Cenco_Notice of Regulatory Requirements-OCR

Mr. Max Towry· fionbatTle.r. Inc.
July 11, 2011
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§ l30A·31 O, et ~eg .. applies lo the site, ln ruitlitllm, l 5A NCAC 2L, Groundwnter ClasslfTcations and
Standards, applies lo this site,
IhQ change in oversiglll responsibility Is designed to achieve consistency by addressl.Qg a1i contruninaled 1nedia
at tbe site with one qpptov<i l proci:ss. The APS denlt with primarily enforcing 15.A NCAC lL, wbich requfres
U10! ull comarntnanis in groundwater, or Jn soils to the extent that I.hey coalcl co11riln1in111e groWi<lwnter, be
l'lrldressed. The cleanup rcqulrements 1,UJdcr CH.SRA ilre hroader. Under JHSRA all Cl)ntamimtled media must
be nddressed. rn nda!tlon to rcqulclng cleanup for the protection of groUrtdwater uad. ~urfuce water. IHSRA
requires that soils and ~edin1enf he retnedinted 10 meel dire<:I c®lat.t levels pnltective of public health and
el)QJogical tec<!plors. Consuliaating all the ccmtamlnqnt rl;ltlled!atimi anthocitie~ will proVide for one
comprehensive cleanup, ellminating the need Lo i.vork with multiple Divisions in resolving ilie vadoll.!i
contaminated medlr! at th<! !!lie.
A<lill tlonul hi !bnnution regarding the tewgauization may be IDlllld on the Branch's web s.iro located at
http://jJortnl.rrcdeur.oti:!lv .. 31bjwm/sf/ibshp111e.
I. AC1'10NS REQlllRED AT TIUS TIME:
Complete the Site Ckunup Q uestionnuin.
To comply wftb the requirements of State law, a Site Cleanup Questionnaire, available ai ll1e above web~lte
adllress, must be completed 3Jld returned to t:hl!; office. The Jnfor:madon you provide will be wvir;wecl along
witb other i:nfoDDation to prioritlze the she. so please make certain tlm1 the Url.o.rmatlim yoa provide is complete
uµd aocurate. Please llOte that your failul'e to infpnn the Branch of any nearby P.otaWe wells or other hjgh risk
conditions may adversely affect tb.e J3ra11ch's ability to identify this site as a hlgber-.rlsk site,
Tilke lnitialAba teme.ntActillllS Required Under 15A N C AC 2L.
If you have not already done so, you musi rake the initial abatement accions required under I SA NCAC 1L,
Pursllllllt to l 5A NCAC 2T, .O I 06(b), any persoo con.ducting or controlling an activity wbieh resulb ln Uie
disc.barge of a waste or huY..ardolllS ~l!b~tam:e to the groundwater~ bf the State, or in proximity thereto, shaU take
i=edlate action to terminate and controJ the cilscharge, and mitigate any hazards resulting from exposure to
1he poUutants. PursuruJt to I 5A NCAC 2T~ .OJ 06(c), if grouudwnter $h1ndw-d;l l1uve been exceeded, you ruus1
take Jllllllcdiat~actlo.n tu el.imrnate tbll sourc(j or sources of cuntumrnation. Beyond i11Wal abatemem action.s. all
us~essmenl and retuediatiru1 will be druie through the IHSRA.
11. FUTURE ASSESSMENT AND CL EANUP ACTIVITIES:
N1 carrespondoncc Tegarding Lhis site sho.uld he sent to the Bra.neh. Futufe 11.mssrnent amlclennµp activities
(activities conducted aftet the initlal abaternenl Steps re<1uired la l5A NCAC 2L) fllli}' oe t:ond.uciecl through thi>
Vohmtary Cleanup Program (discussed below) orpnrsuant !o un Order issued under N.C. Gen. Stal. § DOA-
310.3. [n .addition, If you cboose not to c-0ad\1Ct a cleanup through the Voluntary Cleanup Prngrmn, the site
may be referred to the llnited States Rnvironmental Protection Agency C'EPA''). 1f so referred, EPA wHl
scree11 lhe site for Federal enforcement action under the Fedw-al Superfund .Program, estabilshod under the
C.:Ompreh~sive Envir=entaJ Responsfbillty, Compensation, <1nd Liability Act ("CERCLA"),
M1 , Mox Towry· Bonborrlcr, Inc.
July 11 ,2011
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Please note. you are not expected 10 repeat work. Uowever, If cbere are known or suspected areas of concem,
contaminated mediaror contaminants tbal were not inve~igatedln the previous ~orlt, those items would need to
be addressed. This would include any media, areas or contaminants to which there ls evidence (swili as. but not
llmited to, al legations or indications or spills, visual observations, l:ield lnstniment readings, laborntory datu,
11nd chbmleal odors) of releaseR uf conlominanta or 1nnterl11Js llkely to contain contaminants. You Md you r
consultant should evaluate wbctber lhc:re ar11 additional Item~ that are required lo be Jlddressed. PLEASE
NOT'E: If you hav.-an approved corrective action plan, please c-0mplete ihe Site Clcw1up Questionnaire, note
lhnt you have o corrective action plan promineotly al the: lop of the Questionnaire, and staff will be In contact
with you "ith 1urther 111Slructions
m. YOLPNTARY CLEANUP PROGRM1:
Under U1e lHSRA, persvns who move fo rward lo USRess and remediate contam1rullion, without being compelled
10 do so rhrough forn1aJ legal octioll filed ugrun!lt them, Ote called "VQlun1eers." To p11rtioipate in the voluntary
clea.11up program. you wlll be required co enter into an 11dminlsrratlve agreemcn1 wilb lb,; Bronoh. The
voluntary cleanup wi ll proceed Uirough tbe Registered Euvironmenml Consulmnt Program or under direct
overs1ghr by the Branch Stoff, as discussed below:
Agreement to Conduct Assess ment and Remediation Thrnu!!h the Jll.lgisterl!d Environmental Consultant
Program.
