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r of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mr. Ronyak also pointed out on the map that there are other surroundings around the neighborhood that cause a odor problem such as a dog kennel and the Manteca Sludge site. The point was this is in an Agriculture zoned area. • Mr. Ronyak addressed the concern of the trucks speeding in and out of the facility. He stated the future solution would be to pave the road and put speed bumps at the entrance. As to the concerns of the flying dirt and improvement of appearance, he would be installing a chain link fence and a form of vegetation around the fence. • The groundwater is tested every year by JR Simplot. JR Simplot hires a certified lab to do the testing. The results are sent to Louis Pratt of the Regional Water Quality Control Board. The following people spoke regarding the site, neither for or against. • Louis Pratt of RWQCB found no nuisances or threat to water quality, has reviewed the water analysis and nitrogen is within standards. There has been an improvement in the quality of the surface water run-off. Coffee grounds that were seen at one time to be a possible threat to water quality have been removed. Inspections during the season were satisfactory. • Steve Sasson, Senior REBS from the Environmental Health Division is the inspector for this site and was asked questions by the panel regarding violations at the site pertaining to the soil enrichment process. He stated he found no violations at this time. OPPONENTS - The following people spoke in opposition to the site: • Mrs. Louis Craig felt that this type of operation would lower her property values if and when she sold, because of the current disclosure laws. That Mr. Ronyak did not have a good track record because in the past there was an odor/vector problem that was unacceptable and it could repeat itself. Mrs Craig would like to see Mr. Ronyak use one of his alternative sites rather than this one. • Mrs. Rachel Espinoza stated concerns regarding the mud and what the nitrogen is doing to the land and ground water. She has seen cannery wastes disposed on the soil in the past and feels that other things are being spread besides cannery wastes. The odor has been bad in the past and she could not open her windows. Last summer trucks were entering in and out of the site late at night. Last year she had called sheriffs due to disking which caused excessive dust. The court order to remove the dirt pile has not been complied with. REBUTTAL - ffr"951yak stated the dirt pile is being taken down. As to the disclosures of the odor, we are not the only spreading and disking operation in the area. It's an agricultural community and odors exist. Mr. Ronyak showed logs of crops grown every year to neutralize the soil. No trucks have been entering the site before 7:O04.&.g&after 7:00 p.m. There was