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1. A representative be sent to Olivera Egg Ranch as soon as practical to <br /> investigate the manure management practices and ensure that the company is in full compliance <br /> with all applicable laws, and manure management plans. <br /> 2. Formal findings be made regarding Olivera's land application of liquefied chicken <br /> manure regarding the location,method, and rate of land application, i.e. if Olivera is applying <br /> manure on fields which drain to the nearby San Joaquin River, how frequently it is being done, <br /> the duration of land application,how much manure is being land-applied, and methods Olivera is <br /> using to apply the manure. <br /> 3. The SJVAPCD advise HSUS as to the status of Olivera's pending 4570 permit <br /> application given the District's findings regarding whether manure management practices <br /> actually employed by the facility are fundamentally different than those described its 4570 <br /> permit application, as described above. <br /> Please respond in writing within two weeks regarding the status of this complaint. We look forward to <br /> your response and please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns. <br /> (Si*rely, <br /> t It <br /> f, <br /> ¢ " <br /> .J1essica Culpepper <br /> Staff Attorney <br /> Peter Brandt <br /> Senior Attorney <br /> The Humane Society of the United States <br /> 2100 L Street NW <br /> Washington, DC 20037 <br /> t. (202) 676-2337 <br /> f. (202) 676-2357 <br /> jculpepper@humanesociety.org <br /> Enc: 2009 Olivera Manure Management Plan Amendment <br /> June 2010 Satellite Images <br /> Associated Press article on Olivera <br /> 2009 Olivera Rule 4570 Permit Application <br /> CC w/encl.: Mary D Nichols, Chairman, California Air Resources Board; Robert McClellon, San <br /> Joaquin County Environmental Health Department; Charlene Herbst, California Regional Water <br /> Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region; Jared Blumenfeld, Region 9 Administrator, United <br /> States Environmental Protection Agency <br /> 2 <br />