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Main Street Investors PTP page 3 601 E. Main Street, Stockton The MS Investors representatives stated there were no funds to pay for further investigation of the contamination. MS Investors purchased the property in 1989 and were not aware of the existing UST. The MS Investors representatives did not feel they should be held responsible since they did not own or operate the UST, do not own the property where the UST was located, and did not puncture the UST or cause a release. The EHD informed them that they admitted ownership by removing the UST. The EHD explained that according to the law the only parties that the EHD could name as responsible were the owner of the UST, the last operator of the UST, the property owner at the time the release was discovered, and every property owner since the release was discovered. The EHD explained that any responsibility for puncturing the UST would have to be pursued civilly. The EHD also explained that since they had removed three to four feet of soil prior to collecting soil samples beneath the UST that the contamination found was most likely from the UST leaking. The EHD recommended they apply to the California State Water Resources Control Board Cleanup Fund (Cleanup Fund) for reimbursement of corrective action costs. The MS Investors representatives stated that there may be some funds they could apply for that were the result of passage of Proposition 1 C and that they would have Mr. Pat Sabelhaus send this information to the EHD by electronic mail. The EHD received this information on November 9, 2007 from Mr. Sabelhaus. The application forms for the funds should be finalized within the next couple of months and the funds may be available by March or April of 2008, according to Mr. Sabelhaus. The EHD informed the MS Investors representatives that they would provide copies of public information in the EHD files and a copy of the Cleanup Fund application. These documents were obtained by a MS Investors representative on November 9, 2007. Since the meeting EHD has decided to send a "Notice of Responsibility" to the City of Stockton since they own the sidewalk and are the current property owner. The MS Investors will be mailed a copy of this notification. The City of Stockton and the MS Investors will have to determine who will be the active responsible party for the investigation. The EHD requires that by April 1, 2008, the MS Investors inform them of the date (reasonable time frame) when the work plan for further investigation will be submitted to the EHD.