
1. Summary Centro Independence LLC requested KHarts Consultants to conduct a Phase I Environmental

Site Assessment (ESA) of the property Wachovia Bank located at 3750 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403. This property will be named “the subject property” in this report. This assessment was prepared in general accordance with the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process (ASTM Designation: E1527-05). The purpose of the Phase I ESA was to identify any potential sources of environmental risk or liability on the subject property. This assessment included a site reconnaissance as well as research and interviews with representatives of local and state agencies.

The subject property is a 0.9813 acre tract located at the southwest corner at the intersection of Oleander Drive and Floral Parkway. The subject property is located in neighborhood 6171, classed Commercial, with the land use code 601-Finance Banks. The Zoning is RB for regional business. The current property use is finance bank. The following buildings and structures are located on the subject property:Age No. of Stories Usage Construction15 years 1 Finance Bank Brick building with a wood frame and a

concrete vault on a slab

The results of this assessment have revealed the following current recognized environmental conditions associated with the property:

Reported leak from UST on adjacent properties to the east, north, and west Drums on the subject property that could contain hazardous substances or petroleum

products Soil vapor extractor on the subject property 12 monitoring wells on the subject property 8 clean-up wells on the subject property

The results of this assessment have revealed that the subject property is a voluntary remediation site that is undergoing clean-up. The impact on the property of the current recognized environmental conditions identified in the Findings section of this report are:

Petroleum leaked from adjacent properties could have impacted surrounding soil and potentially the groundwater on the subject property.

In our professional opinion it is recommended that the following additional investigation be conducted to detect the presence of hazardous substances or petroleum products on the subject property:

Soil and groundwater testing should be conducted to determine if they have been impacted.

The data gaps and failures are also listed in the Findings. No additional services beyond the scope of the ASTM Standard 1527-05 were conducted as part of this assessment.


2. Introduction

Centro Independence LLC requested KHart Consultants to conduct a Phase I Environmental

Site Assessment (ESA) of the property Wachovia Bank located at 3750 Oleander Drive,

Wilmington, NC 28403. This property will be named “the subject property” in this report. This

assessment was prepared in general accordance with the American Society of Testing and

Materials (ASTM) Standard Practices for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I ESA Process

(ASTM Designation: E1527-05).

The purpose of the Phase I ESA was to identify any potential sources of environmental risk

or liability on the subject property. This assessment included a site reconnaissance as well as

research and interviews with representatives of local and state agencies.

The scope of work for this assessment was in general accordance with the American Society

of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Practices for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I

ESA Process (ASTM Designation: E1527-05). These methodologies are described as representing

good commercial and customary practice for conducting an ESA of a property for the purpose

of identifying recognized environmental conditions.

While this report provides an overview of potential environmental conditions, the

environmental assessment is limited by the availability of information at the time of the

assessment. Unreported waste disposal or illegal activities may have impacted the

environmental status of the subject property that could not be identified. The conclusions and

recommendations regarding environmental conditions are based on ASTM standard practices;

however, it is virtually impossible to identify all contaminants or all conditions above and below

ground.


3. Site Description

The subject property is located at 3750 Oleander Drive in Wilmington, North Carolina. The

subject property is within the City of Wilmington in New Hanover County. The subject property

is a 0.9813 acre tract located at the southwest corner at the intersection of Oleander Drive and

Floral Parkway (Please see Figure 1 in the appendix). Oleander Drive is a six lane road and

Floral Parkway is a four lane road. The parcel is rectangular in shape, with 228 feet along

Oleander Drive, and 195 feet along Floral Parkway. The parcel ID is R05517-008-009-003. The

subject property is located in neighborhood 6171, classed Commercial, with the land use code

601-Finance Banks. The Zoning is RB for regional business. On the parcel is a single story

building built in 1995. The building itself is 6,706 square feet including an attached canopy of

2,280 square feet.

The building has a slab brick construction. It is currently being used as a bank. The vicinity

includes other commercial buildings such as a large shopping mall, fast food restaurants,

grocery stores, and auto repair shops. The subject property uses natural gas heating and has

different water sources for drinking water and irrigation water from the City of Wilmington.

