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Old Davis Hospital

 
Site Contact:
Kenneth Rhame
OSC

(rhame.kenneth@epa.gov)

Site Location:
706 and 709 West End Avenue
Statesville, NC 28677
 response.epa.gov/OldDavisHospital
NRC#: 1130286

The Old Davis Hospital Site is a former hospital that operated from the 1920s to 1980s. On October 7, 2015, the EPA Region 4 received a National Response Center (NRC) notification of potential improper demolition activities and possible release of asbestos at the Site. The EPA notified the North Carolina Health Hazards Control Unit (NCHHCU), which implements the asbestos program in North Carolina, and provided them with the information in the NRC Incident Report #1130286. NCHHCU and the County Building Inspector performed a site visit and walk through of the interior of the building on October 12, 2015. During the walk-through of the interior of the building, suspect asbestos-containing materials were observed. The following day, NCHHCU returned to the Site to collect samples of suspect asbestos-containing materials and to further document the Site conditions. It was during the October 13, 2015 site visit that suspect asbestos-containing materials were observed in debris piles outside the main building.


START (Paul Prys) overlooks operations on southwest area of ODH property with air monitoring station on his right side. Eastern side of ODH property cleared of ACM debris. ERRS consolidating and staging ACM debris on southwest area of property for load-out. ERRS crew gluing double wrapped poly liner prior to departure to landfill. Southwest side of property with wetted pad and debris removed early morning. View of air-monitoring equipment on fence line with dust suppression equipment and track hoe operating on southern end of property. South property operations begin on Day No. 9. Track hoe organizing piles under dust suppression. Intense rainbow arcing over dual track-hoe work on north property. Look closely at top of photo - Waning Gibbous over load out operations. Intense rainbow arcs into, now, empty basement void on ops day No. 9. Day No. 9 of load out operations - Efficiencies have been refined in lining trailer beds. Morning rainbow over Day 1 of load out operations on north property. Afternoon towering cumulous forming (evening showers on the horizon). Environmental Restoration, LLC removal team briefing the day before load out operations began. North property operations area full of debris - Track hoe organizing piles to load trailers during break in truck traffic. Inbound empty trailers on the right/ Loading on the left during Double lining trailer bed prior to loading. Not an easy task. START setting up perimeter air monitoring at start of day. Wetting Operations Water Misting Perimeter Air Sampling Wetting Operations Wetting Operations Back of Hospital Building Debris Pile in Basement Area Debris Pile with Asbestos Containing Material Debris Pile (Asbestos Containing Material) and Multi-Family Dwelling Old Davis Photo
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