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`. JOHN DISTRICT ATTORNEY San Joaouin Countv March 7, 1996 %fEN10 TO: Eric Garcia Dept of Toxic Substances Control FROM: Lisa Brown (' D.epury Distri ttornev RE: RV Circuits site, 916 South Center St. Stockton Office of the District Attorne', San loaauin County Courthouse. R, . 20_ Weoe. A',e. Stockton. Caiife-:c 95_0_ P.O.Box 990. Stockton. California _01 Teieenone::=09) -'68-'--'()0 The three ownersioperators who abandoned this facility have pled no contest to a felony_ charge of hazardous waste disposal. On this site are several 55 gallon drums or deteriorating product/waste, drums of sludge. very large poly tanks (I -'K gallons) of untreated wastewater and various contaminated equipment. Sentencing has been scheduled for April 17. The defendants have been given a plea bargain which will limit their time in Jail to not more than 4 months if by the date of sentencing they have come up with 510,000 (each) to pay for cleanup on the site. Our concern is that this monev be used to abate the immediate hazards on the site, i.e. for a licensed waste hauler to remove the drums and to treat and dispose of the waste water and other equipment onsite. As we all know, the long term site assessment and cleanup will far exceed 330,000. The point of the plea bargain was to provide for remediation the most obvious and easily remedied hazards which are also the most cost efficient to deal with. As I understand, no approval is required to have a licensed hauler remove hazardous materials or waste from the site. However, defendants have agreed to notify the county health department prior to any such removal. One of the "hang-ups" on treating the wastewater on site is the lack of written response from your Department on the question of whether RV can treat onsite pursuant to their old PBR. I have been told that such is possible but the county and defendants understandably prefer that this be confirmed in writing. Can you please provide this as soon as possible?