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17 December 2021 <br />Project No. 21-6681 <br />Page 7 of 14 <br /> <br /> The property was utilized as a dairy, a sweet potato farm, and as an almond huller <br />followed by current use as an almond orchard and strawberry field. <br /> The subject property formerly contained a residence, a laborer bunk, and a barn <br />which were demolished at an unknown date. <br /> Mr. Schmiedt stated that various tractor batteries, pesticides, fertilizers, and oil <br />drums are stored on the property for agricultural activities. <br /> Mr. Schmiedt stated various surfaces in the vicinity of the shop building have small <br />stains due to tractor repair. <br /> <br />No items of potential environmental concern were identified from the interview responses <br />given by Mr. Stephen Schmiedt (Appendix E). <br /> <br /> <br />6.0. REGULATORY AGENCY RECORD SEARCH <br /> <br />AGI contacted appropriate regulatory agencies to review records regarding the subject <br />property and surrounding sites identified as having recognized environmental conditions <br />that have potential to impact the subject property based on groundwater flow direction, <br />distance from the subject property and nature of the releases causing the environmental <br />condition. <br /> <br />The San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department (SJCEHD) and the Central <br />Valley Region Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) maintain records of industrial <br />violations for this area and are the lead agencies for the enforcement of the State <br />Underground Storage Tank and Hazardous Waste Laws for San Joaquin County. <br /> <br />AGI contacted EDR, a data retrieval company, to conduct a computer search of federal, <br />state, and regional regulatory agency databases of sites having recognized <br />environmental conditions or that had permits to manufacture, store, utilize, treat, or <br />dispose hazardous materials. EDR provided AGI with a report of sites within specified <br />search distances of the subject property that were listed on various environmental <br />databases. <br /> <br /> <br />6.1. AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE/PESTICIDE USE <br /> <br />A review of the San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner records included the <br />following records: <br /> A map showing the subject parcels as part of a 38-acre almond orchard operated <br />by Schmiedt Orchards. <br /> Restricted Materials Permit issued in February 2018 for possession and use of <br />pesticides for agricultural use at the property. Permit details indicate that <br />employees handle pesticides. The pesticide inventory included the following: <br />o Aluminum phosphide for controlling rodents, applied as a fumigant.