WS-29505_48978_G_NORR_20220829_IAA

August 29, 2022
Attn: Rob Porges
HPT TA Properties Trust
24601 Center Ridge Road
Westlake, OH 44145
Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements
15A NCAC 2L .0404 and 2L .0405
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action
for Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks
TA Truck Stop- Trench Line
1101 NC Highway 61
Whitsett, Guilford County
Incident Number: 48978
Risk Classification: High
Dear Mr. Porges:
Information received by this office of the UST Section, Division of Waste Management, on July 28, 2022 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. Therefore, as a responsible party, you must
comply with the initial response and abatement action requirements of Title 15A NCAC 2L .0404 and, if applicable,
the assessment and reporting requirements of Title 15A NCAC 2L .0405, within the timeframes specified in the
attached rules. (Be aware that if the latter rule is applicable, you must comply with its requirements even if you do
not receive formal notification from the UST Section.)
Initial abatement action requirements include the preparation and submittal of an Initial Abatement Action (IAA)
Report, in accordance with Title 15A NCAC 2L .0404 and the most recent version of the Guidelines for Site Checks,
Tank Closure, and Initial Response and Abatement for UST Releases, within 90 days of discovery of the release.
Because a release or discharge has been confirmed, a Licensed Geologist or a Professional 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).
Please note that before you sell, transfer, or request a “No Further Action” determination for a property that has not
been remediated to below “unrestricted use” standards, you must file a Notice of Residual Petroleum ("Notice")
with the Register of Deeds in the county where the property is located (NCGS 143B-279.9 and 143B-279.11).
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 trust fund eligibility or reimbursement from the Commercial Leaking Petroleum
Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund, please contact the UST Section Trust Fund Branch at [phone].
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If you have any questions regarding the actions that must be taken or the rules mentioned in this letter, please contact
Ashley Dinkins at the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, 400 W. Market Street, Suite
300, Greensboro, NC 27401 or [phone].

Sincerely,

James Brown
Regional Supervisor
Winston-Salem Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ

Enclosures: Title 15A NCAC 2L .0404 and 2L .0405
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