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NARRATIVE SKS Farms Gary Silva On October 14, 2005, Garrett Backus, an employee of San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department (EHD), met with the complainant at 18000 N. Skaggs Rd., Lodi, to conduct a complaint inspection of the property located directly north (APN 023-180-03). The complaint (C00023484) was that, "Chicken ranch discharging manure onto property (APN: 023-180-03). Adjoining complainant's property. Complainant states a pipe is being used to convey waste to the field. Call complainant for details on location. She would like to meet the inspector there." The complainant told Mr. Backus that the fly problem on her property is horrible and is a result of the dumping of chicken manure on the property directly to the north. Mr. Backus verified the presence of excessive numbers of adult flies at 18000 N. Skaggs Rd. Mr. Backus and the complainant drove to the northern border of the 18000 N Skaggs Road property to investigate the manure dumping. Mr. Backus observed liquid manure and fly larvae in a creek bed which crosses the property line between 18000 N. Skaggs Rd. and APN: 023-180-03. Liquid manure and fly larvae were present on both properties. Pictures were taken at~location A on map 1. Image 102_0296 shows liquid manure in a creek bed on 18000 N. Skaggs Rd. property. Image 102_0299 shows fly larvae in the liquid manure. Mr. Backus and the complainant continued north along the creek bed onto the APN: 023- 180-03 property and found more liquid manure. Pictures were taken at location B on map 1. Image 103_0302 shows liquid manure in the creek bed on APN 023-180-03. Mr. Backus and the complainant drove northwest and found another creek bed stained black by liquid manure, which had evaporated. Pictures were taken at location C on map 1. Image 103_0306 shows the creek bed. Mr. Backus and the complainant continued to the north. Mr. Backus observed dry and wet chicken manure spread in a thin layer over several acres on APN: 023-180-03. The manure was not tilled into the soil. Pictures were taken at location D on map 1. Image 103 0308 shows the dry chicken manure, and image 103_0312 shows the wet chicken manure. Mr. Backus and the complainant drove to the northeast. Mr. Backus observed an approximately one-foot diameter perforated-pipe running north-south on APN: 023-180- 03. Soil, stained dark with manure, surrounded the pipe. Pictures were taken at location E on map 1. Images 103_0325 and 103_0328 show the pipe and the liquid manure discharge. 1