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Apr 11 2008 3: 15PM HP LASERJET FAX p. 2 LF ��nJc^ Ycu FL 7 �I',{ 04"L5 p dol Donuts and Yogurts 1988 West I Vh Street Tracy, Ca 95376 562-640-1449 Tony Chau (Operator) April 10, 2008 Attention: Johnny Yoakum (EHD) San Joaquin County, I am writing to you today in regards to our plan submittal for approval to relocate all and current existing equipment to our new location at 1984 west 11°i street, Tracy,Ca 95376 which will he two stores down. I recently had a discussion with the City of Tracy Building Department supervisor. He stated to my contractor that we fell under the 750 gallon size grease interceptor. Considering that we are a small donut shop that uses very little water,we do not prep food or any raw items and we use our three compartment sink for washing and rinsing our donut trays. This size grease trap is to an industrial level and far exceeds what we require for our location based on what we have. 2007 plumbing code states that with 8 fixtures you are allowed a 500 gallon trap and anything above that would require a 750 gallon tank. Our new location will have 2 small hand sinks, 1 mop sink, 1 floor sink, 1 floor drain, 1 bathroom sink, three compartment sink which ,you had communicated that we needed since 2 comp sinks are not allowed anymore. Since the hand sinks and bathroom sink will not be connected to the grease trap, that gives us a total of 11 fixtures which means we are only 2 over what is required for the 500 gallon. Johnny,we did not anticipate a lot of these upgrades to meet the new and current codes and regulations and for that I sincerely apologize. We still have to comply with all ADA regulations for the location which means we will be spending approx. 58,000.00 on upgrades for the bathroom. We are $30,000.00 over budget with very little assistance from the landlord. Our out of pocket is now exceeding 565,000.00 if we have to put in a 750 gallon grease interceptor. With all the water running, there is no way we will exceed 750 gallons of water per minute,we do not have the pressure or equipment for that. We are a small shop with very tittle need for water besides for safety and sanitation. If you could please review the plan and see if there would be any exception to allowing us to put in a smaller grease trap, that would be greatly appreciated. When I spoke with the supervisor for the building department, he stated that if we get a written letter from EIID that would allow us to put in a smaller grease trap, that they would be okay with it since they have already reviewed our plan and noted