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The Site currently contains the updated winery building, an old winery building, a cafe/tasting room, an office, a maintenance shop, and a house (Plate 3). Four portable structures currently serve as additional offices. A landscaped area with a manmade pond is located near the cafe/tasting room. Two domestic water wells (one of which is considered a public water system) and three septic systems serve the various structures on the Site. An irrigation well serves the needs of the winery and agricultural land. The remainder of the parcel is vineyard and crop land. The elevation of the Site, according to a United States Geological Survey topographic map, is approximately 15 to 18 feet above mean sea level. The Site is relatively flat (Plate 4). According to the San Joaquin County Community Development Department (www.co.san-joaquin.ca.us), the subject property is zoned AG-40, general agriculture with a minimum parcel size of 40 acres. This zoning designation "is established to preserve agricultural lands for the continuation of commercial agricultural enterprises." Existing and_Proposed-Septic Tank Usage Existing Septic System According to the site plan by Mike Smith Engineering, three septic systems currently exist on the Site, the first to serve the cafe/tasting room and updated winery building, the second to serve the office building, and the third to serve the house. The wastewater generated at the four portable buildings is currently being pumped and transposed offsite for disposal, according to Kevin Phillips. Proposed Septic System Three new septic systems are proposed as part of the winery expansion. The first system will be located at a new restroom building west of the pond and landscaped area; this system will serve visitors to periodic marketing events (Plate 2). The second system will be located approximately 200 feet south of the existing wine tanks and will / serve the new office to be constructed in that area. The third system will provide a permanent septic system for the four portable buildings on the Site, it will be located southeast of those buildings. On-Site Septic Permit History The San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department septic permit files were searched for the Site addresses. Two permits were identified: • March 1979 permit for new septic system at fruit stand. The system utilized a 1,600-gallon tank and three 70-foot leach lines. LOGE 1508 Page 2