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PERCOLATION TEST RESULTS: <br /> ON JUNE 18, 1999, PARCELS 1 AND 2 WERE TESTED TO DETERMINE THE <br /> PERCOLATION RATE. MR. TREVENA FROM THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT OBSERVED THE READINGS FROM 11:00 <br /> AM TO 11:30 AM. THE LAST READINGS WERE TAKEN BETWEEN 11:30AM AND 12:00 <br /> PM. TWO TEST HOLES WERE DUG FOR EACH PARCEL. TEST HOLE 2A FAILED; <br /> HOWEVER TEST HOLE 2B PASSED. IT IS MY OPINION THAT TEST 2A WOULD HAVE <br /> PASSED IF WE REFILLED THE HOLE WITH MORE WATER AFTER THE WATER <br /> PERCOLATED. PARCELS 1 AND 2 PASSED THE PERCOLATION TEST WITH A <br /> PERCOLATION RATE OF 21 MIN/INCH FOR A DEPTH OF 3 FEET AND 60 MIN/INCH <br /> FOR A DEPTH OF 3 FEET, RESPECTIVELY. PERCOLATION TESTS WERE <br /> CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL <br /> HEALTH DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS. <br /> COMMENTS REGARDING EXISTING SEPTIC SYSTEMS: <br /> BASED ON THE INFORMATION GIVEN ON SHEET 5, THE EXISTING SEPTIC <br /> SYSTEMS IN THE AREA ARE FUNCTIONING WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE EXISTING <br /> SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN THE AREA CONSIST OF A SEPTIC TANK AND LEACH LINES <br /> WITH A SEEPAGE PIT OR PITS WITH A DEPTH OF 25 FEET WITH A DIAMETER OF NO <br /> LESS THAN 33 INCHES. <br /> ENGINEER'S OPINION SOIL SUITABILITY: <br /> FROM THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE PERCOLATION TESTS AND EXISTING <br /> PERMITS FOR THE REPAIR AND INSTALLATION OF PRIVATE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, <br /> THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS FOR PARCELS 1 AND 2 SHOULD CONSIST OF A 12, 000 <br /> SQUARE FOOT LEACH FIELD AREA AND SEEPAGE PITS. THE SEEPAGE PITS <br /> SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM DIAMETER OF 33 INCHES AND SHALL NOT BE <br /> INSTALLED TO A DEPTH OF GREATER THAN 25 FEET. THE NUMBER OF SEEPAGE <br /> PITS AND LENGTH OF LEACH LINES SHALL BE DESIGNED FOR THE SOIL <br /> CONDITIONS IN THE AREA, AND THE SIZE OF THE HOUSE OR FACILITY TO BE <br /> SERVED. <br /> THE GROUNDWATER TABLE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 125 FEET BELOW THE <br /> GROUND SURFACE. THEREFORE, THE GROUNDWATER LEVEL WILL MEET THE <br /> TEN FOOT MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEEPAGE PITS <br /> AND THE TOP OF THE GROUNDWATER TABLE. THE SEPTIC SYSTEM SHOULD NOT <br /> ADVERSELY AFFECT THE GROUND WATER TABLE. <br /> IT IS OUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION THAT THE FINDINGS INCLUDED IN THIS STUDY <br /> ARE A REPRESENTATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT AREA AT THE PRESENT <br /> TIME. THIS OPINION CANNOT CONSTITUTE A GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY, <br /> EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. <br /> WATER TEST RESULTS: <br /> ENCLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES IS THE TEST RESULTS FOR THE EXISTING <br /> WELL BY FGL ENVIRONMENTAL. <br /> SHEET 6 <br />