NCS000518_Navassa MS4 Self Audit_20200921

MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
PROGRAM AUDIT REPORT
NPDES PERMIT NO. NCS000518
NAVASSA, NORTH CAROLINA
334 Main Street
Navassa, NC 28451
Self -Audit Date: 9/21/20
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral & Land Resources Stormwater Program
512 N. Salisbury Street, 9th floor
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AuditDetails..................................................................................................................................................1
PermitteeInformation..................................................................................................................................2
Listof Supporting Documents.......................................................................................................................2
PublicEducation and Outreach.....................................................................................................................4
Public Involvement and Participation...........................................................................................................7
Construction Site Runoff Controls.................................................................................................................9
Appendix A: Supporting Documents
DISCLAIMER
This audit consists of an evaluation of program compliance with the issued permit and implementation of
the approved Stormwater Management Plan. This audit report does not include a review of all program
components, and program deficiencies in addition to those noted may be present. The permittee is
required to assess program progress and permit compliance, and to implement the approved
Stormwater Management Plan in accordance with the issued permit.
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Audit Details
Self -Audit ID Number:
Self -Audit Date(s):
NCSOOOSI8_Navassa Self Audit_2020SEP21
9/21/2020
Minimum Control Measures Evaluated:
❑ Program Implementation, Documentation & Assessment
© Public Education & Outreach
X Public Involvement & Participation
❑ Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination
® Construction Site Runoff Controls — No delegated Sediment and Erosion Control Program
❑ Construction Site Runoff Controls — Delegated Sediment and Erosion Control Program
❑ Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
❑ Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
❑ Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
Field Site Visits:
❑ Municipal Facilities. Number visited: Choose an item.
❑ MS4 Outfalls. Number visited: Choose an item.
❑ Construction Sites. Number visited: Choose an item.
❑ Post -Construction Stormwater Runoff Controls. Number visited: Choose an item.
❑ Other: Number visited: Choose an item.
❑ Other: Number visited: Choose an item.
Inspector(s) Conducting Self -Audit
Name, Title
Organization
Barnes Sutton, Stormwater Administrator
Town of Navassa
Audit Report Author:
Signature ����'��
Date:
9/21/20
Audit Report Author:
Date
Signature
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List of Supporting Documents
Item
Number
Document Title
Mailing Ad
ress:
Date of Last MS4 Inspection/Audit:
334 Main Street,
Navassa, NC 28451
Co-permitt
e(s), if applicable:
N/A
Permit Ow
ler of Record:
Lulls A. Willis,
Mayor
Primary MS4 Representatives Participating in Self -Audit
Name, Title
Organization
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Public Education and Outreach
Staff Interviewed:
Barnes Sutton, Town Planner, Stormwater Administrator
(Name, Title, Role)
Permit Citation
Program Requirement Status Supporting
Dot No.
II.B.2.a
The permittee defined goals and objectives of the Local Public Education and
Goals and
Yes --
Outreach Program based on community wide issues.
Objectives
Comments (Generally describe process for establishing goals/objectives)
Comments derived from the 2007 draft Stormwater Management Plan were incorporated into the 2020 draft Stormwater
Management Plan that was submitted earlier this year. Comments have also been collected through the Public Comment Periods
associated with brownfield development elsewhere in Town. By identifying the public concerns, Staff has been able to translate
those concerns into obtainable goals and objectives.
II.B.2.b
The permittee maintained a description of the target pollutants and/or stressors and
Target Pollutants
likely sources.
Yes
Comments (List target pollutants, note any that are missing or not appropriate)
In FYs 18-19 and 19-20, the Town worked with the Duke Superfund Group to put together a database of brown fields within the
Town's municipal area that includes the chemical compounds that were left from the polluter as well as the properties current
status with the EPA. With this document, we were able to determine areas that would be high risk polluters if the substantial
erosion or poor soil management were to occur.
With all of the properties being mapped, a future step would be to relate these properties to nearby creeks and streams to open up
a study on impacts on nearby waterways.
II.B.2.c
The permittee identified, assessed annually and updated the description of the target
Target Audiences
audiences likely to have significant storm water impacts and why they were selected.
Yes
2
Comments (Describe any changes made, if applicable)
The Town has continued to work towards identifying best practices for a variety of audiences. The new pamphlet that Staff is
developing identifies best practices for Homeowners, Commercial users, and the Town itself as a government entity.
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Public Education and Outreach
11.13.2.d Residential
The permittee described issues, such as pollutants, the likely sources of those
and Industrial/
pollutants, potential impacts, and the physical attributes of stormwater runoff in
Yes
---
Commercial Issues
their education/outreach program.
Comments (Generally describe the residential/industrial/commercial issues addressed)
On the Stormwater web page, the Town describes several issues that come about from mishandled stormwater such how
stormwater runoff collects pollutants such as fertilizer, oil and grease, and pet waste and carries them to streams, creeks, rivers,
and other bodies of water. Increased development means increased pollution in water bodies.
The potential impacts described on the web page include how pollutants in stormwater can create fish kills and can cause shell
fishing closures and how polluted waterways degrade habitat for wildlife, reducing species available for hunting and fishing.
I I. B.2.e
The permittee promoted and maintained an internet web site designed to convey the
Informational
program's message.
