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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY Unit Supervisors Donna K.Heran,R.E.H.S. 304 East Weber Avenue, Third Floor Carl Borgman,R.E.H.S. Y.1 Director Mike Huggins,R.E.H.S.,R.D.I. • Al Olsen,R.E.H.S. Stockton, California 95202-2708 Douglas W.Wilson,R.E.H.S. cqC►FORa�P Program Manager Telephone: (209) 468-3420 Margaret Lagorio,R.E.H.S. Laurie A.Cotulla,R.E.H.S. Robert McClellon,R.E.H.S. Program Manager Fax: (209) 464-0138 Mark Barcellos,R.E.H.S. EDWARD W FINUCANE JAN 1. 0 nob HIGH TECH ENTERPRISES P O BOX 7835 CFILE COPS' STOCKTON CA 95267-0835 Subject: Underground Injection Control Program Re: 5708 N. Highway 99, Stockton The San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department(EHD)has reviewed your letter dated December 4, 2004,regarding the Saint Francis Motel at 5708 N. Highway 99, Frontage Road, Stockton. It is our hope that this response will clarify the actions and concerns of the EHD regarding this particular site and the assessment of Underground Injection Control (UIC) program sites in general. On April 18, 2004,the EHD issued a"Notice to Vacate" for Room#108 of the Saint Francis Motel because the room had been used for the illegal manufacture of drugs. It was suspected that chemicals used in the manufacture of these drugs had been disposed into the septic system serving Room#108 and other rooms at the motel, since sewage from this facility is discharged to on-site septic systems with direct disposal to the subsurface without treatment.. The primary EHD concerns at this site were prevention of chemical exposure to future occupants of the room and prevention of groundwater degradation due to disposal of chemicals to the subsurface via the septic system. Therefore, in a letter dated April 22, 2004, the EHD notified the motel owner that an assessment of the structure and the septic tank were required, and all hazardous conditions must be abated before the premises could be reoccupied. A sample of the contents of the septic tank was collected on May 5, 2004,which was 13 days after the drug lab discovery. Analysis of the sample from the septic tank confirmed that chemicals had been discharged into the septic system. Based on these analytical results, which were received by the EHD on May 21, 2004, a letter was sent to the motel owner on May 25, 2004, informing him that the property had been placed on the EHD list of Underground Injection Control (UIC) sites, and it would remain an open case until a proper investigation had been conducted and report submitted. The letter also stated that the report—of-closure for this case must be signed by an appropriately trained and licensed professional (California licensed Registered Geologist or Professional Engineer).