The adjoining properties include Independence Mall to the west, with large tracts of paved

parking lot spaces (Please see Figure 2 in the appendix). The six lane Oleander Drive is

immediately north of the subject property with a large commercial complex on the other side

of Oleander Drive. The two buildings closest to the subject property within the commercial

complex are a fast food restaurant and a bank. To the east of the property is the four lane Floral

Parkway. On the other side of Floral Parkway is a parking lot for another large commercial

complex. The parking lot provides parking spaces for a large grocery store, hair salon, and a

vacant office building. To the south of the property are more parking lots for Independence

Mall and further down Floral Parkway there are single family residential homes.


4. User Provided Information

The user provided the address of the subject property and the current deed number. The

user also provided access to the subject property for site reconnaissance. The subject property

is currently owned by Centro Independence LLC and is currently occupied by Wachovia Bank.

The Phase 1 ESA was prepared by KHart Consultants at the request of the client. This Phase 1

ESA was requested for the following reasons:

Sale of the property for another commercial use

5. Records Review

The purpose of the records review was to obtain and review records that will help identify

recognized environmental conditions that could be a concern for the property. Some records

reviewed include the subject property as well as properties within an additional approximate

minimum search distance. This was done to help assess the likelihood of problems from

migrating hazardous substances or petroleum products. The approximate minimum search

distances used below were as specified in the ASTM Standard 1527-05.

Federal DatabasesKHart Consultants searched the following databases within one mile or less based on ASTM 1527-05 (Please see Figure 4 in the appendix):

Federal NPL Site List Federal Delisted NPL Site List Federal CERCLIS List Federal CERCLIS NFRAP Site List Federal RCRA CORRACTS Facilities List Federal RCRA-non CORRACTS TSD Facilities List Federal RCRA Generators List Federal Institutional Control/Engineering Control Registries Federal ERNS List

Facility Name Address Distance (miles)

Compass Direction

Database Database Last Updated

Crown Central Petroleum Corporation

3800 Oleander Drive 0.04 E NC-FITSRCRAInfo

N/A01/04/06

NCDSCA 065-0001 (Modern Dry Cleaners)

1104 Fordham Rd 0.04 E RCRAInfo 06/07/10

Perry Bros Tire 3801 Oleander Dr 0.07 NE Notification 1/04/06


Service (RCRA)NC-FITS N/A

Modern Laundry & Dry Cleaners Inc.

3503 Oleander Dr 0.20 W RCRAInfo 01/04/06

Sears #1445 3500 Oleander Dr 0.23 SW Notification (RCRA)

12/04/08

Oleander Exxon 4- 5730

3502 Oleander Drive 0.32 NW NC-FITSRCRAInfo

N/A01/04/06

Hangers(Inactive)

3509 Wrightsville Avenue 0.60 N AIRS/AFS 02/15/07

Williams Fabricare Incorporated

3509 Wrightsville Ave 0.60 N NC-FitsNotification (RCRA)

N/A01/04/06

Cape Fear Motor Sales Inc

4222 Oleander drive 0.69 SE NC-FITSRCRAInfo

N/A05/14/09

Hanover Cleaners(Closed)

4515 Park Ave 0.85 E AIRS/AFSNC FITSRCRAInfo

02/15/07N/A01/04/06

Williams Fabricare Incorporated(Closed)

1402 S College Rd 0.91 E AIRS/AFSNC-FITSNotification (RCRA)

02/15/07N/A01/04/06

Coastal Dry Cleaners(Closed)

4701 Oleander Dr 1.0 E AIRS/AFSNC-FITSRCRAInfoNotification (RCRA)

04/02/08N/A01/04/0606/07/10

NC State Databases

Database Name Last Updated InformationState Voluntary Cleanup List: Inactive Hazardous Sites and Pollutant-Only Sites, Inventory By Site Name

10/13/10 Independence Mall Outparcel Oleander & Fordham Roads (the subject property)

N.C. Solid Waste Section List of Solid Waste Facilities By County

02/01/05 No sites in proximity

State Brownfields List 03/31/10 No sites in proximityAboveground Incident Management Database

04/01/10 No sites in proximity

State and Tribal Institutional and Engineering Controls List

N/A No database

Dry Cleaning Waste Disposal Facilities

N/A No sites in proximity

N.C. Old Landfill Inventory 07/08/10 No sites in proximityHousehold Hazardous Waste N/A No sites in proximity


FacilitiesFormerly Used Defense Sites N/A No sites in proximityIncinerator Facilities N/A No sites in proximity

N.C. Registered UST Database (last updated 04/01/2010)

Facility Name Address Distance (mi)

