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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWM0801152_Application_20200709NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A MONITORING OR RECOVERY WELL SYSTEM PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY In accordance with the provisions of Article 7, Chapter 87, General Statutes of North Carolina and regulations pursuant thereto, application is hereby made for a permit to construct monitoring or recovery wells. 1. Date: 7/7/2020 2. County: Brunswick FOR OFFICE USE ONLY PERMIT NO. ISSUED DATE 3. What type of well are you applying for? (monitoring or recovery): Monitoring 4. Applicant: Archie McGirt Telephone: 910-612-0868 Applicant's Mailing Address: PO Box 686, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina 28480 Applicant's Email Address (if available): archiemcgirt(cDgmail.com 5. Contact Person (if different than Applicant): Erin Warren with ECS Telephone: 910-599-6285 Contact Person's Mailing Address: 6714 Netherlands Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405 Contact Person's Email Address (if available): ewarren(crDecslimited.com 6. Property Owner (if different than Applicant): JP Farming, Inc. Telephone: Property Owner's Mailing Address: 2626 Glenwood Ave, Suite 550, Raleigh, NC 27608 Property Owner's Email Address (if available): 7. Property Physical Address (Including PIN Number) 4350 Blue Banks Loop Road, Brunswick County PIN 0020000102 City Northwest County Brunswick Zip Code 8. Reason for Well(s): Assessment (ex: non -discharge permit requirements, suspected contamination, assessment, groundwater contamination, remediation, etc.) 9. Type of facility or site for which the well(s) is(are) needed: Farm (ex: non -discharge facility, waste disposal site, landfill, UST, etc.) 10. Are there any current water quality permits or incidents associated with this facility or site? If so, list permit and/or incident no(s). Unknown 11. Type of contaminants being monitored or recovered: Herbicides, Pesticides, VOCs & SVOCs (ex: organics, nutrients, heavy metals, etc.) 12. Are there any existing wells associated with the proposed well(s)? If yes, how many? Yes, 40 Irrigation wells Existing Monitoring or Recovery Well Construction Permit No(s).: None 13. Distance from proposed well(s) to nearest known waste or pollution source (in feet): N/A 14. Are there any water supply wells located less than 500 feet from the proposed well(s)? No drinking water wells If yes, give distance(s): 15. Well Contractor: TBD Certification No.: TBD Well Contractor Address: TBD PROPOSED WELL CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION 1. As required by 15A NCAC 02C .0105(f)(7), attach a well construction diagram of each well showing the following: a. Borehole and well diameter e. Type of casing material and thickness b. Estimated well depth f. Grout horizons C. Screen intervals g. Well head completion details d. Sand/gravel pack intervals Continued on Reverse PROPOSED WELL CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION (Continued) 2. Number of wells to be constructed in unconsolidated material: 4 3. Number of wells to be constructed in bedrock: 0 5. How will the well(s) be secured? Groundwater Sampling Point 6. Estimated beginning construction date: 7-14-20 4. Total Number of wells to be constructed: 4 7. Estimated construction completion date: 7-15-20 (add answers from 2 and 3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1. As required by 15A NCAC 02C .0105(f)(5), attach a scaled map of the site showing the locations of the following: a. All property boundaries, at least one of which is referenced to a minimum of two landmarks such as identified roads, intersections, streams, or lakes within 500 feet of the proposed well or well system. b. All existing wells, identified by type of use, within 500 feet of the proposed well or well system. C. The proposed well or well system. d. Any test borings within 500 feet of proposed well or well system. e. All sources of known or potential groundwater contamination (such as septic tank systems, pesticide, chemical or fuel storage areas, animal feedlots as defined in G.S. 143-215.10B(5), landfills, or other waste disposal areas) within 500 feet of the proposed well or well system. SIGNATURES The Applicant hereby agrees that the proposed well(s) will be constructed in accordance with approved specifications and conditions of this Well Construction Permit as regulated under the Well Construction Standards (Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2C) and accepts full responsibility for compliance with these rules SEE ATTACHED Signature of Applicant or *Agent Printed name of Applicant or *Agent Title of Applicant or *Agent * If signing as Agent, attach authorization agreement stating that you have the authority to act as the Agent. If the property is owned by someone other than the applicant, the property owner hereby consents to allow the applicant to construct wells as outlined in this Well Construction Permit application and that it shall be the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the well(s) conform to the Well Construction Standards (Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2C). SEE ATTACHED Signature of Property Owner (if different than Applicant) Printed name of Property Owner (if different than Applicant) DIRECTIONS Please send the completed application to the appropriate Division of Water Resources' Regional Office Asheville Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive Wilmington, NC 28405 2090 U.S. Highway 70 Raleigh, NC 27609 Phone: (910) 796-7215 Swannanoa, NC 28778 Phone: (919) 791-4200 Fax: (910) 350-2004 Phone: (828) 296-4500 Fax: (919) 571-4718 Fax: (828) 299-7043 Winston-Salem Regional Office Washington Regional Office 450 W. Hanes Mill Road Fayetteville Regional Office 943 Washington Square Mall Suite 300 225 Green Street, Suite 714 Washington, NC 27889 Winston-Salem, NC 27105 Fayetteville, NC 28301-5094 Phone: (252) 946-6481 Phone: (336) 776-9800 Phone: (910) 433-3300 Fax: (252) 975-3716 Fax: (336) 776-9797 Fax: (910) 486-0707 Mooresville Regional Office 610 East Center Avenue Mooresville, NC 28115 Phone: (704) 663-1699 Fax: (704) 663-6040 ✓1R Rev. 3-1-2016 Raleigh Regional Office Wilmington Regional Office 127 Cardinal Drive Extension GW-22M (Rev. 5/11) JP FARMING, INC. June 26, 2020 BY EMAIL Treymac, Inc, c/o Mark Carter, Esquire Email: carter28409@yahoo.com Re: Consent to Invasive Testing and Temporary Access for Environmental Due Diligence to Property located at 4350 Blue Banks Loop Road, NE, Brunswick County, NC (the "Property") granted by JP Farming, Inc. ("Seller") to Treymac, Inc. ("Purchaser") Sir or Madam: Sellet hereby grants permission to Purchaser to enter upon the Property for the limited purposes set forth in this letter agreement (this "Letter Agreement"), subject to the terms and conditions hereof. i , Grant of Access and Related Conditions. Until the earlier of August 7, 2020 or the termination of this Letter Agreement, Purchaser and ECS Southeast LLP ("Consultant") may enter upon the Property solely for the purpose of performing environmental due diligence, and specifically a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment in connection with Purchaser's proposed acquisition of the Property. The scope of the work shall be conducting groundwater and soil sampling, and Seller authorizes Consultant to conduct groundwater and soil sampling on the Property and authorizes Consultant to obtain the necessary permit(s) from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) on behalf of the Seller. Purchaser and the Consultant's access to the Property under this Letter Agreement is expressly conditioned on the following: (a) There shall be no disturbance or interference with Seller's business at the Property or the use and occupancy of the Property by Seller, any tenants or subtenants at the Property, or their respective agents, employees, or guests. Seller may from time to time establish reasonable rules of conduct for Purchaser and Consultant in furtherance of the foregoing provided the same do not conflict with the provisions of this Letter Agreement or the Purchase Agreement (defined below); (b) Such entry shall be during the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, unless otherwise authorized in advance by Seller; (c) Seller reserves the right to be present, itself or through its employee or other agent, at the Property during such entry. Purchaser shall provide Seller with 24 hours written notice prior to entry; (d) Purchaser shall promptly repair any damage to the Property resulting from the performance of any testing by Purchaser or Consultant. Any restoration work remaining to be completed after five (5) days following termination of this Letter Agreement may, at the option and in the sole discretion of Seller, be completed by Seller after giving Purchaser written notice with a minimum of ten (10) business days within which to cure. Purchaser will reimburse Seller for any costs associated with any such restoration work ten (10) days after receipt of written demand from Seller for such costs together with supporting invoices; (e) Purchaser and Consultant shall comply with any federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance applicable to any