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SOIL SUITABILITY STUDY <br /> Introduction <br /> Live Oak GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (Live Oak) was contracted by Mike Smith Engineering <br /> to conduct a Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study for the property located at <br /> 4620 and 4664 East Clarksdale Road, Acampo, California (Plate 1). <br /> The Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study are combined under this report <br /> cover and presented as two sections of this report. The formatting of the report has <br /> been designed to follow the recommendations of the San Joaquin County <br /> Environmental Health Department as described in its Soil Suitability Study <br /> Requirements Checklist and Nitrate Loading Study Requirements Checklist. <br /> The Soil Suitability Study was conducted to determine whether the soils are suitable for <br /> use with a septic system. The study was performed according to the requirements of <br /> Section 9-1105.2(d) of the San Joaquin County Development code. <br /> Proposed Development <br /> According to the site plan prepared by Mike Smith Engineering, a new office building will <br /> be constructed at the northeast corner of the Site. The office building is anticipated to <br /> connect to the existing septic system (Plate 1). <br /> Site Description <br /> The Site is composed of Assessor's Parcel Numbers (APN) 017-090-47, -61, -62, -63, - <br /> 64, -65, and -66, totaling approximately 26.6 acres. The Site is located at 4620 and <br /> 4664 East Clarksdale Road, Acampo. The San Joaquin County Community <br /> Development Department lists the additional addresses of 18300, 18500, 18566, and <br /> 18678 North State Route 99 East Frontage Road for the Site. <br /> A cold-storage building, a warehouse, and three storage buildings are currently located <br /> on the Site. Two industrial wells and a septic system serve the facility. A storage yard <br /> and several ponds are located to the south of the structures (Plate 3). <br /> The elevation of the Site, according to a United States Geological Survey topographic <br /> map, is approximately 45 to 58 feet above mean sea level. The Site is relatively flat, <br /> with a slight drop in elevation towards the Mokelumne River (Plate 4). <br /> According to the San Joaquin County Community Development Department <br /> (www.co.san-joaquin.ca.us), the parcels that make up the Site are zoned AG-20 or AG- <br /> 40, General Agriculture with a minimum parcel size of 20 or 40 acres. This zoning <br /> LOGE 1912 Page 1 <br />