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(§ 1.0) INTRODUCTION This Soil Suitability Study presents the results of my investigation concerning the soil characteristics and groundwater under the subject property referenced on the Title Page. It was completed to satisfy the requirements of the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department (EHD), specifically: 1.) To create two individual Parcels from this subdivision, 2.) To determine if the soil underlying the proposed Parcels are acceptable for the proper operation of a septic system, and 3.) Provide analysis and recommendations based upon the environmental criteria encountered in this study. This report is in compliance with the requirements for a Soil Suitability Study under Development Title Section 9-1105.2 Item (d) of the San Joaquin County Ordinance Codes. Within the text of this Report, bolded Section (§) numbers are referenced at the beginning of an applicable sentence, paragraph(s), or Appendices that correspond with the EHD Requirements Checklist for a Soil Suitability Study. (§2.0) SUBJECT SITE AND STUDY AREA BACKGROUND INFORMATION (§. 1, 1.2,2.1) The purpose of this project is to-subdivide an existing 172.81± acre Parce nto two.Parcels denoted as Parcel 1, which is to be 100.61 net acres, and Parcel 2 which is to qe 72.20 acres. There are a total of six structures on proposed Parcel 1, and no structures on Par6eL2 as illustrated on the Tentative Map. The main residential structure address is 11495 Van Allen Road. The other five structures include two mobile homes, a barn, dairy freestalls/milk barn and an out building. Individual septic systems serve these structures. A single domestic well serves the residential structures and another well serves the dairy> ams. Parcel 2 has been prepared to be planted in almond trees. There is an irrigati6n well near the southeast corner of Parcel 2. This well will provide irrigation water to the future trees. (§ 3.7) Parcel orientation is denoted on the Tentative Map, produced by the engineering firm of Giuliani & Kull of Oakdale. Although there is no proposal to build any additional buildings on the subject Parcels, any improvement of the Parcels will have to observe all EHD requirements. This would include a perc test in the location of any proposed effluent disposal area. (§ 1.1 and 2.1) The subject property is approximately three miles northwest of the city of Escalon. Surrounding property use consists predominately of agricultural production land, extremely low density single family homes, ranchettes, and ag buildings. Current zoning is AG 40, which will not change. Municipal sewer will probably never serve this area, at least not for several decades. (§ 4.2) Any of the above land use could create environmental concerns that may be discovered in the future. As evidenced by the testing of the on-site domestic well and discussed in Section 4.0, the groundwater nitrate concentrations are comparatively low and the agrichemical Dibromo- chloropropane (DBCP) is non-existent. Page -2-