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1 d• rrs�� i-IOC <br /> URS Consuftants Site Reconnaissance <br /> Environmental Protection Agency <br /> Site Assessment Program Interview and Observation Report <br /> Site Information CAD982358889 <br /> Name: Trinkle & Boys Agricultural Flying Service <br /> Address: 31244 S. Highway 33 <br /> City, State, Zip Code: Tracy, California 95376 <br /> Phone Number: (209) 835-2938 <br /> Contact Name: Dwayne Boys <br /> Date of Site Visit: 5/14/92 <br /> URS Site Visit Team: Samuel C. Won <br /> Chris A. Nelson <br /> Site Representatives <br /> -- Name Dwayne Boys Title Vice President <br /> Comments and Observations <br /> A site reconnaissance visit was conducted by URS representatives, Samuel Won and Chris Nelson, at the <br /> Trinkle & Boys Agricultural Flying Service (Trinkle & Boys) site on May 14, 1992. The representative from <br /> Trinkle &Boys was Dwayne Boys who is co-owner of the flying operation. <br /> Trinkle&Boys lies approximately'5 miles southeast of the city of Tracy along Highway 33. A small number of <br /> residential houses can be seen in the area surrounding the northwest to southeast boundaries of the site. Directly <br /> west of TrirWe &Boys across Highway 33 is a crop field and to the north, about 200 feet away, is a residential <br /> house. The site is open with no perimeter fencing. Trinkle &Boys is not secured from public access. 1 <br /> -- Before 1955, the property and the aerial application business was owned by Mr. Gene Winey who subsNuently <br /> sold the property and business to George Boys and Carl Trinkle in 1955. The co-owners operated the flying <br /> >service.from 1955 to 1982 when they sold their business to their sons Dwayne Boys and Eric Trinkle. From <br /> 1970 to 1972, additional construction was Icompleted to convert the facility (consisting of an office and dirt <br /> runway) to one with a.paved.landing strip, hangars, and storage areas. The Trinkle & Boys aerial pesticide and <br /> fungicide application business operates for three to four months out of the year with the remaining time used for <br /> aerial fertilizer applications or stand-by. Flights during the year can range as high as 30 flights a day to no <br /> flights at all. Currently, three planes are in operation with a crew of five on site, two pilots and three support <br /> personnel. - <br /> Trinkle & Boys consists of approximately 3 to 4 acres composed primarily of a landing strip, two hangars,and <br /> three outside storage areas. ;The landing strip asphalt was cracked. The primary hangar, doubling as an office, <br /> is used for aircraft maintenance. Another hangar, located south of the hangar/office, is used for machinery <br /> storage. On the southern side of the hangar/office is a chemical batcher and holding tank In this area, <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> EPA PA/S1SR00012 <br />