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Expected On-Site Maximum Septic Tank Usage <br />Maximum expected usage on the Site would be from the future residents of the Site. <br />Septic system design should be based on the San Joaquin County On-Site Wastewater <br />Treatment Systems Standards (2017) or other engineering recommendations. <br />Ground Water Information <br />Depth and Gradient <br />Live Oak reviewed ground water elevation information available from the San Joaquin <br />County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to determine the ground water <br />levels near the Site. Data from spring and fall of 2016 were the most recent available <br />from this source. According to an analysis of these maps (Plates 4 and 5), ground <br />water elevation is approximately 25 to 40 feet above mean sea level. Ground water <br />appears to flow to the east or northeast; the ground-water gradient and flow direction <br />beneath the Site could not be determined due to an unmapped area to the west. <br />Given that the ground elevation of the Site is approximately 56 to 58 feet above mean <br />sea level, the depth to water below the Site is estimated to be approximately 16 to 33 <br />feet. <br />San Joaquin County experienced its highest recent ground-water levels in 1983 and <br />1999. Maps of ground-water levels were reviewed for this study (San Joaquin County <br />Flood Control and Water Conservation District, 1983 and 1999); however, the Tracy <br />area was not mapped during these years. <br />Potential Ground Water Contamination Issues <br />The Soil Suitability Study is not intended to be an investigation into ground-water <br />contamination sources, and no such investigation was conducted. Many sources can <br />contribute to ground water contamination, including leaking underground storage tanks, <br />agricultural activities, dairies, septic systems, and storm water infiltration. Agricultural <br />activities and the use of septic systems in the area are known ground water <br />contamination sources with the potential to impact the Site. <br />Two common ground-water contaminants in San Joaquin County are nitrate and <br />dibromochloropropane (DBCP). Live Oak reviewed the San Joaquin County <br />Environmental Health Department's maps of Nitrate — Land Use Data and DBCP — Land <br />Use Data dated February 20, 2019. According to the maps (Plate 6 and 7), no wells <br />within a half-mile radius of the subject Site have been tested for nitrate or DBCP. <br />LOGE 1909 Page 3