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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Waste Management 217 West Jones Street I 1646 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646 919.707.8200

ROY COOPER Governor
ELIZABETH BISER Secretary
MICHAEL SCOTT Director
NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality June 1, 2023 Forward High Point (FHP) Properties, LLC Attn: Mr. Raymond Gibbs
1912 Eastchester Drive, Suite 400 High Point, North Carolina 27265
RE: State Lead Acceptance Forward High Point (FHP) Property 720 North Main Street High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina 27260 Incident Number 47268
Dear Mr. Gibbs: The Winston-Salem Regional Office (WSRO) has referred the subject release incident to the State Underground Storage Tank (UST) Trust Fund Branch, State Lead Program for inclusion on the list of releases awaiting state lead cleanup. In September 2020, soil and groundwater contamination was detected during a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment that was conducted on the property in the vicinity of previous on-site activities related to the retail sale of petroleum and operation of an automobile repair shop. Incident number 47268 was assigned. To date, the required assessment and cleanup of the release have not been completed due to the dissolution of the former UST system owners, Siceloff Oil Company. Based on the confirmation of contamination remaining at the release location, the subject release incident is being accepted by the State-Lead program for inclusion on the list of releases awaiting further assessment and cleanup and/or UST removal pursuant to G.S. 143-215.94G.
Currently, the risk of this release is "Intermediate". An assessment and, if necessary, a cleanup, will be conducted as soon as funds are available to determine and alleviate impact to the environment and human health. The State-Lead Program contractor must access the property to conduct assessment and cleanup activities, which may include the installation and sampling of monitoring
wells, and cleanup activities, Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.94A, based on the information currently available in our files you were the property owner associated with the UST at the time of the release.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Waste Management 217 West Jones Street I 1646 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646 919.707.8200

The UST Section would appreciate your approval for access to your property to conduct necessary
assessment and cleanup activities. Please note that pursuant to 15A NCAC .0106(b), failure to allow the UST Section and/or their contractor to access your property to conduct the necessary assessment and cleanup activities may result in a determination that you are controlling an activity which results
in the discharge of waste, and you may potentially be held responsible for assessment and cleanup of the contamination.
Please review and sign the access agreement that is included. You will be notified before assessment and/or cleanup activities begin. Should there be any questions concerning this action, please contact Kristie Oseguera at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail]. Sincerely,
Wayne Randolph, CPM Trust Fund Branch Head

CC: Winston-Salem Regional Office, Mr. James Brown via e-mail at [e-mail] City of High Point, City Manager, Ms. Tasha Logan Ford at [e-mail] Guilford County Environmental Health, Mr. Jordan Lerew at [e-mail]

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