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FEB. 26. 2002 9;34AM Michael Bate. Chief Division of Drinking and Ground Waters Post Office Box 1049 Collmibus. OH 432164049 0,633r~T, 5" AR226-2603 Duftnii Wutmiun Waits r.mixTOn ftrtaittua.W 561(2.12)7 Pebruaiy H, 2002 Dear Mr. Bakor; On behalf of B, I. dii Font de Nemours and Company("DuPont") I want to thank you for meeting with Ufi on February 1,2002, to diseass issues related to the discovery of ammonium penQuorooctaooats (APFO, also known as C8) in the groundwatw at tee Little HocldngWater Association wen field, "We found die exchange to be very constructive, Pursuant to our discussions at Art meeting, we have raised with ttte West Virginia Department of Enw&nmental Protection ("WVDBP") the possibilityofrepresentativesof the Ohio EnwonBientBl Protection Agency ("Ohio EPA") partictpatingon tfaeOroundwatar InvestigdifflQSteeringTeam ("GIST"). Asyoatoow,theQIgTv?foltfl^p^^snaatotoeml^ti-laediaeons<to^d^(''MM:COt') that was issued to DuFont by WVDE? and the West VB-giaiaDepartnent of Health .aid Hucaatt Reaowses. effective November !$ 2001. Ibs piupose oflto QIST is to overaee "aa expeditiottsand phased ^proadh" for file assessment of<hc presaiee and weni: ofC8 conteciinatioa fa AriBlongwatei, gtouadwater and surface water at and aamnd DuPoat's WasEungtonWos and ottet- iDuPont feeiliries in West Virginia. The 'WVDEP representativeswith whom we have spokon have agreed to give consideration to our request, and we are (waiting their reply. Regardless of the position taken by WTOEP in toqaons? to the raqitert for participation by Ohio EPA on the OIST, Dupont is prqwed to iadertake voluntarily a well survey and sampling of private grouniwatef wells in Ac ares of the Littie HocldBg WatCT As$oiartion well field following Afl pintocol tfiat lias been establish uncler the MMCO. This would include a gtoundwater use and weB survey Kientifyaig and sampling all groundwat wells within a 1'aule radius of the well field. We are prepared to initiate this sampling 65 soon as the logisticswa be worked out with all appropriate govetntttental entities. We look forward to working wiA you and other represcDtatjvas of Ohio EPA IB this xostter. Very ttiuy yours, David M. Rurak; Safety Health & Environmental Manager DuPoot pluoTOptoducts ASH028121 EID781401 EXD781401