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J RECIEVED APR 1 7 2008 RECLAMATION DISTRICT NO. 684 Community Development Dept. 235 East Weber Avenue P. O: Box 1461 Stockton, California 95201 (209)465-5883 FAX: (209) 465-3956 Trustees Secretary and Attorney John Armanino Dante John Nomellini Robert Giovannoni Kurt Sharp Engineer Thomas J. Rosten April 16, 2008 San Joaquin County Community Development Department Development Services Division 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, California 95205 Attention: Kevin Swanson Re: PA-0800111 (AE) Gallo/Reeves Dear Sir: The proposed excavation is on land in the immediate area where Reclamation District No. 684 recently carried out a major project to lower the drainage canals and crossings so that the water table was low enough to allow for productive farming. It would appear that the excavation will result in a substantial lowering of the land surface such that the resulting proximity of the water table to the surface may adversely impact the farming of the land. RD 684 cannot be expected to use its assessments to respond to drainage inadequacies caused by deliberate actions of the owners to lower the land surface. If it is expected that the land will remain drained and in productive agriculture,provisions (including funding for installation, operation and maintenance) should be made to assure that a separate drainage system and pump will be installed to pump water from the drains for the lowered fields into the RD 684 drainage system. A covenant running with the land should be recorded to assure that the separate drainage system will be properly installed, operated and maintained and that the landowners acknowledge that RD 684 will not make improvements to its drainage system to respond to water table proximity to land surface caused by the subject excavation.