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0 i <br />PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES <br />SADt JOAQUIMi i COU N= <br />EtiV1R0N_2W24i L1i. HEAISH DMSION s, t <br />Kara Furst, M.D., Vf.P.H., Health OEc-r ' <br />304 East WcbcrAvcnuc, Third Floor • Scockron, CA 95202 <br />209/468-3420 <br />November 9, 1998 <br />COPY <br />RE: <br />Dear Underground Storage Tank Owner/Operator: <br />According to Environmental Health Division (EHD) records, it appears your underground storage tank system will <br />not meet the December 22, 1998 underground storage tank upgrade deadline. If this is the case, your facility will <br />not receive a compliance sticker or tags enabling you to receive fuel after January 1, 1999. <br />Assembly Bill 1491, signed by the Governor in 1997, bans fuel delivery to underground storage tank systems that <br />are not upgraded. Single -walled motor vehicle fuel (MVF) tanks and piping, as well as double -walled tanks without <br />striker plates, cathodic protection and spill and overfill protection, all must be upgraded. In some cases, a site <br />assessment under permit from this office will be required to confirm that no leakage has occurred in the upgraded <br />system, before you will be eligible to receive your compliance sticker and tags. <br />For the past four years, the EHD has mailed information to all underground storage tank facilities concerning the <br />1998 upgrade requirements. All facilities were also mailed a listing of State Water Resources Control Board <br />(SWRCB) workshops in July of 1997 which provided more information on upgrade requirements. Additionally, the <br />EHD invited all San Joaquin County owners/operators of regulated underground storage tanks to attend the <br />EHD/SWRCB special upgrade workshops held at San Joaquin Delta College in December of 1997. <br />All owners/operators of MVF underground storage tank systems and non -motor vehicle fuel (waste oil, chemical, <br />etc.) single -walled tank systems not scheduled for an upgrade under an EHD permit by December 22, 1998, are <br />required to submit an acceptable closure permit to the EHD by December 22, 1998, with the tank system removal <br />occurring within 90 days of permit approval. In addition to submittal of the closure plan, the tank(s) must be drained <br />of product/waste and rendered non -hazardous by December 22, 1998. To achieve this, the tank(s) must be <br />"certified" clean by a person authorized on the Cal -EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control "Tank Closure <br />Certification Form" (Form # DTSC 1249). You must also check with the local fire agency to assure you are in <br />compliance with their laws and regulations prior to permanent removal of any product or waste. <br />If this deadline is not met, legal action may be necessary for underground storage tank systems that are out of <br />compliance. Your eligibility for the State Cleanup Fund may also be jeopardized if the tank system is not brought <br />into compliance. <br />Please call your area inspector as soon as possible to review the requirements for your site. If you do not know the <br />name of your inspector, please call Mary Franks at (209) 468-3427 for this information. <br />Sincerely, <br />Doug Wilson, Supervising REHS <br />Environmental Health Division <br />±. Division ai San loaouin County '�caic CG _ S_v = <br />