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George C Fowler, 1751 Country Club Blvd, Stockton, CA 95204 LOCAL CONTACT PERSON Robert Fowler, (209) 463-4786 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Assessor' s parcel number 147-16-98-5, which consists of lots 2 , 13 , & 14, block 98, South of Mormon Channel, containing approxi- mately .33 acres, refer to EXHIBIT C for a portion of the Assessor' s parcel map REGIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SETTING The property is located in the southwestern part of the city of Stockton, in an area which is zoned primarily for light manu- facturing & industrial use There are some residences in the area, and several vacant, undeveloped lots Center Street, a mayor one-way street, (south, ) is a short distance to the east • Stockton city hall & County administration buildings are approxi- mately one mile to the north PLATE I shows the location of the i property relative to other features GEOLOGIC & GEOMORPHIC PROVINCE The property is located in the southern portion of the Sacramento Valley, at the eastern end of what is referred to as the San Joaquin Delta. This is a large area of sloughs, islands, and channels that were formed by the meanderings of the Mokelumne, San Joaquin, & Calaveras rivers . The Stockton deep water channel is to the northwest, and Mormon slough is 1/2 mile to the north. Surface drainage is to the west, at about 10 " per mile, with very low relief The elevation at the site is approximately 121 msl datum Refer to PLATE II for a portion of a USGS topographic map which gives more information concerning the area. SOIL TYPES According to a 1952 University of California publication, soils in the area consist primarily of Stockton adobe clay, which is usually brown to dark brown in color, calcareous, with hardpan subsoil layers undelain with unconsolidated material It is derived from older floodplain & terrace deposits, with a Storie index of 28 PLATE III is a portion of a soils map from that • publication. 2