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September 20, 2017
Sent Via Email – tracy.wahl@ncdenr.gov
Ms. Tracy Wahl
Western District Supervisor
NC Brownfields Program
339 New Leicester Highway, Suite 140
Asheville, NC 28806
Re: Groundwater Monitoring Wells MW3 and MW6
Closed BASF Enka Industrial Landfill
Buncombe County
Solid Waste Permit Number 1102‐INDUS‐1980
DIN 28429
Dear Ms. Wahl,
The Solid Waste Section has been in discussions with the Brownfields Program regarding groundwater
monitoring wells MW3 and MW6 located at the Closed BASF Enka Industrial Landfill, Solid Waste Permit
Number 1102‐INDUS‐1980. A Brownfields Agreement was signed between the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources and Enka Partners of Asheville, LLC (Perspective Developer) on March
24, 2016. The Brownfield Agreement pertains to the 41.08 acres of the closed BASF Enka Landfill located
at Sand Hill Road in Asheville.
During on‐site activities this year by the Prospective Developer, monitoring well MW3 was extended by
11 feet, and the background monitoring well, MW6, was shortened by 17 feet. The Solid Waste Section
was not notified of the changes to the groundwater monitoring well construction for both wells. BASF
first notified the Solid Waste Section in April 2017 that MW3 and MW6 were damaged, and these two
monitoring wells were not sampled in April 2017 during the required routine semiannual water quality
monitoring event.
Ongoing discussions have occurred with the Brownfields Program since BASF notified the Solid Waste
Section in April of this year. In addition, the Solid Waste Section provided an email dated June 2, 2017 to
the Brownfields Program stating that the Prospective Developer should replace MW3 and MW6. The Solid
Waste Section stated that the validity of any analytical results from MW3 and MW6 may come into
question, and replacement of the two wells is necessary. The validity of the well construction for both
monitoring wells also comes into question since the Solid Waste Section was not notified nor did not
receive any boring logs, well construction details, or notes. The Solid Waste Section believes due to the
public perception of the project, the validity of any analytical results from the current monitoring wells
MW3 and MW6, and the validity of the well construction of the current monitoring wells MW3 and MW6,
it is necessary for the Prospective Developer to replace both monitoring wells MW3 and MW6. The next
scheduled routine semiannual water quality monitoring event to be conducted at the closed BASF Enka
Industrial Landfill is October 2017.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this letter, please feel free to contact me by email at
ellen.lorscheider@ncdenr.gov or by phone at 919‐707‐8245. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation
with this matter.
Sincerely,
Ellen Lorscheider
Section Chief
Solid Waste Section, Division of Waste Management
NCDEQ
cc sent via email: Michael Scott, Division Director
Jackie Drummond, Compliance Hydrogeologist
Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head
Ed Mussler, Permitting Branch Head
Deb Aja, Western District Supervisor
Kris Riddle, Senior Environmental Specialist
Perry Sugg, Permitting Branch Hydrogeologist
Allen Gaither, Permitting Branch Engineer