Compass Direction

Crown Central Petroleum Corp. 3800 Oleander Dr. 0.04 NEUS Postal Service 3901 Oleander Dr. 0.20 SEJC Penney Dept Store 3500 Oleander Dr. 0.23 SWSears, Roebuck & Co. 3500 Oleander Dr 0.23 SWAuxiliary Garage 3916 Oleander Dr. 0.30 SEOleander Exxon 3502 Oleander Dr. 0.32 NWWilliams Fabricare Inc. 3509 Wrightsville Ave 0.51 NCape Fear Motor Sales. Inc. 4222 Oleander Dr. 0.69 SEGraves Electric Company 3414 Wrightsville Ave 0.70 NJeff Fountain Tire Sales and Services 4400 Oleander Dr. 0.79 SEGas Center Inc. 4513 Oleander Dr. 1.00 E

N.C. LUST Database (last updated 04/01/2010)

Facility Name Address Owner Distance (mi)

Compass Direction

Fast Fare # 551 3800 Oleander Dr. Crown Central Petroleum Corp.

0.04 NE

Azalea Plaza Shell 3749 Oleander Dr. Campbell Oil Company 0.04 NEBellamy Drug Company 3808 Oleander Dr. Hannaford Bros. Company 0.06 EGoodyear Tire Center # 3665 3801 Oleander Dr. Goodyear Tire & Rubber

Co.0.07 NE

US Postal Service 3901 Oleander Dr. US Postal Service 0.20 SESears #1455 3500 Oleander Dr. Sears, Roebuck & Co. 0.23 SWIndependence Mall - Generator UST

3500 Oleander Dr. Independence Mall 0.23 SW

Independence Mall - Outparcel 3500 Oleander Dr. Independence Mall Associates

0.23 SW

JC Penney 3500 Oleander Dr. JC Penney Co. 0.23 SWExxon #4-5730 3502 Oleander Dr. Property Transfer

Investigation, NFA0.32 NW

Oleander Exxon 3502 Oleander Dr. C. W. Peters LLC 0.32 NWTackle Mart Of Wilmington 4100 Oleander Dr. Godwin Oil Company 0.45 SEWilliams Cleaners 3509 Wrightsville Ave. Williams Cleaners 0.51 N

New Hanover County Databases

Local Brownfields List N/A No Database


Local Lists of Landfill/Solid Waste Disposal Sites


Local Lists of Hazardous Waste/Contaminated Sites

N/A No Database

Local Lists of Registered Storage Tanks

N/A No Database

Local Land Records N/A City DirectoryRecords of Emergency Release Reports

N/A No Database

Records of Contaminated Public Wells


New Hanover County Soil Survey 1977 Urban Soil – Please see Figure 3 in the appendix

New Hanover County Tax Office – Register of Deeds

Sale Date Grantee Grantor Book Page11/14/2006 Centro Independence LLC Independence

Shoppingtown LLC5104 2247

12/9/2002 Independence Shoppingtown LLC

Independence Mall Associates

3556 404

8/7/1998 Beck, Leo C TR Independence Mall Associates Limited Partnership Kamens, Matthew H GEN PTR New Hanover Associates\GEN PTR Straus, Joseph Jr. GEN PTR

Beck, Leo C TR Independence Mall Associates Limited Partnership Kamens, Matthew H GEN PTR New Hanover Associates\GEN PTR Straus, Joseph Jr. GEN PTR

2415 247

5/3/1974 Hanover Mall Associates Hugh Macrae II, TR Boucher, Marguerite B M Gillette, Marguerite B TR Macrae, Eunice T

1003 213

12/31/1953 Hugh Macrae Marguerite B Gillette Unknown (referenced in previous deed)

Unknown

Aerial Photo Information

Year File from NHC GIS

Description

2006 3137-3.sid The current building is present on the subject property. Independence Mall can be seen to the west of the subject property. A small building is seen across Oleander Drive (Hardee’s). Diagonally across Oleander and Floral Parkways are AAA and a garage. To the east of the site across Floral Parkway is a large parking lot with a large shopping complex.


2002 3137-3.sid The current building is present on the subject property. Independence Mall can be seen to the west of the subject property. Instead of vacant lot seen in 1998 directly across Floral Parkway there is a paved parking lot. The large building of Bellamy Drug Co. is no longer present, instead it is a paved parking lot. On the lot diagonally across Floral and Oleander Drives are a few small buildings with a garage. There is also a small building (Hardee’s) across Oleander, same as seen in 1998.

