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26 September 2005 AGE-NC Project No. 05-1329 Page 5 of 7 concentrations of MTBE and Benzene detected in the ground water samples collected exceed the DHS's Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) or Action Levels for drinking water. CAM 17 metal barium was detected in the ground water samples collected from boring B 1 through B3 at maximum concentrations of 0.29 µg/l (B1),0.16 µg/1 (B3)and 0.05 µg/l(132). However,the concentrations fell within the range of background concentrations for these metals in California ground water and well below the total threshold limit concentrations (TTLC) for hazardous waste established by the State of California. No other target analytes were detected at or above laboratory reporting limits in the soil and ground water samples analyzed. The analytical results are summarized in Tables 1 through 4. Copies of the laboratory report (CTEL Project No. CT214-0509072), quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) report and chain of custody forms are included in Appendix B. CONCLUSIONS The presence of CAM 17 metals on the site does not seem to be a concern, as the concentrations detected are all well below the TTLC for hazardous waste established by the State of California. The presence of various hydrocarbon compounds in the soil and ground water are a concern. The concentrations of hydrocarbons in the soil samples analyzed are low to non-detect while the concentrations of hydrocarbons are significantly high to low in the ground water samples analyzed. The highest concentrations of hydrocarbon contamination in the soil and ground water samples analyzed are from boring B 1 which is approximately 40 feet east of the former underground storage tanks (UST) at the adjacent property. The soil samples analyzed were collected from the top of the water table or smear zone, while samples collected above this level in all three boring locations did not indicate the presence of contaminates by either odor or PID readings with exception to the 15 foot sample at the B 1 location closest to the former off-site USTs.This most likely can be attributed to a source area some distance away from the soil boring locations. The ground water concentrations are still high in boring B3 (approximately 100 feet east of the former USTs)while the soil concentrations detected at are very low.and can probably be attributed to absorption from the ground water contamination at this location. The only constituent detected in boring B2 was MTBE in the ground water sample at a concentration slightly above the DHS's action level for drinking water. Based on the off-site data and the borings completed on the site by the investigation west (392 Moffat Boulevard) the Agricultural Commissions, including on-site Advanced GeoEnvironmental,Inc