WA-27683_38811_G_NORR_20210225_CSA EXT

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
MICHAEL SCOTT
Director

State of North Carolina | Environmental Quality | Waste Management
Washington Regional Office | 943 Washington Square Mall | Washington, NC 27889 | [phone]
February 25, 2021
Scott Driscoll
E.J. Pope & Son, Inc.
PO Drawer 649
Mount Olive, NC 28365
Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements
15A NCAC 2L .0407(c) [High Risk]
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action
For Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks
Handy Mart 15 / Peele Property
UST Facility ID: 00-0-0000005485
2495 US Highway 13 North, Goldsboro, NC
Wayne County
Incident Number: 38811
Risk Classification: High
Ranking: H 185 A
Dear Mr. Driscoll:
The Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section, Division of Waste Management, Department of
Environmental Quality (Department) has received and reviewed the February 23, 2021 Ground Water
Monitoring Report for the subject site submitted in lieu of a Comprehensive Site Assessment (CSA) Report.
This report documents groundwater sampling efforts performed on February 4, 2021 and includes updated
receptor information along with copies of signed agreements to connect two potentially at-risk drinking
water supply well owners to public water available in the area.
With while any potentially at-risk well remains present, under the definitions provided in Title 15A
of the North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) Subchapter 2L Section .0406, the risk posed by the
discharge or release at this site remains classified as High. Once the public water connections have been
completed, or the plume onsite is modeled as stable with no apparent migration towards the potential
receptors, the site risk classification may be reevaluated.
Please note that contaminant source definition and abatement efforts are necessary for any risk
reclassification and/or risk-based closure strategy, as is confirmation that the site meets the allowable
maximum soil contaminant concentrations (MSCCs) as described in Title 15A NCAC 2L .0408(3) and
gross contaminant levels (GCLs) for groundwater contamination in the Intermediate Risk Classification
definition under Title 15A NCAC 2L .0406(2). Any request for reclassification must present one or more
potential sources for the contamination detected during the Department of Transportation’s Environmental
Site Assessment at soil boring 2495DPT-3, during the Site Check at soil boring SB-3-2’, and during the
Phase II Limited Site Assessment at MW-1 and MW-2. The request must document any subsequent
abatement efforts undertaken to address those sources and stop any ongoing releases to the environment.
Until the site has been reclassified, Title 15A NCAC 2L .0407(c) [High Risk] continues to require
you to comply with the assessment and cleanup requirements of Title 15A NCAC 2N .0706 and Title15A
NCAC 2L .0106(c) and 2L .0106(g), as described in the most recent version of the Guidelines for
Assessment for UST Releases. Based on the information provided in this most recent monitoring report,
the prior deadline for preparing and submitting a report in accordance with these requirements has been
rescinded. A new deadline for completion of the CSA and submittal of a report documenting the findings
is set at 90 days from the date of this notice.
In accordance with Title 15A NCAC 2L .0114, a summary of the CSA Report must also be
submitted to the local Health Director and the local Chief Administrative Officer, no later than five working
days after submittal of the CSA Report to this office.
Failure to comply in the manner and time specified may result in the assessment of civil
penalties and/or the use of other enforcement mechanisms.
Within the CSA Report conclusions and recommendations, a general description of a proposed
plausible strategy to remediate the contamination onsite should be included as a preliminary step in moving
towards any formal corrective action plan. If not included in the CSA Report, this information must be
provided separately prior to the authorization of any corrective action feasibility study tasks.
Further extension to the CSA deadline may be obtained through the completion and submittal of
an Accelerated Site Characterization (ASC) Report prior to the completion of the CSA, as described in the
Department’s December 2, 2020 Notice of Regulatory Requirements (NORR). Also as noted in that
NORR, Title 15A NCAC 2L .0407(a) presents a continuing obligation to notify the Department of any
changes that might affect the risk or land use classifications that have been assigned. Additionally, the
requirements to submit a Preapproval/Claim Authorization Form if you intend to seek reimbursement from
the State Trust Fund for any eligible costs incurred at this site remain as described in that NORR.
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 in accordance with Title 15A NCAC 2L .0103(e) and 2L .0111(b).
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]. If you have questions regarding the information contained in this letter, please
contact me at the physical address, telephone number, or email address listed below.
Sincerely,
Jared M. Edwards
Hydrogeologist - Washington Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ
[phone] / [e-mail]
cc: E.J. Pope & Son, Inc., Scott Driscoll (electronic copy) Geological Resources, Inc., William Regenthal (electronic copy)