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'02-~~-sa io:oz ~~~~ 22~ ni~~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~~~ ~ M~LLE79. NABH, W!EI'gq, MAt~R 8 CAFLEEN ll,p ~ A T T O A M E t~ 8 A 7 i, A V1 Nt,S. A1]178 l~l., pay't]e 3tILLER NASH -2- Froject management and analytical costs (1!~ cstim~ted to i~e associated with tank removal) DEQ Tank Registration Fe~s Total February 5, 1 g99 719.65 255_C1Q $6,548.6~ Secand, the soil reinoval cvsts for wtuch the ~aunty has rs~uested reimbius~mcnt are costs th.at were c~nsidered part of tk~e ta~ ~e~QVat project, wirela~ed to the ~eneral remediation of the site that was as~umed by Marion Cauniy. Con,tr~ry to Chevran's understanding, the soil contaminatian near the waste ~+il tank v~vas z,ot caused by the ne~li~ence of the ~ounty's contraetor, but rath~r, was due ta Chevrox~'~ ~ai.luxe tp zde~tty~'y its abandoned UST. The County's cantractor relied upon izz~oztnation prQVid~d by ~hevran reg~rrcirng th~ Iocation of USTs, and tller~fare, punctured the subject t~.nk during excavation. The tan.k was or~ly six inches bel~w the surface, and cansequently, when it ivas ptulctured approximately 300 gallons of oiI spilled 'uito the surraunding sazl. Accozdin,gly, tk~e soil removal cvsis ar~ atttihutable ta th~ t~nk remova1 ~xoject ar~d t,t~at total cost shou.Id be 6ome by Chevron. Natwithstanding the Couzzty'$ bolie.f t(~at ii is entit~ed ta fuIl reimbi~.rsement of all of its costs, it is interes#od in reso~vin~ this inattcr ~vithout fi~rther clispute or litigation. Therefore, th~ County has authorizsd zn~ to of..fer to settle this matter t~~ splitting the t~ifferenee between the County's dcmand and Ck~evron's Q~fer, or in other r~vords the sum oF $11,549.50. P~case 1ct rne know as soon a~ possil~ie wve~her Chevron wzll accept this prt~~ased compromise. V txuly yaurs, ~ ~ erry B. Hodson