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no 25 May 2004 �D USTCF Claim No. 01714 JUN 2 2 2004 ENVIRONMENT pERMI riSERVIHCEST H Ms. Barbara L. Evoy, Chief Division of Financial Assistance State Water Resources Control Board Division of Financial Assistance P. O. Box 94421 Sacramento, CA 94244-2120 Subject: Staff Decision to Reject Claim - Claim No. 1714 Estate of Peter J. Wallace, Sr. Former Hess Dubois Cleaners 348 West Harding Way, Stockton, California Dear Mr. Patton: In accordance with a letter from the State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Financial Assistance (Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund), dated 14 May 2004, the Estate of Peter J. Wallace, Sr. (The Estate), is requesting a review of the ineligibility determination for Claim No. 1714 for the site located at 348 West Harding Way, Stockton, California. The Estate, property owner, hereby appeals the SWRCB Staff Decision which found their USTCF claim reimbursement and placement on the priority list(claimant status)and request your review of the Staff Decision. The appeal and request is based on the following: 1. Statement Describing How the Estate of Peter J. Wallace, Sr. Has Been Damaged By The Prior Staff Decision: The Estate of Peter J. Wallace, Sr., has been damaged by the Prior Staff Decision because the USTCF found costs for directed investigation of the former underground storage tanks to be ineligible for reimbursement. A direct financial hardship for costs associated with the mitigation of contamination on the site, without the benefit of cost reimbursement, will occur. The subject property is the Estate's only remaining tangible asset. 2. Description Of Remedy Or Outcome Desired: The Estate would request that the investigative costs directed by the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department (SJCEHD) and previously submitted to the USTCF be found eligible for immediate reimbursement.Additionally,the Estate requests that all future costs associated with the stoddard solvent investigation and/or remediation under Claim No. 1713 be deemed eligible for cost recovery.