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Wwf <br /> J AND L MARKET <br /> 8125 S. EL DORADO ST. <br /> P.O. BOX 147 <br /> FRENCH CAMP, CA 95231-0147 <br /> JULY 20, 2001 <br /> MR. MARTY HARTZELL <br /> CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD <br /> 3443 ROUTIER ROAD <br /> SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95827-3098 <br /> DEAR MR. HARTZELL, <br /> IN -RE' JAL MARKET SITE 8125 S. ELDORADO ST. , FRENCH CAMP CALIFORNIA 95231 <br /> AS YOU ARE AWARE FROM OUR PRIOR DISCUSSIONS, I AM UNHAPPY AND DISGUSTED, AT BEST, <br /> REGARDING THE ACTIONS BY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION. AS YOU KNOW, <br /> TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAW, WE UPGRADED OUR GASOLINE STATION SITE WITH THE <br /> REMOVAL OF UNDERGROUND TANKS AND RELATED PIPING IN NOVEMBER, 1995. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE <br /> RID NOT. AS IS STATED IN THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION LETTER, <br /> COPYATTACHED, UNDATED BUT STAMPED "MAILED: JULY 11, 1996, REMOVE A "PIPE 'LINE. FURTHER <br /> ERRORS IN THIS LETTER INDICATE THAT WE EXCAVATED SOIL TO A DEPTH OF TEN (10). FEET BELOW <br /> GROUND SURFACE AS A PART OF OUR SOIL REMEDIAL PLAN. WE DID, IN FACT, REMOVE SOIL TO A <br /> DEPTH OF ALMOST FORTY (40) FEET DURING THE REMEDIAL WORK. <br /> FURTHER, AS THIS TIME FRAME WAS JUST PRIOR TO THE THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, <br /> WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY WARM BODY AT SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION <br /> WHO HAD ANY INTEREST IN HELPING US MOVE FORWARD AS THE RAINING SEASON WAS RAPIDLY ON <br /> ITS WAY AND ALL MY EMPLOYEES WERE OUT OF A JOB JUST BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS. OUR PLEAS FOR <br /> ASSISTANCE FEEL ON DEAF EARS. ONLY AFTER OUR CONTRACTOR WENT TO A STATE SENATOR AND WITH <br /> THE HELP OF THE SITE GEOLOGIST, WE GOT A MEETING WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE <br /> WATER RESOURCES BOARD. ONLY THEN WERE WE ABLE TO GO FORARD, REMEDIATE THE SITE AND GET THESE <br /> PEOPLE PAID. THE MAJOR ACCOMPOLISHMENT WAS GETTING MY SITE OPERATIONAL. THE DAY WE FINISHED <br /> PAVING THE SITE, THE RAINS CAME LIKE NOAH. HAD WE LEFT THAT FIFTY FOOT LONG AND FORTY FOOT <br /> HOLE OPEN, ONLY GOD KNOWS WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED OR HOW FAR THE SOIL CONTAMINATION COULD <br /> HAVE MIGRATED, <br /> NOW, AFTER SIX (6) YEARS, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY WANTS TO KEEP THE PARTY GOING. IT IS MY <br /> OPINION THAT THEY HAVE NO INTEREST AT ALL REGARDING ANY UNDERLYING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. <br /> THIS IS SIMPLY A PLOY TO GENERATE FEES AND KEEP ANOTHER SITE FROM CLOSURE. I AND MANY <br /> OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS IN THIS COUNTY ARE FED UP WITH THESE PEOPLE AND THEIR TACTICS. THEY <br /> ARE NASTY AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DEAL WITH. BY WAY OF THIS LETTER, I REQUEST THAT THE <br /> CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD TRANSFER THIS SITE TO THEIR JURISDICTION <br /> WHEREIN I WILL ASK THAT THE GEOLOGIST I HAVE ENGAGED WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR OFFICE TO <br /> OBTAIN CLOSURE AT MY SITE. THANKYOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. <br /> YOURS TRULY, <br /> JIM FISK <br /> OWNER, J&L MARKET <br /> (209) 982 0897 <br /> z r> <br /> � o <br /> cb <br /> A <br />