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$40,000. Another factor is how this would affect financing and what a lender would say you would have to do. Randy said in discussions with Scott and Mark, this is not necessarily a clear problem ~ with financing. Counry could indemnify other owners. Since we are a public agency and probably will not sell, the risks are different. Counry dces not want to discount the pos:~ibility to spend $40,000 and if that is all I'll spend. If you have to vent, you will have a need for long term remediation at a cost of $120,000-200,000. You need to weigh the economics and enough evidence to say we would not need to go on with some sort of treatment system. What was the recommendation based on the meeting with county last Friday? They were also of the opinion that we should only go down to 16 feet. Randy would like to involve Mike Hansen, Marion County Legal Council in any further discussions. Additional discussion was held about costs to dig completely out and backfill as well as costs involved in remediation if Leonard has to accommodate in the design, putting the system in, plus all consulting costs and DEQ time. Kathleen said the likelihood of a requirement to put in a system is 20/25%. She thinks they'll let us cap it, making sure we know what is in it and if we can prove it is stable and not going anywhere. How long do we monitor and how much? If we don't get closure now what will it cost ~nd how dces it compare in cost to removing now? It has been calculated in each scenario. Monitoring will be for more than one year, but closer to 3 years on the site. It is still unknown and there is a 25 % chance we may not need to do it. We can't pin DEQ down to a commitment. They won't tell you it is either one or the other. We are putting together a work plan that is brief and in writing and the DEQ will respond. The work plan will include monitoring for three years. After their review, they can provide feedback at that point. Kathleen said they found "perk° (cleaning solvent used in printers/dry cleaners) in xhe groundwater ~ that is causing problems now. We need to know what our options and costs are and then make a decision. With either two proposals, there will be at least three yeazs of monitoring two wells, but we will propose four wells. Why can't DEQ tell you now and at what point would that be made known? We need to have a plan that requires closure on the site. The hearing process is 30 days. We don't have to submit an Corrective Action plan, but the DEQ can request information from vazious places. When we were having discussions a Conective Action plan was not discussed. Bruce was asked to write a simple work plan time frame proposing closure. If you need a lot more assurances from DEQ, then we can write a Corrective Action plan, make it available for public feedback and then the DEQ can respond to it. Additional discussion ensued regarding what information was needed for county to make a decision. It is possible that the building could be built then find out that a venting system would be required. NFA letters from the DEQ are conditional and from this point on, they can come back to you with requests that would affect the site. In trying to provide you with the assurances you want, it may not be there. If down the road something points back to Marion County, the DEQ will pursue it. Groundwater rules will apply no matter what we do. We need to have a conference call between Randy, Mike Hansen, Dan and Kathleen. Since legal has been giving guidance to Kathleen, they need to be included in these discussions. W~ aze all a little uncomfortable with DEQ and don't fully understand what they can do to us. It is unknown what motivates DEQ down certain paths and why. Our concern is that we are treated the same as the Statesman Journal. Since SJ is ahead of us, if they get answers that will help us with our decisions that would be to our advantage. Kathleen said their consultant has agreed to exchange information. It appears that there are similar stories on each side of the street. SJ will stop at 15 feet and use de- ~ watering with a carbon filter. There are questions regazding particular solvents that have been found. Page 3 of 10