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Complaint Investigation Summary Report #: 5105 COMPLAINT ID: C00050515 Site Location: 25690 S LAMMERS RD Activity Summary Activity Date Recorded by 09/21/2019 Abandoned well total time 2.8 Hours: MANZO 7:58 AM- 8:12 AM: Received a text notification from Kasey Foley, the assistant each director with some information about a possible ER. Call Kasey Foley and change the location for an open well that will need to be followed up on. Let her know that I Will be going back to my prior spill And as soon as I'm done with that I will follow up on this complaint. Researched complaint location, got driving directions. 9:30 AM- 11:18 AM: Went to the site S Lammers Rd and W Schulte Rd in Tracy California to locate the abandoned well. Located the intersection from the map that was emailed to me, walked along the railway tracks could not locate the well. Called Kasey Foley provided the update let her know that I cannot locate the well. Drove along the Schulte Road trying to find the well. Couldn't locate it. Looked at the site map and pictures that were emailed to me by Kasey. Was able to locate the well. Took pictures of what appears to be a decommissioned irrigation ditch vault located adjacent to an irrigation ditch. Some gaps over the covering of the vault were noted, the largest gap was approximately 4 inches wide by about 16 inches long and a small animal could fit into the opening. Some standing water was observed inside the vault. All electrical was disconnected. No water pump was in place. Some orange safety fence was installed along one side of the well vault. Went and spoke with the tenant of the nearest house located on what appeared to be the same parcel as the vault. Shane, who didn't provide his last name, indicated that they are tenants, and as far as they know that area on which the well is located was sold to the city of Tracy approximately one year ago. I expressed my concerns with the well and the openings, indicating that it may not be safe for children or small animals. Shane indicated that he might have something they could use to cover the openings and he should be able to do it today. Thanked him and told him that I can drive by later today just to take a look to see if they were able to secure it. Shane would like to put in a complaint about weeds growing across the road from their house, which he feels are an extreme fire hazard to his residence. Told them that I will provide this information to the appropriate department. Call Kasey Foley and provide an update. 4:42 PM-4:54 PM: Documented complaint narrative, filled out complaint information for complaint number to be generated. 6:36 PM- 7:12 PM: Located caution tape inside the ER vehicle, left to the abandoned well. Observed some additional wood material placed over the opening near the intake piping by the nearby house occupants (per our earlier discussion), the area appeared secured for the time being. Moved some ply wood that was located next to the well on top of the well covering to better secure it. Wrapped the entire area with caution tape, took pictures. Documented the complaint, emailed narrative to work email. 09/23/2019 25690 S Lammers Rd, Spoke to owner Roberta on site. She said that they sold AFONSKAIA 5/8 of the property to the City of Tracy for their pump station that will be built south of the irrigation canal to pump recycled water from the canal to the hills. Took a look at the well location and turned out there was no well. It was were the pump used to be that pumped water from the irrigation canal to the field. The pump has not been used in 10 years and is not planned on being used in the future. The area is fairly secure with 3 layers of boards on top of the irrigation ditch vault. They have have put caution tape around the perimeter of the vault and have put orange netting partway around the perimeter. Roberta said that they will finish putting the orange net around the perimeter and put a no trespassing sign. She that there was a large snake seen in the vault. She said their well was near the house in a pump house and that there were no wells in the area of the complaint. 51oarpt Page 2 of 3