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PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES a�►A !N <br />SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br />ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DMSION <br />Karen Furst, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer <br />304 East Weber Avenue, Third Floor •Stockton, CA 9j202 <br />{<ikoR - <br />209/468-3420 <br />November 9, 1998 <br />SAN JOAQUIN CO MOSQUITO ABATEM <br />SJ CO MOSQUITO & VECTOR CTRL* <br />7759 S AIRPORT WAY <br />STOCKTON CA 95206 <br />RE: SJ CO MOSQUITO & VECTOR CTRL' 7759 AIRPORT, STOCKTON <br />Dear Underground Storage Tank Owner/Operator. <br />According to Environmental Health Division (EHD) records, it appears your underground storage tank system will <br />not meet the December 22, 1998 underground storage tank upgrade deadline. If this is the case, your facility will <br />not receive a compliance sticker or tags enabling you to receive fuel after January 1, 1999. <br />Assembly Bill 1491, signed by the Governor in 1997, bans fuel delivery to underground storage tank systems that <br />are not upgraded. Single -walled motor vehicle fuel (MVF) tanks and piping, as well as double -walled tanks without <br />striker plates, cathodic protection and spill and overfill protection, all must be upgraded. In some cases, a site <br />assessment under permit from this office will be required to confirm that no leakage has occurred in the upgraded <br />system, before you will be eligible to receive your compliance sticker and tags. <br />For the past four years, the EHD has mailed information to all underground storage tank facilities concerning the <br />1998 upgrade requirements. All facilities were also mailed a listing of State Water Resources Control Board <br />(SWRCB) workshops in July of 1997 which provided more information on upgrade requirements. Additionally, the <br />EHD invited all San Joaquin County owners/operators of regulated underground storage tanks to attend the <br />EHD/SWRCB special upgrade workshops held at San Joaquin Delta College in December of 1997. <br />All owners/operators of MVF underground storage tank systems and non -motor vehicle fuel (waste oil, chemical, <br />etc.) single -walled tank systems not scheduled for an upgrade under an EHD permit by December 22, 1998, are <br />required to submit an acceptable closure permit to the EHD by December 22, 1998, with the tank system removal <br />occurring within 90 days of permit approval. In addition to submittal of the closure plan, the tank(s) must be drained <br />of product/waste and rendered non -hazardous by December 22, 1998. To achieve this, the tank(s) must be <br />"certified" clean by a person authorized on the Cal -EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control "Tank Closure <br />Certification Form" (Form # DTSC 1249). You must also check with the local fire agency to assure you are in <br />compliance with their laws and regulations prior to permanent removal of any product or waste. <br />If this deadline is not met, legal action may be necessary for underground storage tank systems that are out of <br />compliance. Your eligibility for the State Cleanup Fund may also be jeopardized if the tank system is not brought <br />into compliance. <br />Please call your area inspector as soon as possible to review the requirements for your site. If you do not know the <br />name of your inspector, please call Mary Franks at (2091 468-3427 for this information. <br />11 1131 12:4 S T -/G <br />Doug Wilson, Supervising REHS l (I I I �� ✓ I'C <br />Environmental Health Division / /e I / Z_L <br />A Division of San Joaquin County Health Care Services <br />