FA-96005_96817_C_NFA_20230130

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
Wilmington Regional Office | 127 Cardinal Drive Extension | Wilmington, NC 28405 | [phone]

January 30, 2023
Thomas Lemons
Lemons Backhoe Service
350 Guilford St
Troy, NC 27371

Re: Notice of No Further Action
15A NCAC 02L .0507 (f)
Risk-Based Assessment and Corrective Action
for Petroleum Releases from Aboveground
Storage Tanks and other Non-UST Sources

Lemons Release
NC 109 Mount Gilead, NC
Richmond County
Incident Number: 96817
Ranking: Low

Dear Thomas Lemons:

The Initial Abatement Report received by the UST Section, Division of Waste Management, Wilmington
Regional Office on January 30, 2023, has been reviewed. A review of the report indicates that soil
contamination does not equal or exceed the TPH action levels.

Based on information provided to date, 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.

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 this notice, please contact me at the address or telephone number listed
below.
Sincerely,

Lauren Richardson
Hydrogeologist
Wilmington Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ

cc: Philip Thompson, Thompson Geologic (sent via email: [e-mail])