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"Soil Suitability Study";Parcel 4=40.019 ACRES, About 0.33 Miles South of the Intersection of Durham Ferry,Kasson Roads and Airport Way With Access Off Of Durham Ferry Road APN_ 255-34-07 January 28,2002 Walter E. Curtis Civil Engineer C. E. No. 11584 418 Matthew Plaza Lodi, California 95240 Phone: (209)368—4159 San Joaquin County Public Health Service Environmental Health Division Subject: To separate out a 40.019 acres parcel along with five (5)other parcels of about the same size from a larger parcel in excess of 240 acres in size for selling and future development, all as shown on the attached"Development Plan"and"Parcel Map" Submitted for your review and consideration is the result of a shallow percolation test(3' deep) and a Soil Profile Test conducted on the 40.019 acres parcel owned by Lisa Ward located about 0.33 mile south of the "T" intersection of Durham Ferry,Kasson Roads and Airport Way with access off of the east side of Durham Ferry Road at Tracy, California in San Joaquin County. CURRENT AND PAST LAND USE: All of the six(6)parcels shown on the attached "Development Plan",which includes the 40.019 acres parcel, which is the subject parcel of this report, are presently devoted to agricultural pursuits and have been for at least the past twenty(20)years. The land is graded in the form of checks which is consistent with the past land use. Presently the only thing growing is natural grasses and weeds. All of the 40.019 acres is presently open,bare land with no improvements on it except for a well near the southeast comer of the property and utility power poles and lines providing electrical energy to irrigation pumps. FUTURE LAND USE: Parcel 4, consisting of 40.019 acres, along with five (5)other parcels of approximately the same size, are parts of a large single parcel in excess of 240 acres. These six(6)parcels are being separated out from the larger single parcel and the present agricultural land will be diverted to developed properties. As shown on the attached"Development Plan", four(4)of the six(6)parcels have already been sold and only the subject property of this report and a parcel immediately to the north remain to be sold for future development. At the present time no construction of any buildings or other improvements on the properties has occurred. There is an increasing trend in the Tracy area for landowners to sell their agricultural properties to people from the"Bay"area for homes to be used as a base for commuting to work by automobile using readily available Interstate Route 205. Lisa Ward, 1034 Central Ave., Tracy, California 95376—3915, (800)836-1404,(209)830-1908 i