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1 automobile dealership on the site. The building on the eastern portion of the subject property was reportedly constructed in 1967 and expanded in 1972 to accommodate automobile service, maintenance and repair activities. In 1974, the repair shop building was constructed on the western part of the site. From 1967 to 2005, the subject property was a Buick, Pontiac, Cadillac, and GMC dealership. From 2005 to the present,the site has been occupied by J&D Auto Body, an automobile service, maintenance, ' and repair facility. A street map and topographic map depicting the location of the site are included as Figures 1 and 2. 1.2 Background A Phase I ESA of the site was completed on 15-May-2012 and identified recognized environmental conditions at the subject property associated with past uses and current operations, including: ' There were approximately six 55-gallon drums of potentially hazardous substances and/or petroleum products observed within the service/work bays and adjacent to the spray-paint booth. The contents of the drums reportedly included, cleaning solvents, thinners, and paint sludge. A number of receptacles in the service/work bays were identified as containing oily rags. Roughly ten 5-ggallon containers of automotive fluids and motor oil were also noted in the service/work bays. In addition, there were about one-hundred 1-gallon containers of paint in a storage area. The presence of potentially hazardous substances in volumes greater than a reference reportable quantity (RQ)would be a recognized environmental condition for the site due to the material threat of a release. However, the 55-gallon drums appeared to be placed within spill containment trays and handling and managing of potentially hazardous substances and petroleum products appeared to be good, which would ' substantially mitigate the opportunity for small-scale spill(s)or release(s). • There is a parts-washer, spray-paint booth, and air-compressor within and adjacent to the service shop. There appeared to be small-scale spillage about the parts-washer, which according to the ' Borrower utilizes non-chlorinated solvent. The presence of a parts-washer on the subject property would be a recognized environmental condition for the site due to the potential for spill and migration through the concrete foundation into the subsurface. • There are approximately six hydraulic-fluid driven hoists/lifts in the service shop and two hydraulic- fluid driven hoists/lifts in the repair shop with below-grade reservoirs. In addition, three hoists/lifts within the service shop have been removed. The below-grade reservoirs associated with these hoists/lifts have capacities of roughly 3 to 5 gallons. A subsurface investigation of the service shop in 2005 included collecting and analyzing soil samples from areas near the hoists/lifts that failed to identify significant concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). ' However, the depths and locations of soil samples did not appear to directly correspond to the locations of hoists/lifts or extend to depths within the subsurface typically applied in investigations of possible hydraulic fluid losses from hoists/lifts with below grade reservoirs. Although there has ' reportedly not been excessive losses of hydraulic fluids from these units; the presence of hydraulic- fluid driven hoists/lifts with below grade reservoirs on the site for more than 30 years would be a historical recognized environmental condition for the subject property, which continues to be a ' recognized environmental condition for the site due to the material threat of a release, the time since last investigated,and the sampling characteristics of the previous environmental investigation. • Plummer Pontiac Cadillac GMC, a former tenant at the site, was identified as a small quantity ' generator (SQG) of hazardous waste of the regulatory database report and was also identified as a large quantity generator (LQG) in 1985 and 1992. Hazardous waste generated by Plummer Pontiac Cadillac GMC reportedly included; oxygenated solvents, hydrocarbon solvents, paint sludge, listed ' Limited Subsurface Investigation (J&D Trust)J&D Auto Body 2 1011 Cherokee Lane, Lodi, California , m; ; -