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Phase I Environmental Site Assessment <br /> Neighborhood E <br /> Page l I <br /> 5.3 EXTERIOR OBSERVATIONS <br /> I The Site is currently a centrally located farm residence surrounded by agricultural fields. Two buildings <br /> are on the Site. One is an older farmhouse and the other is a garage/outbuilding, both in moderately good <br /> condition. Both of these buildings have the potential of containing lead-based paint on their exteriors and <br /> asbestos materials due to their age. A drain line to remove storm water from the farmhouse property is <br /> located north of the farmhouse and drains into the creek. Most of the Site is currently a cornfield with a <br /> north-south trending dirt road extending through the eastern third of the Site. East of this road is a <br /> recently harvested field. An east-west trending dirt road, underground telephone cables, and poles with <br /> overhead electrical wires and a non-PCB containing transformer cross through the center of the Site. The <br /> cable and wires have drops to the farmhouse and outbuilding. There is no soil staining associated with the <br /> non-PCB containing transformer. A 500-gallon AST, some farm equipment, a tailwater pond, and another <br /> dirt bermed structure are located at the juncture of the two roads. The area to the north of the residence is <br /> planted with corn and alfalfa. The area to the east has a field planted with corn and a recently harvested <br /> field. The fields to the south and southwest are also planted with corn. Bordering west of the residence is <br /> Mountain House Creek. Along the southwestern Site boundary is a lined irrigation ditch with a pile of <br /> used lumber alongside it. Standpipes, irrigation pipelines and subsurface agricultural drains are located on <br /> the Site. The terrain of the Site is nearly level. It should be noted that much of the area was hard to <br /> observe due to planted corn that stood over five feet high. The following items were not observed at the <br /> Site during the Site Reconnaissance unless otherwise noted below: <br /> 1. Source of potable water <br /> A well is located on the Site property in the garage/outbuilding next to the farmhouse. <br /> 2. Sewage disposal <br /> A septic system was identified by the Site Manager. <br /> — - -3. Hazardous substances and petroleum products in conneatinn with identified uses <br /> 4. Storage tanks <br /> A 500-gallon diesel-containing AST is located on the northeastern side of the Site property. <br /> 5. Odors <br /> 6. Pools of liquid <br /> 7. Drums <br /> Five 55-gallon drums of grain were stored in the garage/outbuilding on the western side <br /> of the farmhouse. <br /> 8. Hazardous substances and petroleum products containers <br /> 9. PCBs <br /> A utility pole located on the east-west road has a transformer marked as non-PCB <br /> containing. There is no soil staining associated with the non-PCB containing transformer. <br /> 10. Unidentified substance containers <br /> 11. Stained soil or pavement <br /> Minor soil staining was noted underneath the abovementioned AST. <br /> 12. Pits, ponds or lagoons <br /> One tailwater pond and another bermed structure were located on the northeastern corner of <br /> the Site property. <br /> 13. Stressed vegetation <br /> 14. Solid waste <br /> 15. Waste water <br /> 16. Wells <br /> A well is located on the property in the outbuilding next to the farmhouse. According to <br /> Mr. Frank Arnaudo, the Site Manager, the water is used for potable bathing, laundry, <br /> irrigation, etc. <br /> J <br /> 1 a CONDOR <br />