1998 313703.sid The current building is present on the subject property. Independence Mall can be seen to the west of the subject property. Instead of small buildings across Floral Parkway as seen in 1981 there is a vacant lot. Across Floral Parkway in the present day parking lot is a large building (possibly Bellamy Drug Co.) that is the same as seen in 1966 and 1981. On the lot diagonally across Floral and Oleander are small buildings with a garage. There is also a small building (Hardee’s) across Oleander with a different structure than buildings seen in 1981 and 1966.

1981 1981-c3.sid The current building is not present on the subject property. Independence Mall can be seen to the west of the subject property. There are three small buildings across the street on the vacant lot seen in the 1998 photo. One of those buildings is most likely the Fast Fare gas station. There is a large building across Floral Parkway that was also seen in 1966, located in present day parking lot. The second large building behind is smaller than the building seen in 1998, but the same structure as seen in 1966 (possibly Bellamy Drug Co.). There is also a small building (possibly gas station) across Oleander in place of current fast food restaurant, same as seen in 1966. Buildings are approximate and hard to define due to poor image quality, which is a form of data failure.

1966 1966-3GG-14.sid

An area to the west of the subject property where the current Independence Mall is located is all forested. The subject property has a small building on it. There are one or two small buildings across Floral Parkway on the vacant lot seen in the 1998 photo (possibly gas station). Building across Floral Parkway still standing in current parking lot. Second building behind is same as seen in 1981 (possibly Bellamy Drug Co.). The lot located diagonally across Oleander and Floral from the subject property is forested area (later becomes used car garage). There are two or three small buildings located west of the subject property that have not been present before. One of those buildings is likely a gas station. There is also a small building (possibly gas station) across Oleander in place of current fast food restaurant, same as seen in 1981. Buildings are approximate and hard to define due to poor image quality, which is a form of data failure.

1956 1956-2n-79.sid The subject property and area to the west where the current Independence Mall is located is all forested. There is a building with a possible canopy across Floral Parkway on the same side of Oleander Drive as the subject property. That building is different than the buildings seen on vacant lot in photos from 1966 and 1981. The air field is still present, same as seen in 1949. There are two small buildings across from the subject property on other side of Oleander Drive. One building is to the west of Floral parkway and one to the east on each corner of the road. There is a patch of forested


area in current parking lot on opposite side of Oleander Drive from the subject property. There is also a large shopping complex to the northwest of the subject property. Buildings are approximate and hard to define due to poor image quality, which is a form of data failure.

1949 1949-8f-04.sid Forested area on subject property and forested area on adjacent properties. There is an air field present nearby.

City Directory Search

Subject Property: 3750 Oleander DriveNo data on subject property until 1998 when First Union National Bank is the owner until 2002From 2003 to 2009, Wachovia Bank is the owner

Year Address Owner1940 No data No data1945 No data No data1950 3540 Oleander Dr.

3602 Oleander Dr.Smith’s cln (plant)Travelers Service Station

1955 3602 Oleander Dr.3808 Oleander Dr.

No returnBellamy and Sun Whole Drug


Gore’s Gulf ServiceTravelers Service Station No. 2

1965 3502 Oleander Dr.3604 Oleander Dr.3712 Oleander Dr.3749 Oleander Dr.

Service CenterGore’s Gulf ServiceTravelers Service Station No. 2Azalea Plaza Shell Service

1970 3545 Oleander Dr.3604 Oleander Dr.3620 Oleander. Dr.3712 Oleander Dr.3749 Oleander Dr.3801 Oleander Dr.3803 Oleander Dr.3808 Oleander Dr.3835 Oleander Dr.

Hanover Center Hi-Tane Gas StationElk’s Gulf ServiceHanover CleanersTravelers Service Station No. 2Azalea Plaza Shell ServiceD & E Car Exchange Used CarsUnder constructionBellamy Drug Co.Woodcock Sunoco

1975 3502 Oleander Dr.3620 Oleander Dr.3700 Oleander Dr.3702 Oleander Dr.3710 Oleander Dr.3749 Oleander Dr.3800 Oleander Dr.3801 Oleander Dr.3808 Oleander Dr.3835 Oleander Dr.

