WA-27683_38811_G_NORR_20220204_NRP RQST

ROY COOPER Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
MICHAEL SCOTT
Director

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management | UST Section
Washington Regional Office | 943 Washington Square Mall | Washington, NC 27889 | [phone]
February 4, 2022
Gena Jones
E.J. Pope & Son, Inc.
PO Drawer 649
Mount Olive, NC 28365
Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements
G.S. 143B-279.9 and 143B-279.11
Notice of Residual Petroleum
Handy Mart 15 / Peele Property
UST Facility ID: 00-0-0000005485
2495 US Highway 13 North, Goldsboro, NC
Wayne County
Incident Number: 38811
Risk Classification: Low
Ranking: L 0130 D

Dear Ms. Jones:
The Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section, Division of Waste Management, Department of
Environmental Quality (Department) has received the January 13, 2022 letter documenting the connection
to public water for all formerly at-risk potable well users near this site. The letter also includes a
professional determination that the contamination remaining onsite ins not due to an ongoing release, but
likely results from historic releases which occurred prior to past system upgrade efforts due to the detection
of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), a fuel oxygenate that is no longer in use.
During the most recent sampling event in June 2021, concentrations of petroleum constituents in
the groundwater at multiple monitoring well locations were reported to be above the groundwater quality
standards (GWQS) defined by Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) Subchapter
2L .0202, but below the applicable gross contaminant levels (GCLs) defining a site as ‘intermediate’ risk
under Title 15A NCAC 2L .0406.
Accordingly, the risk classification for this incident is determined to be ‘Low’.
As a Low Risk incident, this site is eligible for a No Further Action designation in lieu of ongoing
remediation following the completion and recordation of a Notice of Residual Petroleum (Notice) as
described in G.S. §143B-279.9 and §143B-279.11. The Notice must include a declaration containing a
legal description of the property that is the source of contamination as well as appropriate land use
restrictions that prohibit the use of groundwater and the installation of any water supply wells onsite. The
completed Notice declaration must be sent to this regional office of the UST Section within 30 days of the
date of this letter for approval and notarization by the UST Section Regional Office Supervisor. The
approved and notarized Notice will then be returned to you, to be filed by you with the Wayne County
Register of Deeds, and a certified copy of the filed Notice declaration must be submitted to this office within
30 days of its return.
Please note that, as the Responsible Party for this release, you will have ongoing responsibilities
with respect to the oversight and maintenance of any land use restrictions. No further remedial action will
be required while the institutional controls are properly maintained to keep the site risk low. However, any
change in use at either the site or neighboring property (such as property sales, redevelopment, change in
zoning/use, installation of supply wells, etc.) could potentially affect the risk posed by the residual
contamination onsite and undermine this risk-based corrective action plan. As such, any change in use must
be reported to this regional office as soon as possible to allow for any necessary reevaluation of risk.
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 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]
Encl: Instructions for Preparing a Notice of Residual Petroleum
(also available https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/ust/forms)
cc: Geological Resources, Inc., Mr. William Regenthal (electronic copy)
Washington Regional Office | 943 Washington Square Mall | Washington, NC 27889 | [phone]