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SOIL SUITABILITY STUDY <br /> Introduction <br /> Live Oak GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (Live Oak) was contracted by Vito Bavaro to conduct <br /> a Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study for the Murray Trailers property <br /> located at 1754 South Mariposa Road, Stockton, 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 and Nitrate Loading Study were conducted to determine <br /> whether the soils are suitable for use with a septic system, as well as to estimate if the <br /> use of septic systems will impact ground water quality. The study was performed <br /> according to the requirements of Section 9-1105.2(d) of the San Joaquin County <br /> Development code. <br /> Proposed Development <br /> According to the Site Approval application, Hogan Manufacturing Inc., the owner of the <br /> Site, plans to construct a 15,963 square foot welding shop with new handicapped <br /> restrooms and a septic system. <br /> Site Description <br /> The Site is composed of Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 173-040-03, -04, and -76, <br /> 13.74 acres in size. The Site is located at 1754 South Mariposa Road, Stockton, <br /> California (Plate 2). Additional addresses associated with the Site are 1748 and 1796 <br /> South Mariposa Road. <br /> Two large shops, an office, and several smaller shops and sheds are located on the <br /> Site (Plate 3). The eastern portion of the Site is agricultural land. A domestic well <br /> serves the facility, and an irrigation well serves the agricultural portion of the Site. Two <br /> septic systems are located on the property, according to the Site Plan. <br /> The elevation of the Site, according to a United States Geological Survey topographic <br /> map, is approximately 25 feet above mean sea level. The Site is relatively flat (Plate 4). <br /> According to the San Joaquin County District Viewer (sjmap.org), the Site is zoned I-G, <br /> General Industrial. The San Joaquin County Community Development Department <br /> states that this zoning designation "provides for a wide range of manufacturing, <br /> LOGE 20-24 Page 1 <br />