MO-7591_36228_E_NOV_20230906_NOV for Missing Site Check

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
Mooresville Regional Office | 610 East Center Avenue | Suite 301 | Mooresville, NC 28115
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September 6, 2023
CERTIFIED MAIL 7016 1370 0000 2592 5084
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Aum Shree Ganeshji
2118 North Aspen Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092-6305
Re: Notice of Violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0603
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action
for Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks
Buck Saver
2118 North Aspen Street, Lincolnton
Lincoln County
Incident Number:36228
Risk Classification: High
Ranking: H-306-D
Dear Mr. Geneshji:
Information received by this office of the UST Section, Division of Waste Management, on June 16, 2023,
indicates that a release or discharge from a petroleum underground storage tank (UST) system may have
occurred at the above-referenced location. Records indicate that you are the owner or operator of this UST
system. You have failed to submit a Site Check Report in accordance with Title 15A NCAC 2N .0603 to
the UST Section within 30 days of the receipt of the Notice of Regulatory Requirement dated June 19,
2023, in which the site check was requested.
Please submit a Site Check Report in accordance with Title15A NCAC 2N .0603 and the latest version of
the Guidelines for Site Check, Tank Closure, and Initial Response and Abatement for UST Releases. A Site
Check Report must be received by the Mooresville Regional Office within 30 days of receipt of this notice
to avoid recommendation of civil penalties for continuing violations. Based on a review of the information
submitted in the Site Check Report, the Department of Environmental Quality will determine if the incident
meets the criteria for No Further Action.
Penalties may be assessed for the violation described within this Notice of Violation. Your prompt attention
to the items described herein is required. Failure to comply with the State's rules, in the manner and time
specified, may result in the assessment of additional civil penalties and/or the use of other enforcement
mechanisms available to the State. Each day that a violation continues may be considered a separate
violation.
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Incident Number 36228
September 6, 2023
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
Mooresville Regional Office | 610 East Center Avenue | Suite 301 | Mooresville, NC 28115
| [phone]
If you have any questions regarding the action that must be taken or the rules mentioned in this letter, please
contact Ryan Mills at [e-mail] or at 704-235-2175. If you have any questions regarding
trust fund eligibility or reimbursement, please contact the UST Section Trust Fund Branch at (919) 707-
8171.
Sincerely,
Ron Taraban
Regional Supervisor
Mooresville Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ
cc: Lena Jones, Lincoln County Health Department (Via Email)