WI-7693_32738_G_NORR_20230330

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
Wilmington Regional Office | 127 Cardinal Drive Extension | Wilmington, NC 28405 | [phone]

March 30, 2023

SENT VIA EMAIL

Stephen Reid
252 Reid Acres Lane
Hubert, NC 28539

Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements
15A NCAC 02L .0110(c) [High Risk]
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action
For Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks

Reid’s Mart
461 Hubert Boulevard, Hubert
Onslow County
Incident Number: 32738
Ranking: H219D

Dear Mr. Reid:

The report received on March 15, 2023 has been reviewed by the UST Section, Division of Waste
Management, Wilmington Regional Office. The risk posed by the discharge or release at the subject site is
classified by the Department of Environmental Quality as high, as stipulated under Title 15A NCAC 02L
.0406. The land use at the site is classified as residential. Title 15A NCAC 02L .0407(a) requires you to
notify the Department of any changes that might affect the risk or land use classifications that have been
assigned.
The review indicates that corrective action is necessary to remediate environmental contamination. Title
15A NCAC 02L .0407(c) [High Risk] requires you to comply with the assessment and cleanup requirements
of Title 15A NCAC 02N .0706, Title 15A NCAC 02L .0106(c), Title 15A NCAC 02L .0110, and Title 15A
NCAC 02L .0111. Additional assessment is required to evaluate site cleanup technologies. A Groundwater
Monitoring Report prepared in accordance with these requirements and the most recent version of the UST
Section Assessment Guidelines must be received by this office by June 30, 2023. The report must include
the results of the groundwater monitoring event, a summary of the additional assessment work and
recommendations moving toward site cleanup.
For additional reference, please refer to the most recent version of the Guidelines for Site Checks, Tank
Closures, and Initial Response and Abatement. Report requirements can be found in the most recent version
of the Comprehensive Appendices for Correction Guidelines. Reports must contain the information
specified in the report template presented in Appendix A and B of the Guidelines.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
Wilmington Regional Office | 127 Cardinal Drive Extension | Wilmington, NC 28405 | [phone]

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.
The Department of Environmental Quality requires that all work not determined to be an emergency
response or associated with risk assessment (i.e., the Limited Site Assessment Report, per Title 15A NCAC
02L .0405) must be preapproved if State Trust Fund reimbursement is anticipated. To comply with this
requirement, a completed Preapproval/Claim Authorization Form, encompassing the required remedial
activities, must be received in this office within 14 days of the date of this letter. Upon completion of the
preapproved activities, you should submit your claim promptly. Reimbursement funds are budgeted based
on completed preapprovals, but delays in reimbursement or even denial due to exceeding the statute of
limitations on claiming eligible costs can result where claims are not submitted immediately following work
completion.
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 15A NCAC 02L .0103(e) and 02L .0111(e) if required.
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 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,

Michael H. Haseltine, L.G.
Regional Supervisor
Wilmington Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ

cc: Ryan Kerins, Terraquest