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IAMBS I. HOB61TSB66 S AsSOC1ATBs • ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS GENERAL ENGINEERING A LICENSE#365234 HAZ REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSOR,REA-03121 ' FAX (209) 943 2811 CELL (209) 608 2345 07 OCTOBER., 1999 MR. 1MATHEIJ PARKER,P.EHS SENT VIA US CERTIFIED "'TAIL Z 404 185 671 SAN JAOOUIN COUNTY ENVIRONJfMENTAL 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 FINCA NO. 1 PARTNERSHIP P.O. BOX 1307 GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 95945 CONTACT: OPERATIONS MANAGER; MR. FLOYD SMITHSOJ I HAVE BEEN RETAINED BY MR. FLOYD SMITHSON, OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR LA FINCH NO. 1 PARTNERSHIP RELATIVE TO THE REMOVAL OF ONE Cl) REPORTED AND ESTIMATED 1,000 GALLON UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANK INSTALLED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, FOREST SERVICE, POSSIBLY IN THE 1960'S AS A DIESEL STORAGE TANK. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO ME THAT THERE ARE -nio (2) TANKS ON SITE. MY INVESTIGATION DID, IN FACT, REVEAL THE EXISTENCE OF TWO C2) TANKS. IT WAS REPORTED TO ME BY THE OWNER THAT THEY BEGAN NEGOTIATIONIS 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 4AS CONSUMATED FOR THIS SITE AND THE US GOVERNMENT REPORTED TO THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER THAT THERE WERE TIND (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 PLASTIC CONTAINER P.ECYCLER. ON 28 JUNE, 1999, A GRASS FIRE WAS SET REPORTEDLY BY CHILDREN AND THE FIRE CONSUMED THE 1611 S. AIRPORT 14AY SITE. I� !BIAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE FIGHTING OF THIS FIRE AND THE SUBSEQUENT 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. :•lE 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, JAMES J. HOBLITZELL,IV JJH/NB PRINCIPAL CC: MR. SMITHSON W/O SUBMITTALS ENCLOSURES TEL (209)943-7793 • P.O.Box 30331 • STOCKTON,CA 95213-0331