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09/21/2005 11:29 209333 .999 WAGEHHOFFER PAGE 01 page 1 of 2 September 21, 2005 ATTN: KATHY ALLEN San Joaquin County Community Development Dept. FAX: 209-468-3163 Development Services Division 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 Attn: Kathy Allen We object to the project (Application # PA-0500531 (UP) to put an RV trailer park at the corner of Woodbridge Rd. and the Highway 99 Frontage Rd_ for reasons that it would compound the problems we residents have already. Problems that heretofore have only resulted in promises, not solutions. Our problems are as follows: 1) In the late 1980's, we became aware of the fact that the Victor Brand (Goehring) meat processing plant, located on 99 Frontage Rd. just south of Woodbridge Rd., had contaminated our drinking water, and, in fact, had resulted in large plume of contaminated water in the aquifer under our homes. Lawsuits ran rampant, and the California State Water Quality became involved. Victor Brand was told to clean up the contaminated plume, they installed a "deep well injection system", and they drilled new wells for us, the residents along Woodbridge Road. Then they went bankrupt, abandoned the deep well and abandoned the property. The contaminated plume still sits under us, threatening the purity of our drinking water. The worst contamination is under the proposed project. We are concerned that the increased demand for water (and the increased use of the existing well on the property of the proposed project) will contaminate our fragile plume of safe water. If this project is to go forward, we ask that someone cleans up the contaminated plume first. We have spoken to Mr. Tim O'Brien at the State Quality Control Board in Sacramento. He tells us he is writing a letter to you also. 2) In the late 1990's, homes along Woodbridge Rd. and the 99 Frontage Rd. (including the residents of the Arbor Mobile Home Estates) were flooded. We, personally, sustained thousands of dollars of damage. Our problem was that the drainage away from our area was inadequate. Much of the flood drainage went into the field where the proposed project may be built, surrounded by a tall, block or concrete fence. The County officials, including the Supervisor, promised to evaluate the situation and find a solution to our drainage problem. We even had a meeting with County officials at Houston School within a year after the flooding. They asked for our input, and said they would get back to us with their thoughts. At present, nothing further has been done.