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LOGE 1601: Martinez SSCR Update Page 2 <br /> April 25, 2016 <br /> Interview with Property Owner <br /> Mr. Martinez was interviewed by telephone on April 20, 2016. At this time, he indicated that he <br /> has owned the Site since 2010. The house on the Site is rented out, and the remainder of the <br /> land is used to grow grass for fodder. Mr. Martinez was not aware of any fuel tanks, chemical ` <br /> storage areas, chemical application, dumping, buried debris, or other environmental issues <br /> affecting the Site. He stated that several cars are parked on the Site and speculated that the <br /> tenant may resell them; no automotive maintenance is performed on the Site, to his knowledge. <br /> Mr. Martinez indicated that the house was built in the 1940s or 1950s. A well and a septic <br /> system are located on the Site, he said. Mr. Martinez indicated that the well was tested for <br /> water quality in 2010 and found to be acceptable. <br /> According to Mr. Martinez, the Site will be subdivided into four new parcels and a designated 0,2) <br /> remainder; he plans to sell the four numbered parcels at some point in the future. <br /> Environmental Health Department Records <br /> 61• <br /> Live Oak contacted the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department regarding the <br /> Site address of 303 South Reid Avenue. According to Ashreen Ali, no records related to / \\ <br /> environmental issues (other than the previous SSCR report) are on file for the Site address (� J <br /> (Correspondence, March 14, 2016). <br /> Live Oak reviewed the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department well and septic (l_2 33� <br /> permit files for the Site address; one permit was identified. The permit, dated February 2011, <br /> was for a repair to an existing residential septic system. A new 1,600-gallon septic tank <br /> replaced the previous tank, and a 40-foot leach line with a three-foot diameter by 25-foot deep <br /> seepage pit was installed. The permit also depicts a well to the northwest of the house. <br /> Live Oak reviewed the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department's Hazardous <br /> Materials, Hazardous Waste Generators, Underground Storage Tanks, Aboveground Storage 6- <br /> Tanks, Site Mitigation, and Leaking Underground Storage Tanks lists dated August 2015, for /:2 <br /> facilities of concern within one-quarter mile of the Site. No facilities were identified within the l \ <br /> search radius. <br /> Live Oak searched the San Joaquin County Haz Mat Viewer on March 4, 2016 for the Site and <br /> nearby facilities with hazardous materials inventories. The Site was not listed, and no facilities <br /> within one-quarter mile were identified. C' ' <br /> Live Oak reviewed the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department's Water Well <br /> Data Table dated March 10, 2009 for nearby addresses that have been tested for nitrate and <br /> dibromochloropropane (DBCP). Ten nearby wells were identified within approximately 1.5 miles <br /> of the Site. All of the wells were tested for DBCP; it was not detected. All of the wells were <br /> tested for nitrate as NO3; it was detected in eight at concentrations of 4.5 to 7.7 parts per million <br /> (ppm). The Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) set by the US EPA for nitrate as NO3 is 45 J <br /> ppm; the MCL for DBCP is 0.2 parts per billion (ppb, equivalent to µg/L). <br /> EPA Databases <br /> The California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) manages contaminated sites through <br /> two sub-agencies: the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and the Department of /. �� <br />