MO-6417_24310_C_NFA_20230404

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
UST Section Central Office | 1646 Mail Service Center | Raleigh, NC 27699-1646 | (919)
707-8171

April 4, 2023

Kirvin Floyd
North Hickory Furniture Company, Inc.
PO Box 2101
Hickory, NC 28603-2101

Re: Notice of No Further Action
15A NCAC 02L .0407(e)
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action
for Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks
North Hickory Furniture Property
1079 3rd Avenue Drive NW
Hickory, Catawba County
Incident Number: 24310
Risk Classification: Low
Ranking: 245D

Dear Ms. Floyd:
A review of information on file with the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section, Division of Waste
Management, Green Square Central Office indicates that soil and groundwater contamination meet the
cleanup requirements for a low-risk release under Title 15A NCAC 2L .0202 and .0400, but contamination
exceeds the limits allowed for the unrestricted use of a site where closed under risk-based cleanup standards.
The UST Section determines that no further action is warranted for this incident. All required actions have
been completed. On November 12, 2009, the UST Section received a certified copy of the Notice of
Residual Petroleum which is filed with the Register of Deeds. The UST Section will provide Public
Notification that this incident meets closure requirements based on the April 3, 2023 monitoring report.
Be advised that as groundwater contamination exceeds the groundwater quality standards established in
Title 15A NCAC 02L.0202, groundwater within the area of contamination or within the area where
groundwater contamination is expected to migrate is not suitable for use as a water supply. Be advised that
as soil contamination exceeds the residential MSCCs, the property containing the contamination is suitable
only for industrial/commercial use, as stipulated in the Notice of Residual Petroleum (attached).
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. Pursuant to Title
15A NCAC 02L .0407(a) you have a continuing obligation to notify the Department of any changes that
might affect the risk or land use classifications that have been assigned.

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Incident Number 24310
April 4, 2023

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
UST Section Central Office | 1646 Mail Service Center | Raleigh, NC 27699-1646 | (919)
707-8171

Interested parties may examine the incident file by visiting our GIS website
(https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/science-data-and-reports/gis-maps/underground-
storage-tank-incidents-map) and entering the incident number in the UST Incidents Map search bar, then
clicking on the More Info link.
If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Sharon Ghiold at 919-707-8166.

Sincerely,

Wayne Randolph, CPM
Trust Fund Branch Head
Green Square Central Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ

cc: Catawba County Health Department