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SOIL SUITABILITY STUDY Introduction Live Oak GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (Live Oak) was contracted by Mike Wutzke to conduct a Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study for the property located at 21600 East Kennefick Road, Acampo, California (Plate 1). The Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study are combined under this report cover and presented as two sections of this report. The formatting of the report has been designed to follow the recommendations of the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department as described in its Soil Suitability Study Requirements Checklist and Nitrate Loading Study Requirements Checklist. The Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study were conducted to determine whether the soils are suitable for use with a septic system, as well as to estimate if the use of septic systems will impact ground water quality. The study was performed according to the requirements of Section 9-1105.2(d) of the San Joaquin County Development code. Proposed Development Mr. Wutzke indicated that a new second unit dwelling is to be constructed on the Site. Site Description The Site is defined as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 017-150-36, 2.58 acres in size. The Site is located at 21600 East Kennefick Road, Acampo (Plate 1). A house and a garage currently exist on the property. A well and septic system serve the house. The remainder of the property is vineyard (Plate 2). The elevation of the Site, according to a United States Geological Survey topographic map, is approximately 65 feet above mean sea level. The Site is relatively flat (Plate 3). According to the San Joaquin County Community Development Department (www.co.san-joaquin.ca.us), the Site is zoned AG-40, General Agriculture with new lots of a minimum 40 acres. This zoning designation "is established to preserve agricultural lands for the continuation of commercial agriculture enterprises." LOGE 1934 Page 1