Oleander ExxonHanover CleanersAzalea Plaza Shell ServiceVacantVacantVacantPatterson’s Motor SalesGoodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Service StoreICN Pharmaceuticals Bellamy DrugTony’s Sunoco Service


Independence MallOleander Exxon


3609 Oleander Dr.3709 Oleander Dr.3749 Oleander Dr.3800 Oleander Dr.3801 Oleander Dr.3808 Oleander Dr.3834 Oleander Dr.3835 Oleander Dr.

Modern Laundry and Dry CleanAzalea Plaza Shopping CenterAzalea Plaza Shell Service StationFast Fare Service StationGoodyear Tire and Rubber Co Service StationBellamy Drug Co.Bishop CarpetsVacant

1985 3502 Oleander Dr.3609 Oleander Dr.3749 Oleander Dr.3801 Oleander Dr.3808 Oleander Dr.3835 Oleander Dr.

Oleander ExxonModern Laundry and Dry CleanAzalea Plaza Shell Service StationGoodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Service StoreBellamy Drug Co.Auto Spa

1990 3502 Oleander Dr.3609 Oleander Dr.3801 Oleander Dr.3808 Oleander Dr.3835 Oleander Dr.

Oleander ExxonModern Laundry and Dry CleanPerry Brother’s Tire ServiceBellamy Drug Co.Auto Spa

1995 3801 Oleander Dr.3808 Oleander Dr.3835 Oleander Dr.

Perry Brother’s Tire ServiceBellamy Drug. Co.Auto Spa

2000 3801 Oleander Dr. Perry Bros. Tire Service2005 3608 Oleander Dr.

3750 Oleander Dr.3835 Oleander Dr.

Coastal Dry cleanerWachovia Bank (the subject property)Cruisers Car Wash and Detail Center

2009 3801 Oleander Dr.3750 Oleander Dr.3835 Oleander Dr.

AAA Automark CareWachovia Bank (the subject property)Cruisers Car Wash and Detail Center

6. Site Reconnaissance

The purpose of the site reconnaissance is to obtain information about the likelihood of

recognized environmental conditions in connection with the property. The subject property was

inspected by Katie Hart on November 20, 2010. There was little wind and mostly sunny skies. All

exterior areas of the subject property were accessible at the time of the inspection. There were

no visual or physical obstructions of the subject property. The current property use is financial

bank. There are no Recognized Environmental Condition (RECs) associated with the current

property use. The past property use was also a financial bank which has no associated


Recognized Environmental Conditions. The two tables below show the current and past uses of

the adjoining property.

Direction Current Use of Adjoining Property Recognized Environmental Condition

Please See Photograph Number:

North Fast food restaurant and paved parking lot

None 1

South Paved parking lot and single family homes

None 2

East Paved parking lot and strip mall with grocery store, hair salon and vacant office building

None 3

West Paved parking lot and large indoor shopping mall

Petroleum products

4

Direction Past Use of Adjoining Property Recognized Environmental ConditionNorth Gas station Petroleum ProductsSouth Dry cleaner Hazardous SubstancesEast Gas station Petroleum ProductsWest Forest None

The topography of the property is relatively flat with an elevation of 41 feet (Please see

Figure 2 in the appendix). The southeast and central areas of the property are high spots, with

a very gentle slope down. The topography of the surrounding area is also relatively flat. Based

on the topography and likely presence of hazardous substances or petroleum products on

adjoining property, there is a possibility that these substances could migrate to the subject

property and into the groundwater or soil. Petroleum products from LUST (Leaking

underground storage tanks) could migrate to soil around storage tanks and to nearby creeks.

The brick building has a wood frame and a concrete vault on a slab (Please see Photograph

5 in the appendix). There is an outdoor enclosed brick area with a locked fence that controls

the power source with two heat pumps. The natural gas is stored in the locked brick enclosure

on the south side of the building (Please see Photograph 6 in the appendix). There is also a

wooden enclosure for the trash dumpster on the south side of the building. No strong, noxious

odors are detected in the area. There is no standing surface water on the property.


There are drums on the property that could contain hazardous substances or petroleum

products (Please see Photograph 7 in the appendix). There is also a fenced area that contains a

soil vapor extractor, indicating a remediation site (Please see Photograph 8 in the appendix).

Throughout the property there are 12 monitoring wells and 8 clean-up wells (Please see

Photograph 9 in the appendix). Some of the wells are located right next to each other in a row.

