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channels by pond water being re-circulated by circulating pumps back into <br /> the manure lagoon. This lagoon is an anaerobic lagoon complying with <br /> MRCS Guideline No. 359. <br /> 11. There are 378,500 chickens (yearly average) in houses 2, 3, 4, 5, and 14 <br /> which are "belt" houses. <br /> In the "belt" houses there is a conveyor belt directly under each deck of <br /> chickens. The conveyors are run every other day. They take the manure <br /> to the end of the house where a cross conveyor then takes it to a central <br /> elevator outside of the houses. The manure is dropped into a trailer and <br /> dumped into "windrows" for drying. <br /> 111. There are 31,500 chickens (yearly average) in "cage free" houses. House <br /> 1 is an "aviary" house and House 6 is a "floor" house. The manure from <br /> both houses is put in the "windrows." <br /> L The "aviary" house consists of four banks, each with two decks that <br /> have manure conveyors below them. The majority of the manure is <br /> then removed in the same manner as the "belt" houses. The <br /> remaining manure is treated the same as a "floor" house. <br /> ii. The "floor" house is covered with litter. Both the manure and litter <br /> are cleaned out between flocks. <br /> The windrows are currently located on the west end of the back unit (houses 11-14) <br /> during the dry months. The windrows are turned with a "windrow pile turner." During <br /> the fly breeding season, the windrows are sprayed with "larvadex" for larva control and <br /> "permectrin" for knock-down control of adult flies attracted to the windrows. During the <br /> rainy season, the windrows are located on the fly-ash pad in the smaller overflow <br /> lagoon and the demolished house 9 concrete pad. <br /> This manure will be hauled off for fertilization of nearby farms on an annual basis. <br /> Solid Waste (Refuse and Dead Animal) Management <br /> There are two 3-yard dumpsters that are emptied weekly by Stockton Scavengers <br /> Assoc., Inc. This service handles the everyday employee generated garbage and the <br /> household garbage of the resident caretaker. <br /> The daily mortality of 250-300 chickens is incinerated in the two incinerators. One is <br /> located in the front unit and the other in the back unit. Ash from the incinerators is <br />