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west. The northern edge of the Property includes a set of railroad tracks which run east-west, but are no longer in use. Attachment A is a Google Earth view of the power generation plant prior to demolition. Historical Use Information Prior to development into the former power generation facility, the Property was believed to be an empty lot, with suspected solid waste disposal by nearby industrial activities; and prior to that use, the Property was believed to be cultivated agricultural land. The property was previously owned by Libby Owens Ford/Pilkington North America (LOF/PNA) and the parcel was divided as such to create a 20-acre parcel. The generation facility was constructed around 1989. According to a former San Joaquin Cogen employee who was at the site since 1989 until decommissioning, the following information is presented. The project development of the gas fired power plant was believed to have been conducted by Power Systems Engineering in October 1989 (Original Developer) through the San Joaquin County Community Development Department (building department) prior to the incorporation of the City of Lathrop. The property was then believed to be owned and operated in some manner, per the former San Joaquinn Cogen employee, by the following entities Dominion Resources, Destec/Dynergy, El Paso Energy, MDU Resources, Heorot Power Holdings LLC (‘HPH”). The San Joaquin Cogen power plant (“SJC Facility”) was acquired by HPH, formerly known as Bicent Power LLC (Bicent Power LLC emerged from Chapter 11 in August 2012 and was renamed HPH), on July 10, 2007. At the time of the acquisition of San Joaquin Cogen LLC in 2007, there was no public records search performed beyond typical due diligence to gain additional land use information. Black & Veatch Corporation (B&V) was engaged in 2007 to conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (“Phase I ESA”). The purpose of the the Phase I ESA was to identify, to the extent possible, recognized environmental conditions with respect to the range of contaminants within the scope of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and petroleum products. B&V performed a records review and physical inspection of the Property and conducted interviews. There was no sampling activities conducted by B&V. B&V’s Phase I ESA reported evidence of impact from past owners or other industries in the soil surrounding the Property and on the Property. Another Phase I Environmental Site Assessment was performed by Tetra Tech, Inc. (“TT ESA Phase I”) in April 2012. The TT ESA Phase I was conducted to identify recognized environmental conditions. In this report, it identified no potential environmental concerns, however, some solid waste disposal on the Property was noted based on aerial photographs taken in 2005-2006. Based on aerial photographs taken over the development of the Property, some apparent waste management or disposal activities have been conducted on the southern portion of the Property. This resulted in the disposal of glass, metals and factory parts on the Property, based on the observations of waste on 17100 Murphy Parkway. The limits of the waste disposal are only