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JUN. ;O 99 (TKU) 14: 13 UNOCAL CNOR'f!l RE TEL:510 943781 P, 0�3 1 3. Since 1992, PHSlEHD has assigned a series of three site mitigation 2 personnel to the Site, including Diane Hinson, from 1992 to 1995, Steve Sasson, from 1995 to 3 1997, and Margaret Lagorio, from 1997 to the present. After Unocal had performed wrrectivc 4 action at the Site for several years, iuuluditig conducting a soil vapor cxtraction pilot study, 1 5 rcccivcd a letter dated January 9, 1997 from Mr. Sasson and Nis. Lagorio in which Choy stated that 6 "the assessment of groundwater contamination is complete, the assessment of soil contamination is 7 complete, and the plume appears to be stable." Attached to the Petition for Review and for Stay, 8 as Exhibit 2, is a true and correct copy of the Jannsry 9, 1(A7 letter that T received .from 9 Mr. Smsnn and Ms. Lagorio. Notwithstanding their conclusion that the assessment of the soil and 10 groundwater contamination at the Site was complete and that the plume appeared to be stable, they 11 nevertheless recommended that additional work be performed and that a feasibility study and 12 corrective action plan be prepared for the Site, [See Exhibit 2.] In response to the January 9, 1997 13 letter, I wrote to Mr. Sasson on or about February 7, 1997, explaining why Unocal believed that no 14 further work should be required at the Site and that the Site was suitable for closure. A true and '15 correct copy of my February' 7, 1997 letter to W Sasson is attached to the Petition for Review and 16 for Stay as Exhibit 3. By letter dated March 3, 1997, Mr. Sasson and Ms. Lagorio responded by 17 informing me that closure of the Site was not appropriate. Attached to the Petition for Review and 18 for Stay, as Exhibit 6, is a true and correct copy of the March 3, 1997 letter_ 19 4., As a result of PHS/EHD's. arbitrary refusal to close the Site, OnocaL 20 asked its consultant, Pacific Environmental Group, to assist it in preparing and submitting a 21 petition for closure of the Site to the State Water Resources Control Board Cthe State Board"). 1 22 am informed and believe and based upon such information and belief state that on or about June 23 13, 1997, Pacific Environmental. Group, Inc. submitted a petition to the State Board, on behalf of 24 Unocal, requesting closure of the site. A true and correct copy of the petition for closure is 25 attached to tic Petition for Review and for Stay as Exhibit S. 26 5. On or about July 3, 1997, a little more than two weeks after Unocal 27 ,nihmittn[1 itc pntitinn fnr r.1nciire, T rcpceived s letter frnm Margsret T.agorio of PHSlFHIM 28 informing me that PHS/EHD had received a copy of Unocal's .Pune 13, 1997 petition for closure of -1-