# CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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SECRETARY FOR GOVERNOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRarECfION

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. Jared Blu menfeld Regional Admin istrator United States Envi ronmental Protection Agency Region IX 75 Hawthorne St reet San Francisco, California 94105·3901
Dear Mr. Blumenfeld:
Thank you for your letter of May 10, 2011 to Gove rn or Jerry Brown seeking the State of California's pos ition on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (U.S. EPA) proposed listing of the Seam Master Industries and the Jervis B. Webb Co. sites on the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The State of California (State) agrees that the environmental threats identified in your letter need to be addressed; however we rema in concerned with long-term funding obligations that typically fall to the State at sites requ i ring groundwater treatment. Accordingly, the State intends to be fully involved in the investigation and remedy selection process

. Please be advised that the State concurrence with any Record of Decision and subsequent agreement to State Superfund Contracts will be based in part on selection of optimal remedial actions that limit or eliminate long term operation and maintenance costs. Where appropriate, the State will be looking to U.S. EPA for substantial app lication of removal action funding and support for identification and se lection of remedies with cost share requirements. The State will also be seeking a cooperative partnersh ip with U.S. EPA in aggressive ly pursuing cost recovery against all viable responsible parties and creatively identifying alternative funding sources. Finally, the State intends to develop an overarching policy to affect long term sustainability and optimization of projected State funding sources for cleanup of both NPL Fund lead and State Orphan sites. Meeting th is objective will require close coordination with U.S.EPA in developing funding strategies for existing Fund lead sites, as well as consideration of potential long term burden on the State in selection of future NPL sites. 

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Long term operation and maintenance at Fund Lead sites may have to be managed in a fashion that optimizes utilization of available funding which cou ld include reduction or elimination of certain operation and maintenance activities based on established budget priorities.
To the extent that the above conditions are acceptab le to U

.S. EPA, the State supports listing of the Seam Master I ndustries and the Jervis B. Webb Co. sites on the NPL. Sincerely,

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cc: Ms. Deborah Raphael, Director Department of Toxic Substances Control Post Office Box 806 Sacramento, California 95812-0806
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