HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0090000_Other Correspondence_20211027ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretory
S. DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
October 27, 2021
CERTIFIED MAIL 7018 1830 0001 8036 5287
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Colonial Pipeline Company
4295 Cromwell Road, #311
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421
Attn. John Wyatt
Re: Notice of Regulatory Requirements
N.C.G.S. § 143-214.1
15A NCAC 02L .0106 & .0111
Colonial Pipeline SR2448
SR 2488/Pipeline ROW
Huntersville, NC
Mr. Wyatt:
On September 25, 2020, the Underground Storage Tank Section (UST Section), Division of Waste Management
(DWM), of the Department of Environmental Quality (the Department) sent Colonial Pipeline Company a Notice
of Violation (NOV). The Notice addressed the discharge of petroleum at the above -referenced location that
caused the exceedance of the groundwater quality standards established pursuant to North Carolina General
Statutes§ 143-214.1 and codified in Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC), Subchapter
02L .0202.
On October 19, 2021, Michael Scott, the Director of the NC Department of Environmental Quality's Division of
Waste Management sent you a Notice of Continuing Violation and a Notice of Regulatory Requirements (NORR)
seeking updated information needed to assess risks associated with the release.
In addition to the information requested in the October 19, 2021 NORR, the Division of Water Resources is requiring
by copy of this letter for Colonial Pipeline Company to collect surface water data to support the site assessment and
protection of receptors, per 15A NCAC 02L .0106. You are hereby required to:
• Sample locations. Obtain surface water samples from the 19 locations approximately shown on the attached
Figure each month starting on December 1, 2021.
• Notification/Reporting. Immediately report the presence of any petroleum hydrocarbon sheen or free
product to the NCDEQ Division of Water Resources, Mooresville Regional Office by telephone using 704-
663-1699 or 1-800-858-0368.
• Analyses. Analyze the monthly surface water samples for pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, Volatile
Organic Compounds using EPA Method 8260D, and total lead using EPA Method 6010D for each of the
19 locations on the attached Figure starting December 1, 2020.
• PFAS. Analyze surface water samples from locations 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 13 for PFAS compounds in January,
March, June, and September of 2022 using EPA draft Method 1633, starting January 2021.
• Reporting. Report results of monthly surface water sampling to the NCDEQ Division of Water Resources,
Mooresville Regional Office within 15 days of receipt of analytical results. Verbally or electronically report
any detections of petroleum hydrocarbons to the Mooresville Regional Office immediately (in no case later
than 24 hours upon discovery). Note any surface water sampling location that was dry in the monthly
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• Annual Summary Report. Submit an annual surface water sampling summary report to the NCDEQ
Division of Water Resources, Mooresville Regional Office by February 1, 2023 that summarizes the surface
water sampling results from calendar year 2022. This report will contain recommendations for continued
surface water sampling and analyses based on the calendar year 2022 surface and groundwater quality data
and will include surface water sampling locations, analytical parameters, and collection and reporting
frequency.
• Sampling revisions beyond 2022. The NCDEQ Division of Water Resources, Mooresville Regional Office
will review the surface water sampling results, recommendations contained in the calendar year 2022
surface water sampling report, and consider revisions to the surface water sampling plan based on the results
of the groundwater and surface water sampling results.
The information stated above to be included in the monthly monitoring reports, in response to this Notice of
Regulatory Requirements, is in addition to the required information stated in previous DEQ correspondence.
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.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any questions regarding the actions that must be taken
or the rules mentioned in this letter, please contact Rick Bolich, Groundwater Resources Section Chief nt 919-
707-3671 or Danny Smith, Division of Water Resources, Director at 919 707- 901
Attachment: Surface water sample location map
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Michael Scott, DEQ
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Andrew Pitner, DEQ
Brandy Costner, DEQ
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