Yes
Web Site
Comments (list web page address and general contents, or attach screen shot of landing page)
Web Page: http://townofnavassa.org/storm-water-management.html
General Contents: The page is dedicated to explaining what stormwater is and why it is important to manage in regards to how
runoff collects pollutants such as fertilizer, oil and grease, and pet waste and carries them to streams, creeks, rivers, and other
bodies of water. It goes on to provide tips for how to improve stormwater through ditch maintenance, pet waste management, etc.
It provides information for the local hotline, the DEQ hotline, an informational pamphlet, and forms for public commenting and
reporting. Lastly, the webpage provides resources for development such as the Phase II Stormwater Ordinance, the Brunswick
County LID Manual, and the application for a Stormwater Permit.
11.6.2.f
Public Education
The permittee distributed stormwater educational material to appropriate target
Yes
Materials
groups.
Comments (List distributed materials and quantity, message, distribution mechanism, target audience for each if not included in
program documentation/annual reporting)
On the web page (11.13 2.e) we provide a variety of materials to educate the general public regarding stormwater management. The
items are as follows:
- Residential Rain Garden Flyer: This flyer defines both stormwater and rain gardens. The most useful part of the flyer is the
illustration it provides as to how rain gardens are constructed and the How -To -Guide that accompanies it.
-Navassa Stormwater Information Pamphlet: The two sided pamphlet provides information to general reminders as to how our
activities on land affects the quality of water we drink and use. The other side is focused on how citizens can prevent pollution in
their homes (i.e. car washing, yard waste, oil and grease disposal).
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Public Education and Outreach
II.B.2.g
The permittee promoted and maintained a stormwater hotline/helpline for the
Hotline/Help Line
purpose of public education and outreach.
Yes
---
Comments (Note hotline contact information and method(s) for advertising it)
The Town advertises a Stormwater Hotline that citizens can call to discuss any questions or concerns they may have regarding
stormwater within the Town. This number can be found on the Stormwater webpage as well as the information materials discussed
in II.B.2.f.
II.B.2.h
The permittee's outreach program, including those elements implemented locally or
Public Education
through a cooperative agreement, included a combination of approaches designed to
Yes
---
and Outreach
reach the target audiences.
Program
For each media, event or activity, including those elements implemented locally or
through a cooperative agreement the permittee estimated and recorded the extent
Yes
---
of exposure.
Comments (Generally describe approaches, extent of exposure. Note any cooperating entities, agreements and scope of services,
or reference comments in Section II.A.6. above.)
In previous years, Navassa has partnered with NC Coastal Federation to do a municipal rain garden adjacent to the Town Hall
building. This was a community effort, which received volunteers from the community and staff members to participate in installing
the garden. The Town is currently looking into a similar effort with a municipal rain garden as well as some summer activities for
children to learn about the creeks and how stormwater runoff impacts them.
Any events or projects would be documented and shared on our social media outlets and local news coverage.
Additional
Comments:
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Public Involvement and Participation
Staff Interviewed:
Barnes Sutton, Town Planner, Stormwater Administrator
(Name, Title, Role)
Permit Citation
Program Requirement Status Supporting
Doc No.
II.C.2.a Volunteer
Community
The permittee included and promoted volunteer opportunities designed to promote
Involvement
Partial ---
ongoing citizen participation.
Program
Comments (Note opportunities promoted and date(s) of volunteer events)
In FY 19-20, the Town begun having conversations with Cape Fear River Watch and the Duke Superfund Group regarding the
possibility of putting on a "Creek Week" in which environmentalists would be able to put on outdoor educational sessions for
youths and other citizens to understand how stormwater interacts with the Town's creeks which ultimately affect the drinking
water or the flora/fauna in the creek.
However, shortly into 2020 all community activities were cancelled and have yet to be rescheduled due to COVID-19 public health
safety precautions. It is a goal of the Town to increase our efforts with II.C.2.a.
II.C.2.b
Mechanism for
The permittee provided and promoted a mechanism for public involvement that
Public
provides for input on stormwater issues and the stormwater program.
Yes
Involvement
Comments (Note mechanism(s) for input and how promoted)
The Town of Navassa encourages residents to comment on stormwater facilities within the community. A Stormwater Comment
Form is used to provide comments on stormwater aspects of the design and/or construction pertaining to projects in the Town of
Navassa only.
The Town also provides a link to a form to report any illicit discharges you see and the link below provides more information about
illicit discharging. This form is used to report potential illicit discharge, defined as "discharges not entirely composed of
stormwater", contamination of stormwater in the Town of Navassa only.
II.C.2.c
The permittee promoted and maintained a hotline/helpline for the purpose of public
Hotline/Help Line
involvement and participation.
Yes
---
Comments (Note hotline contact information and how it is promoted)
The Town advertises a Stormwater Hotline that citizens can call to discuss any questions or concerns they may have regarding
stormwater within the Town. This number can be found on the Stormwater webpage as well as the information materials discussed
in II.B.2.f.
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Public Education and Outreach
Additional
Comments:
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Construction Site Runoff Controls
Staff Interviewed:
Barnes Sutton, Town Planner, Stormwater Administrator
(Name, Title, Role)
Program Delegation Status:
❑ The permittee has a delegated Sediment and Erosion Control Program and implements the North Carolina
Sedimentation Pollution Control Act (SPCA) of 1973 components of this minimum measure (complete the permit
citation and SPCA citation sections).
® The permittee does not have a delegated Sediment and Erosion Control Program and relies on DEMLR to comply
with the North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act (SPCA) of 1973 components of this minimum measure
(complete only the permit citation section).
