ARCHIVED REPORTS_SITE STATUS REPORT 2009 2ND QUARTER

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Nestle USA, Inc., Ripon, California August 11, 2009 Second Quarter 2009 Site Status Report oo Pumping from the municipal production wells influenced the groundwater elevation of nearby wells (Figures 3, 4, and 5). Labels on the maps identify the water bearing units in which the production wells are screened. The groundwater elevation data from wells screened in multiple aquifers (MW-5, MW-7, and MW-10) are included on the groundwater elevation figures (Figures 3, 4, and 5) to show the effects of these active wells. oo The groundwater mound in the Upper Aquifer appears to be present beneath the western portion of the Neenah Paper Company lagoons near TH-2 and beneath the vacant land to the west of Neenah Paper Company property. The location of the center of the mound is east of its location in the First Quarter 2009, but is consistent with its location in the Second Quarter 2008. This suggests that not only the presence of the groundwater mound but the location of the center of the mound is influenced by water and wastewater management practices and the recharge in this area. 0o The groundwater surface mound in the Upper Aquifer extends from TH-2 to the northwest, in the region of the City of Ripon Wastewater Lagoons located east of M-23A, creating southward flow in the immediate area of the lagoons. The City of Ripon recharges the Upper Aquifer with water pumped from the South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID) into a recharge pond on Doak Boulevard, north of the City of Ripon wastewater treatment lagoons. The City of Ripon's recharge pond is located in close proximity to wells M-23A and M- 42A. Wastewater inflow is directly infiltrated to the water table through rapid infiltration at disposal ponds and infiltration basins at flow rates of approximately 80,000 gallons per day. As indicated above, the presence of a groundwater mound near the lagoon area is explained by water and wastewater management practices and the recharge in this area. oo In the Intermediate Aquifer, a groundwater mound appears to be present north of the City of Ripon Wastewater Lagoons near M-20C1. This influence appears to be creating southeasterly and southwesterly flow immediately south of the City of Ripon Wastewater Lagoons. oo On average, groundwater elevation increased by 0.13 feet in the Upper Aquifer from January 12, 2009 to April 6, 2009 (excluding Nestle groundwater extraction wells). The increase in average groundwater elevations in the Upper Aquifer between the first and second quarters of 2009 is consistent with the increase between the first and second quarters of 2008 suggesting that the groundwater elevations are responding to seasonal variations in recharge. oo Average groundwater elevations decreased by 0.16 feet for Intermediate Aquifer from January 12, 2009 to April 6, 2009 (excluding Nestle groundwater extraction wells). The average groundwater elevations in the Intermediate Aquifer had increased between the first and second quarters of 2008. The decrease in average groundwater elevations in the Intermediate Aquifer may be due to additional pumping by the City of Ripon. oo The groundwater elevation in the Lower Aquifer decreased an average of 2.34 feet from January 12, 2009 to April 6, 2009. The decrease in the average groundwater elevation in the Second Quarter 2009 is consistent with a decrease in the average groundwater elevation in the Lower Aquifer in the 7