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SOIL SUITABILITY STUDY Introduction Live Oak GeoEnviron mental, Inc. (Live Oak) was contracted by Jeanne Zolezzi and Robert Freeman to conduct a Soil Suitability Study and Nitrate Loading Study for the property located at 16221 East Baker Road, Linden, 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 9-604.010(d) of the San Joaquin County Development code. Proposed Development A minor subdivision is proposed to split a 2.04-acre financing homesite parcel from the remainder of the Site (Plate 2). A new home will be constructed on the financing parcel. Site Description The Site is defined as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 091-090-27, approximately 40 acres in size. It is located at 16221 East Baker Road, Linden, California. The Site is a walnut orchard (Plate 3). The elevation of the Site, according to a United States Geological Survey topographic map, is approximately 78 to 80 feet above 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. The San Joaquin County Community Development Department states that this zoning designation "is established to preserve agricultural lands for the continuation of commercial agriculture enterprises." LOGE 2544 Page 1