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Quarterly Report - 152 East 11th Street, Tracy Page 4 Remediation To implement the remediation described in the amended corrective action plan, it will be necessary to demolish the existing building and associated structures on the 152 East 1 lth Street site Planning for that work has begun and demolition has been tentatively scheduled for late November 1995 Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Application The accounting and clerical work necessary to prepare and maintain the cost data and documentation required for periodic submittal of Standard Form Payment Requests under the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund in compliance with the CSWRCB's administrative rules is ongoing To ensure that the necessary cash flow will be available to finance the planned remediation, on November 21 st 1995 (i e following the close of the reporting period that is the subject of this document) a request for funding that included a copy of the amended corrective action pian and the associated engineer's cost estimate was prepared and submitted to the CSWRCB (Note An estimate of the likely cost of remediation was included in the original application for funding under the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund that was submitted in 1993, but the CSWRCB did not specifically allocate sufficient funds to cover the cost of any portion the remediation when the initial application was approved ) Search for Dischargers Responsible for Release of Hydrocarbons The Navarras purchased the 152 East 11th Street Property in December 1978 Since that time, no fuel dispensing or other operations have been conducted on the site that could account for the contamination that has been found in the subsurface The owners of the site immediately prior to its purchase by the Navarras were The San Diego Armour Oil Company Inc and associated parties That company, and other pnor owners, operated an automobile service station on the site and operated the underground storage tanks from which gasoline leaked into the subsurface The San Diego Armour Oil Company has been effectively unresponsive to communications by either the CSWRCB Division of Clean Water Programs or the SJCPHS that have both requested that company to meet its responsibilities under the applicable regulations to investigate and remediate the contamination found on the property and to pay regulatory oversight fees The Navarra's attorneys have filed a complaint against the San Diego Armour Oil Company and associated entities in California Superior Court Further action with respect to that litigation will depend upon the schedule of the Court or any action by San Diego