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Frank Guinta Guinta Enterprises 305 N. Union Road Manteca, CA 95336 July 16, 2012 James Barton, Engineering Geologist, CRWQCB - Sacramento 11020 Sun Center Drive, Ste. 200 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-6114 Re: Barton Response Letter dated June 26, 2012 Mr. Barton, On the alternatives being considered for the offsite investigation, you misrepresented the Aqua Science Engineers (ASE) proposal as, ' the investigation you originally proposed". I am attaching the November 5, 2004 letter from ASE's Senior Geologist, Robert Kitay with their proposal to modify the County's work plan under their execution. It includes the following, and I quote: Regarding the off-site assessment to the north, it is our understanding that a water-line is to be installed up Airport Blvd during the next 12 to 16 months. The availability of city water to all of the residence that are or could be impacted downgradient of the site should make the investigation to the north of less importance. Since (a) MTBE concentrations in the most impacted domestic wells have been decreasing, (b) wellhead treatment systems are already in-place and being maintained in all impacted residences, (c) a water-line will soon be installed making further use of domestic wells unnecessary, (d) the MTBE concentrations detected off-site are too low to allow for effective remediation, and (e) the funds to complete an off-site investigation to the north are simply not available, the investigation off-site to the north does not appear to be practical or necessary. ASE requests that the directive for this off-site investigation be reconsidered. ASE will also make a recommendation to modify the quarterly monitoring program in the next quarterly monitoring report. After over $1.5 million dollars had been spent, they concluded that the off-site investigation was neither, "practical or necessary". Earlier in 2004, Jerry Sassy told me that many of the wells on Airport Way could have gone to annual monitoring, some semi-annually, and the ones with MTBE above the legal limit should be monitored quarterly. As I have stated in previous letters, lot #495 contamination had nothing to do with my unauthorized release and is an example of charging work to me that never should have been. Hooking up the affected residences to the city water when available, as ASE recommended in 2004 and as I reminded you of four or five years ago, is still what would be in the best interests of the residents. With almost $800K spent for the offsite monitoring and filtration on Airport way, (between my initial funds and the EAR funds after the state fund ran out), the residents are no better off but the contractors sure are. This goes back to my assertion that there has been a tremendous amount of waste and abuse of the i