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1 of water from the drainage ditch along Mountain House Road. During the course df <br /> • 2 the construction of these berms, I have specified that the corrals will be graded in such <br /> 3 a way as to cause drainage to flow into the on-site collection system and, ultimately, <br /> 4 into the retention,ponds. <br /> 5 7. I have also specified that a gate or valve be constructed on the north si e <br /> 6 of the pastures so that if the perimeter berm system is compromised, water collected <br /> 7 in the pasture can be released if the retention ponds are threatened with inundation. <br /> 8 8. The winter storage area for manure is 250,000 cubic feet. This area a <br /> 9 as a pre-settlement pond which allows liquids to separate from solids. The liquids AIre <br /> 10 collected through a culvert system and deposited in the existing pond. Thus, there) is <br /> 11 a mechanism to prevent effluent from this winter manure storage area from coming,in <br /> 12 contact with rain water from the pasture. <br /> 13 9. The capacity of the new retention pond system is more than adequate)to <br /> 14 handle all waste generated by the Dairy during the rainy season. Consequently, i is <br /> 15 my opinion it is unnecessary to construct roofs over the corrals. From a manure <br /> 16 management standpoint, the purpose of constructing corral roofs is to prevent <br /> 17 rainwater from coming in contact with manured areas and then to capture rain from <br /> 18 the roofs in a gutter and drainage system directed into a pasture area. By doing this, <br /> 19 the capacity of the ponds can be reduced. In this case, if roofs are constructed over the <br /> 20 corral areas at the Dairy, the redundancy factor would be significantly increased, <br /> 21 is particularly the case here where the 3 million-cubic-foot pond capacity provides <br /> 22 more than adequate protection. <br /> 23 10. As a general contractor I am familiar with various styles of corral r ofs <br /> 24 used at dairies. Selection of this type of structure is up to the personal preference of <br /> 25 the operator. The installation of a concrete floor does not significantly add any <br /> 26 additional waste control benefit. <br /> • 27 11. If roofs are to constructed over corrals at the Dairy, it will require <br /> 28 preparation of plans and specifications to be submitted to the San Joaquin County <br /> t <br /> 5.. <br /> Declaration of Dan IL Schack In Support Of Objections to Plaintiffs Proposed Statement of Decision <br />