Permit Citation Program Requirement Status
Supporting
Doc No.
II.E.3 Construction
Site Runoff Controls The permittee provides and promotes a means for the public to notify the
(NPDES Permit No. appropriate authorities of observed erosion and sedimentation problems (e.g., Yes
---
NCS000435] promoting the existence of the DEQ DEMLR "Stop Mud" hotline).
Comments (Describe how provided and promoted)
On the Stormwater web page, the Town advertises the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources STOP MUD Hotline.
It goes on to say that, erosion caused by stormwater runoff from construction and development activities is another major source
of pollution in our local waterways. If you observe any erosion or sedimentation problems in Navassa please call the STOP MUD
hotline listed above to report them to the NC DENR.
Additional
Comments:
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APPENDIX A: SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
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Safe and Healthy Redevelopment at Navassa's Former Industrial Sites:
A Report by the Community Engagement and Research Translation
Core of the Duke University Superfund Research Center
Executive Summary
Background
The Duke University Superfund Research Center Community Engagement Core (CEC) was introduced to
Barnes Sutton, Town Planner for the Town of Navassa, by introduction through our CEC Community
Advisory Board member Veronica Carter. Elizabeth Shapiro -Garza, CEC Director, and Catherine
Kastleman, CEC staff, attended tour of redevelopment areas around contaminated sites in Navassa in
fall 2018 led by Barnes and Veronica. Following the tour, Barnes requested specific information on a
number of sites in the Navassa area (see list below) and the Duke CEC summarized all available
documents from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and other relevant
sources. Samuel Cohen, Duke University Superfund Research Center Science Communications Specialist,
and Steven Yang, graduate student assistant to the Superfund Research Center, researched and
compiled this report, with editing by Catherine Kastleman and Bryan Luukinen.
This report contains summarized information on the following sites:
• P&W Oil (Inactive Hazardous Waste Site) — Page 4
• Rooster Fertilizer (Inactive Hazardous Waste Site) — Page 6
• Smith Douglas (Inactive Hazardous Waste Site) — Page 7
• USS Holding Pond (Inactive Hazardous Waste Site) — Page 9
• Kerr-McGee (Superfund National Priority List) — Page 11
• Carolina Creosoting Corporation (Inactive Hazardous Waste Site & Brownfield Site) — Page 12
The purpose of this document is to summarize and condense information from all available documents
on these sites and provide details that might be useful from a community planning perspective,
including site history, current cleanup status, existing land use restrictions on development, and
available information on any contaminants found at the site and their potential public health impacts.
Site Information Summary
Below you will find a summary tables with key information about each of the requested sites in Navassa.
Table 1 includes groups of chemical contaminants found at each site and the media in which
contaminants were found during environmental site assessments (ESAs). A detailed version of this table
with specific contaminants is in the Appendix at the end of this document. Table 2 has general health
impacts of these chemical groups. Table 3 provides general information on the site, clean up status, land
use restrictions, and date of last remedial activity at site.
Table 1: Chemical Contaminants
Site
Chemical Group Contaminants Found
On Site Detection
Location/Media
P&W Oil
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Heavy
Above Ground Storage Tanks,
Metals, Pesticides, Hydrocarbons, Ethers
Soil, Groundwater

Royster Fertilizer
Heavy Metals, Phthalates
Soil, Well Water
Smith Douglas
Pesticides, PCBs, Heavy Metals
Soil, Groundwater
USS Holding Pond
Pesticides, Heavy Metals, Polycyclic
Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Soil, Groundwater
Kerr-McGee
PAHs
Soil, Groundwater, Sediments
Carolina Creosoting
Corporation
PAHs
Soil, Groundwater
Table 2: Chemical Group Health Impacts
Chemical Groups
Potential Short and Long Term Health Impacts
Ethers
nose and throat irritation; headaches or nausea; nervous system complications;
skin irritation; unconsciousness
Heavy Metals
cancer; developmental and neurological disorders; heart abnormalities; kidney,
liver, or lung damage; nervous system complications
cancer (benzene); kidney damage; hearing issues; nervous system
Hydrocarbons
complications; respiratory irritation
acute headaches or nausea; birth defects; cancer; neurological effects;
Pesticides
respiratory and reproductive system complications; skin or eye irritation;
thyroid and bladder damage
Phthalates
no adverse human health effects with the levels found in the environment
Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
cancer; eye irritation; irritation of breathing passages; kidney and liver damage
Polychlorinated
acne and rashes; cancer; developmental, neurobehavioral and immunological
Biphenyls (PCBs)
effects; liver damage; nose, lung, or eye irritation
Table 3: General Site Information and Cleanup Status/Land Use Restrictions
Size
Land Use
Approximate Date of
Site
(acres)
Purpose
Clean Up Status
Restrictions
Last Remediation
Activity
Oil collection,
transportation,
Removal, clean up,
No known
P&W Oil
2.3
processing, and
and maintenance
restrictions.
May 2014
recycling facility
completed.
Must complete site
Royster Fertilizer
13.55
Fertilizer facility
investigation before
No known
November 2011
additional cleanup
restrictions.
(see page 6).
Fertilizer mixing
No further remedial
No known
Smith Douglas
13
plant and
action planned.
restrictions.
May 2007
warehouse
2

Boat
No remediation
USS Holding
manufacturing,
activity needed (due
See details below
Pond
62 previously
to low
(page 9). October 2010
fertilizer
manufacturing
concentrations).
