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P R O P O S A L <br /> Introduction <br /> Quality Control Inspection, Inc. has been retained to perform <br /> various soil and water investigations at the Van Weerdhuizen <br /> property, located at 26159 East Magnolia Avenue, Escalon. The <br /> subject property currently exists as a 40 acre parcel ; however, it <br /> is anticipated this parcel will be subdivided into four - ten acre <br /> parcels. A dairy was operated on the subject property five years <br /> ago, prior to the federal Buy-out Program. It is proposed that <br /> Parcel #1 (see Appendix) , which presently contains the open-air <br /> corral, lagoons, stanchions and free-stall corrals will continue <br /> as a heifer operation after the subdivision. <br /> A soils investigation was conducted for the Regional Water <br /> Quality Control Board (RWQCB) to analyze various soil horizons (0- <br /> 1 ft, 2-3 ft, 4-5 ft) in the free-stall corral and lagoon areas <br /> for the following constituents: Nitrate Nitrogen (NO3-N) , Total <br /> Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) , Electrical Conductivity (EC) , and Total <br /> Soluble Salts (TSS) . <br /> Subject Property Environmental Concerns and Remediation <br /> The results of the soil analyses indicate high levels of the <br /> referenced constituents in the free-stall corral and lagoon areas. <br /> Therefore, the following information will serve as a plan to <br /> protect the groundwater under the subject property from these <br /> constituents. <br /> The first area of the subject property to be addressed is the <br /> open-air corral area. There are currently several animal units in <br /> this area contributing nitrogen to the soil . The primary concern <br /> here is the ponding of water that is occurring after a rainstorm. <br /> This ponding effect creates a hydraulic head situation in which <br /> e /,sQ"ity CUontrol Inspectiml <br />