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..01 INTRODUCTION & PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SECTION The parcel is located north of Liberty Road at 27300 N. Sowles Road. The parcel has been approved for a parcel split by the Board of Supervisors, per PA 04 00192 according to the Planning Department of SJC. The parcel is zoned AG-40. A copy of the tentative map is included and shows the new configuration of Parcel 1 and Parcel 2 also the location map is shown. Parcel 2 is vacant. Parcel 1 contains a domestic well, on site septic, a SFR and garage. There are no pools, ponds or waterways on the parcel. Along Sowles Road fronting the parcel standing water was observed as shown on photograph"C". (East side of road.) Some landscape/ornamental trees have been planted. PAST, PRESENT AND PROPOSED FUTURE USES OF THE SITE The current owner states, in the Environmental Questionnaire, the parcel was purchased in 1988 and has been used as residential. There is no indication of any use of the parcel other than _ pasture.The owner was interviewed by the surveyor, Mr. Monte Seible, several times in August& September, 2004, as discussion proceded on the parcel split. The owner confirmed the property was used for residential purposes only. The SJC property profile shows the SFR was constructed in 1992. Parcel 1 will remain as is. Parcel 2 will be residential as shown on the Tentative Parcel Map. The land drains toward the intersection of Liberty Road and Sowles Road and then follows the 85' contour westerly. Existing trees on the parcel to the south of the subject parcel indicate poor soil or poor care or both. Goats are raised on that location. To the west of the site, on the west side of Sowles Road, there are approximately 17 parcels, the smallest is 5 acres.The zoning map of SJC, portion, shows the AG-40 zoning. (Included in report). To the north of the site,to the Sacramento County line, parcels vary in size from 3 acres to 131 acres. (Assessor Map included) Coyote Creek is located approximately 4,000 feet to the NE of the site. The soil uses, as described in the USDA.Soil Survey of San Joaquin County, are mainly for livestock grazing, irrigated crops, or pasture. The major soils are suited to the vegetation used for livestock grazing. The site was visited on Sep. 15, 2004 by the undersigned. IDENTIFICATION OF ALL PAST AND CURRENT SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION The methods used to research the parcel history include the following: _ EDR record search, EHD search, SJC Agricultural Commissioner's Office, site/area field reconnaissance and the Site Cleanup List published by the CVRWQCB. The site proper is clean with little vegetation or trees. The water table is at approximately 115' as indicated on the published water table curves as furnished by the Flood Control And Water Conservation District of SJC. The ditch water along Sowles Road contains algae and supports — 1.