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W G]R, Southwest, Inc. SUMMARY PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT 79.70-acre Agricultural Property 16848 N.Tully Road/Sargent Road Lockeford,California WGR Southwest, Inc. (WGR) conducted a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment investigation at the above-referenced site. The investigation was conducted in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Practices E 1527-00 in order to determine the presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances or petroleum products at or beneath the subject property and for the user to "satisfy one of the requirements to qualify for the `innocent landowner' defense to CERCLA liability" (ASTM E 1527-00). Results of this investigation indicate that the property has been utilized primarily as agricultural rangeland and farmland prior to 1953 until the present time. Property deeds could only be located dating back to 1986 when the property was owned by Mamie W. Pettengill. It appears _ that the property ownership was subsequently distributed to the remaining family members on August 31, 1987 after the death of the owner. The property ownership was transferred to the existing owner, Miguel Anaya Etal, on January 8, 2002. The San Joaquin County Assessors _ Office map shows the property as a Williamson Act Parcel. Under the California Land Conservation (Williamson) Act of 1965, local governments and property owners may voluntarily enter into contracts to commit land to be an agricultural preserve for a period of 10 _ or more years. The status of the contract for the current property is unknown, however, according to the San Joaquin County Assessor office, to terminate the contract requires up to nine years and a significant cancellation penalty fee. A standard record review according to ASTM E 1527-00 was conducted for the subject property. The record review included publicly obtainable database regulatory records concerning the subject site and adjacent properties within a one-mile radius area of the site. Because of the size of the facility the database search was expanded by an extra 1/8 of a mile. No potential problems were identified by the database search. A search of the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department files found no info atio onh . �» P_.:t,site. The San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner also h cords of pesticides used by the current or relatively recent previous owners. An inspection of the site and the surrounding areas did not reveal any significant environmental problems or threats to the subject property. Sensitive environmental receptors on or near the subject property include Paddy Creek, seasonally dry drainage courses, potential vernal pools, and domestic and agricultural water supply wells. At this point, in the opinion of WGR, there are no apparent environmental issues connected with the subject site or neighboring properties that require further investigation or assessment.