Wood -treatment
Remedial Investigation
Kerr-McGee
254 plant
completed (2017).
To be determined. 2017
Clean up plan to come.
Carolina
Wood -treatment
All clean up actions
Creosoting
90 and preservation
completed, no further
See details below
2014
Corporation
plant
actions required.
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Possible Roles for the Community Planner and the Community Engagement Core
We recognize that community planners play a critically important role in land reuse and redevelopment:
• Working with community champions to create a unified community vision for healthy land
reuse and municipal agencies to develop a successful project plan,
• Connecting with environmental or health professionals to conduct site assessments,
communicate the results, and share them with stakeholders,
• Working with developers to ensure community needs are met, and
• Helping environmental or health professionals and municipal agencies to measure the health
impact of healthy land reuse.
These roles are outlined in greater detail in the Land Reuse Toolkit for Community Planners created by
the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), which is located within the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC).
As environmental health professionals, we can assist with the translation and communication elements
of this process, as well with engagement of community champions to address community needs or
evaluate the benefits of reuse or connection to brownfields agency experts or other technical assistance
at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or ATSDR. Our prior experience with this topic arose
through our engagement in the City of Rocky Mount.
As we did in Rocky Mount, we would be happy to provide additional information or create other
resources to assist your office, such as maps of where contaminants are located at hazardous sites or
presentations for community members with examples of successful brownfield redevelopment projects
from US EPA's database.
We look forward to continuing the conversation about how it might be useful for us to engage with you
and the community of Navassa.
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P&W Oil —Inactive Hazardous Waste Site
Site Summary and History
The P&W Oil site in Leland was established in 1993 on 2.3 acres of land. A federally recognized wetland
sits about 130 feet east of the site, and the Cape Fear River is about 450 feet east of the site. P&W Oil
was designated a Large Quantity Generator.* It collected, transported, and processed used oil from
other companies, and mixed them for industrial use.
The oil was brought on site and separated through a cook tank that evaporated water from the oil.
Processed oil was sold as a supplement for boiler fuel. On the site, the oil was stored in aboveground
storage tanks (AST). After onsite treatment, waste oil was shipped to a Treatment Storage and Disposal
Facility as non -hazardous waste or to third parties for energy purposes. The facility ceased operations in
March 2012, but oil tanks from the site continued to be used by another waste oil business until March
2013. After operations ceased, about 30 ASTs of used oil, oily sludge, and oily water contaminated with
PCBs were left behind.
There have been two major spills at the site. In 2009, a spill of less than 20,000 gallons resulted in
several inches of surface soil removed. In 2013, a spill was caused during the transfer of contents
between ASTs. The spill was confined, and less than 20,000 gallons of waste oil and oily water was
cleaned by the potentially responsible parties (PRPs).
P&W Oil and its owner pled guilty to various charges related to unlawful handling and dilution of used
oil, tax fraud, and misleading safety inspectors. They were required to pay for clean-up costs associated
with the site.
*generates 1,000 kilograms per month or more of hazardous waste or more than one kilogram per month of acutely hazardous waste
Contaminants
2013 EPA site investigation of aboveground storage tanks
• PCBs: Aroclor-1260
• Heavy metals: cadmium, chromium, lead
2008 soil and groundwater sampling by environmental consultancy Mid -Atlantic Associates
• Soil: high levels of total petroleum hydrocarbons, PCB Aroclor-1260, dieldrin (legacy pesticide),
4,4'-DDT (legacy pesticide), endrin aldehyde (legacy pesticide by-product), and endrin ketone
(legacy pesticide by-product)
• Groundwater: petroleum -related constituents including benzene, ethybenzene, toluene,
xylenes, MTBE, and DIPE
Site Status and Future
In 2012, the site was referred to the Superfund Program's Emergency Response and Removal Branch to
begin a short-term cleanup of a Superfund hazardous substance (PCBs). This cleanup effort began in
October 2013, and liquids and sludge in ASTs were removed, but small amounts of oil and rinse water
remain. Total petroleum hydrocarbons and benzene levels in groundwater are below EPA removal
management levels.
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As of 2014, the NCDENR (now NCDEQ) issued an administrative order of consent for the potentially
responsible parties to perform clean up to ensure compliance with soil and groundwater remediation
requirements.
On May 15, 2014, US Coast Guard, Emergency and Rapid Response Services and the EPA On -Scene
Coordinator completed removal, clean up, and maintenance activities and left the site. The only planned
activities going forward include coordination with residents, state and local officials, and PRPs.
The remaining ASTs contaminated with PCBs have not been fully decontaminated. As of May 2014,
there are at least 10 ASTs, and several hundred feet of piping and valves that require PCB
decontamination and clearance sampling before they can be returned to service.
Land Use Restrictions
No known land use restrictions. It's unclear whether further cleanup would need to take place before
redevelopment. Any land use restrictions might depend on the proposed use.
Documents
• P&W Waste Oil Site EPA webpase. US EPA.
• P&W Waste Oil Site Fact Sheet. US EPA, 2013.
• P&W Waste Oil Site presentation. US EPA, 2013.
• EPA Superfund Removal Action Press Release. US EPA, September 20, 2013.
• US Department of Justice Press Release. US Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, July 16, 2014.
• Site Health and Safety Plan. Environmental Restoration, LLC, October 29, 2013.
• Final Site Condition Letter Report. Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises, May 13, 2014.
