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FThe CRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY has been farmed in dry-land grass. This is evidenced by the harvest equipment e south side of the existing residential structure. The harvest equipment includes a tractor, swather and baler. The single family residential structure has a detached garage, and a small shed. No other structures are on the property. The project is located one-quarter mile south of the intersection of the 99 Frontage Road and Eight Mile Road. Its legal description is the northwest one-quarter of Section 6, Township 2 North, Range 7 East, MDB&M. Surrounding structures consist of commercial facilities such as a gas 2J station, restaurant and bar, a mobile home park to the north and low density, exclusive housing to the east and south. The region has been farmed,particularly in pasture land for the last several decades. The historical aerial photos in Appendix C illustrate that the subject property has been primarily in agricultural 2•I) production. There appears to be a small building directly northeast of the existing residential structure that is seen in the 1937 and 1952 aerial photographs. III. STANDARD PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD SOURCES The subject property has been owned by Mr. Guru Arora for the previous two months. Prior ownership of the property was by Ms. Anna June Ratto, of Tracy, California. An Environmental Questionnaire was mailed to Ms. Ratto (See Appendix F) to investigate her knowledge of the property; however, it was not returned. A reliable source of information was utilized for this SSCR since the property was relatively close to the City of Stockton. The Rec-Check®data(See Appendix E), produced by the firm of �3•i) Environmental Record Search, Inc. reveals that there are no hazardous material sites within the study area which may impact the property, according to the public record sources searched. This includes the Chevron Service Station, one-eighth mile to the north. �•� The surface soils are composed predominately of a Jacktone clay(#180). Permeability is slow in this soil type,primarily due to an underlying claypan/hardpan at around 60 inches. There is also a high shrink-swell potential. Consequently, consideration should be given to having a soils engineer assess the on-site soils to provide foundation recommendations when construction takes place on the Parcels. From nitrate testing of water wells in the Morada area, it is noted that EHD has determined through testing that the nitrate concentrations are invariably, and surprisingly low in this area. Given the number of older septic systems in the area and the intense agricultural production that has occurred, / higher nitrate concentrations would be expected. This may be attributed to the indigenous clay soils3 and the ability of the underlying aquifers to promote denitrification- 3 Chesney Consulting