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April 23, 1997(continued) During the inspection,Briggs noted piping on the west side of the hotel entrance. This piping may ran to the tank. Briggs also photographed piping inside the storage room(west side of the lobby)after fmding the storage room contained similar piping. Briggs spoke to Sanjay Patel about UST compliance. Sanjay Patel insisted the UST belongs to the former owners. Briggs explained that Manuben Patel is currently the UST owner. Briggs requested Manuben Patel call her with information on a removal contractor and to remove the UST. Briggs mounted inspection photographs and placed them in the file. May 21, 1997 Briggs noted that the May 16, 1997 Notice to Abate compliance date had passed. Briggs phoned Sanjay Patel about missing the May 16, 1997 compliance deadline. Sanjay Patel had been checking the records to determine the ownership of the UST. Sanjay Patel told Briggs he had been checking blueprints of buildings after 1967. Before 1967, Sanjay Patel told Briggs there is no record(of hotel)and no record of the tank. Sanjay Patel stated the heating (at the Cunningham)has never been oil and has always been (natural)gas. Sanjay Patel told Briggs the sidewalk is owned by the City of Stockton and he feels he is not responsible. Briggs asked Sanjay Patel to submit a letter detailing what he has found out about the UST. June 2, 1997 Briggs received an unsigned letter from Manuben Patel dated May 27, 1997 stating the Cunningham Hotel is not responsible for the UST in front of his property. Manuben Patel's letter explained that he does not own the UST and the City of Stockton owns the sidewalk and UST located beneath the sidewalk. Manuben Patel wrote he had spoken to the fust owner(for 20 years)and the second owner(for 25 years) and neither of the previous owners knew anything about the storage tank. Manuben Patel stated he has owned the property for the past 9 years and has had no knowledge of the storage tank. (see letter dated May 27, 1997). Briggs phoned City of Stockton Fire Prevention. Fire told Briggs they had "no idea"about the UST and no records on file for an UST at this location. June 20, 1997 Briggs followed up on the Cunningham site and the UST under the sidewalk. (1) Briggs called Pacific Gas &Electric Company(PG&E)and requested to know when the hotel switched to gas heating. PG&E needs authorization to release that information. (2) Briggs called City of Stockton(COS)Code Enforcement and spoke to Alex. According to his supervisor,this site has always been on gas heating. (3)Briggs called Sanjay Patel about authorization for PG&E to release information concerning the date the hotel changed to gas heating. Sanjay Patel was not in. Briggs left a message for him to call her back. June 23, 1997 Briggs phoned Sanjay Patel. He will authorize release from PG&E and call Briggs back. As per Sanjay Patel,the information must be researched by PG&E,and PG&E will call Sanjay Patel back in 2 weeks. July 23,1997 Briggs phoned Sanjay Patel explaining it had been over 2 weeks since he had called PG&E,and EHD needed the information now. Sanjay Patel said he would call PG&E and then call back. Briggs spoke to Diane Hinson,COS Municipal Utilities,about the(Cunningham Hotel)tank. Hinson told Briggs as per public works engineer,Dave Olson,the tank belongs to the Cunningham Hotel. 4