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5.0 INTERVIEWS 5.1 Interview with Proty Owners „ ..,._....per1 Carl Navarra was interviewed by telephone on April 15, 2011. He indicated that he and his sister own parcel -10; they have owned it for more than 30 years. Mr. Navarra and his son own parcel -01; they bought it in October 2010. He indicated that the family farms the Site under the name of C&A Navarra Ranch. The Site is currently an almond orchard; row crops were present before that. Chemicals are stored inside the shop building in a locked area, Mr. Navarra indicated, and no chemical mixing takes place on the Site. Mr. Navarra stated that they are in the process of reducing their above-ground fuel tank sizes to meet current regulations. Currently they have a 1,000-gallon diesel tank and a 500-gallon gasoline tank; these will be reduced to 490 and 240 gallons, respectively. According to Mr. Navarra, the metal structures on the Site were constructed in 1978 or 1980; the house and two trailers may date to 1980 or 1982. One well is located at the house which supplies the house office andtrailers. Two irri anon Pp9 wells are located on the Site; the irrigation well on parcel -01 was recently changed ed from diesel power to electric. Three septic systems are located on the Site, one for the house, one for the shop, and one for the two trailers. Mr. Navarra indicated that small amounts of tractor repair take place on the Site. Waste oil drums are periodically removed by a contractor. Mr. Navarra was not aware of any other environmental concerns on the Site. 6.0 SITE DOCUMENTS 6.1_ Environmental Health Department Records Records for the Site address of 475 West Blewett Road were reviewed at the EHD on April 18, 2011. On file was a Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator permit valid through December 31, 2010; the facility reportedly generates less than five tons of hazardous waste per year. An Underground Storage Tank permit application from August 1989 was on file. The g g P Pp 9 permit indicated that two tanks of unknown content and size were once present on the Site; no other information was provided. A letter from C&A Navarra Ranch dated July 1989 states that "there are no underground tanks at this address." An Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Program Survey Form from February 2009 was also on file; it indicated that one 1,000-gallon gasoline tank, one 1,000-gallon diesel tank, three 500-gallon diesel tanks, one 300-gallon gasoline tank, one 55-gallon container of motor oil, one 55-gallon container of hydraulic oil, and two 55-gallon containers of waste oil are located on the Site. LOGE 1117 Page 5