WA-926_11963_G_NORR_20220127

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
Washington Regional Office | 943 Washington Square Mall | Washington, NC 27889 |
[phone]

January 27, 2022

North East Oil Company
ATTN: Ms. Bea Harrison
Post Office Box 1386
Ahoskie, North Carolina 27910

Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements
15A NCAC 2L .0407
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action
for Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks
Acknowledgement of Report Receipt

Todd’s & Bowen’s Service Center
US Hwy 17 & NC Hwy 45, Midway
Bertie County
Incident Number: 11963 & 13592
Risk Classification: High
Ranking: H 165 D

Dear Ms. Harrison:

The Division of Waste Management (DWM) Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section received
the Groundwater Monitoring Report (Report) dated December 21, 2021. The report has been
reviewed and will be maintained in the Washington Regional Office. The report indicates
continued levels of groundwater contamination exceeding groundwater quality standards
established in Title 15A NCAC 2L.0202. The subject incident has been determined by the
Department, in response to North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 143-215.94E(e4), to be of
sufficiently high priority to allow funding by the State Trust Fund Program. Therefore, you are
directed to proceed with assessment. Specifically, you are required to:

 Continue to sample monitoring wells and WSW-13 on a nine-month schedule. Submit the
results of the groundwater sampling activities in a monitoring report within 30 days of
receipt of the analytical results.

Effective October 1, 2004, the Department requires that all work following the submittal of the
Limited Site Assessment Report (Title 15A NCAC 2L .0405) be preapproved if State Trust Fund

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
Washington Regional Office | 943 Washington Square Mall | Washington, NC 27889 |
[phone]

reimbursement is anticipated. To comply with this requirement, a completed Preapproval/Claim
Authorization Form, encompassing the required remedial activities, must be received in this office
within 14 days of the date of this letter. Upon completion of the preapproved activities, you should
submit your claim promptly. Reimbursement funds are budgeted based on completed
preapprovals, but lengthy delays in reimbursement can occur if claims are not submitted
immediately following work completion.

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 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 ("Notice") 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 the actions or the rules mentioned in this letter, please contact
me at the address or telephone number listed below. If you have any questions regarding trust
fund eligibility or reimbursement, please contact the UST Section Trust Fund Branch at (919) 733-
8486.

Sincerely,

Allison Ward
Hydrogeologist
Washington Regional Office

cc: Simonsen Law Firm, Mr. Lars Simonsen, PO Box 848, Edenton, NC 27932
Geological Resources Inc, William Regenthal, via email
WaRO