MO-7591_36228_G_NORR_20230619

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

June 19, 2023

Aum Shree Ganeshji 2118 North Aspen Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092-6305

Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements
15A NCAC 02N .0603
Investigation and Confirmation of a Suspected
Release from an Underground Storage Tank

321 Mini Mart
2118 North Aspen Street
Lincoln County
Facility ID Number: 00-0-0000029957
Dear Aum Shree Ganeshji, Inc.
The submitted analytical data received by the Mooresville Regional Office of the UST Section, Division of
Waste Management, on June 16, 2023 from samples collected from monitoring well(s) indicate 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.
Therefore, you must immediately investigate and confirm the suspected release pursuant to Title 15A
NCAC 02N .0603.
To achieve compliance with this rule, you must conduct a tank tightness test for each UST in accordance
with federal regulation 40 CFR 280.43(c) (as incorporated by Title 15A NCAC 02N .0504) and a line
tightness test for each piping system associated with a UST in accordance with 40 CFR 280.44(b) (as
incorporated by Title 15A NCAC 02N .0505). Conduct a site check in accordance with 40 CFR 280.52(b)
(as incorporated by Title 15A NCAC 02N .0603) in accordance with the most recent version of the
Guidelines for Site Checks, Tank Closure, and Initial Response and Abatement, which is available on the
internet at https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/ust/guidance-documents.
The results of the tank tightness test(s) and line tightness test(s) must be received by this office within 7
days of receipt of this notice. The results of the site check must be received by this office within 30 days of
receipt of this notice. If a release or discharge is 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 of Environmental Quality in accordance with Title 15A NCAC 02L .0103(e) and 02L .0111(e).
Failure to comply in the manner and time specified may result in the assessment of civil penalties
and/or the use of other enforcement mechanisms.
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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]

If you have any questions regarding the actions that must be taken or the rules mentioned in this letter,
please contact me at [e-mail] or at 704-235-2175.
Sincerely,

Ryan C Mills
Environmental Program Consultant
Mooresville Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ

cc: Lena Jones, Lincoln County Health Department (Via Email)
Aaron Long, Principal Engineer, Excel Civil & Environmental Associates, PLLC (Via Email)