WS-5533_19273_G_ELIG_20050708_Referral LOT to Bill Mast

July 8, 2005 Bill Mast 1910 Ross Mill Road
Henderson, NC 27536
RE: State Lead Referral Notification Mast General Store
Hwy 194 Valle Crucis, Watauga County, NC DWM Incident # 19273
Dear Mr. Mast: The Winston-Salem Regional Office has referred the subject site to the Underground Storage Tank
(UST) Trust Fund Branch, State Lead program for inclusion on the list of sites awaiting cleanup. A letter dated July 8, 2005, was submitted to Oil Distributors, Inc., informing them that the site was referred to the State Lead program. A copy of the letter sent to Hodges Oil Distributors, Inc., is attached. Reports filed with the Division of Waste Management indicate that soil in the area of the former tank pit and fuel delivery lines contain petroleum compounds at concentrations exceeding the
North Carolina guidelines. In addition, groundwater samples collected at the site on January 18, 1999 contained the contaminant benzene at a concentration exceeding the North Carolina Administrative Code Subchapter 2L Standards. North Carolina laws require the assessing the extent of soil and groundwater contamination at the site.
To evaluate the extent of contamination, it will be necessary to collect additional 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 letter and return to the address indicated on the letter. Please understand that failure to allow access to the property could potentially make you responsible for the cleanup under other State and Federal
regulations. 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.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at [phone].
Mr. Worth Mangrum State Lead Referral Notification Mast General Store
July 8, 2005
Page 2 Sincerely,

Herbert Berger, Jr., L.G. Hydrogeologist UST Section

cc: Shuying Wang, WSRO (W/O Attachments)
Attachments State Lead Referral Letter Site Access Agreement