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TELEPHONE <br />(209) 224-2131 <br />M. L. EHRLICH <br />WILD, CARTER, TIPTON & OLIVER <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br />A Professional Corporation o 4 G qy <br />Founded in 1893 I J ! i <br />246 WEST SHAW AVENUE ::�!`1IeOr`�� <br />ENVIRONMENTAL F�tf{L°,- <br />FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93704 PERM I T/SERVICES FACSIMILE <br />P.O. sox 16339 ; h (209) 224-8462 <br />FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93755-6339 <br />October 10, <br />Ms. Eileen Ratliff '. <br />Public Health Services/ <br />Environmental Health Division <br />P. O. Box 2009 <br />Stockton, CA 95201 <br />Re: Beacon Cardlock ,#27, <br />3300 Waterloo Road, <br />Stockton, California <br />Site Code 1765 <br />OURFILENO. M-21852 <br />Dear Ms. Ratliff: <br />Please find enclosed aletter submitted�on�behalf-of my <br />clients Mr." Quentin Kirsch_ and -Ms. Clai11 re xD.W Kirsch,__the� <br />elandowrie-rs -of-the--captioned-site -to"Ultramar, Inc. , the <br />operator -of the Beacon Cardlock facility on'the premises. <br />i, <br />Although I understand from my recent telephone <br />conversation with you that your agencyl+canr�ot arbitrate <br />disputes between the owner and operator of;:'a site or <br />facility,I wanted you to be apprised.of our.,position_with <br />Iregard'to the -sampling and monitoring_reporit from.Monitori g <br />Well No.._ 4: It-is",.our position that the operator 'has been <br />in-6omplete control and possession of thisjfacility for <br />almost seven years and has in fact conducted tightness tests <br />and completed inventory control and re8onckliations to <br />detect leaks of product onto the premises,':The sampling and <br />monitoring report is another testing devicd�to determine <br />whether in fact there have been leaks to the soil and <br />groundwater on the premises and therefore is an operational <br />function or maintenance obligation of our tenant, Beacon Oil <br />Company. <br />As you can see from the letter to pltr:'amar, my clients, <br />in good faith, have paid a significant'lamount of money to <br />renovate and upgrade the underground storage tanks and <br />