SITE INFORMATION AND CORRESPONDENCE_CASE 1

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02/24/97 MON 15:24 FAX 510 842 6915 CPL HELP H.O. z 003 vel• .. 11 1L.U'a "111J 4:1 WJ k;04 _a1U7,•97 TLT 1.2'90 FAX 510 8d_ _d15 UL RELY 11.0 oo2 SITE ACCESS AGREEMENT This Site Access Agreement is catered into this S day of 1997, by and between Chevron Products Company, a division of Chevron U.S.A., Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, its successors and assigns, (hereinafter "Chevron') and Norm Hunter, his heirs, successors and assigns (hereinafter "Hunter"). Any reference to a "Party"or"the Parties" shall refer to a party or the parties to this Site Access Agreement. WHEREAS, Hunter is the present ownex of certain real property located at 35275 So. Welty Road, Vernalis, situated in the County of San Joaquin, State of California, more particularly described in Attachment "A" hereof, hereinafter (hereinafter the "Property"),/ and WHEREAS, Chevron's predecessor companies had operated a crude oil pipeline in the right-of-way which is parallel to the railroad tracks and contiguous to the property (hereinafter the"Right-of-Way"); and WHEREAS, the Parties are aware of certain areas within the Property where the soil has been impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons; and WHEREAS, as of the date hereof. no duly constituted federal, state, or local governmental authority (hereinafter "Agency") has ordered either Party to rernediatc any portion of the hydrocarbon-impacted soil within the Right-of-Way or the Property, but the Parties nonetheless desire to provide for certain investigation/assessment measures to he taken in eonncztion with these hydrocarbon-impacted soils; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the material promises contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: 1. As part of its investigation of environmental conditions present un the Right- of-Way, Chevron desires access to the Property to perform such soil and groundwater investigation activities as may be reasonably necessary to fully define the extent. if any, of hydrocarbon contamination originating from the Right-of-Way and migrating onto the Property. Chevron agrees to prepare a formal written Site Assessment Work Plan (hereinafter the "Plan") which shall be provided to Hunter for his review, consideration and comment prior to Chevron's submittal to Agency for approval. Hunter shall provide his comments, if any, to Chevron within no more than ten (10) days of the submittal of the Plan by Chevron. Chevron shall in good faith consider any comments and/or suggestions for revisions to the Plan submitted by Hunter, but shall not be required to incorporate such changes in the Plan. R\Y0U#JSNY-6-411 I UU01197