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June 10,1999 AIM: 26 San Joaquin County Community Development Department& Public Works Department 1810 E. Hazelton Avenue Stockton, Ca. 95205 To Whom It May Concern: This letter is concerning several issues surrounding the proposed school site development, application number SA-99-26 on the east side of North State Route 99 East Frontage Road, approximately 800 feet from Ashley Lane, east of Stockton (APN /address: 086-070-47, 10038 N. State Route 99 E. Frontage Road, Stockton) (Supervisorial District 4). On May Ile, Mr. Bill Arbogast was contacted concerning a break in an underground line leaking fluid in back of the building being considered for the school. This leak had been present for sometime and had been gradually covering more ground area. After giving Mr. Arbogast the information and discussing whether this break could be a waterline connected from the building to the Eastview well yard, Mr. Arbogast felt that it was not and checked the county maps and information for any known water line at that location. He stated there was no waterline there. He was informed that the property owners to south of the break had been told by the past occupants of the RAYMOND INVESTMENTS building, Mar Val Groceries, that a waterline existed there. Also, another property owner had been informed it was a"back up line" to the RAYMOND INVESTMENTS building's well and "tapped" into the Eastview well in case of fire. Mr. Arbogast did not feel that any work had been done at all to the Eastview well since 1960, and this could not be. He did leave his office and check out the problem that very aftemoon. Mr. Arbogast did call back late afternoon 5-14-99 and he did confirm the break was a water line. And, further, he stated that three more lines came off of the one line which was leaking and ran toward the Eastview well yard. He respectfully promised a full investigation into the matter. We would like to commend him for his prompt and effective action into the matter. We, the property owners and residents of Wilkinson Manor, have several concerns over why the county was not aware that a waterline existed in that location, but the building occupants were aware of a water line. If the wells are connected, we want to know 1) for how long has this connection existed, 2) have the residents been charged for water going to the shopping center? Also, we understand that an acceptable, low level of carbon tetrachloride, a dry cleaning solvent, has been found in the RAYMOND INVESTMENTS building's well. We request the Eastview well be tested for this dry cleaning solvent. The immediate property owners abutting the back of the building would like to see the school site go through and feel that this would be a good location for a school and an improvement to the area. We understand that the building site has a well. We hope that it is functional and there will not be a water problem for the school. If the wells are connected, we want the residents to be notified, and a solution found that is acceptable and known to all participants. We understand that if the Eastview well went dry, the residents of Wilkinson Manor would be responsible for the cost of re-drilling another well. We question whether the Eastview well can accommodate 300-400 students and staff on a daily basis should the school have to abandon the building well. We would like to explore all avenues, however, to help the school find a solution, but encourage the county to protect the integrity of the water for the existing residents. We respectfully ask the county to keep us informed on the development of this project.