WS-29732_48849_C_NFA_20240325_Final

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
Winston-Salem Regional Office | 450 West Hanes Mill Road | Suite 300 | Winston-Salem, NC 27105 | [phone]

March 25, 2024

Dr. Michael Vollmer
Vollmer Eye Care
1500 Meadowview Drive
Wilkesboro, NC 28697-7348

Re: Notice of No Further Action
15A NCAC 2L .0407(e)
Risk-based Assessment and Corrective Action
for Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks

Vollmer Eye Care
900 US Hwy 221 Business
West Jefferson, Ashe County
Incident Number (if applicable): 48849
Risk Classification: Low
Ranking: L0R

Dear Mr. Vollmer:

Information received by the UST Section, Division of Waste Management, Winston-Salem Regional Office
on November 14, 2022, has been reviewed. The review indicates that soil and groundwater contamination
meet the cleanup requirements for a low-risk noncommercial site under Title 15A NCAC 2L .0202 and
.0400, but contamination exceeds the limits allowed for unrestricted closure of a site.

The UST Section determines that no further action is warranted for this incident. All required actions have
been completed. On March 12, 2024, the UST Section received a certified copy of the Notice of Residual
Petroleum which is filed with the Register of Deeds. On March 25, 2024, the UST Section was provided
with proof of receipt of the conditional Notice of No Further Action letter or of refusal by the addressee to
accept delivery of the letter or with a description of the manner in which the letter was posted.

This determination shall apply unless the UST Section later finds that the discharge or release poses an
unacceptable risk or a potentially unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. Pursuant to Title
15A NCAC 2L .0407(a) you have a continuing obligation to notify the Department of any changes that
might affect the risk or land use classifications that have been assigned.

Be advised that, as contamination may exceed the groundwater quality standards established in Title 15A
NCAC 2L .0202, groundwater within the area where contamination is present or is expected to migrate is
not suitable for use as a water supply. Be advised that as soil contamination may exceed the residential
MSCCs, the property containing the soil contamination is suitable only for restricted residential use
("residential" being inclusive of, but not limited to, private houses, apartment complexes, schools, nursing
homes, parks, recreation areas and day care centers), as stipulated in the Notice of Residual Petroleum.

Page 2 of 2
48849
March 25, 2024

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Waste Management
Winston-Salem Regional Office | 450 West Hanes Mill Road | Suite 300 | Winston-
Salem, NC 27105 | [phone]

Interested parties may examine the incident file by contacting this regional office and may submit comments
on the site to the regional office at the address or telephone number listed below.

This No Further Action determination applies only to the subject incident; for any other incidents at the
subject site, the responsible party must continue to address contamination as required.

If you have any questions regarding the actions that were taken or the rules mentioned in this letter, please
contact Karen J. Hall at the address or telephone number listed below.

Sincerely,

James W. Brown
Regional Supervisor
Winston-Salem Regional Office
UST Section, Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ

cc: Ashe County Health Department