MO-29322_48486_G_NORR_20240212

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
Mooresville Regional Office | 610 East Center Avenue | Suite 301 | Mooresville, NC 28115 | [phone]

February 12, 2024

Maheshvar Corporation
1140 East Franklin Boulevard
Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
Attention: Kamesh Patel

Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements
15A NCAC 02L .0407 < Select CAP Rule by Risk >
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action
for Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks

Quick RC Shop
1440 East Franklin Boulevard, Gastonia
Gaston County
Incident Number: 48486
Risk Classification: Intermediate
Ranking: I180D

Dear Mr. Patel:

The Comprehensive Site Assessment Report (CSA) received on January 9, 2024 has been reviewed by the
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, Mooresville Regional Office. The Division is requiring
remediation by injection. Therefore, you must proceed with a pilot study for injection. This information
must be submitted in the Corrective Action Feasibility Study, which must be received by this office no later
than July 31, 2024/
The review indicates that corrective action is necessary to remediate environmental contamination. Title
15A NCAC 02L .0407 < Select CAP Rule by Risk > requires you to comply with the assessment and
cleanup requirements of Title 15A NCAC 2N .0707 and Title 15A NCAC 02L .0106(c) and 02L .0111(c).
In accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0111(a), a Corrective Action Plan shall be submitted to this office in
accordance with a schedule established by the Division of Waste Management Director. Because this
incident is eligible (or potentially eligible) for access to the Commercial Leaking Petroleum
Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund (State Trust Fund), a Feasibility Study in accordance with
the most recent version of the UST Section Corrective Action Guidelines, and the applicable State
Trust Fund Reasonable Rate Document must be submitted instead of a completed CAP. The Section
must approve the proposed remedial strategy prior to conducting a Feasibility Study.
In the CAP, natural attenuation of groundwater contamination must be used to the maximum extent
possible, plume stability should be evaluated, and efforts must be made to determine whether the
elimination of potential receptors, leading to risk reduction, is immediately practicable. A responsible party
who submits a Corrective Action Plan that proposes natural attenuation at any point in the process or
cleanup to alternate standards must provide public notice as specified in 15A NCAC 02L .0409(a).
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
Mooresville Regional Office | 610 East Center Avenue | Suite 301 | Mooresville, NC 28115 | [phone]

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).
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 scope of work
necessary to evaluate the feasibility of a proposed remediation strategy, must be received in this office
within 14 days of the date of this letter. Upon completion of preapproved activities that define an individual
step within the Corrective Action Plan process, you should submit your claim promptly. Reimbursement
funds are budgeted based on completed preapprovals, but delays in reimbursement or even denial due to a
failure to meet the statute of limitations on claiming a completed task can result if the work is not completed
in a timely fashion or of claims are not submitted immediately following work completion.
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,

Brad C. Newton, P.G. Hydrogeologist
Mooresville Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ

cc: Gaston County Health Department
Ashleigh Thrash – Geologic Resources, Inc. (via e-mail)