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86861
74 8th Street Hickory, NC 28602
3.87
370208994831
35.733052 / -81.326985
10
VanPelt , Mary Beth
vanpelt.marybeth@epa.gov
404-562-8615


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Hickory, City ofBF96489707NCAssessment2007


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment$4,500.0001/01/200904/02/2009Hickory, City ofYFY09
Phase II Environmental Assessment$3,000.0005/01/200905/22/2009Hickory, City ofN


Is Cleanup Necessary? No
EPA Assessment Funding: $7,500.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $7,500.00


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Contaminants and Media




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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 3.87
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

No
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No
No


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start DateLeveraged FundingCACompletion Date
07/16/2013$14,000,000.00Hickory, City of03/19/2015


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

The subject property has historically been utilized by the Whisnant Hosiery Mill. A dye house was observed during H&H�s site reconnaissance in the western portion of the warehouse which also included a concrete floor drain that discharged into the City of Hickory sanitary sewer system. The concrete floor and drain had significant dye stains from the dye house operations. These historic site operations may have used naphtha-based solvents or other petroleum products. According to the EDR report, one 1,000-gallon No. 2 fuel oil underground storage tank UST and one 20,000-gallon No. 5 fuel oil UST were removed at the site in 1989. Lab anaylsis revealed no contamination in connection with the 20,000-gallon UST. While removing the 1,000-gallon UST, nickel size holes were identified within the bottom of the tank and soil contamination was observed. Approximately 90 cubic yards of soil were excavated for disposal. One soil sample from the base of the excavation contained a TPH concentration 33.2ppm above the DENR standard of 10 parts per million ppm. Based on follow-up soil sampling in 1991, DENR issued a No Further Action NFA letter on May 9, 1991 for the 1,000-gallon UST release incident. H&H observed a maintenance room in the basement of the warehouse. H&H observed oil stains to the concrete floor inside this room near the air conditioning compressor. The Sanborn Maps also identified this area as a dye house between 1948 and 1961 while Whisnant Hosiery Mill operated at the site. The potential for historical operations in this maintenance area/former dye house area to impact the subject site is judged to be moderate to low. According to the Sanborn maps, the former boiler located in the southeastern portion of the warehouse was fueled by coal between 1948 and 1961. Coal and ash may have been stored at the subject site for heating purposes however, H&H did not observe coal fragments at the time of the site reconnaissance. Coal use at the subject site has a moderate likelihood of impacting the subject site. The potential for UST operations to impact the subject site is judged to be moderate to low. H&H observed oil staining to the concrete floor of both the former and current boiler rooms located at the subject site. A 55-gallon container of hydraulic oil was identified in the boiler room located in the northern portion of the subject site. The potential for the historic operations in both boiler rooms to impact the subject site is judged to be moderate to low.

Former Use: Residences and a small knitting building were located at the subject site in the mid-1920s. Whisnant Hosiery Mills, Inc. historically operated on the subject site from the early 1930s until the late 1960s. Adams-Millis Corporation purchased the facility and occupied it from the early 1970s until the late 1980s. In 1993, Moretz Mill Inc. purchased the facility and manufactured socks until 2006 when the mill ceased operations. The facility contains office space, a dye house, a knitting and finishing area, a looping and boarding area, and a grey goods department. The building is no longer in use and is currently vacant.
Industry (3.87)
Hazardous & Petroleum


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