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

Civil Penalties Assessed During the Month of December 2006

Responsible Party

Facility Name

Violation(s)

Penalty Amount

Date Assessed

Joseph Daniel Stamey
3117 Michael Rd.
Lexington, NC

Davidson Co.

Thrifty Stop
3117 Michael Rd.
Lexington, NC

Davidson Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0502 and .0506 by failing to comply with leak detection requirements for four USTs.

$3,514.28

12/26/06

Herbert E. Snyder
2618 Hickory Tree Rd.
Winston Salem, NC

Davidson Co.

Snyder's Fuel Oil Service
2618 Hickory Tree Rd.
Winston Salem, NC

Davidson Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0302 by failing to provide corrosion protection for metal flexible connectors on piping for five UST systems.

$5,123.80

12/26/06

Castle's Auto & Truck Service, Inc.
1525 Stonyridge Dr.
Charlotte, NC

Mecklenburg Co.

Petroleum Transport
6848 Freedom Dr.
Charlotte, NC

Mecklenburg Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0801 by failing to permanently close a substandard UST system.

$6,844.64

12/20/06

Hill Oil Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 367
Lexington, NC

Davidson Co.

Hill Oil Co., Inc.
11538 Old US Hwy 52
Winston Salem, NC

Davidson Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0502 and .0506 by failing to comply with leak detection requirements for one UST.

$3,722.04

12/26/06

Rick Hedrick
100 Willowbrook Dr.
Thomasville, NC

Davidson Co.

Fairgrove Market
215 Cedar Lodge Rd.
Thomasville, NC

Davidson Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0302 by failing to provide corrosion protection for metal flexible connectors on piping for four UST systems.

$4,421.56

12/11/06

Carolina Energies, Inc.
P.O. Box 910
Shelby, NC

Cleveland Co.

Carolina Energies (Lutz Bulk Plant)
Lineberger & Ruth Sts.
Shelby, NC

Cleveland Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0402 by failing to inspect an impressed current cathodic protection system every sixty days, violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0502 and .0506 by failing to comply with leak detection requirements for seven USTs and four pressurized piping systems, and violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0505 by failing to conduct annual tests of the operation of automatic line leak detectors (ALLDs).

$10,641.36

12/26/06

Excelsior Group, LLC
729 Hanna Woods
Cramerton, NC

Gaston Co.

Metro Express
500 E. Long Ave.
Gastonia, NC

Gaston Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0301 by failing to provide corrosion protection for two UST systems, violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0303 by failing to submit notification updating registration information for two UST systems, and violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0801 by failing to permanently close two substandard UST systems.

$9,755.42

12/26/06

Crown Central, LLC
P.O. Box 1168
Baltimore, MD

Baltimore Co.

Crown Stations, Inc.
2609 The Plaza
Charlotte, NC

Mecklenburg Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0802 by failing to permanently close three substandard UST systems.

$3,346.46

12/29/06

North Bridge, Inc.
3480 Family Circle
Terrell, NC

Catawba Co.

North Bridge, Inc.
169 Pinnacle Ln.
Mooresville, NC

Iredell Co.

Violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0304 by failing to provide secondary containment or enhanced leak detection for a UST and by failing to provide secondary containment for all steel or metal connected piping and ancillary equipment of a UST system located approximately 124 feet from a well serving a public water supply system; violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0502 by failing to comply with leak detection requirements for a UST and a pressurized piping system; and violation of 15A NCAC 2N .0505 by failing to conduct an annual test of the operation of an automatic line leak detector (ALLD).

$13,344.52

12/11/06

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