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L LDecember 2,2005 NOA Project Number: E05139A L2.3 USGS Topographic Maps The topographic quadrangle depicting the subject property is the U.S. Geological Survey, Escalon, L California, quadrangle map. One 7.5-minute map dated 1991 was available through Microsoft / Terraserver. l L In the 1991 map, the subject property is depicted as agricultural land. An irrigation canal crosses the northeast corner of the property. The property is depicted at approximately 115 feet above mean sea level in an area which slopes down to the west at a rate of approximately eight feet per mile. i Surrounding land is depicted as agricultural fields with scattered residences. L. This map is included� Appen of this report. L2.4 Interviews An attempt was made to obtain historical as well as current information relative to the subject property L from the property owner or key site manager of the property. An Environmental Questionnaire and Disclosure Statement was completed by Iris Moffit,owner of the subject pro erty,on October 7,2005. j A copy of her responses has been included in this report3&Appen . L In her responses to the questionnaire,Ms. Moffit indicated that she purchased the property in 1995 L from Fred Paulus, who had owned the property since approximately 1976. To the best of her knowledge, the property has always been used for farming and for the rice dryer,which was built in 1976. Ms.Moffit indicated that Don Brumley is currently farming the ten-acre field. She was unaware of any tanks, spills,chemical storage areas,or chemical mixing areas on the property. Ms. Moffit did / 4 note that she has a permit through the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District for the operation of the rice dryer. Ms.Moffit was interviewed by telephone on November 30 20 which a she stated that the metal debris south of the irrigation canal on the subject property(�ection 3.1.8 as since been removed. She { stated that she did not observe any discolored soil beneath the debris. L 3.0 PAST AND CURRENT SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION L3.1 Research Methods L NOA employs a standard practice for review of database information. On a street map showing the location of the subject property,a circle is drawn one-quarter mile out from the property boundaries, and street maps or web-based mapping services are then used to determine address ranges for all streets within the quarter mile. All agency databases searchable by address are then searched for these address 6. ranges. L 4 i.