WA-1096_13128_G_NORR_20220512_SA MRP RQST

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
MICHAEL SCOTT
Director

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management | UST Section
Washington Regional Office | 943 Washington Square Mall | Washington, NC 27889 | [phone]
May 12, 2022
Mr. Edwin W. Congleton
Stokes & Congleton, Inc.
3609 Hawick Place
Greenville, NC 27834-0439
Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements
15A NCAC 2L .0407(c) [High Risk]
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action
For Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks
Stokes & Congleton
2809 NC Hwy 903 N, Stokes, NC
Pitt County
Incident Number: 13128
Risk Classification: High
Ranking: H 0155 R
Dear Mr. Congleton:
The Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section, Division of Waste Management, Department of
Environmental Quality (Department) has received the Monitoring Report for Ground-Water Sampling,
dated April 13, 2022, documenting a groundwater sampling event conducted onsite on March 3, 2022.
During this most recent sampling event, a measurable thickness of non-aqueous phase liquids
(NAPL) was not detected in monitoring wells MW-4 or AECMW-11, but a sheen was reportedly observed
on the purge water generated during the sampling of these wells. For these and other monitoring wells,
petroleum compounds were reportedly detected in the groundwater samples at concentrations that exceed
the applicable groundwater quality standards defined in Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative
Code Subchapter 2L .0202. Additionally, though detected during the prior sampling event, petroleum
hydrocarbons were not reported in the analysis of the water sample collected from the onsite public water
supply connection (TAP-1) during this event.
The site remains classified High Risk until these trends remain consistent over multiple events.
For this reason, you must conduct a semiannual monitoring event during the third quarter
of 2022 and submit a report documenting the findings from this event no later than October 31, 2022.
Effective October 1, 2004, the Department requires that all work not determined to be an emergency
response or associated with risk assessment (i.e., the Limited Site Assessment Report, per Title 15A NCAC
2L .0405) must be preapproved if Commercial Leaking Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup
Fund (State Trust Fund) reimbursement is anticipated. To comply with this requirement, a completed
Preapproval/Claim Authorization Form encompassing the scope of work described above must be received
and approved by this office well prior to the start of any tasks for which you intend to seek reimbursement.
Upon completion of any preapproved activities, you should submit your claim promptly. Reimbursement
funds are budgeted based on completed preapprovals but delays in reimbursement or even denial due to a
failure to meet the statute of limitations on claiming a completed task can result if the work is not completed
in a timely fashion or if claims are not submitted immediately following work completion.
If you have any questions regarding reimbursement from the State Trust Fund, please contact the
UST Section Trust Fund Branch at [phone]. If you have questions regarding the information
contained in this letter, please contact me at the address, telephone number, or email listed below.
Sincerely,

Jared M. Edwards
Environmental Program Consultant, Washington Region
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ
[phone] / [e-mail]
cc: Labrador Environmental Consultants, P.C. – Thomas J. Benthall (electronic copy)
Washington Regional Office | 943 Washington Square Mall | Washington, NC 27889 | [phone]