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Item No. 4 PC : 9-15-88 UP-88-16 Page 5 accomplished in the one-year period between years five and six. Reclamation would include reestablishing elevations approved under EP-84-5 , with the exception of the shopyard area, and then installing a sprinkler irrigation system and planting the site in grain. The final topographic condition of the land would be fairly level and suitable for cultivation. The liquid effluent pond and silage pits would be filled. The feedlot mounds would be leveled, and the existing soil stockpile would be reduced to existing, adjacent ground elevations . Staff has no objection to the applicant ' s retaining the elevated mound in the building area, provided the elevated surface is graded to a level condition. The key to accomplishing site reclamation is to provide a way that will ensure that adequate soil remains onsite for the fill activities. A financial guarantee requirement is recommended as the method of providing this assurance. The amount of the guarantee should be based on the cubic yardage of soil that would be required for fill activities as well as the associated cost of labor and equipment for grading the land to a cultiva- tible condition. Surrounding Land Uses : Surrounding land uses include the Western Pacific Railroad tracks and residences to the north, the State Route 120 bypass to the south, and McKinley Avenue and residences to the east . Staff shares the concern expressed by local residents that the operation and management of this project be controlled to avoid the creation of odor, vector breeding, dust , or other health problems. The project will be subject to regulations admi- nistered by the Local Health District and the Regional Water Quality Control Board. Some type of monitoring program may be required by the Regional Water Quality Control Board to ensure that potential problems do not occur . Under the recommended conditions of approval , the applicant will be required to sub- mit a compliance proposal to the Board within 30 days of appli- cation approval . For the monitoring program, critical attention should be given to the applicant ' s waste management proposal , the silage pit operation, and the liquid silage effluent pond. Staff opposes the applicant ' s proposal to import cannery mud residue. The site plan shows that nearly all of the site will be devoted to the feedlot and soil amendment uses. The addi- tion of the cannery mud storage/disposal use would, in staff ' s opinion, result in too intensive a use of the project site . As an aside, staff notes that the cannery mud use is not related to either the feedlot or soil amendment uses.