FA-30605_49581_G_NORR_20240612_LSA

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management 
Fayetteville Regional Office | 225 Green Street | Suite 714 | Systel Building | Fayetteville, 
NC 28301 | (910) 433‐3300 

June 12, 2024
Via Email

Ricky Patel
Earth Petroleum Corporation of North Carolina III, Inc.
3945 Goldsboro Road
Wade, NC, 28395-8783

Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements
15A NCAC 2L .0405
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action for
Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks

EPCO Eastover
3138 Dunn Road, Eastover
Cumberland County
Incident Number: 49581
Risk Classification: TBD
Ranking: TBD

Dear Ricky Patel:
Information received by the UST Section, Division of Waste Management, Fayetteville Regional Office on
June 5, 2024 has been reviewed. The review indicates soil contamination exceeds the applicable total
petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) screening limit. Therefore, the UST Section hereby confirms that you must
comply with assessment and reporting requirements of Title 15A NCAC 2L .0405, within the timeframes
specified in the attached rule.
The requirements of Title 15A NCAC 2L .0405 include the preparation and submittal of a Limited Site
Assessment (LSA) Report, in accordance with the rule and the most recent version of the UST Section
Assessment Guidelines, within 120 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 2L .0103(e) and 2L .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
(NRP) with the Register of Deeds in the county where the property is located (NCGS 143B-279.9 and
143B-279.10).
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.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management 
Fayetteville Regional Office | 225 Green Street | Suite 714 | Systel Building | Fayetteville, 
NC 28301 | (910) 433‐3300 

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 must be taken or the rules mentioned
in this letter, please contact Nicolas N. Olazar at the address or telephone number listed below.

Sincerely,

Nicolas N. Olazar
Hydrogeologist
Fayetteville Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ
cc: Jennifer Green, Cumberland County Health Department
Henry Nemargut, Henry Nemargut Engineering Services