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\... `.Ogle October 31,2003 NOA ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT NUMBER LE03-311 3.1.3 San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services ,., The San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services(OES)web site was searched on September 15, 2003 in an attempt to determine if there are any files present at that agency which note any hazardous materials releases or spills on the subject property or in the vicinity of the subject property. No files were found for the addresses of 28567 East Highway 120; however, dairies are currently exempt from OES regulation. According to Ms. Michelle Halliwell of the OES,no incident reports are on file at that agency for the subject property or properties within one-quarter mile(personal communication, October 31, 2003). A review of the "Notification of Hazardous Waste Discharge" files within one-quarter mile of the subject property was conducted on September 24,2003. One notice involving 5,000 gallons of dairy waste discharged to an irrigation ditch was found for the subject property;the date of this notice was September 15, 1998. This notice is included in Appendix G. No other notices within one-quarter mile were found. 3.1.4 Escalon Fire District The Escalon Fire District was contacted by telephone in an attempt to determine if there were any files present at that agency which note any hazardous materials storage, releases or spills, underground storage tanks, above ground storage tanks, or leaking underground storage tanks on the subject property or in the vicinity of the subject property. According to Mr. Terry Pinheiro, Assistant Chief, the Fire District does not keep files for underground storage tanks. Mr. Pinheiro stated that,in his 15 years of experience in the area,he was unaware of any hazardous materials incidents taking place at Van de Pol Farms. He did not have any agricultural chemical sheets from the Office of Emergency Services on file for the subject property (personal communication, September 22, 2003). 3.1.S San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner The San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner's Office was contacted in an effort to determine whether the subject property had been used in the past for agricultural purposes, and whether " agricultural chemicals had been used on the subject property. According to Ms. Hazel Gallego of the Commissioner's office,the following restricted materials permits and agricultural pesticide use reports were found for the subject property under the name of Van de Pol: 8