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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management Mooresville Regional Office | 610 East Center Avenue | Suite 301 | Mooresville, NC 28115 | [phone]
November 29, 2023
Murphy USA
200 East Peach Street
El Dorado, Arkansas 71731
Attention: Stephen Powlus
Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements 15A NCAC 02N .0601 and .0603
Investigation and Confirmation of a Suspected
Release from an Underground Storage Tank
Murphy Express 7498
1209 North Carolina Highway 16
Catawba County
Facility ID#: 00-0-0000038050
Dear Mr. Powlus:
The information received by the Mooresville Regional Office of the UST Section, Division of Waste
Management, on November 27, 2023 indicates the potential for a suspected release onsite based upon
monitoring results from an approved release detection method that indicate a release may have occurred.
Records indicate that you are the owner or operator of this UST system. Therefore, you must immediately
investigate to confirm the suspected release pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 02N .0603. To achieve
compliance with this rule, you must collect a soil sample beneath the spill bucket, if possible. Otherwise,
a groundwater sample must be collected as close to the spill bucket as possible.
The results of the site check must be received by this office within 30 days of the date of this notice.
If a release or discharge is confirmed, a Licensed Geologist or a Professional Engineer, certified by the
State of North Carolina, is required to prepare, and certify all reports submitted to the Department of
Environmental Quality in accordance with Title 15A NCAC 02L .0103(e) and 02L .0111(e).
Failure to comply in the manner and time specified may result in the assessment of civil penalties
and/or the use of other enforcement mechanisms.
Please note that the aforementioned site investigation efforts described above are routine leak detection
procedures required by rule and are not eligible for reimbursement from the Commercial Leaking Petroleum
Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund (Trust Fund) reimbursement under North Carolina General
Statute (G.S.) 143-205.94B(b)(8), (except for portions that are applicable for incorporation into a separate,
eligible phase of work, such as an Initial Abatement Action or Limited Site Assessment, etc.). If you have
any questions regarding Trust Fund eligibility or reimbursement, please contact the UST Section Trust Fund
Branch at [phone].
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management Mooresville Regional Office | 610 East Center Avenue | Suite 301 | Mooresville, NC 28115 | [phone]
If you have any questions regarding the actions that must be taken or the rules mentioned in this letter,
please contact me at the address or telephone number listed below.
Sincerely,
Brad C. Newton, P.G.
Hydrogeologist Mooresville Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ
cc: Catawba County Health Department
Mary Arnold – GES (via e-mail)