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��01 State Water Resources Control Division of Financial Assistance JAN 1 3 20 10011 Street•Sacramento,California 95814 " P.O.Box 944212•Sacramento,California•94244-2120 ENVIRONMENT HEAL Alan C.Lloyd,Ph.D. (916)341-5761•FAX(916)341-5806• w .wateTboards.ca.gov/cwphome/usRERMIT/SER chwarzenegger Agency Secretary Governor January 9, 2006 NEW WEST STATIONS, INC. J. Gilbert Moore 183116TH ST SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK CLEANUP FUND (FUND),REQUEST FOR FURTHER DOCUMENTATION DURING INITIAL REVIEW: CLAIM NUMBER 018534;FOR SITE ADDRESS: 6437 BANNER ST W,LODI This is in follow up to documents submitted with your letter dated November 14,2005 in response to the Fund's letter dated November 4,2005. After reviewing the documents,we find that the following clarification is needed to determine your eligibility for placement on the Priority List: With your letter of 11/4/05 we received the revised pages one,three and five of your claim application, which now indicate that New West Stations, Inc. (claimant)is the UST Operator only, and the UST Owner is J. Gilbert Moore. This information does not correlate with other documents submitted. All permits to operate are issued to New West Petroleum and the directive from San Joaquin County was addressed to New West Petroleum. From documentation submitted, it appears that the appropriate claimant name would be New West Petroleum. In order for New West Stations,hie. to be an eligible claimant[ you must provide documentation to show you as the UST owner (or operator), and also provide a written directive from San Joaquin County naming you a responsible party and directing you to do corrective action. Please clarify the discrepancies in writing or revise application appropriately. In a telephone conversation with Martha Garcia of New West Petroleum on January 4, 2006 she said that there is no affiliation between New West Stations,Inc. However,the response to the Fund's 11/4/05 letter was in a letter from New West Petroleum(not claimant-New West Stations,Inc.). Please clarify. In addition, you have revised page one to include J. Gilbert Moore as a Joint Claimant. Please note that in order to add a joint claimant, the joint claimant must meet the same eligibility requirements as claimant (see footnote). What entity is paying cleanup costs? Also,provide a copy of Corporation's Secretary of State for the appropriate eligible claimant. If a Joint claimant is added,provide documentation to show ownership(i.e., acquisition documents). Claimant is advised that an eligible claimant must have either owned or operated the subject leaking UST, is the responsible party directed to undertake corrective action for the unauthorized release by the local regulator, and is the party paying for the costs of cleanup. Note that claimant name and tax I.D. number must match and that claimant cannot be a dba. Also, if someone other than an eligible claimant is paying costs on behalf of claimant,you must provide a copy of the written agreement between the two (or more) entities. California Environmental Protection Agency Co Recyc%dPaper