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V KLE/NFELDER <br /> Broght5arw & <br /> 7 . CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> Norman 's Nursery and Kleinfelder personnel conducted the monitoring activities at the project <br /> site during the fourth quarter of 2012. The work was conducted to meet requirements and <br /> intent of the Central Valley Region of the State of California Regional Water Quality Control <br /> Board's Monitoring and Reporting Program No. 97-811 and Kleinfelder's Revised Monitoring <br /> Plan dated October 31 , 1997 . Based on the information obtained , the following conclusions <br /> and recommendations are made . <br /> 7. 1 CONCLUSIONS <br /> 1 . Norman's Nursery is located in a rural area of San Joaquin County, east of the town of <br /> Linden , California. The site is bordered on the north by Potter Creek, on the west by <br /> Escalon Bellota Road , and on the east and south by hills historically used for cattle <br /> grazing . The nursery property totals approximately 450 acres of land of which <br /> approximately 400 acres are used for production of trees and shrubs . The nursery has <br /> recently expanded its production . The exact acreage of individual production is not <br /> known at this time. Previously, the nursery stock was in 1 -gallon cans and large boxed <br /> trees . Approximately 95 percent of the production acreage is drip irrigated . Irrigation <br /> water used on site for nursery production purposes has been injected with a liquid <br /> fertilizer mix to green the plant stock. The potting mix is supplemented with Helena <br /> Chemical's MeisterTm . <br /> 2 . Approximately 263 acres of the fallow land to the south (and upslope) of Norman 's <br /> Nursery was developed into a vineyard by others in mid to late 1999, (" Duarte Property") . <br /> 3. The production area of the nursery exists at an elevation ranging from approximately <br /> 118 to 148 feet above msl . According to the U . S . G . S. topographic map for the area, an <br /> intermittent stream and numerous drainages appear to flow across the Norman's <br /> Nursery site . According to the topographic survey, three main drainages enter the <br /> nursery and flow towards the drainage basin south of the office complex. <br /> 4. According to the U . S. D .A. soil survey for the area , the near-surface soil on the nursery <br /> property and the adjacent Barbagelata orchard is unsuitable or poorly suited for <br /> hardwood trees . <br /> 117226. E021ST013R0176 Page 33 of 40 January 31 , 2013 <br /> Copyright 2013 Kleinfelder <br />