These wells are most likely drilled to different depths to test different aquifers. The presence of

the wells indicates current or past contamination on the subject property. There are also two

stormwater drains that drain north to south. Across Floral Parkway there is another fenced in

area with a shed (Please see Photograph 10 in the appendix). This may indicate another clean-

up or remediation site on the adjoining property to the east.

There are various transformers nearby and utility poles along the edges of the property. The

past use of PCBs in electrical equipment was common, with less than 50 ppm of PCBs

considered “Non-PCB”; between 50 and 500 ppm is considered “PCB-Contaminated”; and

greater than 500 ppm is considered “PCB”. No electrical or hydraulic equipment known or likely

to contain PCBs were observed on the property.

No pits, ponds, or lagoons were observed on the property or the adjoining properties. No

areas of stained soil or stained pavement were observed on the property. No areas of stressed

vegetation were observed on the property. There was no waste water or other liquids being

discharged into a drain, ditch, or stream on or adjacent to the property. No septic systems or

cesspools were observed on the property.

I did not have access to the interior of the building, therefore I cannot determine the

presence of Recognized Environmental Conditions inside the building. The following form was

filled out during the site visit:

QUESTION OBSERVED DURING SITE VISIT

1. Is the property or any adjoining property used for an industrial use? Yes No Unk

2. To the best of your knowledge, has the property or any adjoining property been used for an industrial use in the past?

Yes No Unk

3. Is the property or any adjoining property used as a gasoline station, motor repair facility, commercial printing facility, dry cleaners, photo

Yes No Unk


developing laboratory, junkyard or landfill, or as a waste treatment, storage, disposal, processing, or recycling facility?

4. To the best of your knowledge has the property or any adjoining property been used as a gasoline station, motor repair facility, commercial printing facility, dry cleaners, photo developing laboratory, junkyard or landfill, or as a waste treatment, storage, disposal, processing, or recycling facility?

Yes No Unk

5. Are there currently, or to the best of your knowledge have there been previously, any damaged or discarded automotive or industrial batteries, or pesticides, paints, or other chemicals in individual containers of greater than 5 gal (19 L) in volume or 50 gal (190 L) in the aggregate, stored on or used at the property or at the facility?

Yes No Unk

6. Are there currently, or to the best of your knowledge have there been previously, any industrial drums (typically 55 gal (208 L)) or sacks of chemicals located on the property or at the facility?

Yes No Unk

7. Has fill dirt been brought onto the property that originated from a contaminated site or that is of an unknown origin?

Yes No Unk

8. Are there currently, or to the best of your knowledge has there been previously, any pits, ponds, or lagoons located on the property in connection with waste treatment or waste disposal?

Yes No Unk

9. Is there currently, or to the best of your knowledge has there been previously, any stained soil on the property?

Yes No Unk

10.Are there currently, or to the best of your knowledge have there been previously, any registered or unregistered storage tanks (above or underground) located on the property?

Yes No Unk

11.Are there currently, or to the best of your knowledge have there been previously, any vent pipes, fill pipes, or access ways indicating a fill pipe protruding from the ground on the property or adjacent to any structure located on the property?

Yes No Unk

12.Are there currently, or to the best of your knowledge have there been previously, any flooring, drains, or walls located within the facility that are stained by substances other than water or are emitting foul odors?

Yes No Unk

13.If the property is served by a private well or non-public water system, have contaminants been identified in the well or system that exceed guidelines applicable to the water system or has the well been designated as contaminated by any government environmental/health agency?

Yes No Unk

14.Does the owner or occupant of the property have any knowledge of environmental liens or governmental notification relating to past or

Yes No Unk


recurrent violations of environmental laws with respect to the property or any facility located on the property?

15.Has the owner or occupant of the property been informed of the past or current existence of hazardous substances or petroleum products or environmental violations with respect to the property or any facility located on the property?

Yes No Unk

16. Does the owner or occupant of the property have any knowledge of any environmental site assessment of the property or facility that indicated the presence of hazardous substances or petroleum products on, or contamination of, the property or recommended further assessment of the property?

Yes No Unk

17. Does the owner or occupant of the property know of any past, threatened, or pending lawsuits or administrative proceedings concerning a release or threatened release of any hazardous substance or petroleum products involving the property by any owner or occupant of the property?

Yes No Unk

18. Does the property discharge waste water on or adjacent to the property other than storm water into a sanitary sewer system?

