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MikOnfurna [EH] From: Richard Dreessen [dreessen@geoconinc.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 8:56 AM To: Mike Infurna [EH] Subject: RE: Ranch Market Drilling Permits On April 3, 2008, I went into Si Cc Public Works in Stockton. I believe the person was named Scott, but not sure. Over the counter we looked at the property maps and I was shown parcel maps which indicated the road and park were City of Riverbank. I then went to City of Riverbank (in Riverbank) to their Public Works and discussed their ownership and getting an encroachment permit for the Waste Water Treatment Road. That is the road going back between the Jacobs Myer Park and the corner property )Jose Cano) . City of Riverbank was unclear who owned it but would check. Later they emailed me saying the information they had indicated The City did and attached an encroachment permit application. I believe they said the road originally went back to the old city dump. The property maps I included in that particular drilling application were from the SJ Public Works. They accessed the County's database and printed them for me. I assume they were assessor property maps. . The County was sure because their maps were not accurate (too general) . They suggested having the whole area resurveyed by a licensed surveyor! They didn't know where their property ended and Jose Cano's began, nor the City's. It is most likely a mute point, since I plan to put the boreholes on private property anyway, just as the original workplan map indicated. The only reason the locations were moved was because we couldn't get access to Jose Cano property. We now have that, so there is no reason not to proceed as originally planned. I remember the process because I originally was led to believe the county would own it (by Jose Cano when I finally spoke with him at his house) . . Next step I spoke with someone at the County Public Works and was sent a encroachment permit application. I filled that out and submitted a map and fee. That was denied because SJPW wanted exact borehole locations as they pertain to property ownership. Geocon does not have those. Never did. Geocon received the applications back. I then met with SJPW in Stockton and they brought out property maps. As best as could be determined the County did not own the land where the locations would be. They said the City did. I did not pursue encroachment permits with the County after that time. At least that it what both said initially over the phone or emails. That is why I had to make personal visits to each more than once. I even told the SJ County counter guy at PWs that if the city owned it, the city didn't know it. Then I went back to the City of Riverbank Recreation Dept. and was referred to the City PW. I explained the situation to the City PW and they were not sure if they owned it or not, but would check. A week or two later they I had not heard so when sampling the last time I went in again to Riverbank. In about a week, Public Workse mailed me and said they owned the park, the road too. It had been deeded to them along time ago because it was the old city dump road. The dump was where the WTP is now, or somewhere back in there. Considering the effort in getting all the access/encroachment permits , I submitted drilling applications for both the Jose Cano property and the City of Riverbank Wastewater Treatment Plant (RWTP) road. However, depending on site access to Cano's property, we may have to relocate to the road. Cano has his leach/septic system in that area. If Cano can't be done, then the RWTP road is a backup. I wanted to have the option ready and not demob to get another permit. That gives up options. If the county owns anything it would be toward present day Santa Fe Road and we never intended to go out in that direction. Rick Dreessen Senior Geologist 1