Tbe Brunch ha.~ a privatlzed oversight ann of the ~·olw1tary cleanup progrwn knovm Bii the Registered
llovirownentul Consuliant ("REC") program. Based 011 tho respouseScprovlded on the qucstlonmtlre (degree of
luwm.1 mul public interest In the site), the Btanch wlll de1eon1ne whether a statr person or wt REC will peclbrm
the oversight and approval ol your u.sscssrnent and cleanup nction . Please note that hnvlng one or more of lhe
condillonR itienliJ'ied on the questionnaire does not necessurily preclude the site for qualliying ror an REC-
directed cleanup ac1ion.
Under lhe REC program, the volunteer hires an envirom11enlal col15lllting firm. which the State has 11pproved as
hnvlog met certain qualilic111ions. to implement a cleanup and certif) !but tbe work is being 11erformed in
compllunc.:e with 1egula1ions. 1!1 other wo rds, the REC's certifications or compliance arc in place ol direct
ovorsighl by the Brunt:h . Details of Lhe REC program 1;1111 be round a1
hu1,://porLaLncdem.orl!lwcb/w111/sl'lihs/recpro~ra111. Jf you httve a.ay questlons specific to the REC Progrnm,
including how to participate, please contact the RFC Program Mllllllger, Kim Caulk, at (91 Q) 508-8451 .
A grte.mtnt lo Conduct A!scssment wuJ RemediJltion Onder State Oversight.
ff the Rrnnch determines lhnl the site should be a~sessed and remedieted plll'$11an1 to direct State over~!11h1, it
will nut btl eligible tor a IU:.C-dlrectcd cleanup. Rmher. the remedial ucuon will receive direct oversight b}
Branch staff.
IV. FA l!.lJRE TO RESl'ONU:
ff we do nnt receive a completed questionnaire, the Branch will take further \\Cllon LO prloriti7.c the site without your
inpul. Fallure lo take the initial abatcmcnL steps requlrcd in I 5A NCAC 2L may result In the assessment of a civil
penalty against you. 1n oddi1ion, the Branch may seek an rnjunl!tion compelling tt1mpliance with tl1c initial
abatement steps requit~d in 15A NCAC 2L. for future wodc beyond the initilll abaioment steps required pursuant 10
I 5A NCAC 21., n uallrttcral Order may be issued pursu1m1 lO § I 30A-310.'.l lo cmnpel assessment and cleanup. The
Branch ho.~ been delegated ;tdditlonul outhority, including but not Limited 10 the nuihorlty lo Impose civil penaltic$
Mr. Max Tu\\TY • flnnhllmer, Inc
July II 2011
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wider N.C Gen, Stai § 143-2L5.6A and tu request lhc Nonh Carolina Attorney General t(I seek lrtjunctlv.: relleC
wider N.C Oen SraL § L.i3-2LS.6C for vinlntions (or Lhrea1ened or continued violrulons) of applicable law.
Penalties imposed may be up to $2S,000.00 per day depending upon the circumstances. flunher, depending llpon the
chermcals or subsuinces being discharged or disposeJ uf, nlher ~mte ag:ench:s andlur the United State:;.
Envlmnmentnl Protection Agency r 'EPA") may huve concurrent jurisdiction, and you may he subject lo addltloru!l
action taken sepHnllbly by such agencies.
V. AlllllTIONAL INFORMATION REGARDJNG THE IBSR.\_ANJ) THE .BRANC'fl:
People art' ohon co nfused by the nnme of the Inactive 1-laLardous Sites flespo1we Act and the: 13rnnch. By
tld1nition. "Inactive l:lazatdous Siltls" ani any areus where hnzardous -i;ubstnnces hnvc come to be located and
would mclude nctive nod inactive facilities and a var1Ct) of propert) types. The term ··luaclivc'' slmpl) refers Lo
the fuel lhal cleanup was mactiv~ a1 large nwnbers of sites at lhe rime of program enactment. Additional
information about lhe Br.mclnnay be found at htJp:l/portnl.ncdenr ond.,..eblwm/sti'ihshome.
The completed questionnaire and all future submjm1b o f \\llrk plans. reports. and data submitted to the Branch
$hould also mcl udc; up c!t:cg:onic cgpy jn a fo nnat desjgnatcd by the Division. Curren1lv. electronic documentaua.q
should be submiucd ona CD in high resolution !minimum JOO dpll PDFAJbanat.
Please suhmft addi1lonul repom to:
Miguel A. Alvnllc:
lnoctlve Hiu:ardous Sites Branch
610 East Center A venue, Suite 301
Mooresville, North Carolina 28117
If you have additional questions abour the requlremenL, 1hn1 npply to this site or the suggested oddltronal ubatement
and mvcstiglltion~ outlined In thi~ letter, please contact me 111 [phone] or by cmall at
111i1iuel.uhgll~·ii ocJcnr,>•o~ •
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M1guel A. A~
Bydrogcologlsl
Ocpanmoo t of EnvirollJllenL wid lltural Resources
Divl.sion of Waste Manngumenl
Surcrfuud Sc;.:tlun • lnaclive Haz:rrdml!l Sites Br:tl1ch
cc: Archit I 1 lonburricr • Honbarricr, Inc., l32 I We.~t Fairfield Rrl., Ste. I 01, High l'OUll NC 27264
John D. Rcuscher -Delta Consulrants, 8008 CorpoNllc Center Drive. Swle I 00, Churlottc, NC 28226