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Page 1 of 6 Linda Turkatte [EH] From: Linda Turkatte [EH] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 11:49 AM To: 'rossana_almonte@fanniemae.com'; 'Schlecht, Sharon L'; 'Champion Care' Cc: 'A. Luis Gardea' Subject: RE: Work Order 1014745299 & 1014745368 10900 Tokay Colony Road, Lodi Attachments: Retention of Remediation Firm.pdf; Meth Lab Occup Prohib and Discl Notice.pdf Hello, First of all I want to stress to anyone involved in this case that the property is considered a hazardous waste cleanup site and no person may enter the posted structures (house, barn and RV)without approval from the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department(EHD). In addition, any person who enters the posted structures must have the appropriate 40 hour hazardous waste operations training pursuant to California law. Please see the attached Occupancy Prohibition and Disclosure Notice. Secondly, in accordance with the California Methamphetamine Contaminated Property Cleanup Act of 2005, before anything happens, the owner must provide documentation to the EHD on who the remediation firm is going to be. That firm must have a Certified Industrial Hygenist(CIH) approve the workplans and reports and must be qualified to perform the activities outlined in the law. In addition, the remediation firm is the one coordination point for all activities at the site and for communication between the owner and enforcement agency. Another purpose of the remediation firm is to coordinate the cleanup activity at the site. At this time, the documentation in the file indicates that Advance GeoEnviron mental Inc. (AGE) (837 Shaw Road, Stockton CA 95215-1-800-511-9300) is the remediation firm for this case, contact person is Luis Gardea. This documentation is attached. The remediation firm and the EHD should have one owner contact and this person must be someone who is authorized by the owner to make decisions. Right now, the EHD is working with the owner appointed qualified remediation firm AGE,contact person Luis Gardea. He has proposed verbally to me that he wants to implement a workplan (a CIH signed workplan is required before any work is performed)that was previously approved but was compiled by a different remediation firm. He has been advised to submit a letter requesting to implement that workplan and to state in that letter that the same CIH will be involved in the project. At that time I can approve this workplan for AGE/CIH to implement. haven't received that letter yet and so there is currently no approved workplan that can be implemented at this time and until this letter is submitted to the EHD. The only work that can be performed at the site is work outlined in a current workplan approved by the EHD and coordinated/overseen by the remediation firm AGE and the noted CIH. At this time, no one has been approved to do anything at the site. I am waiting for a letter from AGE. Because all work is coordinated/overseen by the remediation firm chosen by the owner, any subcontract work should be coordinated through them. This is imperative so they can ensure the approved scope of work is performed correctly and that only appropriately trained and informed personnel are involved. The CIH is responsible for the scope of work and will sign off on all reports. If the owner representative wants to coordinate this subcontractor activity, he/she should have sufficient knowledge of California meth lab cleanup law and processes and then should still work with through their chosen remediation firm. EHD does not coordinate this activity for the owner or the remediation firm. It is also important to realize that all EHD time spent on this case is billed at an hourly rate of$122.00 per hour to the property owner. Every email and question I have to answer takes time and this time adds up quickly. Instead of spending time in this manner, and because there has been no progress on this case for some time, this case is being considered to be referred to the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office for further enforcement action. In order to show progress at this site and to prevent the case from being referred to the District Attorney's Office, the following typical sequence of events should be considered: 2/4/2011