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Post-it®Fax Note 7671 Date pages® T From Co./Dept. Co. PhonPhone Fax# Fax Notification of Composting Operation • Name of Facility:Delicato Vineyards • Facility Address: 12001 South Highway 99,Manteca, CA 95336 • Facility Telephone Number: (209)239-1215 • Composting Operator: Anthony Indelicato • Land Owner:Delicato Vineyards,a Corporation • Contact Person: Stephen A.Rapp Authorization Meeting the criteria set forth in Sections 17852 and 17856 in Chapter 3.1 of Division 7,Title 14 authorizes eligibility for the composting operation. Description of Facility Operation Delicato Vineyards is doing business as a winery. During the process of making wine,grapes are crushed to remove the juice which is fermented into wine. The viticultural byproducts from the winemaking process,called pomace,are the remains of the crushed grapes: skins, seeds, stems,pulp and solids fining materials. The bulk of the pomace is generated during the grape crush season,approximately August 1 to November 1. These byproducts are the raw material ingredients for the compost. The pomace is piled in windrows in an area specifically designated for composting.During the active composting process,the windrows are periodically mixed from top to bottom,depending on temperature,until the process is complete. Then the finished compost is transported for broadcast on farmland. Volume of Materials Handled Site Capacity: 15,000 Cubic Yards Peak Loading: 36 Cubic Yards/Dav Annual Loading: 4,000 Cubic Yards Days and Hours of Operation Pomace Generation: August 1 to November 1,up to 7 days per week,up to 15 hours per day. November 1 to August 1,intermittent low volume generation during 24 hour operation. Compost Handling: Intermittent activity during daylight hours throughout the year.