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SOIL SUITABILITY STUDY <br /> Introduction <br /> Live Oak GeoEnvironmental, Inc (Live Oak) was contracted by Patrick O'Neill to <br /> conduct a Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study for the for the proposed <br /> PONDL Winery located at 665 West Turner Road, Lodi, California (Plate 1). <br /> The Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study are combined under this report <br /> cover and presented as two sections of this report. The formatting of the report has <br /> been designed to follow the recommendations of the San Joaquin County <br /> Environmental Health Department as described in its Soil Suitability Study <br /> Requirements Checklist and Nitrate Loading Study Requirements Checklist. <br /> The Soil Suitability Study was conducted to determine whether the soils are suitable for <br /> use with a septic system. The study was performed according to the requirements of <br /> Section 9-1105.2(d) of the San Joaquin County Development code. <br /> Proposed Development <br /> The proposed project is a Site Approval for a small winery. The first floor of an existing <br /> two-story second dwelling unit will be converted into a 550-square foot tasting room and <br /> a 701-square foot wine production area. The winery will have a maximum production <br /> capacity of 1,500 cases annually. No marketing events are proposed. <br /> Site Description <br /> The Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) for the Site is 015-050-41. The parcel is 2.69 <br /> acres in size. The County Site Approval Application Number is PA-1000051. The Site <br /> is currently open agricultural land with a primary residence, a garage, and the second <br /> dwelling unit to be converted into the winery (Plate 2). Mr. O'Neill has indicated that a <br /> 3 room located in the winery building will be used as a one-bedroom apartment. One <br /> water well serves both residences, and one septic system is located at each residence. <br /> A recent aerial photograph of the property is included as Plate 3. <br /> The elevation of the Site, according to a United States Geological Survey topographic <br /> map, is approximately 35 to 36 feet above mean sea level. The Site topography is flat <br /> (Plate 4). <br /> LOGE1013 Page i <br />