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J. H. KLEINFELDER & ASSOCIATES File No. S-2599-1 March 3, 1983 P age 3 approximately 18 feet. The approximate locations of the pits are shown on the site map, Plate I. The backhoe used for this work was provided by the client. The backhoe was equipped with an extended hoe, so that an 18-foot-depth could be obtained. All excavations were made under the direction of an engineer from our office who maintained a continuous log of the soils encountered. SOIL CONDITIONS Three of the four backhoe pits encountered a silty fine sand to the maximum depth explored of 18 feet. Intermittent strata of debris were encountered at various locations. Usually, the debris was minimal in the surface 10 feet and would increase with depths below the 10-foot level. The debris normally consisted of concrete, asphalt, some wood, glass, and metal. We estimate that the three backhoe pits revealed by volume a maximum of 10 percent debris. Backhoe Pit No. 2, placed near the center of Lot No. 1, revealed a very high organic content from the surface to the maximum depth explored of approximately 18 feet. This area is relatively low in elevation, and the material was near saturated to the maximum depth excavated. Except for the material found in Pit No. 2, very little organic material was encountered in the pits. Moisture content for materials for Pits 1, 3, and 4, did not exceed being relatively damp. The information derived from these backhoe pits was supplemented with the work prepared by The Foundation Engineers' November 1982 report. In general, except for the area represented by Pit No. 2, the materials encountered are only moderatly compressible. The soils and debris were probably not compacted when placed, but have developed moderate density through the years by dessication from many wetting and drying cycles. The organic material over this approximate 30-year period are for the most part decomposed. An exception to this is