activity in which they engage while on the Property. All work at the Property shall be perforated in a good and workmanlike manner in accordance with applicable laws; (f) Except for Purchaser, each party or entity that enters the Property pursuant to this Letter Agreement shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, the following insurance: (i) a policy of commercial general liability insurance, with a combined single limit of not less than S1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in the aggregate; (i i) worker's compensation insurance in statutory limits where the Property is located; (iii) employer's liability insurance in an amount not less than S500,000; and (iv) automobile liability insurance in an amount not less than $500,000 for each accident. All policies shall name Seller and its agents as certificate holders, verifying coverage against any injury or damage to persons or property that may result from or be related to such entry and testing, all in such forms as are acceptable to Seller and underwritten by an insurance company reasonably satisfactory to Seller. A certificate or other evidence of such insurance must be provided to Seller before a party's first entry onto the Property; (g) A11 activities performed by Purchaser and Consultant on the Property shall be at Purchaser's sole cost and expense. Purchaser shall not allow such entry or testing to result in liens, judgments, or other encumbrances being recorded against the Property arising out of Purchaser's or its Consultant's acts or omissions related to their activities including but not limited to their failure to pay for any work, labor or materials (but excluding any lien, judgment, or other encumbrance imposed by a government entity on account of a legally -required reporting obligation unposed on Purchaser or its Consultant (a "Government Lien")). Nothing contained in this Letter Agreement shall be construed in any way as consenting to allow or authorizing Purchaser to subject the Property or the interest or estate of Seller to any lien or charge related to Purchaser's or its Consultant's acts or omissions related to their activities including but not limited to their failure to pay for any work, labor, or materials contemplated by this Letter Agreement (but excluding a Government Lien). Purchaser shall immediately discharge of record any such lien, judgment, or other encumbrance related to Purchaser's or its Consultant's acts or omissions related to their activities including but not limited to their failure to pay for any work, labor, or materials contemplated by this Letter Agreement at Purchaser's sole cost and expense (but excluding a Government Lien), This Paragraph I(g) shall survive the termination of this Letter Agreement; (h) Purchaser shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Seller and Seller's shareholders, officers, directors, trustees, partners, principals, members, employees, agents, affiliates, representatives, consultants, accountants, contractors, and attorneys or other advisors, and any successors or assigns of the foregoing, from and against any and all losses, costs, damages, liens, claims, liabilities, or expenses (including, without Iimitat ion, costs and reasonable attorneys' fees), suffered or incurred by Seller or any indemnified parry arising out of or in connection with: (i) any violation of, or failure to comply with, the provisions of this Letter Agreement by Purchaser; (ii) any activity conducted by Purchaser or Consultant in connection with this Letter Agreement; or (iii) the exercise of Purchaser's rights under this Letter Agreement. The indemnification under this Paragraph 1(h), specifically excludes any and all losses, costs, damages, liens, claims, liabilities, or expenses (including, without limitation, costs and reasonable attorneys' fees), suffered or incurred by Seller or any indemnified party arising out of or in connection with.(!) any notice, disclosure, or reporting by Purchaser or Consultant, or their officers, managers, employees, agents, or contractors, required by law or by regulatory or judicial process; or (H) the negligence or intentional conduct of Seller and Seller's shareholders, officers, directors, trustees, partners, principals, members, employees, agents, affiliates, representatives, consultants, accountants, contractors, and attorneys or other advisors, and any successors or assigns of the foregoing, The indemnification under this Paragraph 1(h) shall survive the termination of this Letter Agreement; (i) Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that all information obtained by Purchaser or Consultant during any inspection of