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To resolve the complaint, I subsequently contacted the District Attorney Office. I was advised by phone that Ms. Brown was the person of contact and she was on maternity leave. Further stated, the complaint was of no merit and no further action would be taken. With the case being closed. No further information was received. To resolve the second complaint: (removal from eligibility of the tank fund). I asked for and received a hearing from the Tank Fund Board. After reviewing our paper trail detailing our efforts to comply. The Tank Fund Board reinstated my claim and stated this action by Environmental Health Dept. was unnecessary and in their opinion Chapin Bros. Inc. made a reasonable attempt to comply. On November 30, 1990 the first monitoring well was installed at Chapin Bros. Two- hundred and fifty (250) yards of impacted soil with the necessary permits was removed and taken to my orchard and spread out in the field. In 1990 the necessary permits to remove all storage tanks were obtained. The firm of ROGER FOOT ASSOCIATES, INC. provided the proposed schedule of charges and general conditions. In 1991 the site was placed in the local Oversight Program under Environmental Health Dept. In December 1993 Installation of a Vapor Extraction well and additional monitoring wells were installed. In June of 1994 and January 1995 soil vapor extraction (svc) tests were conducted. On January 25, 1995 Air Sparging Test were conducted. In 1995 of August and December 5th. The Environmental Health Dept. approved the vapor extraction with air sparging remedial action. In April 1997 Operation of the Vapor Extraction began. 1997 An in site Air-Sparging (IAS) system was initiated and operated in conjunction with the SVC system. On April 5, 2000 a meeting was held with Environmental Health Dept and the State Water Resources Control Board. They determined the site required further investigation. It was felt that the ground water extraction should be reinstated as a potential remediation option. Upon receiving the necessary low interest loan from California Trade & Commerce. The investigative work including the tank removal commenced. The investigative work on the sub-surface analysis of soil samples indicated contamination had occurred below the tank level prior to removal of the petroleum storage and dispensing system. r