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We activated a request from your department to review the file of the B.P. Petroleum Site and notified our client that petroleum-affected soil may be present on the site. In the mean time, it is my understanding that Mr. Michael Infurna filed a report of unauthorized discharge at the site. It is important to understand that we did not have any analytical data at this time to confirm the presence of petroleum-affected soil. At about the same time, the property owner, H.D. Arnaiz Development, Inc. contacted our office and informed us that a local contractor had parked some heavy-equipment on the site and may have spilled some diesel fuel. Mr. Arnaiz suggested that the suspect problem may be surficial and very minor in extent. Youngdahl and Associates, Inc. advised our client, Rally's Hamburgers, Inc. to proceed with a Phase II Site Investigation based on the available information. We provided San Joaquin County with a Permit Request, Health & Safety Plan and a Work Plan for Phase II activities on 5 November, 1991 . H.D. Arnaiz Development, Inc. contacted our office on 11 November, 1991 and informed us that they had hired their own consultant who had taken care of the problem to the satisfaction of our client. With that information, we called the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Service, FAXed laboratory data and made a written request to suspend the permit for Phase II Activities. We received an invoice for services from San Joaquin County and paid it due to the confusing circumstances surrounding the planned Phase II Activities at the site. At the request of our client, our project file has been closed since November, 1991 . In April, 1992 your office invoiced Youngdahl and Associates, Inc. for additional charges to the project. It is our opinion that we have made every reasonable effort to communicate with your office regarding our planned activities at the site including the fact that we requested suspending all regulatory activity on 13 November, 1992. This request was made prior to the time when site specific charges were incurred on this project. We agree that Youngdahl and Associates, Inc. was the responsible party for the planned Phase II activities which were canceled in writing prior to conducting any work. The owner of the property is legally responsible for charges associated with activities outside of the specific Phase II activities canceled by Youngdahl and Associates, Inc.