the Property permitted hereunder shall be subject to the terms of the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Real Property dated May 14, 2020 between Seller and Purchaser as assignee of Janet G. Batten, Trustee under the AJM Family Trust II ulald December 15, 2015 and as amended by that First Amendment to the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Real Property with an effective date of June 24, 2020 (collectively, the "Purchase Agreement"), and Purchaser and Consultant will treat the information disclosed by Seller, or otherwise gained through Purchaser's or Consultant's access to the Property, as confidential, giving it the same care as Purchaser's awn confidential in format1on, and make no use of any such information not independently known to Purchaser except in connection with the transactions contemplated 2 hereby; provided, however, that Purchaser may, without the consent of Seller, disclose such information: (i) to Consultant and Purchaser's attorney and prospective and actual lenders (the "Transaction Parties"), so long as any such Transaction Parties to whom disclosure is made shall also agree to keep all such information confidential in accordance with the terms hereof; and (ii) if disclosure is required by law or by regulatory or judicial process, but in each such event Purchaser shall: (x) notify Seller of such required disclosure; (y) exercise all commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the confidential information, including, without limitation, reasonably cooperating with Seller (at Seller's sole expense) to obtain an appropriate order or other reliable assurance that such information shall be treated as confidential by such tribunal; and (z) disclose only that portion of the confidential information which Purchaser is legally required to disclose. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the confidentially provisions of this Paragraph 1(i) shall not apply to any information or document which is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure in violation of this Letter Agreement. In the event of a termination of this Letter Agreement, Purchaser shall promptly return all confidential information provided by the Seller. The provisions of this Paragraph I(i) shall survive the termination of this Letter Agreement; and 0) Upon completion of the inspection, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller all environmental reports obtained by Purchaser evidencing the findings of Purchaser's environmental testing permitted by this Letter Agreement and reasonable proof of the full payment of all costs and expenses for such testing. 2. Events of Default. An event of default under this Letter Agreement shall include any violation of the terms of this Letter Agreement by Purchaser or Consultant or the breach of any covenant by Purchaser. Purchaser shall have no rights under this Letter Agreement if and for so long as Purchaser is in default under this Letter Agreement. This Letter Agreement shall, at the election of Seller, terminate upon the event of a default by Purchaser. Seller's approval of any matter under this Letter Agreement shall not constitute an opinion or agreement by Seller that the same is in compliance with applicable laws or adequate for the purposes specified. No Seller Representation or Warran1y and Purchaser Waiver, (a) Purchaser acknowledges and understands that Seller makes no representation or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, with respect to the Property including, without limitation, any hazards or dangers found at the Property. Purchaser understands and acknowledges that it enters the Property at its own risk. (b) Purchaser hereby releases Seller from all claims asserted against or incurred by Purchaser that may arise from Purchaser's access to and investigation on the Property pursuant to this Letter Agreement unless caused by the gross negligence or intentional conduct of the Seller and Seller's shareholders, officers, directors, trustees, partners, principals, members, employees, agents, affiliates, representatives, consultants, accountants, contractors, and attorneys or other advisors, and any successors or assigns of the foregoing. 4. Purchase Agreement. By execution of this Letter Agreement, Seller hereby consents and grants its express written approval to the "invasive testing" contemplated herein for purposes of Section b(e) of the Purchase Agreement. Except as to the specific testing contemplated by this Letter Agreement, this Letter Agreement does not modify, amend, or restrict Purchaser's access rights to the Property during the Examination Period or as otherwise provided under the Purchase Agreement. 