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Surface&Subsurface Contamination Report Page 21 Sandhu Farms Project No. 655.1 August 15, 2012 The orchards aside, the following paragraphs outline some details of the Property. Building Complexes There are two on-site farm-building complexes; both are accessible by the private road that forms the north boundary of the Property. For the purposes of this report, the northwest complex is referred to as building complex 1 while the northeasterly site is building complex 2. Buildings described in the report are associated with a number, which correspond to an index on the site sketch map in Appendix A. Building Complex 1 is the main group of structures on the Property. It consists of a shop/barn (1), which appears entirely empty. A lean-to structure on the north side of the building houses several 5-gallon containers of waste oil and the concrete floor here is heavily oil stained in the immediate area of the containers. Nearby are two houses (6&7) and three trailer houses (3, 4, & 5). Also in this area is an old wooden shed that was originally used as a stable but is now unused. A short distance southeast of the residential area is a barn (8). The building is locked but views through cracks indicated it is mostly empty except for some equipment storage. There are also containers of what appear to be pesticides and herbicides stored here. Just outside the building are two aboveground storage tanks intended to store motor fuel. The tanks are on a concrete slab adjacent to the barn and the concrete is not excessively stained. Dark staining, if present, could suggest a chronic fuel leak or drip. Next to one of the tanks is a small poly tank marked to indicate it contains a liquid glyphosate pesticide. On the south side of the barn are a drum and a smaller container of waste oil. There is slight to moderate staining in the area immediately surrounding the containers. South of this barn are sites of two former buildings that have been demolished: a shed / bunkhouse (10) and a hay barn (9). The site of the barn has been planted with young almond trees, but small pieces of building debris (mostly wood fragments) are still present. Building Complex 2 is near the center of the north line of the Property. It appears to be abandoned, and consists of an old open face equipment shed (12), a tank house with attached shed (14), and an abandoned double-wide house trailer (13). The equipment shed and tank house shed both contain some old discarded tires. The tank house shed also contains irrigation tubing and scrap lumber. 2937 Veneman Ave.,#B240 Geo-Phase Environmental Inc. Phone: (209)569-0293 Modesto, CA 95356 Fax: (209)569-0295