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Thank you, Sam V. Martinez, Jr. Project Manager Department of Toxic Substances Control 8800 Cal Center Drive Sacramento, CA 95826 Office: 916-255-6583 Fax: 916-255-3696 E-mail: smartin2@dtsc.ca.gov >>> Laura DeLoach <deloachld@yahoo.com> 9/23/2008 4:39 PM >>> Hi Nathan and Sam, I am still waiting for a report or some more specific details that will enable me to move forward quickly and hopefully allay my concerns over my well water. I have been told not to drink it, but I still am having to shower and use it for other needs, and as someone with a compromised immune system this may be critical. I would like to have my water tested, but as you probably know the tests must be run on samples taken under precisely acquired conditions: each analyte must be specified and the full suite will require multiple samples, and finally, I may have to preserve and meet a time deadline to get it to laboratory. I know this will be very expensive. I have downloaded a list of EPA certified testing labs and I have a call into the City of Manteca to determine what if any wells they have operational near to this location. I am very concerned that you have not tested samples on the Gordon's well water as an initial act of good faith to the neighboring residents. I dare say, collecting soil samples and waiting until they prove to show contamination (or not) may take a long time. You have indicated there was a Hg spill, and I already know from heavy metals testing I had done last smmer, that I show unexplained elevated levels of mercury in urine tests. I understand you wanted to relieve some concerns I had as to the impact the location of the Gordon property has upon my well site. I do feel somewhat better being told the normal ground water flow is away from me, however, we feel the effects of even small earthquakes here in Manteca, and water flow is most certainly disrupted. We are talking about a site that has probably been sitting some 40 years I would guess. Lots of changes and regulations that might now protect us, would not have been in place during those years, and the likelihood that chemicals were handled and discarded appropriately during the entire time is questionable. Please contact me as soon as you have some additional information. I am genuinely anxious over the state of my drinking water supply. Laura DeLoach ----- Original Message ---- From: Laura DeLoach <deloachld@yahoo.com> To: NSchumac@dtsc.ca.gov; SMartin2@dtsc.ca.gov Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 2:44:53 PM Subject: request - Gordon Research Property, Manteca, CA My name is Laura DeLoach and I live at 1298 Corwin Dr., the east/west street just south of the property off Union Rd. As a concerned neighbor to this property on which chemical storage and waste cleanup is ongoing, I am writing with an immediate request. In the last week or so (perhaps longer) , I have noticed a change in my water pressure. I went to change 2 prefilters to my water conditioner - a sediment filter and a carbon filter. I was shocked to find that these filters were disintegrating; they had been recently replaced (probably within last 3 months) . I have never seen one do this (even after much longer periods of use - some filters have been in place for over a year) and we installed the water conditioner for our personal well 9 years ago, so I have replaced many of these! As an aside, I had to have a new well drillled about 3 years ago. Today, I called a servive technician out for the water conditioner. He said he has never seen filters so disintegrated, to the point the plastic had dissolved from the outer surface of the carbon filter. His first question to me, "was there any activity locally that could have affected my groundwater in recent months?" I explained what we have been told of the Gordon Research site and the location and he felt it's proximity should have me very concerned. He said my water should be independently tested immediately. Now, I would like to know what environmental lab you are using for testing and what chemicals I 2