WM0300964_Final Permit_20180514

Environmental
Quality
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
May 14, 2018
Mr. Joseph Guarnaccia (via email)
BASF Corporation
227 Oakridge Parkway
Toms River, NJ 08755
RE: Monitoring Well Construction Permit
Permit #WM0300964
Former Ciba Specialty Chemicals Site
2028 Kingsley Dr., Albemarle
Stanly County
Dear Mr. Guarnaccia,
In accordance with your completed application received on May 14, 2018, we are forwarding herewith
Monitoring Well Construction Permit Numbered WM0300964 and issued for the construction of one
monitoring well located near the subject site in Albemarle, Stanly County.
This Permit will be effective for one year from the date of issuance and shall be subject to the conditions
and limitations as specified therein.
Should you have any questions, please contact me or Edward Watson at [phone] ext. 2198, or
by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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An rewIffIf i er3P.G., Assistant Regional Supervisor
Mooresville Regional Office
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
CC: WQROS, Central Office (Laserfiche)
Thomas V. Taylor, P.G. ELM Site Solutions, Inc. (via email)
Kenneth Sargent, Geologic Exploration (via email)
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources I Water Quality Regional Operations
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 3011 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704 663 1699

NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MONITORING WELL
In accordance with the provisions of Article 7, Chapter 87, North Carolina General Statutes, and other applicable Laws,
Rules and Regulations.
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
BASF Corporation (ELM Site Solutions, Inc. as Agent)
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MONITOR WELL SYSTEM consisting of one well owned by BASF Corporation and
located at 121 Garfield Ave near the Former Ciba Specialty Chemicals Site in Albemarle, Stanly County. This Permit is
issued in accordance with the application received on May 14, 2018, in conformity with specifications and supporting data,
all of which are filed with the Department of Environmental Quality and are considered integral parts of this Permit.
This Permit is for well construction only, and does not waive any provision or requirement of any other applicable law or
regulation. Construction of any well under this Permit shall be in strict compliance with the North Carolina Well
Construction Regulations and Standards (15A NCAC 02C .0100), and other State and Local Laws and regulations
pertaining to well construction.
If any requirements or limitations specified in this Permit are unacceptable, you have a right to an adjudicatory hearing upon
written request within 30 days of receipt of this Permit. The request must be in the form of a written petition conforming to
Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such a demand is made, this Permit is final and binding.
This Permit will be effective for one year from the date of its issuance and shall be subject to other specified conditions,
limitations, or exceptions as follows:
1. Issuance of this Permit does not obligate reimbursement from State trust funds, if these wells are being installed as
part of an investigation for contamination from an underground storage tank or dry cleaner incident.
2. Issuance of this Permit does not supersede any other agreement, permit, or requirement issued by another agency.
3. The well(s) shall be located and constructed as shown on the attachments submitted as part of the Permit
application.
4. Each well shall have a Well Contractor Identification Plate in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .0108(0).
5. Well construction records (GW -1) for each well shall be submitted to the Division of Water Resources' Information
Processing Unit within 30 days of the well completion.
6. When the well is discontinued or abandoned, it shall be abandoned in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .0113 and a
well abandonment record (GW -30) shall be submitted to the Division of Water Resources' Information Processing
Unit within 30 days of the well abandonment.
Permit issued the 14th day of May, 2018
FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DocuSigned by:
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Assisitant Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. # WM0300964