• Final Pollution/Situation Report. US EPA, 2014

Royster Fertilizer —Inactive Hazardous Waste Site
Site Summary and History
Royster Fertilizer is a 13.55-acre site located one mile north of Navassa. Royster Fertilizer used the site
from the late 1920s till at least the 1970s. One major sulfuric acid spill was recorded (approximately
2,000 gallons). In the 1980s High Rise Services purchased the site and stored waste oil and sludge from
various sources. In 1997, High Rise Services discharged 15,000 gallons of waste oil into nearby wetlands
and the Cape Fear River, which borders the site to the north and northeast. The US Coast Guard only
recovered 3,200 gallons. Soil sampling after this incident detected diesel hydrocarbons and lead, but no
PCBs. This spill also prompted state and federal scrutiny and prompted an EPA investigation that same
year. State and EPA noted poor industrial hygiene and poor clean-up attempts. Operations ceased in
2003, when the owner, Andy Simmons, was sentenced for the site's illegal discharge.
The site has warehouses, office buildings, a storage yard, docks, aboveground storage tanks, and many
other small structures. P&W Waste Oil facility borders the site to the Northeast. The nearest residential
properties are about a third of a mile to the west. In the North Carolina Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites
Priority List for FY 2016-2017, Royster Fertilizer was given a score to indicate "higher risk to human
health and the environment". Each site's score was ranked, with 1 indicating the highest risk site and
518 being lowest risk. The score Royster Fertilizer received was 20 out of 518 waste sites statewide.
Contaminants
Walton Engineering Remedial Investigation Report, 2012-2013
• Soil (levels above residential limits): chromium*, iron, arsenic, Bis-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
• Well water samples: chromium, iron, arsenic, cobalt, iron, lead, mercury, vanadium, zinc
*also above industrial limits
Site Status and Future
Beginning in 2013, the site was deemed lower priority and eligible for cleanup under the Registered
Environmental Consultant (REC) program. However, the site's owner declined to enter into an
agreement with NC DEQ. This prompted the site to be listed on the Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites
Priority List for 2014, and the site was still on the list as of January 2018, when it was listed as the 20th
highest priority site in the state. NC DEQ deemed that the 2013 Remedial Investigation Report was
incomplete.
Land Use Restrictions
No known land use restrictions. Prior to any cleanup, the Remedial Investigation report must be
completed. To receive approval for any proposed assessment and cleanup actions, the site must enter
into a Registered Environmental Consultant (REC) agreement.
Documents
• Remedial Investigation Report. Walton Engineering, January 17, 2013.
• Letter regarding remedial investigation report and REC eligibility. NCDEQ, February 11, 2013.
• Letter regarding inactive hazardous waste sites priority list. NC DEQ, May 23, 2018.
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• Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites Priority List FY2016-17. NC DEQ.
Smith Douglas —Inactive Hazardous Waste Site
Site Summary and History
The Wilmington Branch/Borden/Smith Douglas Site (Smith Douglas), is a 13-acre property in Navassa.
Cartwheel Branch Creek, a tributary of the Cape Fear River is about 2000 feet to the northeast. Today,
the site contains a cement foundation of a former warehouse, smaller foundation slabs, pavement, and
grass and brush.
Smith Douglas purchased the site property in 1946 for use as a fertilizer mixing plant and warehouse.
Borden Chemical purchased Smith Douglas in the 1960s but sold the property back to Smith Douglas in
1981. Operations continued until bankruptcy in 1983. After additional deed transfers, Columbia
Nitrogen Corporation is listed as the current owner, but that company is now part of Potash Corp.
Records from 1985 indicate that Borden Chemical disposed of or incinerated 100 tons of waste —
consisting of inorganic waste and salts —between 1947 and 1970. However, the environmental
contractor evaluating the site was unable to confirm whether the on -site disposal took place.
Contaminants
• Soil contaminants that exceeded benchmarks: pesticides (aldrin, dieldrin), PCBs, metals (arsenic,
chromium)
o additional contaminants were found in soils that did not exceed any soil benchmarks or
cleanup levels as of 2006
• Groundwater contaminants that exceeded benchmarks: pesticides (aldrin, dieldrin, endrin
ketone, alpha BHC, gamma BHC), metals (arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead)
o additional contaminants were found in groundwater that did not exceed any
groundwater benchmarks or cleanup levels as of 2006
An intermittent stream was found to receive storm runoff from the site's drainage ditch. This stream
eventually empties into a wetland area, then into the Cartwheel Branch, and then the Cape Fear River,
but none of the site's contaminants were found farther downstream than the intermittent stream. A
2006 report stated that the site operator intended to backfill the storm drains which led into the ditch in
order to limit offsite runoff.
Site Status and Future
Under the Superfund Program, the site underwent Phase I and II screening inspections in 1989 and
1990, and then a site inspection prioritization in 1994. Reassessments were done in 2006 to assess the
site's threat to nearby surface water, and because the site was deemed a low risk to public health and
future contamination, it was given the status of "No Further Remedial Action Planned."
There does not appear to be any activity on the site. Starting in 2012, the site was included on the
State's Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites Priority List, which lists sites where uncontrolled disposal, spills,
or releases of hazardous substances have been identified. As of January 2018, the site has a priority rank
of 247 out of 518.

Land Use Restrictions
No known land use restrictions. It's unclear whether further cleanup would need to take place before
redevelopment. Any land use restrictions might depend on the proposed use.
