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hic _ Aft% J. HOB16ITZEL16 S ASSOWATES t ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS GENERAL ENGINEERING A LICENSE#365234 HAZ FAX (209) 943 2TI4 ENVIRONMENTAL (2 9) 608 3451 07 OCTOBER, 1999 MR. MATHEW PARKER,REHS SENT VIA US CERTIFIED MAIL Z 404 185 671 SAN JAOOUIN COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION 304 EAST 'WEBER AVENUE STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95202 DEAR MR. PARKER, IN RE: 1611 S. AIRPORT WAY, STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA, TANK REMOVAL PROJECT SITE OWNER: LA FINCH NO. 1 PARTNERSHIP P.O. BOX 1307 GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 95945 CONTACT: OPERATIONS MANAGER; MR. FLOYD SMITHSON I HAVE BEEN RETAINED BY MR. FLOYD SMITHSON, OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR LA FINCH NO. 1 PARTNERSHIP RELATIVE TO THE REMOVAL OF ONE (1) REPORTED AND ESTIMATED 1,000 GALLON UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANK INSTALLED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, FOREST SERVICE, POSSIBLY IN THE 19601S AS A DIESEL STORAGE TANK. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO ME THAT THERE ARE TWO (2) TANKS ON SITE. MY INVESTIGATION DID, IN FACT, REVEAL THE EXISTENCE OF TWO (2) TANKS. IT WAS REPORTED TO ME BY THE OWNER THAT THEY BEGAN NEGOTIATIONS TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY FROM THE US GOVERNMENT AROUND 1979. AS IS CUSTOMARY WHEN DEALING WITH ANY GOVERNMENT ENTITY, TIME IS NECESSARY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 1983 THE ESCROW WAS CONSUMATED FOR THIS SITE AND THE US GOVERNMENT REPORTED TO THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER THAT THERE WERE TINK) (2) APPROXIMATE 1,000 GALLONS TANKS THAT HAD BOTH BEEN CLOSED, TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND FILLED WITH SAND. THE CURRENT OWNER REPORTED THAT THEY THEN HAD A TENANT ON THE SITE FOR OVER 18 YEARS. THAT TENANT VACATED THE SITE AND THE CURRENT TENANT, ULTIMATE CONTAINER CORPORATION MOVED ON SITE AS .A PL.AST'IC CONTAINER RECYCLED. ON 28 JUNE, 1999, A GRASS FIRE WAS SET REPORTEDLY BY CHILDREN AND THE FIRE CONSUMED THE 1611 S. AIRPORT WAY SITE. IR 4•IAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE FIGHTING OF THIS FIRE AND THE SUBSEQUE14T INVESTIGATION, THESE TWO (2) TANKS WERE REDISCOVERED. OUR INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE ONE (1) TANK REPORTED TO BE THE GASOLINE TANK HAS, IN FACT, BEEN FILLED WITH SAND. THE DIESEL TANK HAD NOT BEEN FILLED WITH SAND BUT APPEARS TO HAVE NOT BEEN USED IN MANY YEARS. ',1E HAVE BEEN RETAINED TO SUBMIT FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE ONE (1) APPROXIMATE 1,000 GALLON DIESEL TANK. SHOULD YOU NEED ADDITIONAL DATA, KINDLY INDICATE YOUR REQUEST BY LETTER TO OUR BUSINESS ADDRESS AND COPY THE OPERATIONS MANAGER, MR. SMITHSON. THANKYOU FOR YOUR. CONSIDERATION OF OUR APPLICATION. YOURS TRULY, 77 JAMES J. HOBLITZELL,IV JJH/NB PRINCIPAL CC: MR. SMITHSON W/O SUBMITTALS ENCLOSURES TEL (209)943-7793 • P.O.Box 30331 • STocicroN,CA 95213-0331