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California R- - ional Water Quality $9ntrol Board Central Valley Region Steven T.Butler,Chair Winston H.Hickox Gray Davis Secretaryfor Sacramento Main Office Governor Environmental IntemetAddress: http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/—rwgcb5 Protection 3443 Routier Road,Suite A,Sacramento,Califomia 95827-3003 I Phone(916)255-3000•FAX(916)255-3015 +�i 10: 50 17 August 1999 Ms. Nancee Volpi c/o Herum, Crabtree, Brown, Dyer , Zolezzi, and Terpstra, LLP. 2291 West March Lane, Suite B 100 Stockton, CA 95207 ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK ACT: OVERSIGHT COST REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT,VOLPI FARMS, 14210 WEST STATE ROUTE FOUR, STOCKTON (SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY) Staff visited your site.in late summer 1998 and met with your consultant at that time. We observed evidence of a leaking dispenser at your diesel tank and observed soil stains in the vicinity of the truck wash area and the gasoline tank building. We were told that the underground piping associated with the gasoline tank had leaked, and that a limited subsurface investigation had been performed. Some contaminated soil had been removed, water in the nearby irrigation ditch sampled, and soil and groundwater sampled. Analytical results of this work detected up to 16,000 µg/l of total petroleum hydrocarbons (tph) as gasoline, 4900 gg/L MtBE, and 690gg/L benzene, as well as toluene, ethylbenzene, and toluene in groundwater samples taken in July 1998 in the vicinity of the gasoline tank. Soil from the same area had detections of 10,000 mg/kg tph-diesel, 7800 mg/kg tph-motor oil as well as tph-gasoline, benzene and MtBE. Water in the irrigation ditch sampled on 8 July 1998 had detections up to 6800 gg/L tph-diesel and 62,000gg/L tph-motor oil. Staff requested submittal of a work plan for further investigation, source remediation and assessment of site groundwater. The work plan has been submitted and approved. We appreciate your response in this matter. At the time of staffs visit, we understood that your facility had not filed a Storage Statement or paid fees for the active aboveground tanks. This is required under the Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act for any facility storing 660 gallons of petroleum in any one tank, or more than 1320 gallons cumulatively in more than one tank. The enclosed brochure, Information on the Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Program, gives further explanation and will help you to calculate your fees. You are required to file a storage statement and pay fees for petroleum storage on a two-year cycle. If you have not filed previous storage statements,you probably will need to pay fees in arrears. The Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act(APSA) requires tank facilities to reimburse the Regional Board for reasonable expenses to oversee cleanup and abatement of leaks or spills at storage facilities. Reimbursement moneys for oversight are deposited in the Environmental Protection Trust Fund(EPTF), which was created by the APSA. On 5 August 1999, in a telephone conference, Gail Wiggett of my staff discussed with you, your consultant, Mr. Little, and your attorney , Ms. Zolezzi, the cost recovery procedure and your reimbursement obligations under the APSA. You acknowledged those obligations. California Environmental Protection Agency 4D Recycled Paper.