FA-29396_48547_G_NORR_20221103_LSA Request

November 3, 2022

TRANSMITTED BY EMAIL ATTACHMENT

Mr. Jimmy McDonald
Quality Oil Company, Inc.
203 W. Broad Avenue
Rockingham, NC 28379

Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements
15A NCAC 2L .0405
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action for
Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks

Conners Convenience Mart
701 E. Broad Avenue
Rockingham, Richmond County
Facility ID#: 00-0-0000019346
Incident Number: 48547
Risk Classification: Unknown
Ranking: Unassigned

Dear Mr. McDonald:
The Site Check Report received by the UST Section, Division of Waste Management, Fayetteville
Regional Office on October 10, 2022, has been reviewed. The review indicates soil contamination exceeds the
applicable total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) screening limit. Therefore, the UST Section hereby confirms that
you must comply with assessment and reporting requirements of Title 15A NCAC 2L .0405, within the timeframes
specified in the attached rule. It is understood by this office that the above-mentioned requirements are currently
being conducted and cost approval is in ePATA #48547-01.

The requirements of Title 15A NCAC 2L .0405 include the preparation and submittal of a Limited Site
Assessment (LSA) Report, in accordance with the rule and the most recent version of the UST Section
Assessment Guidelines, Petroleum and Hazardous Substance UST Releases, Petroleum Non-UST Releases,
effective January 19, 2021, within 120 days of discovery of the release.

Because a release or discharge has been 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 2L .0103(e) and 2L .0111(b).

Please note that before you sell, transfer, or request a “No Further Action” determination for a property
that has not been remediated to below “unrestricted use” standards, you must file a Notice of Residual
Petroleum with the Register of Deeds in the county where the property is located (NCGS 143B-279.9 and 143B-
279.11).

Failure to comply with the State's rules in the manner and time specified may result in the assessment
of civil penalties and/or the use of other enforcement mechanisms.

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 (919)
707-8171. If you have any questions regarding the actions that must be taken or the rules mentioned in this
letter, please contact me at the Fayetteville Regional Office address or telephone number listed below.

Sincerely,

Kenneth E. Currie, Hydrogeologist
Fayetteville Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ

Attachments: Title 15A NCAC 2L .0405

cc: Ms. Cheryl Speight, Interim Health Director, Richmond County Health Department (email copy)
Mr. William Regenthal, L.G., Geological Resources, Inc., Winterville, NC (email copy)
FRO Electronic Incident File #: 48547