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March 10, 2021 Circle K Store, Inc.
Attn.: Mr. Brent Puzak 1100 Situs Ct, Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27606
Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements15A NCAC 2L .0400
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action for Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks Gate Petroleum Company 1550 W. Lee Street Greensboro, Guilford County, Incident number: 20275 Risk Classification: Low Dear Mr. Puzak:
This Notice is an explanation of the regulatory requirement to resume work at the above-referenced site.
The Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section has balanced a large number of leaking petroleum UST sites against limited funding available to help owners and operators clean up the contamination left by those leaking USTs. Historically and within certain parameters, the UST Section focused on high and
intermediate priority sites, which resulted in less attention given to lower priority sites. The suspension of the requirements to assess and cleanup the petroleum release on your property is related to this issue (per North Carolina General Statute 143-215.94E(e4)(1)).
As of July 1, 2016, the Department of Environmental Quality (Department) is directing site-specific assessment and/or remediation tasks to be completed at selected low priority sites. As the owner and/or operator of the UST system, you will be directed to complete the following site-specific tasks:
1) Complete Notice of Residual Petroleum.
2) Complete Public Notice.
Because a release or discharge has been confirmed, a Licensed Geologist or a Professional Engineer, certified by the State of North Carolina, is required to prepare and certify all reports submitted to the Department in accordance with Title 15A NCAC 2L .0103(e) and 2L .0111(b).
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You may be eligible for reimbursement from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Commercial Trust Fund for some or all of the costs for this and subsequent work (though deductibles and reasonable rate limits do apply). Reimbursement also requires prior written approval of the specific tasks and costs for the necessary work. Attached is a hard copy of the Preapproval / Claim Authorization Form, as well as a list of applicable Trust Fund reimbursable tasks that may be appropriate for your site. Many North
Carolina environmental consulting firms can help you apply for funding and prepare the necessary pre-approval and claim forms on your behalf for a small fee. Additionally, UST Section Trust Fund Branch staff can also be reached directly at 919-707-8171 if you have any questions.
Please notify the Winston-Salem Regional Office, UST Section within 30 days if you intend to conduct the directed tasks. If not, please provide reason(s) for not completing the work (for example, declaration of bankruptcy or dissolution of corporation, financial inability, etc.).
Please note that if the UST Section is required to use its own contractors to complete the assessment on your behalf, the State Trust Fund may seek to recover their costs for those expenses.
If you have any questions regarding the actions that must be taken or the rules mentioned in this letter, please contact Gene Mao at the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, 400 W. Market Street, Suite 300, North Carolina 27401 and/or [phone]. Sincerely,
Carin Lee Kromm, L.G. Regional Supervisor Winston-Salem Regional Office UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ
cc: Guilford County Department Health and Human Services