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Mr.James Yarosh • Page 2 Please review your insurance plan and contact your insurance carrier immediately after receiving this letter.Your insurance may cover this release. However, your insurance coverage may be affected by how quickly you notify your carrier. Reimbursement for Petroleum Site Investigations In 1987,the legislature established the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Fund (Petrofund)to reimburse some responsible persons and volunteers (i.e., property owners not responsible for releases) who take corrective action for a portion of their costs.The Petrofund is administered by the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board (Petro Board), which is part of the Minnesota Department of Commerce.To learn more about the Petrofund reimbursement program contact Petrofund staff at 651-215-1775 or 1-800-638-0418 (in greater Minnesota only), or review the information available at the following website at http://mn.�ov/commerce/topics/Petrofund/. Please be aware that Petrofund reimbursement determinations are made by Petrofund staff at the Department of Commerce. The determinations are based on whether or not the work performed at a leak site was necessary for investigation and corrective action, which is determined by MPCA staff, and whether or not the costs for that work were reasonable, which is determined by Petrofund staff. If you have not already done so, the MPCA recommends that you hire a qualified environmental consulting firm to help you investigate and clean up the contamination on your site. A qualified consulting firm should have experience in performing investigations of contaminated sites and in developing and implementing corrective actions. For petroleum investigations,the consultant must be registered with the Petro Board if you wish to have your costs considered for reimbursement. A list of registered contractors is available from the Petrofund staff. Please note that, under the Petro Board's rules, (see Minn. R. ch. 2890),you must solicit a minimum of two written competitive consultant proposals on a form prescribed by the Petro Board to incur costs eligible for reimbursement, and a minimum of two written competitive contractor bids must also be obtained for each contractor service.Again,the MPCA strongly encourages you to contact Petrofund staff for answers to all of your questions about bidding and the other Petrofund reimbursement program requirements. Required Response Please provide notification to the MPCA by submitting the enclosed Leaksite Ownership Form to the MPCA project manager listed below.The Leaksite Ownership Form must be completed and submitted within 30 days of your receipt of this letter to indicate whether you intend to proceed with the requested investigation and/or corrective action. If you do not respond within this time frame,the MPCA will assume that you do not intend to comply. In this case,the MPCA Commissioner may issue an enforceable order that will require you, as responsible party, to take corrective action. Failure to cooperate with the MPCA in a timely manner may result in reduced reimbursement from the Petro Board, see Minn. R. ch. 2890. If you do not cooperate,the MPCA has the option of taking the corrective actions on your behalf and recovering its costs from you. If you have any questions concerning this letter or need additional information, please contact me at 651-757-2874 or e-mail shannon.martin@state.mn.us. Please reference the above LEAK#in all correspondence. If you are calling long distance, you may reach the MPCA by calling 1-800-657-3864. Sincerely, ��Shannon Martin Project Manager Petroleum Remediation Section Remediation Division SLM:Is Enclosures cc: Linda Vee, Clerk, Orono Dave Jaeger, Hennepin County Environmental Services John Findley, The Javelin Group, Eden Prairie