5, General Provisions. (a) The terms and conditions of this Letter Agreement shall apply to Purchaser and its representatives and their directors, officers, employees, agents, and successors. Purchaser may not assign its rights under this Letter Agreement. (b) This Letter Agreement shall: (i) only be amended by an agreement in writing, signed by the party to be charged; (ii) be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina; and (iii) be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construct1on against the drafter of this Letter Agreement. (c) No waiver by either party of any failure to comply with this Letter Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any other or subsequent failure to so comply, (d) If any provision of this Letter Agreement or its application to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Letter Agreement, or its application to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision of this Letter Agreement shall be valid and enforceable as permitted by law. (e) This Letter Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original for all purposes, with all such counterparts together constituting one and the same instrument. A signed copy of this Letter Agreement delivered by email shall be deerned to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Letter Agreement. (f) All notices, waivers, and demands required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and delivered to the addresses set forth below, by the methods and to the addresses specified in the Purchase and Sale Agreement, (g) Seller may terminate this Letter Agreement at any time. The restrictions in this Letter Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) September 30, 2020, or (ii) the purchase of the Property by Purchaser. Regardless of any termination or purchase, however, any claim by Seller based on a breach of or default under any provision of this Letter Agreement which arose from events occurring prior to the date of the termination or purchase will not be extinguished unless specifically waived by Seller in writing, and any provisions that are reasonably intended to survive the expiration or termination of this Letter Agreement shall survive such expiration or termination including but not limited to the confidentiality and indemnification obligations hereunder. [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Letter Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above. PURCHASER! Treymac, Inc. By= Name: Title: SELLER: j]P F n9, Inc. B Pia -+ Q rtle: � ' IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Letter Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above. PURCHASER: Treyma c QQ Name: Title: Pro C SELLER: JP Farming, Inc. By:_ Name: Title: Lanpirtg Alligator Pow CO -'WanetS: .5u bank Landing -NVL5 EPPY &,D SOURCE: USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS Northwest QUADRANGLES 2013 SCALE — AS SHOWN Landing. I \ SrOLLYS'AWE HE i�-- PA F.H r � I i" 0 Miles 0.25 0.5 1 1.5 FIGURE 1 TOPOGRAPHIC LOCATION MAP Former Tomato Farm 4350 Blue Banks Loop Road Northwest, Brunswick County, North Carolina ii TM ECS Proposal Number 49-19231P r f i L' 1�mmm R�' Burn area LEGEND ® APPROXIMATE GROUNDWATER SAMPLE LOCATION APPROXIMATE SITE BOUNDARY SOURCE: PHASEIESA Pctential buried material �# 4 a ■ r r Diesel AST (udo` ) FIGURE 3 PROPOSED BORING LOCATION MAP Northern Area of Concern Former Tomato Farm 4350 Blue Banks Loop Road Northwest, Brunswick County, North Carolina TM ECS Proposal Number 49-19231P l 1 I Former chemical storage area Tractor trailers and ,. approximate j locaflan of former J I AST Stained soil wkth strong or, diesel Odor Diesel AST I i. Oil stained soils with odor � • - h +— If r Pestime Storage area r ' LEGEND ® APPROXIMATE GROUNDWATER SAMPLE LOCATION APPROXIMATE SITE BOUNDARY SOURCE: PHASEIESA `- ll i ® 'k r , Area of potential krded material! and . septic materials FIGURE 4 PROPOSED BORING LOCATION MAP Southern Area of Concern Former Tomato Farm 4350 Blue Banks Loop Road Northwest, Brunswick County, North Carolina TM I ECS Proposal Number 49-19231P GROUND TOP OF DIRECT PUSH STEEL r, IRrnrF RODS ABOVE THE LAND SURFACE 10 FEET 1.5-INCH STEEL DIRE NATURAL FORMATION PUSH RISER BACKFILL 2--INCH BORE HOLE GROUNDWATER SLOTTED STEEL S 0.01-INCH SLOT W SET TO INTERSECT GROI ESTIMATED 4 FEET IN WELL CONTRUCTION DIj REPRESENTATIVE OF DIRECT DnIKIT 4ZARAD1 GI CT CREEN IDTHS JNDWATER LENGTH %GRAM IS PUSH SCREEN 2 FIGURE 5 PROPOSED TEMPORARY SCREEN POINT SAMPLER �t, l Former Tomato Farm NOT TO SCALE`, 4350 Blue Banks Loop Road Northwest, Brunswick County, North Carolina ECS Proposal Number 49-19231P TM