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NOW <br /> ford construction company, inc. <br /> 639 E. LOCKEFORD STREET LODI, CALIFORNIA 95240 <br /> Telephone (209) 333-1116 FAX: (209) 333.8597 <br /> June 4 , 1991 CEIV <br /> J U L 8 1991 <br /> Attention: Sandra Malos , Chief ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH <br /> State Water Resources Control Board PERMIT/SERVICES <br /> Division of Clean Water Programs <br /> Underground Storage Tank Pilot Program <br /> P .O . Box 944212 <br /> Sacramento , CA 94244-2120 <br /> Re: SITE #2195 - LOCATION: ITALIAN SWISS COLONY WINES, <br /> I WEST TURNER RD . , LODI , CA 95240 <br /> Dear Sandra: <br /> On or about May 10 , 1991 , we received a statement of charges <br /> and a cover letter from your office . The charges referred <br /> to are related to a contaminated soil clean up and <br /> groundwater investigation resulting from a leaking <br /> underground fuel tank that was located on our property at 1 <br /> W . Turner Road , Lodi , CA . The costs associated with the <br /> clean up have been extremely high and numerous . Excavation <br /> of contaminated soil , pumping groundwater , geological and <br /> supporting reports and proposals add up to approximately <br /> $200 ,000.00 with soil disposition still remaining . The <br /> figure mentioned includes a bill presented to us by SWRCB, <br /> RWQCB , and SJLHS/EHD on August 7 , 1990 for $3 ,711 .07 . This <br /> sum represents time spent on our project by the above <br /> mentioned agencies. Although we felt the figure was high, <br /> we realize time must be accounted and compensated for . Our <br /> question was related to the hourly charge. However , we were <br /> willing to pay that figure and did so. <br /> The second bill , received May 10 , 1991 is supposedly related <br /> to work done by RWQCB and SJLHS/EHD on our project during <br /> the second quarter of 1990 . The first $1 ,337 .30 is for 51 .8 <br /> hours spent by SJLHD/EHD personnel on our project . This <br /> time was spent primarily on reports , research, consulting, <br /> and review . The remainder of the invoice , $5 ,620 .23 , is for <br /> "program management" and apparently is an allocation of <br /> RWQCB costs to this specific site . This is not reasonable . <br /> It amounts to a 420% fee applied to charges made by the <br /> local agency . It results in a hourly charge to the site of <br /> $134 .32 per hour for time spent on review , research, and <br /> meetings by the local agency . <br />