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STATE OF CALIFORNIA-Environmental Protect. •aencv PETE WILSON,Gow CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD,•. CENTRAL VALLEY REGION ,'' - ''� 34.43 Routier Road,Sude A44 ;.ff --- Sacramento,CA 95827-3098 �b �'uj , //Pq �r�1 PHONE: (916)255-3000 C9 s FAX:(916)255-3015 rf 16 „ 24 July 1996 Mr. Blake Rasmusssen ' CB Commercial Real Estate Group, Inc. 1776 March Lane, Suite 170 Stockton, CA 95207-6540 FORMER VICTOR FINE FOODS PROPERTY IN LODI,SAN JOA QUIN COUNTY On 16 July 1996 we met to discuss a pending sale of the former Victor Fine Foods property in Lodi. Those present included yourself, representing Golden Gate Fresh Foods; Mr. Michael Douglas, potential buyer of the site; Mr. Joseph Brusca. a project geologist with Krazan& Associates; Betsy Jennings from the State Water Resources Control Board, Office of Chief Counsel and myself. The site is currently owned by Golden Gate Fresh Foods, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fletcher Fine Foods. It is our understanding that no bankruptcy proceeding has been completed and there is no active bankruptcy proceeding at this time. Golden Gate Fresh Foods is a viable entity and would like to sell the Victor Fine Foods property in Lodi. Mr. Michael Douglas proposes to purchase the property, to demolish the existing structures, and to use the property for mini-storage, a flea market, or similar non-industrial activity. The property is currently in escrow, and Mr. Douglas is seeking a release of liability from the Regional Board for the existing contamination in the soils and ground water. Mr. Douglas requested an indication of whether the Regional Board would grant a release of liability before he closes escrow or performs monitoring activities at the site. Mr. Douglas states that he will provide improvements to the site by replacing or fixing the fence, removing physical hazards such as the piping behind the main plant building, compacting soil to prevent infiltration and leaching of salt and removal of the Class 11 Surface Impoundment Emergency/Equalization Storage Basin (E/ESB).. We discussed a proposal to conduct ground water monitoring to determine what if any threat. the contaminated ground water poses to drinking water wells in the area. We also discussed the current status of pollution at the site. There was much discussion and speculation as to the current status of the pollutant plume and whether it may be decreasing in concentration or threatening previously unthreatened wells. Subsequent to our meeting I reviewed some of the monitoring data. There are three ground water zones identified under the site. These are referred to as the A. B and C zones, with A being the shallowest zone. In 1994, the Regional Board sampled some of :he site wells. A cursory review of this data indicates that the very high A-zone salt concentrations measured in i 989 on site have been reduced through pumping by Golden i=rate Fresh Foods and or