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SOIL SUITABILITY STUDY Introduction Live Oak GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (Live Oak) was contracted by Jody Kelly to conduct a Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study for his property located at 2727 East Acampo Road, Acampo, California. The Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study are combined under this report cover and presented as two sections of this report. The formatting of the report has been designed to follow the recommendations of the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department as described in its Soil Suitability Study Requirements Checklist and Nitrate Loading Study Requirements Checklist. The Soil Suitability Study was conducted to determine whether the soils are suitable for use with a septic system. The study was performed according to the requirements of Section 9-1105.2(d) of the San Joaquin County Development code. Proposed Development Mr. Kelly intends to construct a new, two-bedroom, second unit dwelling on the Site. Site Description The Site is composed of Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 013-150-09, 1.16 acres in size. The Site is located at 2727 East Acampo Road, Acampo (Plate 1). A house, garage, and shop are currently located on the Site. A well and septic system serve the existing house (Plate 2). The elevation of the Site, according to a United States Geological Survey topographic map, is approximately 48 feet above mean sea level. The Site is relatively flat (Plate 3). According to the San Joaquin County District Viewer (sjmap.org), the Site is zoned AG- 40, General Agriculture with a minimum parcel size of 40 acres. The San Joaquin County Community Development Department states that this zoning designation "is established to preserve agricultural lands for the continuation of commercial agriculture enterprises." Existing and Proposed Septic Tank Usage Existing Septic System One septic system is currently located on the Site (Plate 2) LOGE 2132 Page 1