AS-29509_48647_G_NORR_20230501

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management 
Asheville Regional Office | 2090 US Highway 70 | Swannanoa, NC 28778 | (828) 296‐
4500 

May 1, 2023

Tom Neal
MH Highlands-Cashiers Medical Center, LLP
190 Hospital Drive
Highlands, NC 28741

Re: Acknowledgement of Report Receipt
Highlands-Cashiers Medical Center
190 Hospital Drive, Highlands
Macon County
Incident Number: 48647
Risk Classification: High
Ranking: H-275-D

Dear Mr. Neal:
The UST Section, Division of Waste Management, is in receipt of the Groundwater Monitoring Report
(Report) dated April 30, 2023. The Report has been reviewed and will be maintained in the Asheville
Regional Office. The UST Section agrees with the conclusion and recommendations presented in the
Report.
If you have questions regarding the information contained in this letter, please contact me at the address or
telephone number listed below.

Sincerely,

Katie Bernal, PG
Hydrogeologist
Asheville Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ

cc: Henry Nemargut, Henry Nemargut Engineering Services, [e-mail]