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July 2, 2003 NOA ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT NUMBER LE03-161 of the ranch. Between the garden and the equipment are two piles of fill material (see Photograph 8). One pile is sand; the other is gravel. This fill material is used for ongoing landscaping projects, r. specifically the construction of a retaining wall separating the residential area from the cow pasture (see Photograph 9). Within the barn, light amounts of chemicals and paints are stored (see Photograph 10). VIII. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS The subject property is used as a residence and cow pasture. The residence was built in the year 2000. Fill material is being stored on the subject property. The fill material is for current and future 6. landscaping projects around the residence and was purchased from a local supplier. There is a healthy looking garden and a barn as well. There are two wells on the subject property, one for agricultural use, the other for the residence. The agricultural well is pumped by a diesel engine. There is a diesel ` aboveground storage tank for the aforementioned engine. The AST is placed on a concrete pad that is clean and without the appearance of ever having been leaked upon. There is evidence that diphacinone has been applied to areas near the irrigation berms, a total of 25 acres. Diphacinone is ., a highly toxic chemical; however, it has a low potential for leaking into soil and readily breaks down in water by sunlight. There is one transformer on the subject property. The transformer appears clean and without leaks. A blue "PCB free" sticker was not observed. IX. RECOMMENDATIONS ` All of NOA's recommendations are made with the express condition that they be carried out in compliance with all Federal, State and Local laws and regulations. NOA recommends that the owner of the transformer be contacted and queried as to whether the oil within the transformer contains PCBs. If PCBs are present the transformer should be tested for leaks and age-related weaknesses. L^