On behalf of the Environmental Department of Cooper, Rose & English, I wish to express our gratitude and appreciation for the time you spent with us on Wednesday afternoon discussing CEA and DER issues, including the fascinating GIS demonstration.

We appreciate the opportunity to be addressed by professionals of your knowledge and caliber. We sincerely hope that this will be just the beginning of a worthwhile relationship between our offices. Rick Harris was not exaggerating when he told me that your presentation was excellent.

BASF's consultant submitted excellent documentation for Areas of Environmental Concern (AOC's). The thoroughness of the Preliminary Investigation (PI) report has resulted in a lengthy letter, however in the opinion of the case manager it has also likely resulted in decreasing the timeframe of this case by as much as two years.

Thanks again for your hustle and persistence on both the technical and regulatory negotiations on this project!!! Obtaining closure for the contract area on this difficult and complex project will enable BASF's real estate department to get top market price for the property. Thanks to Paul Malmquist also for this good work on the project.

Your assistance and the able way you prepared your expert report was invaluable and was the major reason why Shell was able to obtain such a favorable result without resorting to costly expenditures during trial.