Grease (HEM)
• Volatile Organic Compounds (EPA Methods 8260)
• Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (EPA Method 8270)
• Metals (antimony, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium (trivalent and hexavalent),
copper, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium, and zinc)

Sediment soil samples were analyzed for the following parameters:
• Volatile Organic Compounds (EPA Methods 8260)
• Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (EPA Method 8270)
• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)
• Metals (antimony, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium (trivalent and hexavalent),
copper, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium, and zinc)

Analytical Data

Surface water samples had no detections from volatile organic compounds or semi-volatile
organic compounds above screening levels. The only metal detected was manganese and there is
no standard for this parameter as a Class C water body. The following is a breakdown of the
various parameters

DO: non trout water not less that daily avg. 5.0 mg/L. with instantaneous reading less than 4.0
mg/L.
Comment: field measurement within this range, Stewart 2 low DO.

Fecal: not to exceed 400/100 ML in more than 20 % or samples.
Comment: high values, discuss with county

pH: 6.0-9.0 range
Comment: 7.03-7.67 in Stewart Creek; Little Sugar Creek 7.62

Temperature: not to exceed 29 C for mountain and upper piedmont.
Comment: below this, around 20 C,

Turbidity: not to exceed 50 NTU
Comment: 3.9-8.5 NTU in field, worst case downstream.

See the excel table for each sample value for various parameters.

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SURFACE WATER
Surface water contaminants (in micrograms per liter, the equivalent of parts per billion), the
unrestricted use standards for which are contained in Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code, Subchapter 2B, Rule .0208 (_________ __, 201_ version):

Surface Water
Contaminant
Sample
Location
Date of
Sampling
Concentration
Exceeding
Standard
(g/L)
Standard
(g/L)
Manganese Stewart 2 05/22/2012 400 NE
Manganese Stewart 3 05/22/2012 73 NE
Manganese Stewart 4 05/22/2012 94 NE
Manganese Stewart 5 05/22/2012 47 NE
Manganese Stewart 6 05/22/2012 48 NE
Manganese Stewart 7 05/22/2012 59 NE
Manganese Stewart 8 05/22/2012 74 NE
Manganese Stewart DS 05/31/2012 37.2 NE
Manganese Stewart SS 05/31/2012 41.0 NE
Manganese Stewart US 05/31/2012 31.1 NE
Manganese MC29A1 05/29/2012 31 NE
NE-No established standard
MC29A1 was collected at Little Sugar Creek.

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STREAM SEDIMENT

Soil
Contaminant
Sample
Location
Depth (ft) Date of
Sampling
Concentration
Exceeding
Screening
Level1
(mg/kg)
Site-Specific
Protection of
GW Screening
Level2
Arsenic Stewart 7 Sediment 05/22/2012 1.5 5.8
Arsenic Stewart 8 Sediment 05/22/2012 1.3 5.8
Arsenic Sugar Creek Sediment 05/29/2012 0.90 5.8
Beryllium Stewart 7 Sediment 05/22/2012 0.40 63
Beryllium Stewart SS Sediment 05/31/2012 0.18 63
Trivalent
Chromium
Stewart 7 Sediment 05/22/2012 24 360,000
Trivalent
Chromium
Stewart 8 Sediment 05/22/2012 14 360,000
Trivalent
Chromium
Stewart DS Sediment 05/31/2012 15.8 360,000
Trivalent
Chromium
Stewart SS Sediment 05/31/2012 176 360,000
Trivalent
Chromium
Stewart US Sediment 05/31/2012 6.2 360,000
Trivalent
Chromium
Sugar Creek Sediment 05/29/2012 14 360,000
Copper Stewart 7 Sediment 05/22/2012 12 700
Copper Stewart 8 Sediment 05/22/2012 10 700
Copper Stewart SS Sediment 05/31/2012 27.5 700
Copper Stewart US Sediment 05/31/2012 9.0 700
Lead Stewart 7 Sediment 05/22/2012 6.1 270
Lead Stewart 8 Sediment 05/22/2012 3.5 270
Lead Stewart DS Sediment 05/31/2012 2.0 270
Lead Stewart SS Sediment 05/31/2012 2.8 270
Lead Stewart US Sediment 05/31/2012 1.8 270
Lead Sugar Creek Sediment 05/29/2012 11 270
Manganese Stewart 7 Sediment 05/22/2012 480 65
Manganese Stewart 8 Sediment 05/22/2012 520 65
Manganese Stewart DS Sediment 05/31/2012 112 65
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Manganese Stewart SS Sediment 05/31/2012 232 65
Manganese Stewart US Sediment 05/31/2012 159 65
Manganese Sugar Creek Sediment 05/29/2012 250 65
Mercury Stewart DS Sediment 05/31/2012 0.031 1.0
Nickel Stewart 7 Sediment 05/22/2012 4.4 130
Nickel Stewart DS Sediment 05/31/2012 1.3 130
Nickel Stewart SS Sediment 05/31/2012 56.9 130
Nickel Stewart US Sediment 05/31/2012 4.6 130
Nickel Sugar Creek Sediment 05/29/2012 5.9 130
Selenium Stewart 8 Sediment 05/22/2012 0.64 2.1
Thallium Stewart 8 Sediment 05/22/2012 0.65 0.28
Zinc Stewart 7 Sediment 05/22/2012 30 1200
Zinc Stewart 8 Sediment 05/22/2012 36 1200
Zinc Stewart DS Sediment 05/31/2012 19.8 1200
Zinc Stewart SS Sediment 05/31/2012 36.4 1200
Zinc Stewart US Sediment 05/31/2012 25.7 1200
Zinc Sugar Creek Sediment 05/29/2012 36 1200
Zinc Stewart US Sediment 05/31/2012 25.7 1200

Notes:
1. Bold values exceed screening levels for Protection of Groundwater.
2. Sediment samples had low levels of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
detected. They were below the Protection of Groundwater PSRG for the IHSB.

Conclusion

Stewart Creek is an urban creek in Mecklenburg County with fair water quality. Based on the
sampling event, the brownfields property is not impacting the creek with chlorinated solvents
that have been detected on the brownfields property. At this time, no additional sampling is
required in the creek.