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Pacific Gas and <br />& Electric Company <br />June 14, 2000 <br />Mr. Bob McRae <br />California State Office of Emergency Services <br />2800 Meadowview Road <br />Sacramento, CA 95832 <br />Dear Mr. McRae, <br />This letter is a follow up written report for the verbal spill notification discussed with you on Monday, <br />June 12, 2000 at 7:15 PM. At that time you assigned control number 00-2590 to this spill event. <br />Notifications were also made to Art Bentley at the San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services at <br />6:57 PM on 6/12/00, and to Kasey Foley at the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department <br />at 7:00 PM on 6/12/00. <br />There was a release on 6/12/00 at approximately 5:00 PM located at Union Rd., `/< mile south of West <br />Ripon Rd., Ripon, San Joaquin County, California, 95337. While disc-ing a field, a farm tractor hit a <br />power pole with its discs, knocking over the pole. The tractor operator fled from the scene, but left the <br />tractor behind. The Manteca/Lathrop Fire Department responded to a grass fire that was started by the <br />fallen wires, noticed a leaking transformer attached to the downed pole, and notified PG&E of the spill. <br />The spill was not affected by the fire. Approximately 9 gallons of non -PCB mineral oil spilled directly <br />to the soil. No oil reached any waterways or the tractor. A PG&E crew removed the visibly <br />contaminated soil for offsite disposal. <br />If you have any questions or wish to discuss this matter in greater detail, please contact me at (209) 942- <br />1511. <br />Sin red <br />ohn Nesbitt <br />Distribution Supervisor <br />