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TABLE 2 PERCOLATION TEST RESULTS WITH CORRESPONDING APPLICATION RATES IN GALLONS/FT`/ DAY PERCOLATION TEST DEPTH PERCOLATION RATE/APPLICATION RATE 18 INCH(1.5 FT)DEEP PERC TEST BORING 83.3 min/inch / 0.123 gallons/ft'/day 24 INCH(2.0 FT)DEEP PERC TEST BORING 50.0 min/inch / 0.311 gallons/ft'/day 36 INCH(3.0 FT)DEEP PERC TEST BORING 50.0 min/inch / 0.311 gallons/ft'/day 48 INCH(4.0 FT)DEEP PERC TEST BORING 20.8 min/inch / 0.643 gallons/ft'/day 138 INCH(11.5 FT)DEEP PERC TEST BORING 19.2 min/inch / 0.671 gallons/ft'/day 300 INCH(25.0 FT)DEEP PERC TEST BORING 7.6 min/inch / 0.800 gallons/ft'/day As observed, the perc rates and consequently the application rates, accelerate with deeper depths. The 18, 24 and 36 inch depths, reveal slow percolation in comparison to the tested deeper depths. This can be attributed to severe soil compaction caused by Class 8 heavy truck parking in the area of soil testing. This effect is not unusual and has been calculated and observed in other projects. Omelet House Restaurant Wastewater Effluent Testing The Omelet House has been operating as a restaurant for more than 30 years. The restaurant's septic system consists of grease interceptor tanks to retain the fats, oils and grease (FOG), commonly referred to as just oil and grease (O+G), conventional septic tanks to retain human wastes, and a large leachfield composed of leachlines and seepage pits. There is a total of three grease interceptor tanks in series and three conventional septic tanks in series. The exact number of leacblines and seepage pits is unknown. The only Permit documents obtained from EHD are located in Appendix E and illustrate a minimal amount of information. Sampling of effluent from the last septic tank and last grease tank was done with the assistance of Mr. Jorge Cabrera,the owner of Richard's Pumping&Excavating, Inc. Since he currently pumps all the tanks about every four months,he is familiar with the tankage orientation. Wastewater samples were retrieved with a telescoping pole with an attached sample bottle. Effluent flowed into the attached sample bottle from the "clear zone" of each sampled tank and was then poured into a one-half liter plastic sample bottle for all of the analyses except O+G. An amber glass bottle with sulfuric acid preservative was used for the O+G sample. The samples were then taken to A&L Labs in Modesto for analysis under the attached Chain of Custodies. Table 3 below illustrates the analytical test results, along with additional data sources for comparison purposes. The sample retrieved from the last compartment of the last grease interceptor tank reveals an O+G concentration of 232 mg/L. However, O+G effluent concentrations leaving the grease tank should be less than 100 mg/L, and then under one-third (<30 mg/L) of that concentration after it flows into, and through, a conventional septic tank. In discussions with Mr. Cabrera, it is known by him that the grease tank effluent is not plumbed Page 4 of 7 Chesney Consulting