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4.5 City Fire Department According to Mr. Ron Waddle, Assistant to the Fire Chief, there are no tank installation diagrams, sketches, registration documentation or removal permits for the subject site. However, there are two letters in the address file which indicate the former presence of underground fuel storage tanks (USTs) on the property. The number, capacity, age, and contents of the tanks are not indicated (see Appendix D). The earliest entry is a memo dated October 11, 1978, written by the Fire Chief at that time, Mr. Edward L. Smith, and addressed to Ben Cantu of the City Planning Department. The memo states identifies three items concerning the proposed development at the Robo Car Wash, two of which are fire code regulations. The remaining item states: "All underground piping and tanks that had anything to do with the storage or transmission of flammable liquids must be removed from the site". The memo does not indicate the location or types of underground tanks or piping on the site. The second file entry is dated May 14, 1979. It is written by Mr. Jerry Herzick, Chief Building Inspector of the Manteca City Public Works Department to Joaquin Construction (the construction company for Manteca Business Center according to the earlier referenced May 1991 Phase I Report). The letter states that the Manteca City Fire Department identified gasoline spillage upon removal of underground tanks resulting in soil contamination. The City Fire Department investigation indicated that a 30-foot diameter circle was "saturated" with gasoline to a depth of at least 12 feet. The letter states that this situation "could endanger life and property if corrective measures are not taken". Furthermore, it states that the Building Inspector concurs with the Fire Chief in that the soil contamination should be removed and remediated in a manner pre-approved by 16