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06 MARCH, 2003 <br /> MR . DAVID J . IREY SENT FACSIMILIE (209) 4135 03R EDE VDD <br /> DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNIEI U . SANPAIL <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL PROSECU r . .:NS UNIT MAR 13 2003 <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ROOM 202 <br /> 222 E. WEBER AVENUE, STO�-KTON, CALIFORNIA 95201 ENVIRONMENT HEALTH <br /> BOX 990 PERMIT/SERVICES <br /> STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 9`_201 <br /> DEAR DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY IREY, <br /> IN RE : YOUR LETTER OF 20 FEBRUARY, 2003 TO CARL ARELLANO REGARDING <br /> PROPERTY AT 2070 EL DORADO ,STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95206 <br /> I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN THAT NO INJUSTICE BE DONE TO ME . I TOO, <br /> AM HOPEFUL OF AN EARLY RESOLUTION TO THIS VATTER . PLEASE KNOW THAT I <br /> WOULD NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES MEET WITH YOU WITHOUT MY LEGAL <br /> COUNSEL ALSO PRESENT. `'OUR LETTER WAS HARDLY TIMELY AND I HAVE NOT <br /> HAD AMPLE NOTICE TO ARRANGE MY LEGAL COUNSEL . THEREFORE, I AM NOT <br /> ABLE TO MEET YOU ON MARCH 13, 2003 AS YOU UNILATEFALLY SCHEDULED. <br /> FURTHER, IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT WE HAVE VIOLATED NO LAWS RELATIVE <br /> TO THE PROPERTY AS INDICATED IN YOUR LETTER . PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR <br /> LETTERSSTATn . . . "ALLEGING YOUR VIOLATION OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS" . <br /> TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, I HAVE NEVER. VIOLATED AN UNDERGROUND <br /> STORAGE TANK. <br /> I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR KINDLY INDICATING TO ME IN WRITING, SPECIFICALL` <br /> WHAT LAWS YOU FEEL HAVE BEEN VIOLATED. PLEASE QUOTE SPECIFIC POINTS AND <br /> AUTHORITIES IN ORDER THAT I MAY RESEARCH THIS MATTER . AS A GOOD STEWARD <br /> OF THE' LAND AND THIS PROPERTY, I AM VERY MOTIVATED TO PROPERLY SAFEGUARD <br /> THIS PROPERTY AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENT. FOR YOUR FURTHER INFORMATION, <br /> I AM CURRENTLY PROCESSIPG AN APPLICATION TO FINANCE THE REMOVAL OF THE <br /> TANKS CURRENTLY AT THIS SITE. HOWEVER, SURELY YOU ARE AWARE THAT I DID <br /> NOT INSTALL THESE TANKS, SHELL OIL CORP DID REPORTEDLY AFTER WW II . <br /> FURTHER, SHELL OIL CLOSED THE TANKS UNDER LAWS IN PLACE DURING THE <br /> 1960 ' S . ACCORDING TO SHELL OIL, THE TANKS WERE PROPERLY CLOSED PURSUANT <br /> TO EXISTING LAW AND HAVE NEVER BEEN USED SINCE . ANY CLARIFICATION YOU <br /> MAY OFFER, IN PLAIN ENGLISH, WOULD BE HELPFUL, PLEASE DO NOT QUOTE <br /> GENERIC STATUTES . WE APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. <br /> YOU TLaLk-.� <br /> .L RELLANO <br /> 2235 DEL RIO <br /> STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95206 <br />