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SOIL SUITABILITY STUDY Introduction Live Oak GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (Live Oak) was contracted by Jorge Sandoval to conduct a Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study for his property located at 25130 North Pearl 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 in accordance with the requirements of Section 9-1105.2(d) of the San Joaquin County Development code. Proposed Development A new three-bedroom home will be placed on the Site. Site Description The Site is defined as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 007-250-18, approximately 4.95 acres in size. It is located at 25130 North Pearl Road, Acampo, California (Plate 1). The additional address of 25118 North Pearl Road refers to the existing mobile home on the Site. A four-bedroom house, a shop, and a three-bedroom mobile home are located on the Site. The remainder of the Site is open land (Plate 2). The elevation of the Site, according to a United States Geological Survey topographic map, is approximately 107 to 108 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 AL- 5, Limited Agriculture with a minimum parcel size of five acres. This zoning designation "is intended to recognize and preserve areas that contain existing concentrations of small-scale agricultural operations and dwellings." LOGE 2219 Page 1