MO-30109_49173_C_NFA_20230830

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
Mooresville Regional Office | 610 East Center Avenue | Suite 301 | Mooresville, NC 28115 | [phone]

Rev. 08/29/2023
August 29, 2023

Catawba County Board of Education
2285 North Anderson Avenue
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Attention: Ronn Abernathy

Re: Notice of No Further Action
15A NCAC 02L .0407(e)
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective
Action for Petroleum Underground Storage
Tanks
St. Stephens High School
3205 34th Street Drive NE, Hickory
Catawba County
Incident Number: 49173
Risk Classification: Low
Ranking: L0R
Dear Mr. Abernathy:
The Underground Storage Tank Closure Report received by the Underground Storage Tank (UST)
Section, Division of Waste Management, Mooresville Regional Office on August 15, 2023 has
been reviewed.
The review indicates that after tank closure activities, soil contamination does not exceed the
applicable total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) screening limit.
The UST Section determines that no further action is warranted for this incident. This
determination shall apply unless the UST Section later finds that the discharge or release poses an
unacceptable risk or a potentially unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. Pursuant
to Title 15A NCAC 02L .0407(a) you have a continuing obligation to notify the Department of
Environmental Quality of any changes that might affect the risk or land use classifications that
have been assigned.
This No Further Action determination applies only to the subject incident; for any other incidents
at the subject site, the responsible party must continue to address contamination as required.
If you have any questions regarding trust fund eligibility or reimbursement from the Commercial
Leaking Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Funds, please contact the UST Section
Trust Fund Branch at [phone].
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If you have any questions regarding the actions that were taken or the rules mentioned in this letter,
please contact me at the address or telephone number listed below.

Sincerely,

Ron H. Taraban, PhD
UST Regional Supervisor
Mooresville Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management,
NCDEQ
cc: Catawba County Health Department
Don Marlor – ECS Southeast, LLC