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CENTRAL VAL# REGIONAL WATER QUALITY C TROL BOARD INSPECTION REPORIJ DISCHARGER: Kleinfield Farms LOCATION & COUNTY: Carter Road and N. Henry Road, Farmington; San Joaquin County CONTACT(S) : Mr. Jerry Baughman, Manager INSPECTION DATE: 5 March 1982 INSPECTED BY: John Menke ACCOMPANIED BY: Warden Weber Fisher, Department of Fish and Game OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS: In response to a complaint that manured water had been discharged to neighboring property, I inspected the animal waste system at the Kleinfield Poultry Farm. I observed ponded drainage water flowing to a natural drainage course which con- tinues off the farm property. The ponded water contained residual manure as indicated by elevated electrical conductivity readings and observations of drainage courses from the vicinity of the waste lagoons . I talked to Mr. Baughman who indicated that excessive rainfall had necessitated releasing manured water to the drainage course in order to prevent a breech in a manure lagoon . He pointed out that the current farm owners had installed a system to separate rainwater from wash water and also decreased the volume of wash water used . He felt there would be no problem in a "normal" rainfall year. I informed him that Animal Waste Management Guidelines makes allowances for an intense storm ( 10 year, 24 hours storm) but has no allowance for years where total rainfall is above average. I indicated that he would need to consider improvements which would prevent a similar manured water release in the future. He mentioned that one pond levee could be raised to increase pond capacity, and also that additional effort would be made to decrease the amount of wastewater generated. He indicated that the area topography prevented him from containing a pond overflow discharge to his land; and we agreed it therefore seems essen- tial to prevent such a discharge. We discussed distributing wastewater onto Kleinfield Farm land between storms. Mr. Baughman indicated there was currently no operational distribution system although there are some irrigation pipelines on the farm. Currently poultry manure is hauled away and spread on neighboring farm land in the fall . We also discussed ponded wastewater on the side of Carter Road. Mr. Baughman indicated the water came from a solid waste storage area, and that he could prevent such wastewater in the future by putting berms around the storage area.. Reviewed by: