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=� <br /> ' Mr. Michael Harper <br /> January 10, 1997 <br /> Page 2 <br /> �3 <br /> i3 <br /> Discharges of gasoline into the soil have occurred at the site,though the tithing <br /> of those discharges is not known. The first generation underground storage tank system at <br /> the site was apparently located in the northern portion of the property,-and was operated by <br /> ARCO}and Union The second generation tank system was located in the southernportion of <br /> the propeirty, and was operated by Douglas and.Texaco. Subsurface soil contamination h <br /> been identifiecl in both areas of the property. The San Joaquin County PHS-EHD has been <br /> 4 <br /> the lead agency for this site. <br /> f V <br /> .,� :. <br /> B: ..�.Private Par..y Uttgation and S te.+Closure.f7► scuss ons, <br /> t <br /> Tn 192 the property was.awned by City Thrift and Loan Association,which <br /> f led suit against Texaco,Douglas; Union and.ARRC{ in an,attempt to recover the costs of <br /> investigating and remediating the petroleum hydrocarbon contamination. The case vc. i <br /> i <br /> subsequently transferred lo:United Mates District Court and Mel Bokxrles Petroleum,Inc:, � <br /> Autotronic Systems Inc., vlary Lehmkuhl, and Edward andLeroy Hoegennan.(all affiliated <br /> with the BoWdes gasutine station across the street)were joined as deferidarits.Also, the <br /> a <br /> Federal I)eposit.Insutanc Corporation C°`FDIC'') a,cquiredihe property as the receiver for j <br /> City Thrrift.2 'Me parties spent considerable time identifying and exchanging voluminous <br /> documents, and.taking dApo9itions of material and expertwitnesses: Although the parties <br /> were interested in settling the litigation,they were initially'unable to do so because the type 1 <br /> and amount of additional'emediation which the PHS-EHIb:would require were uncertain. <br /> f <br /> In late 1995 the parties requested a meeting �With PH&.EHD1 officials for the <br /> purpose of learning aboutthe Couurity's evaluation of and regulatory plans for dealing with <br /> the contamination. On January 22, 1996 representatives ofthe FDIC, Texaco and ARCO met <br /> with Diane Hinson, Supe i icor otthe PHS-EHD Site Mitigation Unit. Our meeting with Ms. <br /> Hinson addressed any topics, and several conclusions were reached. First,we discussed the <br /> October,_,1995 report from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on Leaking Aa_. <br /> Underground Fuel Tanks, and the resulting December 8, 1995 interim guidance from the <br /> State Nater Resources Control Board to all Regional Boards and local agencies regarding <br /> closure of low risk tank sites. Second, we discussed specific contamination concerns at the <br /> 305 S. Hutchins property. Third, we discussed the options for achieving closure of the site. <br /> l <br /> i <br /> In October, 1993 the FDIC sold:the property to Ms. Dolores Staudenraus. <br /> F <br /> I� <br /> iy <br /> a iP <br />