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Chevron oyes <br /> s oil for hazards <br /> Kristin M.Kraemer <br /> Press staff writer To find out that our <br /> In an ongoing effort to mea- kids might not be <br /> sure the extent of oil contami- �" T- i;h <br /> nation in the Alden Park neigh- safe playing In that e *�� a , <br /> borhood, Chevron officials soil — it kind of <br /> began boring 6-inch stainless _ a ,- <br /> steel tubes into the ground with makes one pause.'' <br /> a drive mechanism this week to <br /> gather soil samples for chemical — Aaron Carter, <br /> analysis. Sequoia resident <br /> The company's toxicological <br /> risk concerns for Alden Park <br /> ronmental project consultant for <br /> came to light years ago when <br /> the crude oil, left over from a the Chevron Pipe Line Co. _ b x V . ;r <br /> which ho es to lete about - g " -`n1,f4-,!:com <br /> 750,000-gallon bunker-oil stor- p p <br /> six samplings per day. It takes <br /> age facility, was found swirled approximately 45 minutes to an <br /> around sporadically in the soil hour to acquire each sample. ,� Y <br /> beneath the homes of families "It's going rather well. Every- <br /> living in the Palm Circle and Se- body seems to have a lot of con- ' <br /> quoia Boulevard area of south- fidence. We did a lot of planning <br /> west Tracy. and a lot of u front is <br /> "We're finally on our way P- work to let <br /> t t ' <br /> Y Y people know, so now it paying � a <br /> here. Things will go a little big off., s pay <br /> quicker as we get more used to <br /> it," said Martin Bloes, an envi- See CHEVRON, page A5 <br /> .r •�. y e F3 �F. ` fix, ?5 t.. <br /> a <br /> Enrique Gutierrez/Tracy Pre <br /> Stewart King of the San Rafael-based Precision Sampling In( <br /> used a drive mechanism to gather six-inch soil samples, at depth <br /> of up to 8'/2 feet, from underneath the asphalt at the corner c <br /> Chestnut Avenue and Willow Way. <br />