WI-1219_13072_C_NFA_20230817

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

August 16, 2023
Via Email
Flowers Foods
Margaret Marsh
1919 Flowers Circle
Thomasville, GA 31757

Re: Notice of No Further Action
15A NCAC 02L .0407(e)
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action
for Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks

Franklin Baking Co. Sunbeam Terminal
410 S. JK Powell Blvd., Whiteville
Columbus County
Incident Number: 13072
Risk Classification: Low
Ranking: L 080 R

Dear Ms. Marsh:
A review of information on file with the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section, Division of Waste
Management, Wilmington Regional Office indicates that groundwater contamination meets the cleanup
requirements for a low-risk release under Title 15A NCAC 2L .0202 and .0400, but contamination exceeds
the limits allowed for the unrestricted use of a site where closed under risk-based cleanup standards.
The UST Section determines that no further action is warranted for this incident. All required actions have
been completed. On June 6, 2023, the UST Section received a certified copy of the Notice of Residual
Petroleum which is filed with the Register of Deeds. On August 4, 2023, the UST Section was provided
with proof of receipt of the conditional Notice of No Further Action letter or of refusal by the addressee to
accept delivery of the letter or with a description of the manner in which the letter was posted.
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. Pursuant to Title
15A NCAC 02L .0407(a) you have a continuing obligation to notify the Department of any changes that
might affect the risk or land use classifications that have been assigned.
Be advised that as groundwater contamination exceeds the groundwater quality standards established in
Title 15A NCAC 02L .0202, groundwater within the area of contamination or within the area where
groundwater contamination is expected to migrate is not suitable for use as a water supply.
Interested parties may examine the incident documents by contacting this regional office and may submit
comments on the site to the regional office at the address or telephone number listed below.
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Incident 13072
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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]

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.
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 were taken or the rules mentioned in this letter, please
contact Mike Haseltine at the address or telephone number listed below.

Sincerely,

Mike Haseltine
Regional Supervisor
Wilmington Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ

cc: Kimerly Smith, Columbus County Health Department (Via Email)
Carolyn Smilie, WSP (Via Email)
Attachments: Notice of Residual Petroleum