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iiSiEAZ7ER <br />BOOtS <br />CONISULTANTIS <br />October 3, 2013 <br />Proposal LLCP- 001 -17 -13 <br />Mr. Dave Relos, Economic Development Planner <br />City of South Bend — Board of Public Works <br />227 W. Jefferson Blvd. <br />Suite 1300 N <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Re: Proposal for Environmental Consulting Services/Initial Site Characterization <br />Petroleum - Contamination Site <br />Main Street and Lafayette Blvd Connector <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Dear Dave: <br />Weaver Boos Consultants, LLC. (Weaver Boos) appreciates the opportunity to provide the City <br />of South Bend (South Bend) this proposal to provide environmental consulting services in <br />relation to the petroleum - impacted soil recently discovered during a road construction project <br />located between Lafayette Blvd and Main Street and south of Barbee Street. A soil sample was <br />collected and tested for hazardous waste characteristics (to obtain landfill approval) and also for <br />petroleum constituents. The results indicate that the soil is non - hazardous and is likely impacted <br />with a light petroleum fuel, perhaps heating oil or kerosene. It is our understanding that the <br />location of the discovered impacted soil was historically occupied by houses which could <br />indicate that the petroleum may be heating oil. The impacted soil may be related to a possible <br />leaking heating oil underground storage tank (UST) but no confirmation of the UST has been <br />made. <br />According to the Indiana regulations, a release of a regulated material including heating oil from <br />an unregulated tank (such as a residential heating oil tank) is subject to the Indiana Spill Rule. <br />The responsible party is obligated at a minimum to determine if the environment has been <br />adversely impacted and if corrective action is required. There maybe reporting obligations and <br />the incident maybe referred to the Indiana State Cleanup Program once repotted, but an initial <br />site characterization (ISC) is warranted prior to making that determination. <br />4085 A4eghan Beeler Court • South Bend, Indiana 46628 • Phone: (574) 271 -3447 • Fax: (574) 271 -3343 <br />www.weaverboos.com <br />