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Initial Assessment Report 1-40 East Mile Marker 150Patriot Transportation Express, LLC Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina
North 35.804548 West -80.891930
July 25, 2023
Prepared for
Ultimate Environmental 1656 Park Drive Mount Airy, North Carolina 27030
Prepared by
Best Geological and Environmental Consulting, P.A.
1009 Hayfield Lane
Greensboro, North Carolina 27410
[phone]
BEST GEOLOGICAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING, P.A.
July 25, 2023
Mr. Bobby Koehler Ultimate Environmental 1656 Park Drive Mount Airy, North Carolina 27030
Reference: Initial Abatement Report
1009 Hayfield Lane
Greensboro, North Carolina 27410
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Spill Site: I-40 East Mile Marker 150 Patriot Transportation Express, LLC -Diesel Spill Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina
North 35.804548 West -80.891930
Dear Mr. Koehler:
Best Geological and Environmental Consulting, P.A. (Best) is pleased to provide this Initial Abatement Report for the accident/spill site located at I-40 East Mile Marker 150 in Statesville, North Carolina (see Figure 1 ). The purpose of the assessment was to determine if soil had been impacted by a release of diesel fuel following an accident at the referenced site.
1 Introduction
The spill occurred on June 22, 2023, when a tractor trailer ran off the right side of the
highway, struck the guardrail and came to a rest on the highway shoulder. Approximately
300 gallons of diesel fuel was released from the trucks saddle tanks during the accident.
The spilled diesel fuel pooled on the shoulder and was contained at the time of the
accident using absorbent materials.
2 Soil Excavation
On June 28, 2023, Best monitored the excavation of the diesel fuel contaminated soil
performed by Ultimate Environmental of Mount Airy, North Carolina (Ultimate).
Ultimate removed the impacted soil using a skid steer and track hoe then loaded the soil
onto dump trucks. During the excavation, soil samples were inspected for evidence of
contamination. The excavation was terminated when it appeared that all contaminated
soil had been removed. The final excavation was rectangular in shape and measured 75