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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMO-88912_97000_G_C_20230413_OPHSCA Notice of Required ActionsNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management Mooresville Regional Office | 610 East Center Avenue | Suite 301 | Mooresville, NC 28115 | (704) 663-1699 April 13, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Patricia Anne Page 1950 Kluttz Road Salisbury, NC 28146-8916 Re: Notice of Required Actions Dear Ms. Page: Information received by this office of the UST Section, Division of Waste Management, in an email complaint received on April 10, 2023, confirms a release or discharge of petroleum at the above- referenced location. This letter explains North Carolina General Statute 143-215.75 et seq., Oil Pollution and Hazardous Substances Control Act as it relates to the release, as follows: 70142120000276364997 Page 2 of 2 Incident Number 97000 April 12, 2023 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management Mooresville Regional Office | 610 East Center Avenue | Suite 301 | Mooresville, NC 28115 | (704) 663-1699 The following actions are required in order to comply with the statute: 1)You must cease discharging all "oil" or other hazardous substances into or upon the waters or land of the state; 2)Immediately upon discovery of the discharge, you must submit a Notification of Discharge Report, prepared in accordance with the most recent version of the Guidelines for Initial Response and Abatement, Assessment, and Corrective Action for Non-UST Releases of Petroleum (current version), to the Mooresville Regional Office of the UST Section; 3)You must contain and remove free product; 4)You must remove and properly dispose of all contaminated soil exceeding the TPH action level or the soil-to-groundwater maximum contaminant concentrations (MSCCs); and 5)You must perform soil assessment to confirm removal of contaminated soil using the procedures and analytical methods specified in the appropriate sections of the Guidelines for Initial Response and Abatement, Assessment, and Corrective Action for Non-UST Releases of Petroleum (current version). 6)Within 30 days of the receipt of this notice, you must complete these corrective actions and submit an Initial Assessment Report, prepared in accordance with the Guidelines for Initial Response and Abatement, Assessment, and Corrective Action for Non-UST Releases of Petroleum (current version), which indicates the nature and the extent of the release and describes initial response and abatement actions, including removal of free product and removal of contaminated soil and subsequent soil sampling to confirm cleanup to the Mooresville Regional Office of the UST Section. 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. 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 in accordance with Title 15A NCAC 2L .0103(e) and 2L .0111(b). If you have any questions regarding the actions that must be taken or the statute mentioned in this letter, please contact me at the address or telephone number listed below. Sincerely, Ryan Mills Environmental Program Consultant Mooresville Regional Office UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ cc: Adrian Pruitt, Rowan County Health Department (via email)