Documents
• Expanded Site Inspection Report. NC Department of Environmental Quality, Waste Management Division.
September 7, 2007.
• Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites Priority List letter. NC Department of Environmental Quality, Waste
Management Division. May 23, 2018
• Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites Priority List FY2016-17. NC Department of Environmental Quality, Waste
Management Division.
• General Correspondence, 1985 - 2004. NC Department of Environmental Quality, Waste Management
Division. January 16, 2004.

USS Holding Pond —Inactive Hazardous Waste Site
Site Summary and History
The Holding Pond for Waste/USS Site (USS Holding Pond) is made up of about 62 acres of commercial
land adjacent to the Brunswick River. It contains two manufacturing buildings constructed in 2000 which
total about 300,000 square feet. The eastern portion of the site contains a marsh, parts of which are in
either the 100- or 500-year floodplain. A July 2018 plat provides more details about the site's layout and
boundaries.
After construction in 2000, the buildings were used by KCS International to manufacture fiberglass boats
and yachts. In 2007, the site was purchased by Brunswick Corporation for the same purpose of boat
building. In early 2009, the activity at the site stopped, and no manufacturing is currently happening on
site. Prior use and layout were for fertilizer manufacturing, which began in the 1910s and ceased in the
1980s. The site had many different owners through the years, including US Steel Corporation.
Contaminants
• Soil: dieldrin, arsenic, lead, chromium (VI), manganese, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons—
benzo (a) pyrene, benzo (b) fluoranthene, indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene
• Groundwater: dieldrin, arsenic
Site Status and Future
Environmental Consulting firm Hart & Hickman completed a joint remedial investigation and remedial
action plan in November 2017. They concluded that the concentrations of chemicals detected in both
soil and groundwater do not require active remediation measures based on site -specific goals. Land use
restrictions (see below) will be implemented to ensure protection of human health and groundwater.
Annual inspections to ensure land use restrictions are in effect will be carried out by the owner or an
authorized representative. The health risks at the site are low, but monitoring will likely need to
continue for 30 years or more due to the persistent nature of contaminants at the site.
The site ranks as the 131h highest priority on the FY2016-17 Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites Priority List.
Land Use Restrictions
June 2018 Declaration of Perpetual Land Use Restrictions
• "The Property shall be used exclusively for non-residential purposes but shall not be used for or
contain child care facilities, pre-schools, elementary or secondary schools."
• No groundwater use
o No activities that would cause the exposure, removal, or use of groundwater without
prior approval from DEQ's Division of Waste Management, Superfund Section. This
includes but is not limited to: installation of water supply wells, fountains, ponds, lakes,
swimming pools or other features that use groundwater; or excavation activities that
would encounter or expose groundwater. Does not include wells for monitoring
groundwater quality.
No surface or subsurface materials may be removed from the Property without prior approval
from the Superfund Section.

• No personnel involved in conducting environmental assessment and remediation activities, or
tasked with determining compliance with land use restrictions, may be denied access to the
property when doing these tasks.
• Property owners must submit a report each year confirming compliance with these land use
restrictions.
Documents
• Joint remedial investigation and remedial action plan. Hart & Hickman, 2017.
• Site land use restrictions/Deed. Brunswick County, NC, 2018
• Plat. ISAACS Group, 2018.
• Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites Priority List FY2016-17. NC Department of Environmental Quality, Waste
Management Division.
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Kerr-McGee—Superfund National Priority List Site
Site Summary and History
The Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp site (Kerr-McGee) is made up of 254 acres in Navassa. Sturgeon Creek
borders the site to the south and Brunswick River to the east. A residential area borders the site to the
west. U.S. EPA included the site on its National Priorities list for Superfund sites in 2010.
The Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. operated a wood -treatment plant from 1936 to 1980. In 1980, Kerr-
McGee Chemical Corp. dismantled the site, which has not been used since then. Approximately 45,000
cubic feet of creosote -containing material was disposed of on -site into the wastewater pond basin
during the dismantling. The pond was backfilled with clean soil and re -vegetated.
After a subsidiary company that owned the site went bankrupt in 2009, the Multistate Environmental
Response Trust was created to clean up and management Kerr-McGee sites across the country. The
State owns 90 acres of marshland also on site.
Contaminants
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that are derived from the creosote used to treat lumber
currently contaminate soils, groundwater, and sediments on site, as well as sediments from nearby
wetlands and Sturgeon Creek. A 2012 North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services report,
concluded that the greatest human health risk from the site would be from accidental daily ingestion of
contaminated surface soils over a long period of time, e.g. under a redevelopment scenario. Access to
the site is currently restricted, but the report recommends that levels of creosote residuals in soils and
sediments should be reduced, or contact should be prevented to ensure public health in any
redevelopment scenario (industrial, residential, or recreational use).
Site Status and Future
The Remedial Investigation, which helps determine the types of chemicals and their extent on site, was
completed in 2017. Based on this and other investigations, EPA will soon propose its preferred cleanup
plan. Eventually, after weighing comments from various stakeholders, EPA will publish a Record of
Decision (ROD) which finalizes the cleanup method and sets the path for redevelopment and reuse.
Land Use Restrictions
The site management and cleanup process will help to determine the preferred cleanup methods and
eventually inform redevelopment. Based on the proposed intended use for the site, additional land use
restrictions may be put in place to protect human health and the environment.
Documents
• Kerr-McGee Homepage on EPA website. US EPA.
