MO-29837_48939_G_C_20231019_NRP Market Basket 19

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
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October 19, 2023
Market Basket
1818 Baxter Street
Charlotte, NC 28204
Attn: Jimmy White

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

Market Basket 19
1404 East Main Street
Lincoln County
Incident Number: 48939
Risk Classification: Low

Dear Mr. White:
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 October 19, 2023, the UST Section received a certified copy of the Notice of
Residual Petroleum which is filed with the Register of Deeds. On August 9, 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 is expected to migrate is not suitable for use as a water supply. Industrial/commercial use or
restricted residential use (The term “residential is inclusive of, but not limited to, private houses,
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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]

apartment complexes, schools, nursing homes, parks, recreation areas and day care centers), as stipulated
in the Notice of Residual Petroleum (attached).
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 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 Ryan Mills at [e-mail] or at 704-425-4797.
Sincerely,
Ron Taraban
Regional Supervisor Mooresville Regional Office UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ
cc: Lena Jones, Lincoln County Health Department (Via Email)
Joanna Alley, P.E., Geological Resources, Inc. (Via Email)