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r <br /> _ MLZLElY, SL"ZLIV�Y BC �1 EW rON <br /> THOMAS J.NEWTON ATTORNEYS AT LAW Of COUNSEL <br /> CRAIG RASMUSSEN ROBERT'`. MULLEN <br /> STEPHEN C.SNIDER 1111 WEST TOKAY STREET C.M.-SUO-SULWVAN <br /> JAMES V.OEMERA Ill <br /> P. O. BOX 560 <br /> LOO1, CALIFORNIA 96244-OS60 <br /> .f2091 33a-Slog <br /> PAX(2091 333-1034 <br /> November 22, 1994 <br /> (. <br /> CD <br /> , • <br /> D - <br /> Ms Mary Meays =� <br /> Public Health Services 3 <br /> San Joaquin County rn <br /> P . O. Box 388 rn�• <br /> Stockton, California 95201-0388 w 1 <br /> d <br /> Re: Ripon Farm Service <br /> Site Code: 1605 <br /> Dear Mary: <br /> As you are aware, our firm represents Ripon Farm Service, <br /> and, in that regard, I direct your attention to the follow- <br /> ing information as related to the former underground tanks <br /> at this site: <br /> I. When tanks were pulled at Ripon Farm Service, the <br /> analytical data showed minimal to no detect. <br /> 2 . Analytical results for Ripon Farm Service No. 3 <br /> (10 , 000 gallon unleaded tank) showed 1.7 PPM TPH BTX ND. <br /> Note, the analytical results from the monitoring wells <br /> installed by Geological Audit Services indicate elevated <br /> levels not shown in results from the tank pull. <br /> 3 . The different results from the time of the tank <br /> pull to the time of monitoring well installation indicate <br /> either the analytical results were invalid from the tank <br /> pull, or them is Off-Site .:.iyiatiOn. <br /> i <br /> 4 . Jimco site records indicate that major unauthorized . <br /> releases occurred at the site from the truck wash and site <br /> run off, which was into unlined ditches and unlined ponds. <br /> Samples collected by CVRWQCB in 1985 revealed floating <br /> product, including hydrocarbons, in ponds and ditches . An <br /> oil/water separator was installed in late 1987, but no <br /> effort to mitigate soil contamination was undertaken. These <br /> discharges occurred as far back as the early 70s. The ponds <br /> and open ditches were just adjacent to the Ripon Farm Ser- <br /> vice site. Over the years, the ongoing migration to ground <br /> water is highly likely. <br /> Following your review of this data, I would ask that you <br />