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> back from him. <br />We will be preparing a letter to Metropolitan Stevidore next week <br />stating this and will send a copy to the Port. I'll be in next <br />week, <br />Mon-Wed, if you'd like to call and discuss this further. <br />Wendy L. Cohen, P.E. <br />Chief, Private Sites Cleanup Unit <br />Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board <br />(916) 255-3075 <br />cohenw@rb5s.swrcb.ca.gov <br />>>> "Jay R. Jahangiri" <treconsulting@comcast.net> 11/07/03 01:10PM <br />>>> <br />Hi Wendy: <br />Thank you for getting back to me on this project. <br />On behalf of Metropolitan Stevedore Company (MSC) and as was <br />clearly and <br />amply documented in our ground water sampling and analysis report <br />(SAR), and <br />the baseline groundwater investigation, there were both pre-existing <br />sulfate <br />concentration in soil and historical activities by other entities <br />pre-dating <br />and contemporaneous to MSC's activities that have handled materials <br />that <br />could have sulfate impact to the soil and ground water. <br />The very fact that sulfate pre-existed in soil at 9,400 mg/Kg ( <br />0.94% <br />of sulfate) and sulfur also pre-existed at 1,270 mg/kg at MW-2B (10 <br />feet <br />depth) again shows pre-existing contamination prior to MSC's <br />operations. <br />The responsibility of additional investigation if any, falls <br />upon <br />the <br />landowner or some other responsible party (RP) except MSC to decide <br />as <br />to <br />who is responsible for this pre-existing contamination/condition and <br />investigate to what extent has this sulfate desorbed from the soil <br />column <br />into the aquifer. <br />In view of the above, simply stated, MSC believes that it has <br />done <br />more <br />than its fair share to answer these questions and for the record <br />respectfully requests again to close the subject wells in place. At <br />this <br />juncture, MSC believes that the pre-existing sulfate contamination <br />issue is <br />between the Central Valley Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) and <br />the <br />land owner/RP. Please advise. <br />Thank <br />you