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Item No. 6 PC: 2-18-93 SA-92-73 Page 4 Waste Management: The letters of opposition stated that the poultry farm would result in serious fly and odor problems for surrounding property owners. Operation of the proposed facility, including the disposal of animal wastes and wastewater from the structures, will be subject to the regulations of the Environmental Health Division of Public Health Services and the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). Those regulations require weekly removal of all waste generated at the site or,as an alternative,approval of a Waste Management Plan by both agencies. According to conversations with staff from the RWQCB,the use will also likely be required to adhere to adopted Waste Discharge Requirements. Those requirements regulate the number of animals and the method of waste disposal. Given the type of use,there will be some odors generated y the operation of the poultry farm. In the event that the use is found to have become a nuisance or a threat to public health or safety, the approval may be revoked according to the provisions contained in Chapter 9-230 of the Development Title. Drainage: The opponents to the project expressed concerns regarding the adverse impacts that could result from improper collection of animal wastes and flooding associated with storm or agricultural runoff. The collection of animal waste from the laying and brooding houses is regulated by the RWQCB and will be retained on the site in a series of waste ponds. The ponds must be constructed to the RWQCB's minimum standards and be designed to prevent wastewater from entering the site's storm waterrrrigation system. Storm and irrigation runoff from the site is currently conveyed to a retention pond located in the northwest comer of the adjacent parcel to the south of the subject parcel under an agreement between the property owner to the south and the previous operator of the poultry farm. The Initial Study that was prepared for the project concluded that the operation of the poultry farm would not result in any significant, adverse impacts to local water quality because the waste ponds will be operated according to RWQCB standards and because no animal wastes are allowed into the site's stormArrigation system. FACILITIES/SERVICES: Water Supply Sewage Disposal and Storm Drainage: The facility will be served by the following on-site services: a private well and an individual septic system. Storm water and irrigation runoff will be conveyed to a retention pond on an adjacent parcel, and animal waste will be retained on the site in a series of ponds. The recommended Conditions of Approval include the requirement for an Improvement Plan that will be used to confirm compliance with drainage Conditions prior to the initiation of the approved use.