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4.0 SITE INSPECTION Live Oak inspected the site on May 20, 2013. Photographs of the Site are attached to this report as Appendix 2. The boundaries of the Site were inspected, as well as the residential area. At the time of the inspection, the Site was open, agricultural land planted with orchard grass. A house, a pole barn, and an old barn were located near the southeast corner of the Site. A shed and three storage containers were grouped around the pole barn. The domestic well was observed to the south of the house. One pole-mounted transformer was located near the well; it was not labeled with a blue sticker indicating that it is free of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); however, no staining or leakage was observed on the transformer. Several inoperable old cars were parked around the old barn, and miscellaneous equipment and debris were observed on the ground to the north of the barns. A brush and debris pile was located to the north of the pole barn. Two above-ground storage tanks and two drums were observed around the brush pile. Ms. Martins stated that one of the tanks is for used oil and has been emptied recently; the drums were emptied at the same time. She did not know the use of the second tank. A bucket of oil filters was noted to the south of the brush/debris pile. A mobile above-ground fuel storage tank was located to the east of the brush/debris pile. The foundation of a former barn was observed to the north of the old barn. North of this, a soil depression was observed which may have been used for burn piles. Two engine lifts and an engine were observed to the east of the old barn. The surrounding properties were observed to be agricultural land and rural residences. To the north of the Site is the Paradise Cut waterway. 5.0 INTERVIEWS 5.1 Interview with Property Owners Virginia Martins was interviewed by telephone on May 15 and 17, 2013. She indicated that her mother, also named Virginia Martins, bought the property in the 1970s. The land has been used to grow alfalfa, orchard grass, and tomatoes; currently it is planted with orchard grass. She stated that a house dating to the 1940s or earlier, a garage, and pole barn are located on the Site currently. A domestic well and septic system serve the house. No agricultural well is located on the Site; the irrigation water is pumped from the slough. Two additional small houses dating from the 1940s or earlier were on the property in the past, they were demolished in the 1980s. The land was also leveled in the 1980s, she said. Ms. Martins stated that the property was used as a dairy around 1900. Some hobby-level automotive maintenance is performed on the Site, she LOGE 1308 Page 3