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r ,y 19 June 2008 AGE-NC Project No. 08-1612 Page 11 of 16 for the actual chemicals and amounts used. The SJCACO maintains Use Permits for five years, and records are filed by the farm name or grower name and not by address. The subject property contained walnut orchards at the time of the site visit; according to SJCAO records, the walnut orchard north of the property residences and barn complex was planted in 1997 and the walnut orchard immediate north of East Highway 26 was planted in 2000. Mr. Skobrak,the property owner,reported that Mr.Frank DeBenedetti of F&FD Orchards leased the walnut orchards. The following agricultural chemicals are permitted for use on the property: DATE(S) CHEMICAL USES Aluminum Phosphide A rodenticide applied in fumigant form to the ground. 2,4-D Amine A weed killer applied in liquid form to the air or ground. Paraquat A weed killer applied in liquid form to the air or ground. Sevin A larvicide applied in liquid form to the air or ground. Chloropicrin A nematodes pesticide applied in liquid form to the ground. Guthion A mites pesticide applied in liquid form to the air or ground. f` 2004-2008 Methyl Bromide A soil pesticide applied in fumigant form to the ground. Penncap A larvicide applied in liquid form to the air or ground. Strychnine A gopher pesticide applied in bait form to the ground. Zinc Phosphide A rodenticide applied in bait form to the air or ground. Supracide A larvicide applied in liquid form to the air or ground. Manex A fungicide applied in liquid form to the air or Eound. In addition to chemicals permitted for use at the site, a search of Production Agriculture Monthly Pesticide Use Reports for the years 2004 through March 2008 was conducted for all F&FD Orchards locations. Two entries were found for the subject property on 29 March 2008 for the following chemicals: • Two-hundred pounds of Kocide (fungicide, bactericide)applied to twenty-five acres via the ground; and • Twelve and a half gallons of Manex (fungicide) applied to twenty-five acres via the ground. Advanced GcoEnvironmental,Inc.