• Public Health Assessment. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. May 4, 2012.
• Multistate Environmental Response Trust page for Navassa, NC site. Greenfield Environmental Multistate
Trust LLC.
• Overview of Cleanup Process and Plans. Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust LLC. March 14, 2017.
• Redevelopment Planning Initiative. Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust LLC. January 2018.
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Carolina Creosoting Corporation —Inactive Hazardous Waste and Brownfield Site
Site Summary and History
The Carolina Creosoting Corporation (CCC) site is a 90-acre site located in Navassa. From 1974-1984, CCC
operated on the site. Wood treatment and preserving operations were mostly done on a 10-acre
portion of the site. The site consisted of 12 aboveground storage tanks, a processing and production
area, diked containment areas, two lagoons, a 26,000 square foot land farm area, burn pits, and wood
storage areas.
Spills of creosote and pentachlorophenol (PCP), another wood preservative, occurred during CCC's
operation. Two incidents of contaminated wastewater spills were reported due to heavy rains
overflowing the diked tank farm and processing area. On Nov. 3, 1981, another spill occurred, and it was
reported that 1,000 gallons of creosote spilled. During site operations, 10,800 cubic feet of creosote -
contaminated sludge and soil was dispersed across 26,000 square feet for aerobic decay. This was halted
by the state due to overapplication of waste and improper tillage of the area.
In 1992, EPA began a large-scale cleanup of the site, removing creosote- and PCP -contaminated soil and
sludge, liquid waste, and waste oil. In February 1995, it was determined that no further remedial site
assessments were needed under the Superfund program. According to the available documents, the site
was determined to be an inactive hazardous waste site beginning in 1997. In 2015, an underground
storage tank incident occurred and NCDENR found soil and groundwater contamination levels which
exceeded statewide standards. All required actions and cleanups have been completed, therefore, no
further actions are required for this incident.
Contaminants
Prior to EPA cleanup from 1992-1995, the following chemicals were found to exceed either state
groundwater standards or state industrial health -based remediation goals:
Soil: benzo(a)pyrene, dibenz(a,h)anthracene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, and PCP
Groundwater: naphthalene
Site Status and Future
The current owner, Martin Marietta Materials Inc., purchased the site on September 30, 2015. In a 2014
Brownfield agreement (Project ID: 08020-04-10), redevelopment criteria were: a) return to productive
use of property, b) additional community redevelopment, c) create 15 jobs during redevelopment and 6
full time jobs, d) generate tax revenue for affected jurisdictions, and e) "smart growth" by utilizing
already developed land.
Redevelopment must also incorporate sustainability principles. This site is listed in the most recent
publicized inactive hazardous waste sites list (May 2018) as the state's 61h highest priority site out of
518. Land use restriction updates are expected annually from the property owners.
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Land Use Restrictions
See 2014 Brownfields Agreement
• No use other than non-residential commercial, light industrial, silviculture or land conservation
• No activity or use that disturbs or exposes soil within "Area of Potential Soil Contamination"
• Absent compliance with a plan approved by DEQ to manage substances that contain
contaminants known to be or that previously were present at the site, none of these substances
may be used or stored on site except in de minimis (very small) amounts for routine
housekeeping and a few other specific uses.
• No grazing nor agriculture in areas utilized for wood treatment in "Area of Potential Soil
Contamination" without prior approval from NCDEQ
• No playground, child care center, nor schools in areas utilized for wood treatment in "Area of
Potential Soil Contamination" without prior approval from NCDEQ
• No park or sports of any kind in areas utilized for wood treatment in "Area of Potential Soil
Contamination" without prior approval from NCDEQ
• NCDEQ, environmental assessors, and remediators may not be denied access to property for
assessment or remediation purposes, which is to be conducted reasonably to minimize
interference with permitted uses on the site
• As of Jan. 1st of every year the Property Owners must submit a notarized Land Use Restrictions
Update
*Area of Potential Soil Contamination shown here in 2014 Plat
Documents
• 2014 Notice of Brownfields Property — Land Use Restrictions. Brunswick County, NC, March 24, 2014.
• 2014 Plat. Sherwin D. Cribb, April 2, 2014.
• Letter regarding the Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites Priority List. NC DEQ, May 23, 2018.
• Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites Priority List FY2016-17. NC DEQ.
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Environmental & Stormwater Advisory
Committee:
The Town of Navassa has formed an Environmental & Stormwater
• Gregory Westfield, Chairman
Advisory Committee that will help the town develop a new Stormwater
• Dorsey Jones Jr-, Vice Chairman
Ordinance as part of the requirements of the town's NPDES Phase II
• Eulis Willis, Ex Officio
permit. The Environmental & Stormwater Advisory Committee will also
• Ella Beatty
be responsible for helping the town create future educational and
• John Klein
environmental programs, such as recycling. All of the committee's
meetings are open to the public at 5:30 PM are held quarterly at the
Navassa Town Hall. Below are the committee members.
Stormwater
WHAT IS IT?
Stormwater is the rainwater from a storm event and is a natural part of the hydrologic
cycle. In a natural environment, most Stormwater infiltrates into the ground or makes its
way to the atmosphere through evaporation or plant transpiration. A small amount,
usually around 10%. flows over the land to waterbodies. In developed environments,
impervious surfaces such as streets, parking lots, sidewalks, driveways, and rooftops
alter the natural cycle and prevent much of the stormwater from infiltrating or
transpiring. Instead, as much as half of stormwater flows over the ground as stormwater
runoff and infiltration is significantly reduced.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
• Stormwater runoff collects pollutants such as fertilizer, oil and grease, and pet waste and
carries them to streams, creeks, rivers, and other bodies of water. Increased development

Stormwater Solutions: Rain Gardens
What is Stormwater?
