MO-28918_48122_C_NFA_20230809

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

August 9, 2023

Joey Rusher
Rusher Oil Company, Inc.
2201 Executive Park Drive
Salisbury, NC 28147

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

Liberty Rushco 18 (Former)
1190 Long Ferry Road, Salisbury
Rowan County
Incident Number: 48122
Risk Classification: Low

Dear Mr. Rusher:
A review of information on file with the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section, Division of Waste
Management, Mooresville 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 November 16, 2022, the UST Section received a certified copy of the Notice of
Residual Petroleum which is filed with the Register of Deeds in book 1413 on page 380. On November 16,
2022, 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 with the area of contamination or within the area where
groundwater contamination is expected to migrate is not suitable for use as a water supply.
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Incident Number 48122
August 9, 2023

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

Interested parties may examine the Soil Cleanup Report/ Site Closure Request by contacting this regional
office and may submit comments on the site to the regional office at the address or telephone number listed
below.
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 Funds, 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 Ryan Mills at [e-mail] or at 704-235-2175.

Sincerely,

Ron Taraban
Regional Supervisor
Mooresville Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ

cc: Adrian Pruett, Rowan County Health Department (Via Email)
Sam McKay, III, P.G., Geological Resources, Inc. (Via Email)