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SOIL SUITABILITY STUDY Introduction Live Oak GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (Live Oak) was contracted by Luz Maria Rodriguez to conduct a Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study for her property located at 26515 North Vail Road, Thornton, California (Plate 1). The Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study are combined under this report cover and presented as two sections of this report. The formatting of the report has been designed to follow the recommendations of the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department as described in its Soil Suitability Study Requirements Checklist and Nitrate Loading Study Requirements Checklist. The Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study were conducted to determine whether the soils are suitable for use with a septic system, as well as to estimate if the use of septic systems will impact ground water quality. The study was performed according to the requirements of Section 9-1105.2(d) of the San Joaquin County Development code. Proposed Development Ms. Rodriguez proposes to construct a new five-bedroom home on the Site (Plate 2). Site Description The Site is composed of Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 001-040-17, 1.06 acres in size. The Site is located at 26515 North Vail Road, Thornton. The Site is currently vacant land, with the exception of a small accessory building. A domestic well provides water to the Site (Plate 3). The elevation of the Site, according to a United States Geological Survey topographic map, is mean sea level. The Site is relatively flat (Plate 4). According to the San Joaquin County District Viewer (sjmap.org), the Site is zoned AG- 40, General Agriculture with a minimum parcel size of 40 acres. This zoning designation "is established to preserve agricultural lands for the continuation of commercial agriculture enterprises." LOGE 20-36 Page 1