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fuel in May 2008. Mr. Hazard asked that all correspondence be sent to 14175 E. Hwy 26, Linden, CA. After speaking with Mr. Hazard, Mr. Backus sent a Notice to Abate Immediately (NAI) letter to Mr. Hazard and copied Ms. Donna Baxter of F&M Bank (Attachment 4). The letters were sent by certified mail and were received on June 6, 2008, and June 16, 2008, from Ms. Baxter and Mr. Hazard, respectively. The letter required Mr. Hazard to send the new UST owner documents and pay the 2008 UST permit fees to the EHD. The letter also notified Mr. Hazard about UST closure requirements since the USTs were emptied of fuel in May 2008. Mr. Backus notified the EHD accounting office to place the facility and tanks out of compliance. On June 5, 2008, Ms. Michelle Henry, Senior REHS, EHD, received a telephone call from Mr. Dan Mcllrath of Valley Underground Tank Monitoring. Mr. Mcllrath was the UST Designated Operator (DO) for the facility, and stated that he was locked out of the facility and could not perform the monthly DO duties and inspection. He stated that he is no longer their DO. He stated that he also works for Stockton Petroleum, Inc., which sold fuel to the facility. A Stockton Petroleum, Inc., driver was allowed to enter the facility by the owner and remove all of the fuel from the USTs. Ms. Henry asked Mr. Mcllrath to put his statement in writing. The EHD received the written statement on June 11, 2008 (Attachment 5). On June 19, 2008, Mr. Backus returned a telephone call from Mr. Hazard. Mr. Backus told Mr. Hazard that the 2008 UST permit fees were due. Mr. Hazard said that he was filing personal bankruptcy. Mr. Backus asked Mr. Hazard to complete and submit the UST facility information and tank information forms. Mr. Hazard said he would call next Monday to schedule a time to meet at the EHD and fill out the forms. On June 30, 2008, Mr. Backus attempted to perform a routine UST inspection and found the facility fenced and gates locked. Mr. Backus prepared the UST inspection report and wrote violations for lacking an operating permit, failing to update facility and tank forms, failing to submit current certification of financial responsibility information, failing to have designated operator reports and employee training available for review, and annual monitoring certification and spill container testing not scheduled and performed (Attachment 6). On July 1, 2008, Mr. Backus met Mr. Hazard at the EHD counter. Mr. Hazard completed the UST facility information form at the counter (Attachment 7). Mr. Hazard signed the UST inspection report from the June 30, 2008, inspection. Mr. Backus provided the inspection report, permit fee invoice, permit application for UST closure and UST tank forms to Mr. Hazard. Mr. Backus asked Mr. Hazard to fill out the UST tank forms and return them to the EHD. Mr. Hazard said that he could not pay the permit fees and that the bank was taking over the facility. Attachments 8, 9, and 10 include property owner information, facility operator information, and the UST facility file narrative, respectively. 2