MO-6015_23108_G_WSW_20240108MORRISHRE

January 8, 2024
Charles Morris P.O. Box 142 Alexis, North Carolina 28006
Re: Health Risk Evaluation of Water Supply Tracking ID: Inc. No. 23108 Dear Mr. Morris: Please find attached the Sample Analytical Results for a water sample collected from your well, identified as WSW-50, located at 116 Alexis-Lucia Road, Alexis, Gaston County, on November 2, 2023. The sample was collected and analyzed as part of the investigation of a petroleum release in the vicinity. The water sample was analyzed for specific target analytes (contaminants), which are listed on the attached Sample Analytical Results. Contaminants were detected in the water sample, as shown on the
attached Sample Analytical Results. Because contaminants were detected in the water sample, a Health Risk Evaluation of each water
supply sample was performed by an environmental toxicologist in the Division of Waste Management. The Health Risk Evaluation, which is attached also, compares the detected concentration of contaminants to acceptable concentrations and provides a recommendation for safe use of the water.
If you have any questions, please contact David Lilley at [phone] or contact me at [phone]. Sincerely, Brad C. Newton, P.G. Hydrogeologist
Mooresville Regional Office UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ
Attachments: Morris Sample Analytical Results Health Risk Evaluation
cc: Gaston County Health Department Gaston County Manager
January 8, 2024
TO: Brad Newton
Mooresville Regional Office
NC UST Section
RE: Health Risk Evaluation Incident # 23108
Morris Well Sampling Results
116 Alexis-Lucia Road Alexis, NC
During this sampling event, one contaminant was detected in the well water. The standards used
to determine if the water is suitable for drinking and cooking are the United States Environmental
Protection Agency’s Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) or, if no MCLs exist, North Carolina Groundwater Standards (2L).
If the contaminant concentration exceeds the applicable standard for using the water for drinking
and cooking, the contaminant concentration is further analyzed to determine if the water is suitable for
other household uses, such as showering, bathing, washing dishes, flushing toilets, and hand washing. The chart below compares the detected contaminant concentration with the applicable standard:
Sample ID Contaminant Concentration (µg/L) MCL (µg/L) 2L (µg/L)
YK06032-007 Methyl tertiary butyl ether 1.6 20
µg/L – Stands for micrograms of contaminant per liter of water and is roughly equivalent to parts per billion.
RECOMMENDATION: The detected contaminant did not exceed the applicable water standard. Therefore, no restrictions on the use of this water are recommended at this time.
David Lilley, Environmental Toxicologist
Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