MO-29928_49073_G_NORR_20230623

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

June 23, 2023

Sam’s Investments II, LLC
7935 Council Place
Suite 200
Matthews, NC 28105-5000
Attn: Adnan Jazairi (Via Email)

Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements
15A NCAC 02L .0404 and 02L .0405
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action
for Commercial Petroleum Underground Storage
Tanks

Sam’s Mart 109
391 West Plaza Drive
Iredell County
Incident Number: 49073
Risk Classification: Pending
Ranking: Pending

Dear Mr. Jazairi:
Information received by this regional office of the Underground Storage Tank Section, Division of Waste
Management, on June 15, 2023, confirms a release or discharge from a petroleum underground storage tank
(UST) system at the above-referenced location. Records indicate that you are the owner or operator of this
UST system. Therefore, as a responsible party, you must comply with the initial response and abatement
action requirements of the Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC), Subchapter 02L
.0404 and, if applicable, the assessment and reporting requirements of Title 15A NCAC 02L .0405, within
the timeframes specified in the attached rules. If Title 15A NCAC 02L .0405 is applicable, you must
comply with its requirements even if you do not receive formal notification from the UST Section.
Initial abatement action requirements include the preparation and submittal of an Initial Abatement Action
(IAA) Report, in accordance with Title 15A NCAC 02L .0404 and the most recent version of the Guidelines
for Site Checks, Tank Closure, and Initial Response and Abatement, within 90 days of discovery of the
release.
Because a release or discharge has been 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).

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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]

Please note that before you sell, transfer, or request a “No Further Action” determination for a property that
has not been remediated to below “unrestricted use” standards, you must file a Notice of Residual Petroleum
("Notice") with the Register of Deeds in the county where the property is located (North Carolina General
Statutes 143B-279.9 and 143B-279.11).
Failure to comply with the State's rules in the manner and time specified may result in the assessment
of civil penalties and/or the use of other enforcement mechanisms.
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 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: Brady Freeman, Iredell County Health Department (Via Email) Aaron Long, Principal Engineer, Excel Civil & Environmental Associates, PLLC (Via Email)