Letter to Homeowners

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT

October 20, 2003

Dear Cedar Creek Home Owner:

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its review of the Final Work Plan, Field Sampling Plan and Quality Assurance Project Plan for laboratory testing submitted by Mercury Marine for the Cedar Creek Site.

With the approval of these work products Mercury Marine is ready to begin sampling the flood plains along Cedar Creek. Work during the week of October 20, 2003 will involve primarily surveying. Our consultants, Blasland, Bouck & Lee, will establish baselines, tie into the existing control points and establish floodplain transects. You will see on your property small red flags attached to wire two feet high along the creek’s edge and the crest of creek bank, (three per property). The actual collection of samples will start during the week of October 27, 2003 after this initial survey work is completed.

As previously stated, we will have up to three locations identified for sample collection on your property. At each sampling point we will take two samples at depths of 0-6 inches and 6-12 inches. This data will be collected and used in our Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study of the project.

We are anxious to begin sampling along the Creek; and we want to complete this floodplain data collection by Nov 14, 2003.

Should you have any question regarding the surveying and floodplain soil collection, please contact Tom Baumgartner at Mercury Marine. 920-929-5379.

Sincerely,

Tom Baumgartner, Dir Environmental Compliance
Mercury Marine