Yes No Unk

19. To the best of your knowledge, have any hazardous substances or petroleum products, unidentified waste materials, tires, automotive or industrial batteries or any other waste materials been dumped above grade, buried and/or buried on the property?

Yes No Unk

20. Is there a transformer, capacitor, or any hydraulic equipment for which there are any records indicating the presence of PCBs?

Yes No Unk

7. Interviews I conducted three interviews with state and local government officials.

Date Name Title OrganizationNovember 30, 2010 Herman Born Battalion Chief with Fire and

Life Safety DivisionWilmington Fire Department

November 30, 2010 Bruce Reed Hydrogeologist with Division of Waste Management

North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

November 30, 2010 Diane Harvell Environmental Health Services Manager

New Hanover County Department of Health


Herman Born has information about permits and hazardous materials around the subject

property. He has permits for previous gas stations across Oleander Drive and across Floral

Parkway on adjacent properties. He also has permits for garages in Sears and AAA which are

adjacent to the property. Mr. Born has no records of hazardous materials or tanks on the

subject property. He has records of several small automobile accidents on Oleander Drive with

spills of a few gallons of oil, gas, and antifreeze.

Bruce Reed has records of monitoring wells on the subject property as part of a remediation

system for a previous Fast Fare gas station (3800 Oleander Drive) on the same side of Oleander

Drive across Floral Parkway. The Fast Fare site had a big problem with leaking tanks that caused

soil and groundwater contamination. When the state fund became bankrupt in 1998, the Fast

Fare site was declared low risk and cleanup was stopped.

Diane Harvell has local records of contaminated wells. She said further down Floral Parkway

by the residential properties, there were complaints of foul odors in the wells. The foul odors in

the water stopped when those residences were connected to city water. All of the wells in that

area are now used only for irrigation.

8. Findings and Data Gaps/Failures

Based on the information gathered and on observations made during this investigation, the

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment has revealed the following environmental conditions

associated with the subject property:

Previous reported leak from UST on adjacent property at 3800 Oleander Drive



Previous reported leak from multiple UST’s on adjacent property at 3500 Oleander Drive

Drums on the subject property that could contain hazardous substances or petroleum

products

Soil vapor extractor on the subject property

12 monitoring wells on the subject property

8 clean-up wells on the subject property


There is evidence that the subject property has or had contaminated groundwater. The

contamination likely came from nearby leaking underground storage tanks. The subject

property is also a voluntary clean-up site.

There are multiple data gaps since KHart Consultants were not given permission to view the

interior of the building. We also could not see the soil on the subject property since most of the

land was paved for a parking lot. We had data failure due to the intervals of aerial photographs.

Aerial photographs were not taken every five years and older photographs were of poor

quality. There were no Sanborn maps for our subject property, either.

9. Opinion

Based on the results of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of the subject property,

the following further investigation is recommended at this time.

Collect groundwater samples from the monitoring wells and analyze for BTEX and MTBE

Collect soil samples and analyze for traces of gasoline

Based on the results of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of the subject property, a

Phase II Environmental Site Assessment is not recommended at this time unless further testing

of groundwater and soil samples are severely contaminated. Remediation and clean-up is

recommended to continue with monitoring. Since the adjacent properties are no longer gas

stations, the subject property has a moderate risk of contamination.

10. Conclusions

Khart Consultants has performed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in conformance

with the scope and limitations of ASTM Practice E1527-05 of 3750 Oleander Drive, the subject

property. This assessment has revealed evidence of a recognized environmental condition

including leaking underground storage tanks on adjacent properties and clean-up wells,

monitoring wells, and a soil vapor extractor on the subject property. KHart Consultants

recommends further testing of the groundwater and soil to determine the extent of

contamination. However, the ultimate assumption of risk lies with the buyer.

11. References

The following documents, maps, or other publications may have been used in the preparation of this report:


American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) 2006. ASTM Standards on Environmental Site Assessments for Commercial Real Estate (ASTM E 1527-05). West Conshohocken, PA, USA. New Hanover County Aerial Photographs.

United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Soil Surveys.

United States Geological Survey, Topographic Maps.

12. Qualifications of Environmental Professional

Katie Hart conducted the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in conformance with the

scope and limitations of ASTM Practice E1527-05. Katie has a bachelor’s degree in marine

biology and environmental science and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in

environmental studies.

site assessment final

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