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INFORMATION FROM SITE RECONNAISSANCE AND INTERVIEWS The following information was obtained visually and/or through an interview with Mr. Noceti on the date of the Environmental Questionnaire,March 12, 2004. The interview was conducted by the author of this report: No hazardous materials are stored on-site and there was no indication or observations of spills associated with hazardous materials. The entire acreage was surveyed for evidence which may suggest surface and/or subsurface contamination. Reconnaissance of the property was divided into two sections: 1.) The residential area where Ms. Noceti resides, and 2.) I The actual cropland area. The rest area contains four above ground fuel storm tanks (ASTs) n= _. - - , which are empty and no underground tanks USTs . o soi staining was observed under these to cs_ ere`has n'eve`Bebe -site USTs. Large quantities of discarded materials, includin containers, are around the ac p ed areas. Plastic and cardboard yar an under the open sh g containers are found in the south shed. These were obtained many years ago by Mr. Noceti's uncle who obtained them empty from the canneries. These containers were used to store syrup for fruit cocktail. Most of this material could be considered solid waste; however, no hazardous materials were observed and no odors detected. i The cropland area.was carefully inspected for environmental concerns originating from discolored, subsided soils, stressed vegetation or unusual/noxious odors. No disturbed soils were observed, including subsided soils. There was an old dairy milk barn, as denoted on the Tentative Map that was built in the 1940s. No holding pond was built for this dairy. This barn had a concrete floor and nothing was ever stored in it after its use as a milk barn in the late 1960s. It was razed ' approximately two years ago. ; Several tires are on the property: approximately five car tires and four tractor tires. Disposal of these tires to the proper landfill may be done by Mr. Noceti since the total number of tires to be transported is less than nine. Along the east side of proposed Parcel 1 is a significant amount of brush, tree cuttings and tree stumps. No hazardous materials were noted within this material. Mr. Noceti's family has.owned the subject property for the past 60 years as noted on the Environmental Questionnaire found in Appendix "B," and the property has always been fallow or in agricultural production. An important concern associated with the environmental assessment of open properties is the issue of buried pesticide containers or discarded items. It was an occasional practice to dispose of containers or discarded items by this method many years ago. To detect these types of underground artifacts is-difficult even with the use of-ground penetrating radar or other types of non-intrusive, subsurface analyses. The land surface did not exhibit visual indicators for buried containers such as surfacing of product residue, soil mounding, or localized soil depressions. It is unlikely anything was buried, particularly in the cropland of the subject property since it has always been farmed and the water table is relatively high at approximately-12 feet below ground surface. It is usually only after a contaminant plume has impacted a domestic well that underground containers are discovered. If buried items are discovered at any time, or during the placement of underground utilities for Mr. Noceti's house, the Environmental Health Department must be contacted immediately. Page-2- Chesiwy Consulting