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SAMPLING OF THE ANIMAL PEN SOILS, CROPLAND SOILS, STORED MANURE AND DOMESTIC WATER Due to potential adverse environmental concerns originating from manure produced at the facility, a nutrient and chemical analytical assessment was conducted on the soils, manure and water. Analytical tests were performed by A & L Western Agricultural Labs of Modesto, CA. Test results are discussed in the next Section. The domestic water sample was obtained from an on-site well which serves the residence of Mr. Stagno's employee, Mr. Stagno's office and drinking water for the animals. Before sampling,the well was allowed to run for 15 minutes to purge the water from the pressure tank and ensure the sample was representative of the underlying aquifer formations. Nutrient characteristics of the dried, stacked manure were determined from a representative sample. The method for obtaining the test sample was to auger toward the center of the mound with a hand auger at four locations and composite these subsamples into a primary sample. The cropland consists of approximately seven acres. Soil was obtained at five locations: near the northwest corner(NWC),near the NEC, near the SWC,near the SEC, and near the center. Samples were obtained at each location from 0-7 inches and from four ft below existing grade by the use of a hand auger. All five subsamples for the surface soils and all five subsamples for the four-ft depth were composited into a primary sample for each respective depth. As referenced above, there is a comparatively small area of open soil within the goat and sheep pens. The constituents of concern status of the underlying soil profile, in addition to soil texture analysis, was determined by hand augering in the center of these pens. Samples were retrieved from depths of 1 ft, 3 ft, 6 ft, 9 ft, and 12 ft. CARCASS,VECTOR AND ODOR CONTROLS ��l y Since there will be no abattoir,there will be no offal, hides, etc. The only animal carcasses will be those animals which expire before they are taken to the Modesto Abattoir facility. Carcasses ple Y can be picked-up on an "as needed"basis by Modesto Tallow Company. However, the TallowW' Company usually makes daily stops at these types of facilities. 5rre Rodent vector control is accomplished with traps since rodenticides may be ingested by the animals. Adult fly and maggot populations are controlled with Cyfluthrin®. This material is a synthetic pyrethroid and is applied as an aerosol throughout the bam and manure storage areas. Odor emanating from the manure storage areas can be controlled on hot, dry, windy days with vrucrobial Drodu_c ,s formulated for odor reduction. During our visits to the facility,the odor was certainly noticeable around the manure storage areas; however, it was not noticeable during the sampling of the cropland soil, which is downwind from the facility. LLPage -4- Vaaey Ag Research