Stormwater runoff is rain or other
water that runs off streets, rooftops,
parking lots, lawns and other hard
surfaces. As Navassa develops,
more hard surfaces are created and
less rainfall can soak into the
ground. This process allows
pollutants to enter our local
waterways without being properly
cleaned and can damage the
environment and our local water
supply overtime.
What is a Rain Garden?
A rain garden is a shallow
depression in the ground that
captures rainwater runoff from your
roof and driveway. Rain gardens
help the water soak into the ground
rather than running off your
property into the storm drain
system or roadside ditches.
Rain gardens help address
stormwater problems by
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mulch laver 3 inches
Quick Rain Garden How -To Guide
1. Pick a Spot!
Try to choose a naturally occurring
low spot in your yard where water
gathers or choose a spot where your
downspouts can be easily directed
toward the garden. The garden
should be at least 10 feet away from
your home to prevent flooding in your
house. Do not locate the garden over
your septic tank. Try to choose a
location in either full of partial sun.
t. Sketch it on Paper!
Plan your garden on paper before you
dig so you will be able to create the
temporarily holding water from a I best appearance possible for your rain
storm and giving it a chance to soak garden.
into the ground. This prevents
pollution from getting into our
streams and recharges groundwater.
Rain gardens can also be a beautiful
addition to your landscape!
For more information, Please contact
the Town of Navassa, Stormwater
Division at 910-371-2432 or visit:
www.bae.ncsu.edu/topic/raingarden/ or
www.townofnavassa.orQ/
stormwatermanagement. html
;. Choose your Plants!
Native plants are suggested for rain
gardens because they are best adapted
for our climate. You will want to
choose plants that will grow well in
both wet and dry areas because the
rain garden will temporarily fill with
rainwater from time to time. For a full
list of suggested plants, visit
www.bae.ncsu.edu/topic/raingarden/
plants.htm
4. Lay it out!
Lay out the shape and boundary of the
garden with string or a garden hose.
Before you start digging contact North
Carolina 811 to locate all underground
utilities.
5. Dig it!
Remove the grass and dig your garden
approximately 4-8 inches deep.
6. Prepare it!
Combine the existing soil with 2"-3"
of compost.
7. Plant it!
Place your plants in the approximate
locations you designed. Plants should
be placed about 1 foot apart from
each other. Lay out the design first
and make any changes before
planting. Then, use a hand trowel to
plant the small shrubs, flowers, and
grasses.
S. Mulch and Water!
Apply mulch about 2-3 inches deep.
This will help to keep the soil moist.
Water and arrange the downspouts
into the garden. If it does not rain
frequently after planting, keep the
garden well watered. Water every
other day for 2 weeks until garden
looks to be growing on its own.
Information Credits: City ofDarliani Stornnvater Services, 2012 & Rainoardenneni o k 2003-2012 (<<u iv./'uin�m[leruietwork.cou�)

Town of Navassa
Stormwater Management
Public Comment Form
For Stormwater Suggestions or Concerns
This form is used to provide comments on stormwater aspects of the design and/or construction pertaining to
projects in the Town of Navassa only. If you wish to comment on anything other than stormwater, please speak with
the appropriate Town of Navassa staff person responsible for the project.
If you wish to comment on the stormwater aspects of a project not being procured or performed in the Town of
Navassa, please contact the local Stormwater Management Officer of the entity that is responsible for the project. If
they do not have a local Stormwater Management Officer and are unable to provide a suitable contact, you may
contact the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources for further assistance.
Please print and provide as much detail as possible. Use the back of this sheet if necessary.
Please Return This Form To: Navassa Town Planner
334 Main St
Navassa, NC 28451
Date
Name of Person/Company Completing this Report:
Contact Information:
Title of Project:
Description of Work Being Performed:
❑ Continued on Back
Comments:
❑ Continued on Back
Staff Notes Below, For Office Use Only:

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Towne of Navassa
Stormwater Management
Public Reporting of Stormwater Illicit Discharges
This form is used to report potential illicit discharge contamination of stormwater in the Town of Navassa only.
An illicit discharge is defined as "discharges not entirely composed of stormwater". If you suspect that an entity is
illegally discharging to anything other than a stormwater system, please speak with your local law enforcement.
If you wish to report illegal discharge to stormwater systems not in the Town of Navassa, please contact the local
Stormwater Management Officer of the locality where the potential illicit discharge is occurring. If they do not have
a local Stormwater Management Officer and are unable to provide a suitable contact, you may contact the North
Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Please print and provide as much detail as possible. Use the back of this sheet if necessary.
Please Return This Form To: Navassa Town Planner
334 Main St
Navassa, NC 28451
Date:
Name of Person/Company Completing this Report:
Contact Information:
Location of Potential Illicit Discharge:
Type of Structure Receiving the Discharge:
Description of discharge:
Comments:
❑ Continued on Back
❑ Continued on Back
For Office Use Only
Have the adjacent outfalls been recently inspected? ❑Yes❑ No Date
Is it industrial? ❑ Yes ❑No Is Project in an MS4 Designated Area? ❑Yes ❑No