WS-3844_12787_E_NOV_20221205

December 5, 2022 CERTIFIED MAIL 7019 0160 0001 0408 8230 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Mr. Chad Wall, Registered Agent Dan River Oil Company, Inc. P.O. Box 386 Madison, NC 27025 Re: Notice of Violation of 15A NCAC 2L .0400 Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action
for Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks Bonnies Grocery
4884 Hwy 89 East Walnut Cove, Stokes County Incident Number: 12787
Risk Classification: High Ranking: 552 Dear Mr. Wall: Information received by this office of the UST Section, Division of Waste Management, on June 23, 1992 confirms a release or discharge from a petroleum underground storage tank (UST) system at the above-referenced location. Records indicate that you are the owner or operator of this UST system. This letter explains the violation(s) and associated corrective action(s) you must take as a result of the release or discharge in accordance with North Carolina statutes and rules. The UST Section, Division of Waste Management, administers the state's rules for USTs and the required response for petroleum releases. Those rules are located in Title 15A, Subchapter 2L and Title 15A, Subchapter 2N of the North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC). VIOLATION 1: Failure to submit a Monitoring Report to the UST Section in accordance with Title 15A NCAC 2L .0407(c), 2L .0110, and 2L .0111. REQUIRED CORRECTIVE ACTION: Based on the determination that the risk posed by the discharge or release at the subject site is high, you must comply with assessment requirements pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 2L .0407(c), 2L .0110, and 2L .0111. Please submit a Monitoring Report in accordance with Title 15A NCAC 2L .0407(c), 2L .0110, and 2L .0111, and the most recent version of the UST Section Assessment Guidelines. The Monitoring Report must be received by this office within 30 days of the date of receipt of this notice. Please take the corrective action(s) for the above violation(s) as necessary to bring the site into compliance. Corrective actions must be taken and reported to the Winston-Salem Regional Office, within 30 days from
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the date of this notice, unless otherwise noted in the above corrective actions, to avoid recommendation of civil penalties for continuing violations. Penalties may be assessed for the violation(s) described within this Notice of Violation. Your prompt attention to the items described herein is required. Failure to comply with the State's rules, in the manner and time specified, may result in the assessment of additional civil penalties and/or the use of other enforcement mechanisms available to the State. Each day that a violation continues may be considered a separate violation. Please note that performing assessment and cleanup work that is not required under 15A NCAC 2L .0400 is not reimbursable from the Commercial or Noncommercial Leaking Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Funds. If you have any questions regarding the actions that must be taken or the rules mentioned in this letter, please contact Linda Estkowski at the address or telephone number below. If you have any questions regarding trust fund eligibility or reimbursement, please contact the UST Section Trust Fund Branch at [phone]. Sincerely,
James W. Brown
Regional Supervisor Winston-Salem Regional Office UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ cc: WSRO Timothy Leatherman, Pyramid Environmental & Engineering, P.C, via email [e-mail] Michael Jones, Pyramid Environmental & Engineering, P.C., via email [e-mail]