WS-28609_47852_G_NORR_20221208_Site-Check

December 8, 2022
CERTIFIED MAIL 7020 1810 0001 2074 9659 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Cary Oil Company, Inc. Attention: Ms. Aimee Gibbs 110 Mackenan Drive Cary, North Carolina 27511-7901
Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements 15A NCAC 2N .0603 Investigation and Confirmation of
Suspected Release Hawfields General Store-B
2048 S NC Highway 119 Mebane, Alamance County Facility ID#: 00-0-0000023468 Incident Number: 47852 Risk Classification: High Ranking: H169D Dear Ms. Gibbs: Information received by this office of the UST Section, Division of Waste Management, on December 7, 2022 about fresh gasoline observed in monitoring well MW-7 indicates that a release or discharge from a
petroleum underground storage tank (UST) system may have occurred at the above-referenced location. Records indicate that you are the owner or operator of this UST system. Therefore, you must immediately investigate and confirm the suspected release pursuant to Title 15A NCAC 2N .0603.
To achieve compliance with this rule, you must conduct a tank tightness test for each UST in accordance with federal regulation 40 CFR 280.43(c) (as incorporated by Title 15A NCAC 2N .0504) and a line tightness test for each piping system associated with a UST in accordance with 40 CFR 280.44(b) (as incorporated by Title 15A NCAC 2N .0505). Conduct a site check in accordance with 40 CFR 280.52(b) (as incorporated by Title 15A NCAC 2N .0603) in accordance with the most recent version of the
Guidelines for Site Checks, Tank Closure, and Initial Response and Abatement for UST Releases, which is available on the internet at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wm/ust/guidance. The results of the tank tightness test(s) and line tightness test(s) must be received by this office within 7 days of receipt of this notice. The results of the site check must be received by this office within 30 days of receipt of this notice. If a release or discharge is confirmed, a Licensed Geologist or a Professional
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Engineer, certified by the State of North Carolina, is required to prepare and certify all reports submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality in accordance with Title 15A NCAC 2L .0103(e) and 2L .0111(b). 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 that must be taken or the rules mentioned in this letter, please contact me at the address or telephone number listed below. Sincerely,
Mindy Lepard Hydrogeologist
Winston-Salem Regional Office UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ cc: Alamance County Health Department, via email, [e-mail] Ms. Maureen Jackson, ATC Associates, via email, [e-mail]