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SOIL SUITABILITY STUDY <br />Introduction <br />Live Oak GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (Live Oak) was contracted by Nathan Wilkerson to <br />conduct a Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study for the property located at <br />4214 East Liberty Road, Galt, California. <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 />Mr. Wilkerson has been hired by the property owners, Jeff and Nancy Chapman, to <br />construct a new home on the Site. <br />Site Description <br />The Site is defined as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 005-390-31, 1.72 acres in size. <br />The Site is located at 4214 East Liberty Road, Galt (Plate 1). <br />A two-bedroom house and a garage are currently located on the Site. A domestic well <br />and septic system serve the house (Plate 2). <br />The elevation of the Site, according to a United States Geological Survey topographic <br />map, is approximately 55 to 60 feet above mean sea level. The Site is relatively flat, <br />though the southern half of the property is slightly lower (Plate 3). <br />According to the San Joaquin County District Viewer (sjmap.org), the Site is zoned AG- <br />40, General Agriculture with a minimum parcel size of 40 acres. This zoning <br />designation "is established to preserve agricultural lands for the continuation of <br />commercial agriculture enterprises" (San Joaquin County Community Development <br />Department. <br />LOGE 20-59 Page 1