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JAMES J. BOBLITZELL S ASSOCIATES 'x ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS GENERAL ENGINEERING A LICENSE#365234 HAZ REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSOR, REA-03121 08 FEBRUARY, 2000 JOB: 01200012.00 MR. DOUG WILSON, REHS SENT VIA US CERTIFIED MAIL # Z 576 608 157 SUPERVISOR, UNIT 111 SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION 304 E. WEBER AVENUE, THIRD FLOOR STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95202-2708 DEAR MR. WILSON, IN RE: TANK REMOVAL PROJECT 405 N. EDISON STREET STOCKTON CALIFORNIA 95203 I WRITE YOU ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT, MR. ROY FOWLER, OWNER OF FOWLER'S. AS YOU MAY :BE AWARE (SEE ENCLOSED ARTICLE FROM THE STOCKTON RECORD), ON 19 SEPTEMBER, 1999, FOWLER'S AUTO BODY SHOP SUSTAINED A DEVASTATING FIRE WHICH WAS REPORTED TO HAVE COMPLETELY DESTROYED FOWLER'S OPERATION. AFTER THE FIRE DAMAGE HAD BEEN DEMOLISHED AND. FOOTINGS WERE BEING REMOVED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WHAT APPEARS TO BE TWO (2) UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANKS ARE LOCATED ON THE SITE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ROY FOWLER PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY IN THE VERY EARLY 1970'S AND THE PREVIOUS OWNERS MADE NO DISCLOSURE OF ANY FUEL TANKS. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT MR. FOWLER INITIALLY OCCUPIED.THE SITE ON A GROUND LEASE IN THE LATE SIXTIES AND BOUGHT THE PROPERTY A FEW YEARS LATER. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE DURING THE PURCHASE OF THE EXISTENCE OF ANY UNDERGROUND FUEL TANKS. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT MR. FOWLER HAS RECENTLY CONTACTED ONE OF THE PREVIOUS OWNERS WHO THOUGHT THAT THERE WERE TWO TANKS AND THAT THEY WERE UTILIZED FOR THEIR DELIVERY TRUCKS AS THE SITE WAS AN AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING FACILITY. THE PREVIOUS OWNER INDICATED THAT ONE TANK WAS DIESEL AND ONE GASOLINE. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE TANKS WERE INSTALLED IN THE VERY EARLY 1950'S AND TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE PURSUANT TO EXISTING LAW IN THE MIDDLE 1960'S. PLEASE KNOW THAT MR. FOWLER HAS RETAINED KLEINFELDER TO CONDUCT ALL REQUIRED SOIL AND IF NECESSARY, WATER SAMPLING WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED AT THIS SITE. KLEINFELDER WILL SUBMIT ANY DOCUMENATION ASSOCIATED WITH SAMPLING SEPARATELY AND WE HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PHASE OF THE PERMIT APPLICATION. AS WE ARE NOT CERTAIN OF THE TANK SIZES, WE CAN ONLY REPORT THAT SAMPLING WILL BE MADE AS REQUIRED FOR THE TANK SIZES AND CONDITIONS PURSUANT TO THE LUFT (LEAKING UNDERGROUND FUEL TANK) MANUAL. PLEASE FIND ALSO ENCLOSED MR. FOWLER'S CHECK FOR THE REQUIRED MINIMUM THREE (3) HOUR PER TANK FEE OF SEVENTY-EIGHT (78) DOLLARS OR TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR (234) DOLLARS PER TANK WHICH IS A TOTAL OF FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT (468) DOLLARS. PLEASE COPY ALL CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THIS APPLICATION TO MR. FOWLER AT THE ADDRESS AS NOTED ABOVE. THANKYOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED CONSIDERATION. REGARDS, JAMES J. HOBLITZELL, IV JJH/NB PRINCIPAL CC: MICHAEL D. HAKEEM, ESQ. MR. ROY FOWLER TEL.(209)943-7793 - FAx(209)943-2811 -MOBILE(209)608-2345• P.O.Bae 30331 • STOCKTON,CA 95213-0331