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O. WILL-LAM FAISON <br />GEORGE L. FLETCHER <br />TIMOTHY C. BARBER <br />REGINALD B. GILLESPtE. JR. <br />GARY R. POOLE <br />SAMUEL A_ MANN <br />MICHAEL R. ORTIZ <br />SHERRY L. CORNETT <br />CYNTHIA T. SHRINER <br />SELINA S. NOMEIR <br />Mr. Bob Cheek <br />North Carolina <br />Environment, <br />Resources <br />FALSON, FLETCHER, BARBER & Gui Eslm <br />ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW <br />Suite 1400, University Tower <br />3101 Petty Road <br />Post Office Box 51729 <br />Durham, North Carolina 27717 -1729 <br />Telephone (919) 489 -9001 <br />Wats (800) 437 -9001 <br />Telecopier (919) 489 -5774 <br />July 17, 1992 <br />Department of <br />Health & Natural <br />Division of Environmental Management <br />Groundwater Section <br />Post Office Box 29535 <br />Raleigh; North Carolina 27626 <br />Dear Bob: <br />UCB BUILDING <br />I IS NORTH THIRD STREET. SUITE 306 <br />WILMINGTON. NORTH CAROLINA 28401 <br />TELEPHONE (919) 251 -9900 <br />TELECOPIER (919) 2514667 <br />PLEASE REPLY TO DURHAM <br />Thank you for taking the time to meet with Randy Fox, Vic <br />Knight, and me yesterday to discuss certain regulations relating to <br />groundwater and wells. <br />From our conversation and your comments made during the <br />meeting, it is our understanding that it is the Division of <br />Environmental Management's position that any borings made for the <br />purpose of locating or which penetrate groundwater, �t saw <br />the requirements of the Division's well construction standards and <br />regulations set forth in Title 154, Subchapter 2C §§ .0100 through <br />.0119. In particular, it is our understanding that any borings <br />penetrating groundwater and /or bedrock must comply with the <br />Division's standards and regulations.. It is also our understanding <br />that a site plan must be submitted and a permit issued by the <br />Division for each boring, before the boring is drilled, and that <br />only persons and firms who have specifically registered with tke <br />Division are authorized to make any such boring. It is our further <br />understanding that any such boring which is done must satisfy both <br />construction and abandonment standards, requirements, and. <br />procedures. <br />Please <br />foregoing ma <br />information <br />requirements <br />construction <br />excavations <br />regulations <br />confirm that our understanding with respect to the <br />tters is correct. In addition, please provide specific <br />and details concerning applicable standards, <br />and procedures, particularly those relating to <br />and abandonment. We also understand that test pit <br />may also be subject to the same standards and <br />as those applicable to 1 t <br />appreciate your <br />this regard, and <br />would be subject <br />appreciate your <br />soi est borings, and we would <br />confirming that our understanding is correct in <br />under what circumstances such test pit excavations <br />to the regulations. Finally, we would very much <br />- omments concerning whether construction activity <br />