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1.0 INTRODUCTION Elite IV Contractors, under contract to Mr. James Fisk, owner of J & L Market in French Camp, California, retained Upgradient Environmental Consultants to witness the removal of underground storage tanks from the J&L Market property, collect soil samples for laboratory analysis, and prepare a report summarizing the tank removal and laboratory results. In compliance with state law, Mr. Fisk elected to remove the underground.tanks and replace them with double-walled tanks.-This report completes the scope of work authorized under Upgradient proposal no. 95026. The site is under the regulatory oversight of San Joaquin County Environmental Health Division of the Public Health Services Department. 2.0 SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION J & L Market is a gasoline and diesel service station and grocery store located at the intersection of Mathews Road and South El Dorado Street in French Camp, California (Figure 1). The station sells diesel fuel from an above-ground storage tank located at the rear of the property and unleaded gasoline from three underground storage tanks located in the northwestern portion of the property (Figure 2). Two gasoline dispenser islands are located at the front of the property, facing El Dorado Street. The area is zoned commercially, and a strip mall is located across from the Market on the east side of El Dorado Street. Topography in the area is flat. 3.0 TANK REMOVAL The tank removal took place on November S, 1995. Victor Cheiven of Upgradient arrived at the site at 1:00 p.m. and observed Elite IV personnel purging the tanks for removal. Dispensers and piping had already been removed. Two large soil stockpiles were located west of the tank excavation; these stockpiles included soil that had been removed from the new tank excavation, which was located in the northeastern corner of the site(Figure 2). At 1:30 p. m. the tanks were certified safe for removal by the French Camp Fire Department. A crane was used to remove the tanks and place them on flatbed trucks for transport. The first tank to be removed (Tank#1) was the middle of the three tanks, and was 10,000 gallons in capacity. This tank was in excellent condition, with no rust, corrosion, or holes. A hammer was used to pound on the tank, which sounded very solid with no weak spots. The other 10,000-gallon tank was the second tank to be removed. A-few small rust spots were observed, but all were less than 1 centimeter in diameter. No weak spots were noted. 1