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January 7,2004 NOA ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT NUMBER LE03-354 Due to concerns regarding potential liability for toxic hazards which may adversely impact real estate in general, investors need to assess property before sale or purchase to determine if current or past occupants or surrounding land uses could adversely impact property development or result in future liability for the investor. Good commercial and customary practice for conducting a Surface/Subsurface Contamination Report for a parcel of property is to identify recognized environmental conditions. According to ASTM Standard E 1527 - 00 / paragraph 1.1.1, the term recognized environmental conditions means "...the presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances or petroleum products on a property under conditions that indicate an existing release, a past release, or a material threat of a release of any hazardous substances or petroleum products into structures on the property or into the ground, groundwater, or surface water of the property." This Surface/Subsurface Contamination Report discusses all work performed by NOA to date with regard to this project. The principal findings are outlined throughout the body of this text and are summarized in the conclusion of this report. This report has been formatted to correspond to the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department's Surface and Subsurface Contamination Report Requirement Checklist,dated July 14, ` 2003. r 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 1.1 Description of Site The subject property is located at 33600 Koster Road, Tracy, California. The property, Assessor's Parcel Numbers 255-160-02,255-160-23,and 255-160-24,is located southeast of Tracy at the center r of the triangle formed by Koster Road, Vernalis Road, and Highway 33. The subject property is 277.29 acres total and roughly rectangular in shape. The eastern half of the property is used for growing row crops. The western half is apricot, almond,and walnut orchards. A paved but unnamed r road runs along the southern boundary of the property, and a farm office, shop, and residential complex are located north of this road about halfway across the property. A complex of trailers and a residence are located approximately one-third of the way up the property off Koster Road. r Surrounding properties are used as orchards, row crop land, and rural residences. According to the San Joaquin County Community Development Department web site, the subject property is zoned AG40,general agriculture. Further information regarding this zone is provided in Appendix G. ` Location maps of the subject property are attached to this report as Appendix A. Photographs of the subject property are attached to this report as Appendix B. r 4 1- r r