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Januar 20,2005 NARRATIVE Y SKS Enterprise-Gary Silva Mr. Backus and the complainant drove south along the perforated pipe. Several pools, approximately 5-20 feet in diameter, contained liquid manure and fly larvae. Pictures were taken at location F on map 1. Image 103_0337 shows one pool of liquid manure. Mr. Backus and the complainant drove south beyond the end of the perforated pipeline. The liquid manure ran downhill into a creek bed, which runs parallel to the perforated pipe. Liquid manure and fly larvae were present in the creek bed. Pictures were taken at locations G and H on map 1. Image 103_0346 shows liquid manure in the creek bed at location G. Mr. Backus and the complainant drove to the west and observed more liquid manure and fly larvae in a creek bed. Pictures were taken at location I on map 1. Image 103_0361 shows liquid manure and fly larvae in the creek bed. Mr. Backus observed excessive numbers of adult flies on APN: 023-180-03. On October 17, 2005, Robert McClellon and Garrett Backus, employees of the EHD, and California Fish and Game Officer Lori Oldfather inspected the properties at APN 023- 180-03 and APN 023-250-02. Officer Oldfather took pictures of the creek bed containing liquid manure and collected samples. Mr. McClellon and Mr. Backus inspected the perforated pipe and noted that the pipe runs underground at the property boundary between 24299 E. Brandt Rd. and APN 023-180- 03. The pipe is above ground on APN 023-180-03. Pictures were taken at location J on map 1. Image 103_0368 shows the perforated pipe emerging from the ground. Mr. McClellon, Mr. Backus and Officer Oldfather drove to the SKS Farms (aka SKS Enterprises, Inc.) office, at 23709 E Brandt Rd., to discuss the disposal of manure at APN 023-180-03, Jaime Maldonado, manager of the SKS site, said that the manure was from SKS and that Gary Silva, owner of APN 023-180-03 and APN 023-250-02, has a verbal agreement with SKS to accept the manure for application to his land. Mr. McClellon, Mr. Backus, Mr. Maldonado and Officer Oldfather drove back to APN 023-180-03, near the perforated pipe, and Mr. McClellon called Mr. Silva. Mr. Silva agreed to drive to the property within 30 minutes to discuss the disposal of manure on his property. Mr. McClellon and Mr. Backus drove east onto APN 023-250-02, also owned by Mr. Silva, and noted that solid chicken manure had been spread on several acres of this property. Pictures were taken at location K on map 2. Image 103_0372 shows the solid chicken manure. Mr. McClellon, Mr. Backus, Mr. Maldonado and Officer Oldfather met Mr. Silva near the perforated pipe to discuss the spreading of manure. Mr. Silva said that he has owned the property for approximately one year. Mr. Silva said that he was accepting the manure from SKS and spreading it on his 820 acres to improve the productivity of the land. He 2