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Of the approximately 162 acres owned by Landmark Lathrop Group, <br /> LLC only about 32 acres will be excavated under this proposed <br /> application . <br /> The property is situated in the Great Central Valley of <br /> California, a major agricultural producing region adjacent to <br /> the San Joaquin River . <br /> Soils in the project area have formed from alluvial flooding, <br /> and are rated as Class III if irrigated, and Class IV without <br /> irrigation . These soils are marginal for farming . In the case <br /> of class IV soils, careful crop management must be exercised for <br /> successful farming . Recoverable topsoil depths range up to <br /> approximately four feet . <br /> Ground water under the property is encountered at a depth of 10- <br /> 14 feet . Wells are quite prolific due to the sandy nature of <br /> the underlying sediments . Ground water flow direction is towards <br /> the northwest and San Joaquin River . <br /> 4 . 3 Description Of Operations <br /> After clearing and grubbing the existing almond trees and <br /> stumps , topsoil will be removed by conventional wheel scrapers <br /> and deposited in stockpiles in the southwest area reserved for <br /> this purpose . The stockpiles will be stabilized and protected <br /> from wind and water erosion . <br /> Isolated areas of clay and silt overburden will be removed in <br /> the same method as the topsoil removal . This material will also <br /> be placed in stockpiles for sale as a general fill material or <br /> stored for contouring the land prior to placing the topsoil <br /> during the final reclamation process . <br /> After exposing the sand reserve, it will be excavated with <br /> scrapers and hauled to a central washing screen feed hopper . <br /> The scrapers will dump directly into the hopper . Screen <br /> discharge will be conveyed to stockpiles for subsequent load-out <br /> and shipping from the site . Screen underflow will be piped to <br /> the settling ponds . The stockpiled raw sand product will be <br /> loaded into highway haul trucks of about 25-ton capacity by a <br /> wheeled front-end loader . The trucks will be measured and <br /> recorded before they exit the property . <br /> Landmark Lathrop Group, LLC <br /> 2 - February 3, 2000 <br />