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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

August 25, 2023 UNC Health Blue Ridge Brent Elks, System Facilities Director 2201 S. Sterling St.
Morganton, NC 28655
Re: Notice of No Further Action 15A NCAC 2L .0407(e) Risk-based Assessment and Corrective
Action for Petroleum Underground Storage
Tanks Valdese General Hospital 724/730 Malcolm Blvd
Valdese, Burke County, NC
Incident Number 9701 Risk Classification: Low Ranking: Low
Dear Mr. Elks
A review of information on file with the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section, Division of Waste Management, Green Square Central Office indicates that soil contamination does not exceed the soil screening levels established by the UST Section, and the constituent specific
groundwater contamination does not exceed the groundwater quality standards established in Title
15A NCAC 2L .0202. The UST Section determines no further action is warranted for this incident. All required actions have been completed. As soil contamination exceeds the lower of the soil-to-groundwater or
residential MSCCs, public notice in accordance with 15A NCAC 2L. 0409(b) has been completed.
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. This No Further Action determination applies only to the subject incident; for any other incidents
at the subject site, the responsible party must continue to address contamination as required.
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.
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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

If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Scott Ryals at 919-707-8168.
Sincerely,

Wayne Randolph, CPM
Trust Fund Branch Head
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ

CC: Burke County Manager: Brian Epley, [e-mail]
Burke County Health Director: Danny Scalise, [e-mail]
Caroline LaFond, ARO
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