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KLEIN FELDER v 7 INTERVIEWS Kleinfelder attempted to contact key site managers to obtain current and historical environmental information concerning the subject site. Key site managers may include current or past owners of the site, managers, or current occupants on site. Interviews were limited, to a maximum of two selected key site managers. Mr. Robert Mair was interviewed by Kleinfelder as key site manager for this assessment, summarized in Section 7.1 L Local government officials were interviewed to obtain further information about environmental enforcement actions pending or ongoing at the site and adjacent facilities, or relevant permits L (e.g. building, air quality, well abandonment, etc.) for the site and adjacent facilities. Copies of telephone conversation records included in Appendix D and summaries of the discussions are included in Chapter 4.0 of this report. The following sections highlight environmental conditions revealed during the interviews. 7.1. INTERVIEW WITH OWNER/MANAGER Mr. Robert Mair(Owens-IIlinois employee), (209-836-8254) An interview was conducted with Mr. Robert Mair during the site assessment on February 13, L 2004. According to Mr. Mair the main Owens-Illinois facility was constructed in 1961, with the construction of the warehouse on the subject site in the 1990's. He stated that the only incidents that he is aware of since his employment (four years) is the removal of an underground storage tank (UST) with minimal staining, and also the removal of a #2 diesel fuel aboveground storage tank (AST) with minimal staining below the AST. Both tanks were located off-site on the adjacent property. Mr. Mair indicated that there were a total of five stormwater runoff ponds L (two on the subject site), and two offsite process waste ponds which were used to store ground salt and bio salt(animal fats). Mr. Mair stated that none of the ponds are lined,but that the water quality is monitored by five perimeter monitoring wells. The facility is on a combination of a septic/sewer system. He also stated that to the best of his knowledge they have had no discharge violations under RWQCB oversight. He stated that chemicals used at the adjacent Owens- Illinois facility consist of lubricants, hydrogen chloride, biocides, sodium hydroxide, sulfuric hydroxide, and ammonia. Mr. Mair did state that there are two large offsite sumps (27,000 and ` 42,000 gallons) partially below ground and five sided that contain animal fats. When questioned regarding information about a 450-gallon and 3,150 gallon UST, Mr. Mair stated that they were improperly identified by the SJ EHD and were actually the 300 gallon and 1,500 gallon tanks which were removed and closed in place, respectively. No records of this miscommunication were available or obtained. 7.2. INTERVIEW WITH OCCUPANTS Refer to Section 7.1 40351 TO I /ST04R354 Page 23 of 30 Copyright 2004,Kleinfelder,Inc. March 12,2004