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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory John E. Skvarla, III Governor Secretary November 5, 2014
Mr. Keith Fraley
Pallets Plus 1810 Belmar Street
High Point, NC 27260
Mr. Richard Gabriel High Point Bank
300 North Main Street High Point, NC 27260
Re: Gilbert Hardwood Centers, Inc. 12990 Trinity Road
Trinity, Randolph County, North Carolina Incident Number: 13631
Risk Classification: Low Ranking: L55D Dear Mr. Fraley and Mr. Gabriel:
Information provided by Mr. Barry Nelson, PG of Northwest Geoscience, PC concerning soil and
groundwater contamination at the above-referenced site has been reviewed. The reports compiled by Northwest
Geoscience, PC indicate that the areas where the contaminants have been detected were previously occupied by underground storage tanks (USTs). Five regulated USTs were owned and operated by Gilbert Hardwoods Inc. and were removed in 1982, 1983, and 1992. Subsequent to their removal, a release from the system was
discovered. The resulting soil and groundwater contamination was assessed and the incident was closed on July 11, 2005. Trinity Road LLC (Trinity), a subsidiary of Directed Capital of St. Petersburg, Florida, acquired the property in 2013. Because USTs were never owned or operated by Trinity and the incident has met the
requirements for closure in 2005 (prior to the acquisition of the property from Gilbert Hardwoods), Trinity would not be considered the responsible party for the contamination related to the former UST system. However, it should be noted that if during any redevelopment activities, contaminated soil in the vicinity of the
USTs were encountered, Trinity would be responsible for the removal and disposal of the contaminated soil in
accordance with applicable regulations. If you have questions regarding the information contained in this letter, please contact me at 336-776-9682
or [e-mail]. Sincerely,
Carin Lee Kromm, L.G.
Regional Supervisor Winston-Salem Regional Office UST Section, Division of Waste Management,
cc: Barry Nelson, Northwest Geoscience, PC
UST Regional Offices
Asheville (ARO) – 2090 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778 [phone]
Fayetteville (FAY) – 225 Green Street, Suite 714, Systel Building, Fayetteville, NC 28301 [phone]
Mooresville (MOR) – 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, NC 28115 [phone]
Raleigh (RRO) – 1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 [phone]
Washington (WAS) – 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889 [phone]
Wilmington (WIL) – 127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington, NC 28405 [phone]
Winston-Salem (WS) – 450 Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27105 [phone]
Guilford County Environmental Health, 400 West Market Street, Suite 300, Greensboro, NC 27401, [phone]