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Environmental Fines -- Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section (Division of Waste Management)


Civil Penalties Assessed During the Month of June 2004
Responsible Party Facility Name Violation(s) Penalty Amount Date Assessed
Gaston Merchants Oil Company
1513 N. Chester St.
Gastonia, NC

Gaston Co.

Omni-Mart #30
245 Market St.
Cramerton, NC

Gaston Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2L .0115(f) by failing to submit a complete Corrective Action Plan. $16,462.20 6/14/04
Sam Gallani
P.O. Box 69
Pisgah Forest, NC

Transylvania Co.

One Stop #5
Highway 64 & Ecusta Rd.
Brevard, NC

Transylvania Co.

Violation of NCGS 143-215.94U by failing to hold a currently valid operating permit at a facility where petroleum products were caused to be placed. $1,853.76 6/8/04
Gouge Transportation & Equipment
P.O. Box 405
Spruce Pine, NC

Mitchell Co.

Appalachian Exxon
400 Blowing Rock Rd.
Boone, NC

Watauga Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0302 by failing to provide verification of overfill control for three USTs, violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0502 by failing to conduct manual tank gauging correctly for one UST system, violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0601 by failing to report suspected releases, and violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0603 by failing to investigate suspected releases. $9,582.02 6/1/04
Ray Thomas Petroleum Co., Inc.
1629 S. Lafayette St.
Shelby, NC

Cleveland Co.

Toney’s Grocery
5041 Bostic-Sunshine Highway
Bostic, NC

Rutherford Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0302 by failing to assess the integrity of three USTs prior to the addition of a field-installed corrosion protection system, violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0304 by failing to provide enhanced leak detection or secondary containment for three UST systems located between 100 and 500 feet of a public water supply well, violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0402 by failing to inspect an impressed current cathodic protection system every 60 days, violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0601 by failing to report a suspected release, and violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0603 by failing to investigate a suspected release. $16,232.02 6/15/04
A.J. Lancaster, Jr.
9453 Lancaster Store Rd.
Castalia, NC

Nash Co.

A.J. Lancaster Store
SR 1321 & SR 1324
Castalia, NC

Nash Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2L .0115(f) by failing to submit a Comprehensive Site Assessment report. $15,562.38 6/17/04
P. Dean Jacobs
5427 US Highway 158
Advance, NC

Davie Co.

Dean’s Mini Mart #2
5427 US Highway 158
Advance, NC

Davie Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0301 by failing to maintain spill prevention for three UST systems and by failing to provide verification of overfill control for three UST systems, violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0502 by failing to meet the requirements of leak detection for three USTs and three pressurized piping systems, violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0505 by failing to conduct an annual test of the operation of automatic line leak detectors associated with three pressurized piping systems, and violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0506 by failing to provide third party performance claims for leak detection methods. $11,680.00 6/1/04
Maple Leaf Sports, Inc.
36 N. Main St.
Marion, NC

McDowell Co.

Kehler’s #6
221 Bypass & Highway 70
Marion, NC

McDowell Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0502 by failing to comply with leak detection requirements for five UST systems, violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0601 by failing to report a suspected release, and violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0603 by failing to investigate a suspected release. $5,386.44 6/16/04
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