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0 a Emergency,Abandoned,Recalcitrant Account Nomination Siebold Corporation- Brad Frahm Property 820 South American Street Stockton CA 95205 Site Code: 1010 Identified Potentially Responsible Party Brad Frahm 5835 East Cherokee Road#98 Stockton CA 95215 Local Oversight Agency Requesting the Direct Site Funding Margaret Lagono,Supervisor (209)468-3449 San Joaquin County Public Health Services, Environmental Health Division 304 East Weber Ave,Third Floor Stockton CA 95202 Final Corrective Action Order See the attached PHS/EHD correspondence dated January 9, 1997. Unauthorized Release Descriotion Three underground storage tanks were removed from the site and soil samples were collected. Soil contamination was evidenced. Referrals were made to the San Joaquin County District attorney requesting legal actions for falsifying information. There was some over-excavation of evidenced soil contamination,but the results were questionable since B. Frahm habitually applied the compound,Simple Green,a practice for which he was ultimately prosecuted. A potential property owner performed a site assessment, drilling four borings In the areas of the former tanks,evidencing significant soil contamination which warranted a groundwater investigation. Subsequently,a limited groundwater investigation was performed which evidenced groundwater contamination up to 20 ppm benzene. Groundwater was encountered at SS.S feet below ground surface and approximately 0.25 inches of floating product was observed. Once groundwater contamination was evidenced the potential property owner directed that all investigation cease. Since April 6, 1993, there has been no further investigation. The nearest municipal well Is identified as the Station 30 Well - 30-01 which was installed June 27, 1952. The total depth of this well is 516 feet, it is perforated between 288 feet and 516 feet and is conductor cased from ground surface to 288 feet,with a 12 foot cement seal Installed. Responsible Party's Compliance Descriotion The responsible party has demonstrated a Flagrant disregard for the law. He plead guilty to violations of Health and Safety Code and Business and Professions Code occurring at the above referenced site as well as others throughout San Joaquin County. He was ordered to pay a 550,000 fine on December 8, 1992. He also was convicted of another crime in December 1990,served a 60-dayjail sentence and was ordered to pay 170,000, 5100,000 of which to be paid by he and his former wife's homeowner's insurance. In 1991, Brad Frahm Initiated bankruptcy proceedings which were completed as a Chapter 7 bankruptcy on February 3, 1993. Dispute Documentation There have been no formal disputes between the responsible parry and this regulatory agency. Description of the Proposed Cleanup and/or Abatement The initial scope of work would Include a soil and groundwater investigation to assess the remaining soil contamination and to determine the extent of the groundwater contamination plume. Once the soil and groundwater contamination has been delineated and risk determined, soil and/or groundwater remedial alternatives will be considered for implementation. Funding Requested 5100,000 per year will be requested Initially to ensure that there will be adequate funds to perform the necessary environmental Investigation to define the extent of the contamination and thereby have Information regarding the risk that the site poses. It is estimated,based on average site costs, that the total costs to achieve site certification will not exceed 5300,000.