WA-1121_13273_G_NORR_20210218_ANN MRP RQST

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
MICHAEL SCOTT
Director

State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Waste Management
Washington Regional Office | 943 Washington Square Mall | Washington, NC 27889 | [phone]

February 18, 2021

North East Oil Company, Inc
c/o Lars Simonsen, Registered Agent
Post Office Box 848
Edenton, NC 27932

Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements
15A NCAC 2L .0407(c) [Intermediate Risk]
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action
For Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks
Hak’s Store
901 Washington St (NC Hwy 32), Plymouth, NC
Washington County
Incident Number: 13273
Risk Classification: Intermediate
Ranking: I 130 D
Dear Mr. Simonsen:
The UST Section, Division of Waste Management, is in receipt of the February 2021 Ground Water
Sampling Letter Report dated February 18, 2021, which documents limited ground water monitoring results
from a sampling event on February 9, 2021.
During the most recent sampling event multiple petroleum constituents were detected in the
groundwater at monitoring well MW-14 at concentrations above the applicable groundwater quality
standards (GWQS) defined in Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) Subchapter
2L .0202. Additionally, benzene concentrations exceeded the applicable gross contaminant levels (GCLs)
defined for an Intermediate Risk classification in 15A NCAC 2L .0406(2). No petroleum compounds were
reported above the method detection limits for the groundwater sampled at monitoring well MWD-37.
During the first quarter of 2022, a more thorough groundwater sampling event must be conducted
to obtain updated information from within the plume core and immediate periphery at many wells which
have not been sampled since 2018 or earlier.
A complete Monitoring Report, documenting the findings of this sampling event, must be
submitted to this office no later than April 29, 2022.
Effective October 1, 2004, the Department of Environmental Quality requires that all work not
determined to be an emergency response or associated with risk assessment (i.e., the Limited Site
Assessment Report, per Title 15A NCAC 2L .0405) must be preapproved if State Trust Fund reimbursement
is anticipated. To comply with this requirement, a completed Preapproval/Claim Authorization Form
encompassing the scope of work described above must be received in this office prior to the start of any
tasks for which you intend to seek reimbursement. Upon completion of any preapproved activities, you
should submit your claim promptly. Reimbursement funds are budgeted based on completed preapprovals,
but delays in reimbursement or even denial due to a failure to meet the statute of limitations on claiming a
completed task can result if the work is not completed in a timely fashion or if claims are not submitted
immediately following work completion.
If you have any questions regarding trust fund eligibility or reimbursement from the Commercial
Leaking Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund, please contact the UST Section Trust Fund
Branch at [phone]. If you have questions regarding the information contained in this letter, please
contact me at the physical address, telephone number, or email address listed below.

Sincerely,

Jared M. Edwards
Hydrogeologist - Washington Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ
[phone] / [e-mail]

cc: Geological Resources, Inc. - Ethan Rogerson (electronic copy)
Washington Regional Office | 943 Washington Square Mall | Washington, NC 27889 | [phone]