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BOS' 2094689694 11/01/06 11:19am P. 009 • i is October 14,2006 Ms. Barbara T_ Evoy, Deputy Director Division of Financial Assistance I'rS'r1f~I Clairn No, 018239 State Water Resources Control Board P. 0. Box 944212 Sacramento, CA 94244-21201 Subject: Petition for Final .bivision l7ecisiora (FDD)USTCF Claim .No. 0182:19 3012 Waterloo Road, Stockton, California Dear Ms. Evoy. . In accordance with a letter froth the State Water Resources Control Roacd - nivisi Assistance dated September 15'..2006, we are formally requesting a Final Division Ueci of Financial regarding the Eligibility Determination Cor C:lairn No, 018239. s n(Fn1)) The following infortna.tion is submitted: I• The Fund Manager's Decision to cietennine my site incligii�le has damaged me financials. Without access to the Underground Storage Tank:Cleanup Fund,l will be unable to pay for the necessary assessment and.potential Cleanup of cont:aarni.iiation associated wit1T the fornier underground storage tanks(US's',,). My wife and 1 are retired and on very lint ted income,of which, the property is a fart. At the time of purchase io tb.c site, in 1983, I was not made aware of the presence of 1151's nor the associated reg(irenients. Furthermore, in 1983 there was essentially no "due diligence"requirements rcg irding theurchasin purchasing of con,more ial properties.Additionally it is my understanding thatlicre were no specific UST laws governing.sites at the that time nor was there any oversight agency in San Joaquin County responsible for USTs. Ifl had known about the tanks and the specific req uirenicnt,s,l would have made arrangement to resolve the issue sooner. When approached by the San Joaquin Privirotunerital IIcalth. Department regarding the apparent presence of the US'ts, 1 made efforts to "bring the site into compliance" and performed every task required by the SJFIID, including the payment ol.'cunent and"hack" tattle fees. During this Process, I repeatedly inquired with. the S.if HD in regards to any additional efforts required and was told by Mr.Doug Wilson(now retired)that"everything was in order"and that, i.f necessary, f would qualify for the "cleanup fund"_ I feel that the S.iF...IID(the lead oversight agency under contract from the State) misled me regarding the status of the site and my Ootentia.l eligibility, adding to rtty"damage". 1 i 2. The desired remedy for the FDD would be to allow access and eligibility to the i.fn.dcrground Storage 'Tank Clcanup Fund so that site could be appropriately assessed and, if necessary,