WI0700087_GW Sampling Results_20220228 (2)

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Sam Grubbs
Ashton Lewis Lumber Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 25
Gatesville, North Carolina 28562
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 28, 2022
SUBJECT: Groundwater Sampling Results
UIC Permit No. WI0700087
Issued to Ashton -Lewis Lumber Company, Inc.
Gatesville, Gates County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Grubbs:
Staff from the Washington Regional Office of the Water Quality Regional Operations
Section collected samples of the two wells (East Well and West Well) in your geothermal heat
pump system on January 12, 2022. The samples were analyzed for metals, nutrients, and other
inorganic constituents by the Division of Water Resources laboratory. A summary table of the
analytical results, as well as the laboratory reports, field sampling forms, and definitions of
laboratory data qualifiers are attached to this letter. The following constituents were detected at
concentrations above state groundwater standards in both samples from your system:
Parameter
Units
NC Groundwater
Standard
Results
Fluoride
Milligrams per Liter
(mg/L)
2
2.5 (East Well)
2.3 (West Well)
Total Dissolved Solids
Milligrams per Liter
(mg/L)
500
838 (East Well)
906 (West Well)
Iron
Micrograms per Liter
(ug/L)
300
380 (East Well)
<50 (West Well)
NORTH
Deperhnent of Environmental 7uaHN
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office [ 943 Washington Square Mall I Washington, North Carolina 27889
252.946.6481

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Mr. Sam Grubbs
February 28, 2022
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These exceedances should not affect the use of the wells for your geothermal heat pump
system; however, it is recommended before using these wells for a potable water source, that you
consult with Albemarle Regional Health Services. If you have any questions regarding the
sampling results or your permit, please feel free to contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Dwight Randy Sipe, P.G., Hydrogeologist
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office 1943 Washington Square Mall I Washington, North Carolina 27889
252.946,6481