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James Ramsey -2- November 22, 2006 Marilyn Ramsey Guinta as the operator. The Guintas conducted corrective action at the site until at least January 2003, but they did not complete necessary offsite delineation and remediation. In August 2003 the Central Valley Regional Board issued Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R5-2003-0713 to the Guintas and the Ramseys. The Order, which identified the Guintas and the Ramseys as responsible dischargers, required the dischargers to initiate specific actions to investigate and cleanup the discharges. Contrary to the assertion in your letter, it is my understanding that this Cleanup and Abatement Order has not been "dismissed." If you have questions related to the Cleanup and Abatement Order or notice of the Order, they should be directed to James Barton at the Central Valley Regional Board. SJCDEH initially sought EAR Account funding after the Guintas failed to comply with a directive issued on February 25, 2003. In March 2003 the Central Valley Regional Board notified the Guintas that the Central Valley Regional Board would take over duties as the lead regulatory agency for the site. In July 2003 the site was approved for EAR Account funding in the amount of$200,000. The Central Valley Regional Board submitted requests for additional EAR Account funding in 2004, 2005, and 2006. To date, the State Water Board has allocated $700,000 from the EAR Account for funding of corrective action at the site. Of that amount, approximately $50,000 has been spent. These moneys have been used since February 2005 to provide domestic well treatment, monitoring, sampling, and groundwater analysis. It is anticipated that future EAR Account funding will support additional delineation and remediation activities. Please contact me if you wish to inspect invoices or other documents related to the details of EAR Account past and potential future expenditures at the site. It is the routine practice of the Division of Financial Assistance (Division) to mail notice to identified responsible parties regarding impending EAR Account expenditures. On September 7, 2004, August 15, 2005, and August 1, 2006, such letters were mailed to you at your last known address at 200 Rowdy Creek Rd., Smith River, CA. These letters were returned to the Division marked "undeliverable." In early September 2006 the Division became aware of your address in Mountain Ranch and notified you of the amount allocated from the EAR Account for cleanup of the site and your responsibility for any expenditures. As previously stated, the State Water Board is authorized to recover the amount of EAR Account expenditures from any responsible party. You have been identified as a responsible party and thus are subject to statutory cost recovery provisions. If you believe your site cleanup responsibilities have been discharged by a decree of the Bankruptcy Court, please provide me with a copy of that decree as soon as possible. Any responsible party may halt EAR Account expenditures by immediately complying with corrective action orders and assuming responsibility for cleanup of the California Environmental Protection Agency �a Recycled Paper