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1.0 INTRODUCTION Chemical Transfer Co. (CTC) operates a rail terminal at 1033 Stokes Avenue, Stockton, CA, to transfer bulk chemicals from rail cars to truck trailers for delivery to users in the Stockton area. Normal operating hours are 7 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday. On November 25, 2001, a driver arrived at the terminal at approximately 5:30 AM to drop off a trailer for loading at a later time. He noticed a leak from one of the rail cars and immediately called the company's Environmental Manager, Mr. Jack Bishop. Mr. Bishop determined that the chemical was 220 baume hydrochloric acid, and that it was coming from the dome of a rail car. He notified the Fire Department before donning appropriate protective equipment and climbing to the car dome to stop the release. Fire and Police Department personnel responded to the site along with Mr. Harlin Knoll, Senior Registered Environmental Health Specialist from San Joaquin County Public Health Services. The acid ran down the side of the car and dropped to the ground between the rails. It then ran west, approximately 120 feet from the tank dome, essentially contained between the rails. Mr. Bishop called a local contractor who brought a Bobcat loader, and, with help from the fire department personnel who responded to the site, spread lime rock over the areas affected by the spill. The emergency response personnel left the site when it was secured (leak stopped and HCl fumes stopped). Mr. Bishop estimated that approximately 100 gals of acid were released from the rail car. Environeering, Inc. was contracted to oversee the remediation of the site. 2.0 ENVIRONEERING, INC. QUALIFICATIONS Environeering, Inc. (EI) was incorporated in August 1985, to provide professional consulting services in process, safety and environmental engineering. The company has completed the cleanup of several sites following the accidental release of hazardous materials. The principal, G. W. Roy has a masters degree in chemical engineering from UC Berkeley, and is registered in California in both chemical and safety engineering. Environeering,Inc. Project No.01-011.25 1