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JAMES J. HOBLITZELL S ASSOCIATES - ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS GENERAL ENGINEERING A LICENSE*365234 HAZ REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSOR, REA-63121 20 MAY, 1996 213 4o3 44't MR. DOUG WILSON, REHS SENT CERTIFIED # P &jL4--&25-Y4'}; U.S. MAIL SUPERVISOR UNDERGROUND TANK REMOVAL DIVISION 304 E. WEBER AVENUE, THIRD FLOOR P.O. BOX 388 STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95201-0388 DEAR MR. WILSON, IN RE: PIEDMONT LUMBER & MILL CO, . INC. , TRUSS DIVISION. 7777 WEST ELEVENTH STREET, TRACY, CALIFORNIA 95376, TANK REMOVAL PROJECT I WRITE TO YOU ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT, PIEDMONT LUMBER & MILL CO., INC. AND ENCLOSE APPLICATION FOR THE REMOVAL OF ONE (1) APPROXIMATE 350 GALLON UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST) WHICH LAST CONTAINED GASOLINE. MY CLIENT, PIEDMONT LUMBER & MILL CO., INC. (PIEDMONT) HAS REQUESTED THAT ALL CORRESPONDENCE BE COPIED TO THEM AS FOLLOWS: (1) MR. EDWARD P. SMITH CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 395 TAYLOR ROAD, SUITE 225 PLESANT HILL, CALIFORNIA 94523 (2) MR. CHRIS WOOD ATTORNEY AY LAW CLAPP MORONEY ET.AL. 4400 BOHANNON DRIVE, SUITE 100 MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025 PIEDMONT CURRENTLY AND FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS HAS OPERATED THEIR TRUSS DIVISION AT 7675 W. ELEVENTH STREET, TRACY, CALIFORNIA. THEY RECENTLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THEIR CURRENT OPERATION FOR EXPANSION (SUBJECT SITE). PRIOR TO ENETERING INTO A SALE ESCROW TO PURCHASE THE SUBJECT SITE, 7777 WEST ELEVENTH, THEY HIRED A FIRM TO PERFORM AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. THIS WAS A PRUDENT DUE DILIGENCE TASK. THE RESULTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT INDICATED NO OBVIOUS TANKCS) AT THE SUBJECT SITE. PIEDMONT THEN HIRED A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM CERTAIN TASKS WHICH WOULD RENDER THE NEW SITE MORE SUITABLE FOR THEIR BUSINESS. THE SALE ESCROW WAS CONSUMATED WITHIN THE LAST THIRTY (30) DAYS IT HAS BEEN REPORTED. DURING THE REMOVAL OF:A CONCRETE SLAB, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT AN UNDERGROUND TANK MIGHT BE PRESENT AT THE SITE. WORK WAS HALTED AND OUR FIRM WAS HIRED TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBLE EXISTENCE OF A UST. OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALED, IN FACT, THE EXISTENCE OF THE SMALL APPROXIMATE 350 GALLON UST. AS THE HISTORY OF THE SUBJECT SITE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN A SCRAP YARD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, IT WOULD SEEM PROBABLE THAT THIS TANK WAS USED FOR FUELING OF ON SITE FORK LIFTS AND OTHER SIMILAR EQUIPMENT. NO ONE AT PIEDMONT HAS ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF THE TANK AND THEY ARE AN INNOCENT THIRD PARTY RELATIVE TO THE DISCOVERY OF THIS TANK. THE TANK IS EMPTY AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF OIL OR OTHER CONTENTS OTHER THAN A VERY SLIGHT ODOR OF GASOLINE. AFTER THE EXISTENCE OF THE TANK WAS CONFIRMED, I ADVISED PIEDMONT THAT THE NEXT PROPER STEP WAS SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE PROPER REMOVAL OF THE TANK FROM SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION. MY CLIENTS ADVISED THAT I MAKE PROPER APPLICATION TO YOUR DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY AS THEY DESIRE TO COMPLY WITH ALL TEL.(209)943-7793 • FAx(209)943-2811 • MOBILE(209)607-4040 • P.O.Box 30331 • STocKTON,CA 95213-0331