WS-7425_30814_G_ELIG_20070807

August 7, 2007 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED 7005 0390 0001 3553 6953 Mr. Eugene Honeycutt 4490 Meat Camp Road
Boone, NC 28684 RE: State Lead Referral Notification Meat Camp Store 116 Meat Camp Road Boone, Watauga County, NC DWM Incident #30814
Dear Mr. Honeycutt: According to Division of Waste Management (DWM) records, the referenced site was formerly operated as a gasoline service station. Soil samples collected from the soil excavated during removal of the underground storage tanks contained petroleum hydrocarbons at concentrations exceeding the standards adopted by the State of North Carolina. Information available to the DWM indicates that you owned and operated the underground storage tanks and you are financially unable to complete the required assessment or remediation. Therefore, the Winston-Salem Regional Office has referred the site to the State UST Section Trust Fund Branch, State Lead program. Based on the presence of contamination remaining at the site, the subject property has been accepted by the State for inclusion to the list of sites awaiting State Lead cleanup. According to the information on file, you are considered to be an owner or operator of the USTs pursuant to G.S. 143-215.94A.
The UST Section must inform you that State Law requires the Section to seek the recovery of funds
for costs related to all activities performed by the Trust Fund Branch in specific situations. Failure to pay these costs may result in the referral for cost recovery to the North Carolina Attorney General's Office. To evaluate the extent of petroleum contamination, it will be necessary to collect soil and groundwater samples at the site. An access agreement for the purpose of conducting the required
assessment is attached for your review. Please sign the attached site access agreement and return to
the address indicated on the letter. In addition, if the conditions of the access agreement are unacceptable, you may apply for eligibility to the Commercial Trust Fund as the landowner, pay the appropriate deductible and hire a consultant to handle the assessment and remediation activities.
State Lead Referral Notification Meat Camp Store
Incident #30814
August 7, 2007 Page 2
Contamination remains at the site and the site has not been remediated to unrestricted use. In accordance with N.C.G.S. § 143B-279.11, properties affected with contaminants from USTs cannot be conveyed or sold without first placing a “Notice of Residual Petroleum” on the property deed. Instructions on filing a “Notice of Residual Petroleum” are available at http://ust.enr.state.nc.us/Guidance.html
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at [phone] or Herb Berger at [phone]. Sincerely,
George C. Matthis, Jr. Head, Trust Fund Branch
UST Section

Attachment: Site Access Agreement
C: Cindy Rintoul, WSRO Robert Davies, CO

HB 30814 SL Referral Notification