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Expected On -Site Maximum Septic Tank Usage Maximum expected usage on the Site would be from the current residents of the Site. Septic system design should be based on the San Joaquin County On -Site Wastewater Treatment Systems Standards (2017) or other engineering recommendations. No new construction is anticipated. Ground Water Information Depth and Gradient Live Oak reviewed ground water elevation information available from the San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to determine the ground water levels near the Site. Data from the fall of 2017 and the spring of 2018 were the most recent available from this source covering the Site. According to these maps (Plates 6 and 7), the ground -water elevation in the vicinity of the Site is approximately 40 to 50 feet above mean sea level. The ground -water flow is to the northeast the immediate vicinity of the Site, at a rate of approximately six to nine feet per mile. Given that the ground elevation of the Site is approximately 100 to 115 feet above mean sea level, the depth to water below the Site is estimated to be 50 to 75 feet. Potential Ground Water Contamination Issues The Soil Suitability Study is not intended to be an investigation into ground -water contamination sources, and no such investigation was conducted. Many sources can contribute to ground -water contamination, including leaking underground storage tanks, agricultural activities, dairies, septic systems, and storm water infiltration. Agricultural activities and the use of septic systems in the area are known ground -water contamination sources with the potential to impact the Site. Two common ground -water contaminants in San Joaquin County are nitrate and dibromochloropropane (DBCP). Live Oak reviewed the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department's maps of Nitrate — Land Use Data and DBCP — Land Use Data dated February 20, 2019 (Plates 8 and 9). According to the nitrate map, eight wells within a one -mile radius of the subject Site have been tested for nitrate. Five of these wells were found to contain nitrate at concentrations between 0.1 and 5.0 mg/L, and two wells were found to contain nitrate at concentrations between 5.1 and 10.0 mg/L-N; no nitrate was detected in the final well. According to the DBCP map, three wells within a one -mile radius of the Site have been tested for DBCP. No DBCP was detected in any of the wells. The Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for nitrate is 10 mg/L-N; the MCL for DBCP is 0.2 ug/L. LOGE 2141 Page 3