MO-29989_49074_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
Betsy Chapman
4605 Welborn Drive
Sherrills Ford, NC 28673
Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements
15A NCAC 02L .0404 and 02L .0405
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action
for Commercial Petroleum Underground Storage
Tanks
Betsy Chapman Property
1403 Wehunt Store Road
Lincoln County
Incident Number: 49074
Risk Classification: High
Ranking: Pending
Dear Ms. Chapman:
Information received by this regional office of the Underground Storage Tank Section, Division of Waste
Management, on May 30, 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 state 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).
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).
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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]

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 my voicemail 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)
Damien Callaghan, Cedar Rock Environmental, P.C. (Via Email)