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Recharge Scenario 1 — CIMIS Holt & Ripon Stations For the CIMIS-only scenario, the local percolation and evapotranspiration rates obtained through CIMIS are presented in Plates 14 and 15. The closest CIMIS stations to the Site are Holt (248) and Ripon (249), located approximately 9.9 and 11.4 miles away, respectively. Data for these stations were available for 2017, 2018, and 2019. Based on the calculation shown, the estimated rate of recharge from percolating waters for the Holt station is determined to be 4.04 inches (Plate 14); the estimated rate of recharge from percolating waters for Ripon station is determined to be 3.00 inches (Plate 15). The values from these two stations are then averaged for a final result of 3.52 inches. Recharge Scenario 2— CIMIS and WRCC Tracy Pumping Plant Stations For the scenario combining CIMIS and WRCC data (Plate 16), the closest WRCC station is the Tracy Pumping Plant (station 049001), located approximately 6.4 miles from the Site. This station is approximately 5.0 miles closer than the closest CIMIS station, and as a result is anticipated to have more accurate regional rainfall data. WRCC does not track evapotranspiration; consequently, evapotranspiration data from the Ripon and Holt stations were averaged and utilized. Based on the calculation shown, the estimated rate of recharge from percolating waters for vicinity of the Site is determined to be 5.54 inches. Live Oak has selected this scenario for use in the nitrate loading calculation based on the proximity of the Tracy Pumping Plant Station to the project Site. Quality of Rainwater Hantzsche and Finnemore listed 1 mg/L-N as the nitrate concentration of rainwater for their original calculation; in the past, Live Oak has also utilized this value for the nitrate loading calculation. In May 2019, Live Oak collected rainwater during two storm events in Lodi; in March 2020, Live Oak collected an additional sample at the same location. Each sample was collected in a clean, dry, stainless steel bowl, then decanted into a plastic container and placed on ice for transport. The samples were analyzed for nitrate by FGL Environmental of Stockton. Nitrate was detected in the May 17, 2019 sample at a concentration of 0.4 mg/L-N, in the May 19, 2019 sample at a concentration of 0.2 mg/L-N, and in the March 16, 2020 sample at a concentration of 0.2 mg/L. Live Oak then averaged the concentrations of the three samples, for a value of 0.27 mg/L-N to represent the nitrate concentration of rain. The analytical reports are attached as Appendix 6. LOGE 20-12 Page 11