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TERRA GENESIS REPORT Summary: Terra Genesis is proceeding with the necessary permitting process needed to haul and treat soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. The first treatment site will be located in San Joaquin County, (northeast 4 of Section No. 14, Township 2 North, Range 7 East, (M.D.B.& M. ). Treatment facilities will consist of an 8,000 ft2 concrete slab and later two (2) 20,000 ft2 compacted earth pads underlaid with P.V.C. sheeting. Drawings of these facilities are shown in this document. Biological augmentation will be used for treatment and reduction of petroleum hydrocarbon waste. This treatment process will reduce the hydrocarbon contaminates to acceptable levels, making the soil suitable for spreading on agricultural land or as selected fill . The appropriate regulatory agencies will supervise the cleanup and disposal activities. The soil treatment is an industrial/agricultural process involving spreading the contaminated soil in lifts one to two feet deep, nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizer will be added along with water, after aeration of the soil a bacteria-laden slurry will be spread over the contaminated soil , (bacterial additive is a product of the Solmar Company) , soil samples will be taken and analyzed before treatment and at two week intervals during the treatment process, the soil will be aerated four times per week to provide necessary oxygen, water will be applied as needed to maintain soil moisture. When the soil is clean, the regulatory agencies will be provided laboratory results and a cleanup report that includes the proposed area for disposition. The designated regulatory agency will be expected to respond prior to disposition of the clean soil . The soil will be depths of 0.3 feet, allowed to dry, disked into the underlying soil mantle, and planted to green manure crop. Utilizing the above facilities and method of treatment, it is estimated that 18,000 to 20,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil can be treated annually. Introduction• During the past five years, leakage from underground storage tanks has become an increasingly serious problem, particularly because many underground storage tanks and associated product line plumbing have reached the end of their life expectancy and, in many cases, are leaking profusely. In addition to more frequent failures, federal , state, and local governments have written and adopted much more stringent laws that now regulate installation and repair of underground storage facilities and procedures for cleanup of leaks and spills. Since 1985, enforcement of the regulating underground tank storage has intensified significantly as federal , state, and local budgets were increased to provide more planners and regulators. The summers of 1986 and 1987 have been times when more and more soils contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons and other hazardous/toxic wastes were brought to the surface for disposal . 1