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REQUEST FOR SITE CLOSURE REPORT -� <br /> Former Beacon Station 11610 <br /> 3300 Waterloo Road, Stockton, California <br /> AMV Project No 19042 04 <br />' up or abating the effects of, a discharge of a hazardous substance which creates, or threatens to <br /> create, a condition of contamination, pollution, or nuisance " The terms contamination, <br /> pollution, and nuisance are defined in Section 13050 of the Porter-Cologne Water Quality <br />' Control Act as follows <br /> (k) "Contamination" means an impairment of the quality of waters of the state by <br /> ' waste to a degree which creates a hazard to the public health through poisoning or <br /> through the spread of disease "Contamination" includes any equivalent effect <br /> resulting from the disposal of waste, whether or not the waters of the state are <br /> ' affected <br /> (1) "Pollution" means an alteration of the quality of the waters of the state by waste <br /> to a degree which unreasonably affects either of the following <br /> ' (1) The waters for beneficial uses <br /> (2) Facilities which serve these beneficial uses <br /> "Pollution" may include "contamination " <br /> (m) "Nuisance" means anything which meets all of the following requirements <br /> (1) Is injurious to health, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or an <br /> obstruction to free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable <br /> enjoyment of life and property <br /> (2) Affects at the same time an entire community or neighborhood, or any <br /> considerable number of persons, although the extent of the annoyance or <br /> ' damage inflicted upon individuals may be unequal <br /> (3) Occurs during or as a result of the treatment or disposal of wastes <br /> ' Section 13241 of the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act explicitly recognizes that "it <br /> may be possible for the quality of water to be changed to some degree without unreasonably <br /> ' affecting beneficial uses " This section continues <br /> Factors to be considered by a regional board in establishing water quality objectives shall <br /> ' include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following <br /> (a) Past, present, and probable future beneficial uses of water <br /> (b) Environmental characteristics of the hydrographic unit under consideration, <br /> including the quality of water available thereto <br /> (c) Water quality conditions that could reasonable be achieved through the coordinated <br /> control of all factors which affect water quality in the area <br /> ' (d) Economic considerations <br /> Based on an evaluation of the present and historic soil and ground water conditions at the subject <br /> property, we do not believe that further investigative or remedial action is warranted at this site, <br /> and we do not believe that such actions are required by regulation It is clear that the conditions <br /> rptl 14 mj <br /> 1 <br />