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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY <br /> 1401 FULTON STREET • FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93760 • (209)443-5571 <br /> September 29, 1987 <br /> Ms. K. J. Vorster <br /> CaliforniaAntonia <br /> CalRegional Water Quality Control Board SEP 301987 <br /> 3443 Routier Road ENVIROMENTAL HEALTH <br /> Sacramento, California 95827-3098 FERMIT/SERVICES <br /> Dear Ms. Vorster: <br /> Attached for your information is the report submitted on September 29, 1987 <br /> to Ms. Laurie Cotulla at the San Joaquin Local Health District. This report <br /> covers Phase I of the underground tank investigation at PGandE's Tracy <br /> Service Center. <br /> Originally PGandE understood the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) <br /> would be the lead agency in this investigation, since petroleum-range <br /> hydrocarbons had already been discovered on the water table. After <br /> conversations with Gary Reents of your staff and Laurie Cotulla, we <br /> understood that the San Joaquin Local Health District would be the lead <br /> agency. The tone of your September 22, 1987 letter seems to indicate the <br /> role of lead agency has shifted back to the RWQCB. It seems unclear which <br /> agency has the lead role at this time and your clarification of this point <br /> would be most helpful . PGandE has always worked closely with State and Local <br /> agencies in the past and would like to continue this trend. <br /> With further regard to your September 22 letter, I feel compelled to make the <br /> following comments: <br /> Your letter stated that "four months to prepare and submit the report is <br /> excessive, especially when ground water contamination has been documented". <br /> Preparing and submitting this Phase I report took longer than anticipated due <br /> to delays from PGandE' s subcontractor. Future submittals will be more <br /> timely. <br /> Your letter also stipulated PGandE's report "must address tank removal , soil <br /> and ground water contamination, and must propose further work". With the <br /> exception of the tank removal , all items referenced above were addressed in <br /> PGandE's initial action plan, submitted to the RWQCB on March 30, 1987. <br /> The underground tank in question has been empty and out of service since the <br /> beginning of this project and was, therefore, not seen as a deterrent to this <br /> investigation. PGandE feels the removal of the tank should occur at the <br />